Football season is back. Basketball tipoff looms. And the most “San Diego” spot to catch the game is Wonderland Ocean Pub, a spacious sports bar overlooking the O.B. pier (the longest concrete pier in the world), with floor-to-ceiling ocean and sunset views. For a sports-friendly meal with coastal cred, order their sizable lobster taco, a plump, seasoned-and-fried slipper tail topped with pico de gallo, melted cheese, cabbage, cilantro, and jalapeño sour cream packed into a chargrilled flour tortilla. Forget Del Mar; this is where the surf meets the turf.
5083 Santa Monica Avenue, Ocean Beach