Necessity Coffee

Cozy cafe highlighting health-conscious eats, including paleo, gluten-free & vegan dishes.

Unassuming hotel with free breakfast, WiFi & parking, plus an outdoor pool & a hot tub. Off Interstate 5 and a 7-minute walk from the nearest Pacific Ocean beach, this unpretentious hotel is 1 mile from San Diego Botanical Gardens and 8 miles from Legoland California Resort. Simply furnished rooms with balconies offer free WiFi and flat-screens, plus minifridges and coffeemakers. Upgraded rooms and suites add separate living areas with pull-out sofas; some have kitchenettes and/or ocean views. The 2-bedroom suites feature full kitchens and whirlpool tubs. Continental breakfast and parking are complimentary. Other amenities include an outdoor pool and a hot tub, plus a gym, a business center, meeting rooms and a guest laundry.

Nestled in a shopping center, this cozy pizzeria serves wood-fired pizzas and Italian bites in a rustic-chic space, ideal for a chill night out.

Old-fashioned diner with sidewalk seats offering omelets, grilled sandwiches & down-home meals.

Bustling servers zip around a cozy dining room carrying Italian eats including homemade ravioli.

Quaint 1920s hacienda-style inn offering bright, colorful rooms with kitchenettes. Off North Coast Highway 101, this quaint, hacienda-style inn dating from the 1920s is a block from the ocean, and 4 miles from Moonlight State Beach and the San Diego Botanic Garden. With Spanish-tile floors and plantation shutters, the bright, colorful rooms are decorated in seaside tones and feature free WiFi, flat-screen TVs, dining areas and kitchenettes with coffeemakers. Amenities include free parking, and a garden with a fountain and sunloungers.

In the heart of Encinitas, this trendy sushi spot serves up vibrant hand rolls and a lively atmosphere with friendly service, making it a fun go-to for sushi lovers.

Elevated pub grub, burgers & dozens of local brews are served in a relaxed historic space.

Mediterranean restaurant for thoughtful food with customizable greens & grains bowls, pitas & salad.

Cardiff-by-the-Sea, usually referred to as Cardiff, is a beach community in the incorporated city of Encinitas in San Diego County, California. The Pacific Ocean is to the west of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, the rest of incorporated Encinitas is to the east and north, and a beach and lagoon to the south.