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849 W Harbor DrMon-Sun. 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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This place is good for window shopping and enjoying a crisp cool day in San Diego.
The shops are expensive but it doesn't hurt to look around.
The random street performers are exciting to watch too.
Seaport also has a beautiful scenic view of the ocean when you stroll down the boardwalk.
It's perfect for a date because you guys can just walk around looking at all the gnarly stuff that seaport village has to offer.
& Don't forget to visit the Man with the birds!
It's nice to occasionally walk around and take photos at Seaport Village.
You'll find a variety of places to eat and shop. There seems to usually be a lot going on in Seaport Village--people flying kites, classic car shows, etc.
There are also lots of things to look at, like sculptures and monuments, but it's more of a tourist-y area. That being said, if you're hosting friends or family from out of town, then bring them here for a carefree afternoon! If you're visiting from out of town and are in the area and have a couple hours to spare, then hit up Seaport Village!
This is a nice place to bring a date and visit. Like all touristy spots such as Pier 39 in SF, I wouldn't want to go there every day.
Yes, things were a little expensive. You'd think there would be more of a markdown in this economy. But other than that, it was a fun time.
One evening, do yourself a favor and go for a walk along the embarcadero. Start up at the cruise ship terminal and head south towards Seaport Village. There are ton's of great art installations all along this route. I think they get swapped out pretty regularly too. On top of seeing some great sculptures and statues, you also have a fantastic view of Coronado.
Seaport Village itself is a touristy place that's perfect for the influx of summer visitors. It's a good stop for food-if you're a local-but I def wouldn't be shelling out my money for any of the overpriced tchochkes they're selling.
A walk here is always a sunday event.
Things are overpriced, but what do you expect? Rent here is probably like rent at the PB boardwalk.
Shops feature many nice souvenirs and novelties.
Food here is decent, but I love the cookie company.
Go at night.
It's the one "must miss" place on the San Diego tourist circuit, as far as I'm concerned. The only redeeming feature is the view, and honestly, even that isn't so great.
The stores almost seem like someone was intentionally trying to make this place as much of a tourist trap as possible, perhaps for some instructional video on how to create a tourist trap.
I had one of the most disgusting meals I've ever had in one of the waterfront restaurants. Can't remember which one, but I don't think I'm cutting corners when I say: Just skip 'em all.
Go to Pacific Beach, La Jolla, or Coronado to experience the real San Diego. Seaport Village? It's as generic as it gets.
Starving- my BF and I wandered here randomly for lunch after some strangers on the street said we should check out Seaport Village in San Diego. We should have know better. He was trying to sell us CD's on the corner! It's suppose to be a cool spot with lil' shops and restaurants. Sounded great to me so I was sold!
After getting suckered into a ride by the guy with the bike on the corner, he gave us a deal at $5 for the ride-we sat in the lil' cart thing and he biked us right next to the water. What a beautiful view from here! Boats were docked along the shores and i could see sailboats out on the water. Unfortunately, this was probably the best part about Seaport Village.
Once there, i wasn't impressed by the shops or places to eat. It was more of a tourist spot- definately with a lot of familes running around. Where are all the hot bare-chested SD boys at??? (J/K!!!) My BF had a Gyro from the greek place and i had clam chowder, fried shrimps, boring fries, and a fish taco from Marions. I thought i was hungry! Both were more like cheap quick eats. Nothing memorial...but it filled me up. I guess when you're hung over, hungry and taking advice from strangers...you'll definately end up here at Seaport Village!
It's fun coming here once in a while to just walk around and explore the shops.
Parking is such a pain sometimes (obviously), but once you get over that then everything is fine. The last couple times I've been here, my friend(s) got their parking validated by just buying those glass-bottled Cokes near that one store... American Nostalgia, I think.
I love the bookstore there! They have a lot of cool things that I don't usually find at the bookstores near my house. The hat store there is fun - even if you don't buy anything, it's amusing trying on the hats they have, especially the more goofy-looking ones.
Walking around is nice, especially at night when you can see the lights from Downtown and whatnot. There are also random performers nearby, which are really entertaining! The last time I went there, there were fireworks (I don't really know how often it happens there) and they were amazing.
I'm kind of just rambling about it, but overall, Seaport is a nice place to take a stroll in with your friends, your significant other, or just yourself.
There are horse-carriage rides there -- there's even one with a Cinderella-theme to it; but I don't think I'd ever ride in one - the horse that pulls it looks so depressed all the time. It makes me want to just run up to it and let it loose while screaming "FREE THE HORSES!" Yeah, I don't know.
Oh, EAT THEIR GIANT COOKIES! Especially their snickerdoodles! YUM!
Oh, and since you're nearby, go to the Hyatt. Go to the top floor. And just look at the view. Trust me.
Seaport Village is one of my favorite places to go in San Diego. When I first moved here with my family, we would go walking there all the time. Ever since, I make it a point to visit several times a month.
The location is beautiful, right by the water. It is really peaceful and a great place to have a picnic, a bbq, lay on a blanket and read, fly kites, walk dogs, or jog.
The stores and restaurants are cool but really overpriced since it is a huge tourist destination. There is a good candy/frozen yogurt shop we go to where you can get a small frozen yogurt large enough for two.
Peak times are from late morning until about 4 pm on the weekends. That means parking will be a hassle, however, if you buy anything from any of the stores, you can have your ticket validated and get 2 hours free parking.
Holidays are always packed so if you plan on going then, leave early because parking will be non-existent.
They recently remodeled all of the bathrooms in the main areas (told you I visit a lot) which was a vast improvement.
It is just a really cool place to hang out and I love it.
This place is full of what I'd like to refer to as "Useless shitty knick knacks." I believe one day I'll own a store with this name and sell anything and everything you knew you never wanted but for some reason unbeknownst to you buy anyway. And this store will be incredibly successful, because at places like this people just seem to dump all the money out of their wallet and buy as much crap as they can.
Luckily, I am not one of those people. This place is cool if you are a "useless shitty knick knack" shopper, and if not, well then this place down right blows. There are a couple of cool things here however, like the man who paints masterpieces with only his fingernails (although I am not sure if he is still here because I haven't seen him lately), the guy with parrots, the caricature sketch artists and the overly priced land-sea tour adventure that departs from here.
And please tell me why these places don't sell anything with any value/utility in your life? It's like the people that hang out near the Cali/Mex border in TJ. I mean, if you were actually selling something I would want/need, I might be more inclined to give you my money. But because you sell useless, ugly items, I do my best to roll my window up and ignore the song and dance you put on to get my attention.
This is a good place to go if you can't think of anything (and I mean ANYTHING) to do on a Saturday/Sunday afternoon and want to take a nice stroll around the harbor. Views are spectacular, substance is worthless.
I like it here. Great view, all tourists, lots of cute shops with junk (hot sauce, handmade soaps, kites, lawn flags, etc.), carousel, and it has that Disneyland-feel. It's right by the water and has great views of the naval base on El Coronado and boats on the harbor. If you walk down, there are parrots, statues, monuments and lots of people-watching to do.
Free parking with validation. We bought twister fries and a beer and got validation. Nice. Very kid and mom-friendly.
Seaport Village is very touristy - it's true. But it's also a nice place to take a stroll by the water.
I've seen people sitting in the grassy areas, having a picnic, and I always tell myself that I need to do that!
There are a lot of little shops there full of beachy San Diego-y touristy stuff. There's ice cream, cookies, and all kinds of food.
I've enjoyed taking visiting friends and family down there because the view is beautiful.
It's cute, right by the water, good place for a nice stroll. BUT, to have a nice stroll, you have to avoid the over-abundance of bike-pusher-trailer things. What are those things called?? I have no idea what the official name is, but if you go down there you will know what i'm talking about. There is a ton of them, and they all have their own sales pitch as to why you should ride on the back of their bike.
As the other yelpers have stated, Seaport Village sells a bunch of junk. They surely do. Stuff no one buys. Or I guess someone has to buy it or else they wouldn't be in business.
We strolled around, enjoyed the view, took lots of pictures, ignored the annoying bike people, went into 3 stores, and after an hour we had had enough.
I came upon this little village hideway one day while driving along the harbour in San Diego. It is so much fun on the weekend days. Live music, a musician, a lot of little restaurants and shops, or you can stroll along the harbour! I think I spent nearly half the day hear seeing all the sights and sounds. And its only a short walk away from all the other statues and monuments to see by the harbour. Great fun!
I love this place, I always bring out-of-towners here to show them the bay. Great place to walk around check out all the different shops, grab some ice cream, watch boats go by, or eat at a great restaurant. I love the pizza at "Asaggio Pizza Pasta Plus".
If you want to enjoy San Diego's weather, and you don't want to be at the beach. Come here, soak in some rays and grab a bite to eat. Located next to many other great attractions.
There is something very depressing about this place. The shops are
tacky and atrocious. After around 3pm on most days, it becomes a ghost town. When I first moved to SD, I asked a friend about places to check out and she recommended Seaport Village.......God help me.
One of the all time favorite tourist hotspots. When visitors come to town, I somehow always find my way back here. The strangest thing is that I find myself here more often during early evenings rather than afternoons. On those warm summer nights, Seaport Village is a great place to escape the heat. During the day on weekends, you can usually find street performers through the village.
Seaport Village is also a great place to get some nice snapshots of Coronado Bridge. Just check out some of the photos. You'll see mine taken at night.
Ok, even though this is a "tourist trap", we really enjoy stopping by here every time we are in San Diego. We like the pirate store, the toy stores and the Christmas store. There's even more than that. It's right next to the bay and you can watch boats sail in and out. On our most recent trip we watched a large Navy ship sail out into the ocean.
If you purchase from one of the shops, you can get your parking ticket validated for 2 hrs of free parking. But it's likely that spend more time than that here.
For some reason, I have a special place in my heart for Seaport Village. Maybe it's because whenever I have family in town (which isn't too frequent) we will go here. Or maybe it's because it's one of the few places downtown that doesn't really have the 'downtown vibe' of hoitytoityness.
Seaport Village is small, but is a great little place to spend the afternoon. They have lots of little shops (most of them touristy) but plenty for very specific niches - antique Christmas items, for example. Plus they have a Ben and Jerry's. +1 star just for that alone. I've been to a few of the restaurants along Seaport Village and have yet to be disappointed. They have fairly high quality seafood, and generally friendly service everywhere we go. Walking along pedestrian walk by the bay is gorgeous, especially at sunset.
Though I will rarely come here on my own regard, I am always excited to join my family whenever they call me up to say "Meet you at Seaport in an hour". I'll be there, smile on face and Cherry Garcia in hand.
This is definitely a tourist place. Set up for tourists with a view of the bay (you can watch the ships go in and out) with quite a few stores and restaurants but be warned the restaurants are pricey (12.50 for a hamburger at lunch). Nice place to go if like me your parents are 80+ and not exactly into the zoo or sea world. It was a nice day out as even my kids (15 and 19) had a pretty good time. The parking is $3/hr but you get 2 hours free if you buy something and have the ticket validated.
I will admit... Seaport Village has the feeling of a tourist trap but with many places around San Diego, this place has a special place in my heart. I remember coming here as a kid and making occasional stops during the year.
It's a fun place to just walk around and see the many things that happen... fortune tellers, the man with the parrots and such. There always seems to be something going on which always makes it a fun place to stop by and walk around. And if you feel like it, you can always walk into the shops to see what kind of crazy and weird items are on sale and will be bought by the many tourists.
As a local, I like to go to Seaport Village for lunch or happy hour to de-stress, watch the boats go by and look at the Coronado Bridge (it's a great view). I usually get a gyros sandwich at the little Greek shop at the water (don't feed the seagulls!! and check your seat before sitting down outside). They make a great sandwich and baklava! I love the historic carousel in the middle of the place - so will come back with guests, kids or even a date to take a spin. Buster's has some good happy hours - but the staff has a pretty low care center (if you know what I mean) so don't expect a clean bathroom. I don't usually buy much at the shops - although I found the perfect Mexican house number plaque there one year that still makes me smile when I came home at night. Overall - it's worth a visit if you know the secret places.
Seaport Village is a beautiful place. Gorgeous scenery, fun little shops, a carousel, nice restaurants, etc. A great place for tourists AND native San Diegan's like myself. I only wish I lived closer! :)
Nothing much to do here but sight-see and enjoy the scenic view of the ocean. Yes it's very touristy, but did you expect it to be anything else? My brother took us here the last time we were in San Diego. I guess it's a good place to go where you don't have to pay an entry fee to get in... free and cheap entertainment, I suppose.
We spent about an hour here strolling the pier and window-shopping. For lunch we stopped at a little restaurant somewhere on the pier (the name escapes me now) where they served up your basic fried seafood dishes (fish and chips, calamari, etc). I believe I had some type of sandwich, I think it was the tuna salad sandwich. Prices were on par with what you would expect to pay at a tourist spot. Indoor and outdoor seating was offered, and we opted for the latter since it was such a beautiful day.
meh....too touristy in my opinion. not much to see/do/eat either though if you need to shop for souvenirs, this is your place. nice for a quick walk but don't bother saving hours to spend here.
Seaport Village is amazing! You can stroll down the boardwalk, grab a yummy burger or shop the unique shops. I am a local and when I visit Seaport I feel like I am on vacation. It is a local gem that should not be forgotten! The stores will validate your parking for 2 free hours. There are some really great shops. My three favorites are Urban Girl Accessories, San Diego Surf Company and American Nostalgia:)
This is a tourist trap! From the parking to the shops and restaurants, the minute you get there, be prepared to get your wallet out and PAY PAY PAY!!
The parking meters are for 2 hours, so don't bother to park here if you're visiting the Midway. I suggest just going for a quick walk around Seaport Village and just shell out for parking for 2 hours. Don't eat there either.
Walk around a bit, take the ferry across the bay (it's not that expensive to do that) and back again and it's just enough time so your meter wouldn't run out.
The shops in Seaport Village sell magnets (like the other reviewer said) and there is a shop which sells hot sauce, t-shirt and stuff like that. There are shops like these in every major city which attracts a high number of tourists so it's not even unique to San Diego.
Just take a nice walk, perhaps the ferry across.... take some nice photos.... that's it! Don't waste your money.
I don't know what the big deal is about this place. I found hardly anything of interest here at all.
My mom and I headed down to shop a bit while my dad and brother visited the Star of India ship. We figured we'd spend plenty of time shopping and looking around Seaport Village. We probably spent a total of 30 minutes here, if I'm being generous with my time.
The place is insanely touristy. Stores consist of undesirable trinkets (I almost never want to see a dolphin magnet again) and overpriced oddities (a store with stuff made in New Zealand? WTF?).
I don't know if we somehow missed all the great stores that other people have mentioned, but we essentially found almost nothing worth our time here.
One star for the gorgeous view of the water and one star for Urban Girl Accessories, where I should have bought that cute, yet overpriced, wallet.......
Here's the break-down of Seaport Village:
50% San Diego magnets
30% Dolphin paraphanalia (candles, shot glasses, stuffed animals)
20% Dolphin magnets
There are many other places to spend a gorgeous day in San Diego. If you're a tourist, I wouldn't make this a priorty. Can't even really recommend a good meal there. I don't even take my out-of-own guests here. If you want to take a light stroll, get a pricey ice cream cone, and snap a photo of Jr. on a Merry-Go-Round, or if you just loooove dolphins or need to add that San Diego magnet to your collection, you could spend a couple hours here.
This is a lovely place to come and walk around. We take the trolley to get here, no worries about parking. We like the carousel. I believe it costs about $2/person which I think is reasonable. The restaurants aren't cheap, but about what you would expect for a tourist area. Although Ben & Jerry's prices are outrageous, so we passed on ice cream. There aren't enough tables. But the first time we were there a nice man from Texas took pity on us and invited us to sit with him. He was finishing his beer and waiting for his wife who was buying something.
I didn't go into any of the shops. I was with my kids and they aren't interested in cute souveniers. I did do a little window shopping though and there seems to be some cool stuff. We enjoyed walking around and watching the boats. It's a nice way to spend an afternoon.
Definitely a quiet and quaint little place right on the water in downtown. Makes for a great place to take a stroll around sunset/dusk to watch ships go by and the Coronado bridge.
So if you're not into the loud/obnoxious/drunken Gaslamp scene, take your date here for a little quiet time. The shops are quaint as well (man, I'm using quaint a lot...twice?), but nothing specific would draw me here.
Somehow I've always ended up here on a random weeknight, so I never got the "over touristy" vibe walking around. I don't think it'd be a fair comparison to Pier 39 (which has WAY more obnoxious tourist traps and a louder set of visitors), I think this place still retains its (here I go again) quaintness.
So, in summary, quaint little seaside shop & walk area. Nothing particularly exciting, but it's a nice break from the rest of downtown.
I enjoy going to seaport village. They have a few ponds and of course they look out to the waters. They usually have people playing music and a few shops to shop at. Overall, it can get boring very soon and very quick. However, my boyfriend and I enjoy buying a caramel apple and then sitting on one of the benches and just relaxing. Seaport village is not special, but it's a good place for my boyfriend and I to relax. We don't always go into the shop, but instead we sit and watch the ponds or the sea and we talk. What's better than that? To go to a place and relax with the one you love?
Whether or not people like this place, this place will always hold a special place in my heart because it's a place for me to understand my boyfriend more and for us to spend time together.
This is a nice place for taking out of town guests. The shops are tourist trap style, but the area around is great for taking walks and seeing the bay. One time they were firing cannons from the ships, that was exciting.
Actually, the tourist trap shops aren't so bad...some of them are kind of fun to poke around in. If you spend any money at all, the shops will validate your parking so that it's free for two hours.
I used to love this little part of San Diego. It's a very cute, tourist area - but hey, just because tourists go doesn't mean you can't enjoy it too. Cute little shops, great scenery. I just love the views and the way the area is put together. Sunset walks really calm you after a hectic day in the city.
As I said, it's a tourist area, so it's not cheap. I wouldn't expect to do much shopping here, but just enjoy the views. It's worth it.
Go here if you:
1) are a tourist
2) want to walk along the harbor and take in the views
3) want to spend too much money on touristy tshirts, food and such
If you are 1) then you will enjoy the live music, the carousel, the little shops and the view...but if you are a local, you would know not to go here for any of that.
I like coming here with my uncle Richard to pound a few beers and stroll around while talking about life in general. Of course with my uncle Richard life in general is about how many chicks I'm banging and when the last time I got laid was. To his disappointment I never have any scandalous information for him and even if I am seeing someone I just tell him I'm single so I don't have to endure questions such as *how big are her tits* and *is her pussy tight*. He must think I'm gay.
About Seaport Village itself. It's a nice little amalgamation of shops and quickie bite food spots. Quaint and easily accessible and as I mentioned before a nice place to take a stroll.
TOTALLY OVERRATED!
We came here with family in April to find a nice place to take pictures. I though then... I wanna stop. I wanna stop and spend a pocket load of cash on souvenir crizapp. I bet their's an O'neil and some really cute surf shop. Oh... maybe I can get a new pair of shades and eat funnel cake!
What??? No funnel cake? And no cute surf shop? How can you call yourself a shopping center by the sea if all you've got is a recycled carousel, and a few shops filled with magnets. I could have traveled down to Tiajuana and have had better selection. I don't get it.
I did want to get on the seal boat/car. Perhaps if I had done that my idea of the place would be different. Heh... maybe not. For all your cute souvenir needs go to Mission Beach, or maybe the swap meet. Rethink this place before entering. Tourists beware!
Tought to rate because it depends on what you're doing.
Shopping - 3 Stars. Tourist stuff mostly with a couple little gems like the Little Viking.
Walking / Running - 5 Stars. Sufficient room, great weather (mostly) and a beautiful view.
Food - can't grade. We only had a Smores from Seaport Coffee and Fudge and it was really good. We opted to eat lunch elsewhere.
Carousel - 4 stars. Fun and Historic - highlight of my trip.
The shops will validate your parking with a purchase allowing you to park for free for 2 hours. I believe it's $1 every 20 minutes after that. Seemed fair to me but we were only there an hour.
It was late in the evening and two of my work girlfriends and I went looking for some happy thoughts and diversion from working endless days at our company's conference in the nearby convention center.
Well we found it here! Not only that but I found a relatively cheap pair of havaianas bright green flip flops that saved my aching, swollen feet for the remaining two days at conference. We also found an adorable hot sauce shop, and lots and lots of cute boutiquey finds. We loved the leather/country goods shop where my country-hearted gal friend went on the town. They also had some hard to find country-themed/leather collectibles, very nice.
It may be a tourist trap for some, but for us it was relief in the shape of shopping therapy and lovely aesthetic shops.
Overpriced knick knacks and rude tourists wearing fanny packs abound. Apparently it's too much for other people on vacation to bother moving out of the way when I nicely say "excuse me," or avoid walking on my feet. The icing on the cake was a very loud band playing some very off-key music espousing religious views. And the strange rotten smell permeating the west side of the shopping center....
Two stars because I feel bad for the poor horse that has to stand in the sun all day, pulling tourist riff-raff around in a carriage. And for the woman working at The Tile Shop that was actually friendly.
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