The Pearl Hotel, San Diego: Explore Our Friends & Favorites
Below are links to our local favorites. These are destinations where we’ve spent quality time and hard-earned cash, and would happily spend more. Enjoy!
Dining & Nightlife
Ponces450 Adams Avenue
San Diego CA 92116
619-282-4413
Family owned and operated, this recently renovated neighborhood eatery has been stuffing faces with the best Over-the-Border offerings since 1969. Ponce’s serves “no nonsense,” Authentic Mexican Food with a bit of Tex-Mex flavor, and of course, a wide selection of tequilas, Mexican beers, and the best margaritas in town!
Onyx Room and Thin Room852 Fifth Avenue (Onyx, Downstairs; Thin, Upstairs)
San Diego CA 92101
Onyx phone: 619-235-6699
Thin phone: 619-231-7529
Onyx Room is the picture of subterranean cocktail-sipping cool—located literally, beneath the mainstream hustle and bustle of Fifth Avenue. Newly renovated with a dazzling, futuristic mountain lodge-meets-ultra lounge motif, every week, it hosts the world’s foremost DJs in mix. Once you’ve explored Onyx, step out and step up to Thin Room for cold drinks and a chill vibe, amidst cool, clean, and sexy décor. (Onyx and Thin are from the owners of The Pearl Hotel)
Fashion
Steady Boutique801 West Hawthorn Street
San Diego CA 92102
619-234-1670
Forward-thinking men’s and women’s fashions and accessories from the world’s finest independent designers.

