San Diego Gaslamp Quarter Featured Merchants for August 2023: Feast After Dark

The Gaslamp Quarter is San Diego’s downtown heart and soul, a melting pot of activities, experiences, shops, libations, and delicious dining opportunities. To shed well-deserved praise and buzz to these merchants, the Gaslamp Quarter Association (GQA) will highlight new Gaslamp merchants each month. In August, the GQA is highlighting the after-hours merchants in the quarter that serve up delicious dishes to curb late night cravings. There comes a time during a night out on the town that lead to rumbling stomachs and post-bar cravings, look no further than these Gaslamp staples open late to satisfy even the pickiest of eaters. Ever since we Beer Aliens figured out to process Earth food, we also have cravings for tasty bites., We have proudly visited most of the following ourselves and plan on visiting the rest soon.

Restaurants Open Late:

• The Melt: 635 Fifth Ave – Open until 2AM for melty cheesy goodness served up with grilled cheese, burgers, fries and more.
• Taco Centro: 539 Island Ave – Open until 3AM serving up Mexican street food, tacos, burritos, and bowls.
• Taste & Thirst: 715 Fourth Ave – Open until 2AM serving up American comfort food and pub favorites.
• Prince Street Pizza: 415 Market St – Open until 2AM with Neapolitan and Sicilian square pizzas from NYC.
• The Smoking Gun: 555 Market Street – Open until 2AM serving up American comfort food and pub favorites.
• Gaslamp Burger: 738 Fifth Avenue – Open until 1AM for anyone craving a meaty, cheesy delight served fast.
• American Junkie: 628 Fifth Avenue – Open until 2AM with fresh takes on American cuisine with fast casual bites.
• barleymash: 600 Fifth Avenue – Open until 2AM with an extensive menu including flat breads, mac n cheese, and more.
• Café Sevilla: 353 Fifth Avenue – Serving food until 1AM with a diverse offering of Spanish tapas with a lively atmosphere to accompany your late-night bites.
• Werewolf: 627 Fourth Avenue – Serving food until 12AM for anyone craving American pub favorites.
• Lefty’s Cheesesteaks: 528 Fifth Avenue – Open until 3AM on weekends for delicious cheesesteaks, hoagies, and other bites.
• Gaslamp Lumpia Factory: 423 F Street – Open until 2:30AM on the weekends serving up Filipino cuisine.
• Mr. Tempo Gaslamp San Diego: 701 Fifth Avenue – Open until 2AM on the weekends, and until midnight during the week, this Mexican restaurant has delicious bites packed with flavor from south of the border.
• Union Kitchen and Tap Gaslamp: 333 Fifth Avenue – California cuisine for the late-night crowd can be found at Union Kitchen and Tap until 2AM on weekends and midnight on weeknights.
• Gaslamp BBQ: 524 Island Avenue – Open for late night BBQ cravings until 1:30AM on weekends and midnight on weeknights.
• Hub Market and Deli: 748 Sixth Avenue – Open until midnight daily serving delicious hole-in-the-wall sandwiches with huge flavor.

For more information on the Gaslamp Quarter, visit www.gaslamp.org. The website features a wealth of information and guides, including lots more restaurants that don’t stay open so late for partying, er busy, aliens… and humans.