'Dine and Do' San Diego's Rooftops, San Diego, California

Wondering where you can get the best views of San Diego? Try checking out the best of San Diego’s rooftops! Follow us on a tour of the best downtown San Diego rooftop “nests” where you can savor a birdseye view while also dining and socializing. It makes a perfect end to a day of exploring San Diego…or a great date night if you’re blessed to live in the area.

My husband and I thought it would be fun to see as many rooftops as we reasonably could in an evening, and order something small to eat at each one. Later in the post, you’ll see why that didn’t quite work out!

Keep in mind that you can check out San Diego’s rooftops in any order you like. We chose to see the ones closest to the harbor during daylight and sunset.

You can access The Nolen from the lobby of the Courtyard Marriott, but there is also a “secret” elevator you can reach from the street.

Take the elevator to the 14th floor. If you arrive between 4 and 6 pm, you can enjoy discounted happy hour specials. Because we didn’t have reservations, we couldn’t be seated at one of the tables with the best views. But we were seated at a concrete circular table nearby. And there were still places we could stand to take great photos of the views. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).