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