North Park Cafes, Dining & Shopping

Caffe Calabria – Our favorite Italian coffee in San Diego. caffecalabria.com

Alexander’s on 30th – Our favorite Italian restaurant in San Diego. A five-minute walk.  alexanderson30th.com 

Verbatim Books – Our favorite used bookshop in San Diego. 
verbatim-books.com

Pigment – Our favorite San Diego gift shop.  shoppigment.com


Fun For the Whole Family

The world-famous San Diego Zoo and Balboa Park are 1.9 miles or 5 minutes away. www.sandiegozoo.org

Sea World is 9.20 miles or 13 minutes away. www.seaworld.com

Beautiful Coronado Beach, just south on the 5 Freeway and over the Coronado Bridge, is 7.5 miles or 15 minutes from door to sand. 


Nearby Shopping, Dining & Nightlife

The restaurants and night life of the Gaslamp district are 5.6 miles or 9 minutes away.  www.gaslamp.org

Harborside dining at a variety of great restaurants along San Diego Bay is 6.3 miles or 10 minutes away. 

Seaport Village, with its waterfront shops and restaurants, is 6.3 miles or 11 minutes away. www.spvillage.com

Shopping at Fashion Valley Mall  is 4.9 miles or 11 minutes away.  www.simon.com/mall/fashion-valley


Petco Park

Petco Park, the stunning home of the San Diego Padres, is 3.9 miles or 9 minutes away. www.sandiego.padres.mlb.com


Convention Center

For convention attendees visiting San Diego (including Comic-Con: www.comic-con.org), the Convention Center is just 6 miles or 11 minutes away, and close enough to use Uber or Lyft and skip the rental car.   www.sandiego.org