36 Hours in San Diego -<br />By NELL McSHANE WULFHART FEB. 16, 2017<br />With more than its fair share of sunshine, gorgeous beaches, breweries and top-notch restaurants, San Diego is the spot for low-stress California fun.<br />With more than its fair share of sunshine, gorgeous beaches<br />and a newly buzzing restaurant scene, San Diego is a vacation spot for those looking for low-stress California fun.<br />Locally brewed, high-percentage craft beers and cocktails are the tipples of choice here — this is a city<br />that knows how to have a good time and has a finely honed appreciation of top-notch booze.<br />Pause for a drink at the open-air Panama 66 restaurant, which has views of the May<br />S. Marcy Sculpture Garden and serves up local craft beers and California wine.<br />Bands like Beach House and Dilated Peoples have played at the Observatory, a historic North<br />Park theater that’s one of the top places in the city for live music and stand-up comedy.<br />The concert hall is connected to the West Coast Tavern, a bar<br />and restaurant that’s open during shows and serves up nine variations on the Moscow Mule, including El Burro, made with tequila and orange bitters.<br />The fried chicken is made with locally raised, free-range chickens<br />and accompanied by six house-made dipping sauces — try the kimchi barbecue — and even the fries are fried in schmaltz.
