BREAKFAST: If it's payday, I recommend the Westgate Hotel's Champagne Sunday Brunch for $42. Walking into the Westgate Hotel makes you feel like you've stepped into the Versailles Palace, or at least Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette movie. The brunch is a huge buffet that doesn't taste even slightly related to buffet food. They serve you unlimited champagne, fresh squeezed orange juice, and coffee. For food, my favorites are the caprese salad, haricots vert, fruit and berries, made to order crepes, and the antipasti board. Others might be attracted to the made-to-order omelet or sushi bar. They also have an incredibly huge array of fancy seafood items and shooters. Their display also includes an ice sculpture and a big chocolate fountain with marshmallow, strawberry, and pineapple kebabs for dipping. For those on more of a budget, Sunday brunch at Lei Lounge is equally as good with inventive $3 champagne cocktails & bloody marys. The atmosphere of Lei Lounge will make you feel like you are on vacation in Palm Springs mixed with Hawaii. The Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps are the best thing you'll ever taste, even if you want nothing to do with "Thai food." The breakfast quesadillas are great as well. They also have an amazing dinner menu if you end up getting so drunk that you decide to stay there past 4pm when brunch ends.
LUNCH: Krakatoa has the best sandwiches in all of San Diego– not to mention one of the prettiest hidden tropical tree-shaded patios. Two of their best sandwiches also happen to be vegetarian: The 3 Fingered Jack with pepper jack cheese, avocado, red onion, tomatoes, and so on, and The La Palma with roasted red pepper spread, red pepper slices, and other fresh vegetables. The potato salad that comes with the sandwiches is to die for. I normally despise potato salad and yet theirs is one of my all-time favorite foods. For meat-eaters, I recommend The Ubehebe sandwich with turkey, cranberries, and cream cheese.
DINNER: Cafe Chloe is the perfect little dinner spot reminiscent of an upscale sidewalk cafe in Paris. At night, the candles and warm low-lighting really make the place. The most important thing to order is a glass of their Lavender Lemonade, if not a Lavender Lemonade Mismosa as well. Their Steak with Pommes Frites is amazing, as are their cheese plates. Or you can go to Turf Club, which has amazing steaks that you cook yourself for less than $8.
BAR: Before you go out anywhere, it's always best to head to happy hour at Ruby Room which has really strong $2 or $3 drinks from 6pm-9pm. After that, Voyeur on the right Thursday night throws one of San Diego's best electro dance parties. Tin Can Ale House is a great little dive bar with bands if you are not the dancing type. Whistle Stop is good most any night of the week, and Starlite is a good bar to hide out at. Beauty Bar can also be a really fun place to dance at when Gabe Vega is DJing.