Garage Kitchen & Bar

Park your palate at this delicious Gaslamp Quarter hangout, serving up daily brunch and dinner, as well as a popular happy hour and extensive cocktail offerings. The two-story venue — housed in a historic building and once used as an actual carriage garage — evokes an industrial aesthetic with original barn wood and brick walls, now adorned with vintage instruments and portraits of San Diego-based musicians. An upstairs loft (as well as the main floor) can be reserved for private parties.

Savor traditional American-style cuisine including elevated burgers, pizzas, ribs and salads. Brunch is served all day with offerings such as Chilaquiles, Avocado Toast and also offering what they call “better than bottomless” with $15 Bottles of House Bubbles with a carafe of OJ or Cran, as well as boozy cereal breakfast shots. and French Toast and features a bottomless mimosa special, centers on traditional breakfast items such as omelets and pancakes along with lunch favorites, like Chilaquiles and Craft Burgers.

The bountiful brunch, which runs 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon.-Thurs. and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Fri.-Sun. and centers on traditional breakfast items such as omelets and pancakes along with lunch favorites like the Butcher’s Burger, Turkey Club and Spicy Nashville Fries. Happy Hour runs 3-6 p.m. daily with discounts on wings, ahi tuna nachos and small plates, plus 51 percent off drinks (excluding premium or specialty cocktails), making it one of the best happy hour spots in San Diego. Happy Hour also runs 9 a.m.-6 p.m. during NFL Sunday Games.

Garage also offers a full specialty cocktail list, along with beer and wine lists, and a variety of cool drink choices, including breakfast shots like the Cocoa Puffs and Cinnamon Toast Crunch shots, made with Rumchata and Creme de Cacao and Rumchata and Fireball, respectively, as well as 34 oz. beer steins.

During football season, Minnesota Vikings fans call the Garage home, and those wearing their purple jerseys get 10 percent off their tab.

In need of a new place to try with friends? Look no further, and gather in the Garage, your go-to spot for any occasion! Drop by the venue at 655 4th Ave. in downtown San Diego. Street parking is available, and meters are FREE after 8 p.m. Parking garages are also close by. Call (619) 231-6700 or visit garagekitchenbar.com.