“It’s quieter; it’s got nice jazz and is a little more laid-back than perhaps a big loud, bustling bar would be,” he notes.
Little Italy, a long walk or a taxi ride from the conference, is an area “that some people overlook that has a lot of nice restaurants and bars. And it’s a little more laid-back than the Gaslamp,” Dr. Chang says. “The Gaslamp can sometimes be a little bit overwhelming.”
Coronado, Mission Beach
If you want suggestions for seeing a great sunset, he says, Coronado and Mission Beach would be worthwhile, but “anywhere along the westward-facing beach is pretty spectacular.”
Thomas R. Collins is a freelance writer in South Florida.