Escondido Wineries Guidebook

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Escondido Wineries Guidebook

Food scene

Fun and quirky burger and beer joint with a skate punk theme on Escondido's main street, Grand Avenue.
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Plan 9 Alehouse
155 E Grand Ave
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Fun and quirky burger and beer joint with a skate punk theme on Escondido's main street, Grand Avenue.
Grand Avenue is our charming main street in downtown Escondido and has a variety of great eats and little shops to check out! Most restaurants have outdoor seating or find live music on weekends and car shows on Friday nights. There are various vibes to suit anyone, generally its a very casual dining scene with a few fine dining options.
Grand Avenue, Historic Downtown Escondido
West Grand Avenue
Grand Avenue is our charming main street in downtown Escondido and has a variety of great eats and little shops to check out! Most restaurants have outdoor seating or find live music on weekends and car shows on Friday nights. There are various vibes to suit anyone, generally its a very casual dining scene with a few fine dining options.
Yumm!! The only gelato place in town, expect to wait in a line on hot weekends.
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EscoGelato
122 S Kalmia St
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Yumm!! The only gelato place in town, expect to wait in a line on hot weekends.
Adorable and unique upscale cheese and wine shop is the cutest place in town! Their charcuterie + cheese boards are delicious. Friendly service, intimate atmosphere, and they will let you take your food into the attached old-school Italian restaurant's bar room if you want to order dinner, pizza or catch live music.
Cork & Knife
Adorable and unique upscale cheese and wine shop is the cutest place in town! Their charcuterie + cheese boards are delicious. Friendly service, intimate atmosphere, and they will let you take your food into the attached old-school Italian restaurant's bar room if you want to order dinner, pizza or catch live music.
Local old school favorite, I hope you like cheese because this is LOADED!
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Filippi's Pizza Grotto Escondido
114 W Grand Ave
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Local old school favorite, I hope you like cheese because this is LOADED!
Best hand-crafted burgers around and awesome local beers on tap across an entire wall. Expect a line. Popular spot.
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Burger Bench
237 E Grand Ave
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Best hand-crafted burgers around and awesome local beers on tap across an entire wall. Expect a line. Popular spot.
Super unique brewing spot with a full-service restaurant, lush outdoor gardens and dining. Reservations recommended, always packed.
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Stone Brewing
1999 Citracado Parkwy
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Super unique brewing spot with a full-service restaurant, lush outdoor gardens and dining. Reservations recommended, always packed.
Crazy cat-themed gourmet taco shop with AMAZING tacos worth checking out. This relaxed, divey shop is definitely where the locals go and has the most unique, delicious tacos in town and excellent Micheladas.
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Craft and Taco Lounge
511 W Valley Pkwy
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Crazy cat-themed gourmet taco shop with AMAZING tacos worth checking out. This relaxed, divey shop is definitely where the locals go and has the most unique, delicious tacos in town and excellent Micheladas.
Delicious, fresh sushi with large cuts and a friendly vibe. Teeny place in a strip mall is the best sushi spot around but can be hectic. Long waits on weekends, try carry out or making reservations.
Sushi Nori
1835 S Centre City Pkwy
Delicious, fresh sushi with large cuts and a friendly vibe. Teeny place in a strip mall is the best sushi spot around but can be hectic. Long waits on weekends, try carry out or making reservations.
Seafood gem with award-winning fish tacos and other gastropub delights. A nice San Diego favorite where you can take the whole family, "The Brig" has several locations across Southern California. Warning - this location closes at 8pm so go early!
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Brigantine
3263 Camino Del Mar
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Seafood gem with award-winning fish tacos and other gastropub delights. A nice San Diego favorite where you can take the whole family, "The Brig" has several locations across Southern California. Warning - this location closes at 8pm so go early!
Not much to look at from the outside but this little strip mall restaurant has very tasty, authentic Thai food. Be careful, their level 5 is quite hot! Takeout and dine-in.
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Chan Dara Thai Cafe
330 W Felicita Ave
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Not much to look at from the outside but this little strip mall restaurant has very tasty, authentic Thai food. Be careful, their level 5 is quite hot! Takeout and dine-in.
Haven't been there yet but have heard from all the neighbors that this place is a close runner up to Brigantine and open later than they are! (Brig closes at 8pm, booo!)
Four Tunas Fish & Bar
601 North Broadway
Haven't been there yet but have heard from all the neighbors that this place is a close runner up to Brigantine and open later than they are! (Brig closes at 8pm, booo!)
Supposedly, this place is the best breakfast around! If you go and like it, let us know.
Huckleberry's Breakfast & Lunch
1260 Auto Park Way
Supposedly, this place is the best breakfast around! If you go and like it, let us know.

Sightseeing

All the best places to go!
A once in a lifetime experience, where else can you go to a safari? Beautiful grounds to walk around and an amazing safari experience for couples or families.
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San Diego Zoo Safari Park
15500 San Pasqual Valley Rd
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A once in a lifetime experience, where else can you go to a safari? Beautiful grounds to walk around and an amazing safari experience for couples or families.

Wineries

Beautiful winery on a hill with gorgeous views of San Pasqual Valley. Orfila is the closest winery to us and one of the larger ones in this area (weddings, etc.) They have some food and often have live music on weekends.
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Orfila Vineyards and Winery
13455 San Pasqual Rd
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Beautiful winery on a hill with gorgeous views of San Pasqual Valley. Orfila is the closest winery to us and one of the larger ones in this area (weddings, etc.) They have some food and often have live music on weekends.
Harder to find winery but worth it! Run by an eclectic and fun multigenerational family, the husband/owner may come by and share some of his stories about famous connections and tales of the past. Heavily Italian-influenced style here but very relaxed, casual vibe on the outdoor patios surrounding the home which overlooks the vineyard. Flights run $35 pp.
Altipiano Vineyard and Winery
20365 Camino Del Aguila
Harder to find winery but worth it! Run by an eclectic and fun multigenerational family, the husband/owner may come by and share some of his stories about famous connections and tales of the past. Heavily Italian-influenced style here but very relaxed, casual vibe on the outdoor patios surrounding the home which overlooks the vineyard. Flights run $35 pp.
This tasting room is in town rather than out near us in the San Pasqual Valley. Rich with history, this was formerly the Ferrara Winery then reopened under current owners in 2017. Whites, reds, brandy, oh my! Check it out.
Forgotten Barrel
1120 W 15th Ave
This tasting room is in town rather than out near us in the San Pasqual Valley. Rich with history, this was formerly the Ferrara Winery then reopened under current owners in 2017. Whites, reds, brandy, oh my! Check it out.
Just down the road, try it out and let us know! Italian, Spanish, and French varietals. Tastings, flights, glasses, bottles, and snacks.
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Hungry Hawk Vineyards & Winery
3255 Summit Dr
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Just down the road, try it out and let us know! Italian, Spanish, and French varietals. Tastings, flights, glasses, bottles, and snacks.
Award-winning robust red wines, gorgeous views. Located in a little house on a hill in Highland Valley Wine Country, they grow Bordeaux.
Highland Valley Vineyards
15412 Bandy Canyon Rd
Award-winning robust red wines, gorgeous views. Located in a little house on a hill in Highland Valley Wine Country, they grow Bordeaux.
Domaine Artefact grows Rhone grape varietals (whites and reds) and makes Mission olive oil, delicious!
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Domaine Artefact Vineyard & Winery
15406 Highland Valley Rd
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Domaine Artefact grows Rhone grape varietals (whites and reds) and makes Mission olive oil, delicious!
Ooh! Live music on Sundays. Pizza nights you say? Haven't tried this one yet but it's on our list! Youthful, fun vibe and limited editions like a gorgeous canned wine available to take to the beach.
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Speckle Rock Vineyards
16138 Highland Valley Rd
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Ooh! Live music on Sundays. Pizza nights you say? Haven't tried this one yet but it's on our list! Youthful, fun vibe and limited editions like a gorgeous canned wine available to take to the beach.
Beautiful property and delicious wines (reds and whites)! Check heir events calendar for family-friendly and crafty events this summer.
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Rancho Guejito Vineyard
17224 San Pasqual Valley Rd
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Beautiful property and delicious wines (reds and whites)! Check heir events calendar for family-friendly and crafty events this summer.
Local vineyard with show horses, alpacas, and goats! Their Tipsy Barrel Tasting Room is one of a kind and the place to check out their luxury wines.
Cheval Winery
2919 Hill Valley Drive
Local vineyard with show horses, alpacas, and goats! Their Tipsy Barrel Tasting Room is one of a kind and the place to check out their luxury wines.

Groceries + General Needs During Your Stay

Organic + healthy groceries, convenient deli and prepared foods/salads, bottled drinks, kombucha, and more.
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Sprouts Farmers Market
1260 Garnet Ave
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Organic + healthy groceries, convenient deli and prepared foods/salads, bottled drinks, kombucha, and more.
This unassuming yet elevated grocery store has a large deli, meat market, produce selection, and the BEST local wine/beers. The wine selection blows me away! So many specialty items along with day to day groceries, frozen foods, and everything you need, we're lucky to have this gem in the plaza near Trader Joe's.
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Major Market Inc
1855 S Centre City Pkwy
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This unassuming yet elevated grocery store has a large deli, meat market, produce selection, and the BEST local wine/beers. The wine selection blows me away! So many specialty items along with day to day groceries, frozen foods, and everything you need, we're lucky to have this gem in the plaza near Trader Joe's.
Large supermarket + pharmacy with anything you would need.
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Vons
351 W Felicita Ave
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Large supermarket + pharmacy with anything you would need.
Everyone loves Trader Joe's!
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Trader Joe's
1885 S Centre City Pkwy
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Everyone loves Trader Joe's!

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PLEASE ALWAYS DRIVE VERY SLOW ON OUR STREET

We love our neighbors, family pets, and wild bunnies - please drive very slowly when coming down our narrow, winding street with many blind turns. Always look for children or dogs being walked - there are no sidewalks for them to get out of the way quickly so take it slow! Thank you