Always in search of wifi–everywhere I go.
As a North County San Diego real estate broker, I often carry a laptop when when showing San Diego homes to clients. And so do many of our real estate clients. These days, we avoid Starbucks because they charge for their wifi service and instead head to the closest Panera Bread, almost any public library, or other resting point where we can easily hop online.
Someday, this will be a useless list because wifi will be everywhere
But until that time, heres a starter list of free San Diego hot spots. Some may require that you ask for a password, but won’t require a swipe of your credit card. (Don’t forget, though, that wireless and wifi networks are not secure, and be careful of the information you transmit.)
Some local wifi spots in North San Diego County would include:
Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Carlsbad Forum, 1935 Calle Barcelona,(760) 634-3268
E Street Cafe, 128 West E Street, Encinitas, (760) 230-2038
Encinitas Chevron – 350 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas (760)942-6802
Grappa, 328 S. Twin Oaks Valley Road, San Marcos (760) 744-0024
Keiths Automotive Electric – 215 West G Street, Encinitas (760) 436-5400
La Costa Coffee Roasting, 6965 El Camino Real, Carlsbad (760) 230-2038
Moonlight Motors – 215 Melrose Avenue, Encinitas (760) 635-0637
Panera Bread, Carlsbad Forum, 1935 Calle Barcelona, Carlsbad (760) 635-0026
The Blue Mug, 122 S. Kalmia, Escondido (760) 796-7540
Vinaka Cafe, 300 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad (760) 720-7890
Vons Market – 262 N El Camino Real, Carlsbad (760) 942-4044
(There are surely more than these. Please let me know so we can add other San Diego North County hot spots to the list!)
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GREATER SAN DIEGO
Aero Club Bar – 3365 India St – 619-297-7211
Art Institute of California San Diego – 7650 Mission Valley Rd – (858) 598-1200
Aztec Coin Laundry – 6931 El Cajon Blvd
Bacione Ristorante – 1040 University Ave, #B11B – 619-574-2800
Bandwidth Bay Project provides access at the outdoor sitting area on the east side of the building at 225 Broadway
Bakery & Cafe – 4176 Convoy St – 858-627-0888
Bean Bar Coffee House & Drive-Thru – 3111 Hancock St. – 619-299-3241
Best Western Hacienda – lobby area – Old Town
Best Western Seven Seas – Mission Valley – lobby and public areas, free wired in rooms – 411 Hotel Circle (619)291-1300
Blissful Bean – 3620 30th Street – 619-269-7966
Bristol Hotel – Gaslamp Quarter – lobby and public areas, free wired in rooms – 1055 First Street (619) 232-6141
Broadway Coffee – 4633 Convoy St, #102 – 858-505-9660
Cafe Cabaret – 3739 Adams Ave – (619) 284-1819
Cafe Loma – 3960 West Point Loma Blvd -(619) 222-1239
Cafe Lulu – 419 F Street (619)238-0114
Cafe Mojoe, 7513 Pearl Street, La Jolla, (858)456-9663
Caffe Calabria – 3933 30th Street (619)683-7787
Caffe Italia Expresso Bar – 1704 India Street (619)234-6767
Cappys Coffee Shop, 4978 Cass Street, Pacific Beach (858)274-0028
Cin City Chili – 6074 El Cajon Blvd. ( 619) 246-2486
Clair de Lune Coffee Lounge – 2906 University Ave (619)688-9845
Couleur Cafe, 7820 Broadway, Lemon Grove, (619) 697-0036
Curio Caffe – 2505 Fifth Avenue -(619)696-8699
Dennys – 16686 Bernardo Center Dr (858)485-7011
Dennys – 6908 Miramar Rd – (858)587-6987
Discovery Center – 4764 Santa Monica ( 619)223-6992
Doubletree Hotel – lobby area – Hazard Center
Earthblend – 6020 Santo Rd (858)571-6000
Espresso Mio – 1920 Fort Stockton Drive – (619) 296-3037
Excalibur Cigar and Wine Lounge – 7094 Miramar Rd. Suite 113
Exotic Coffee Blend – 2244 San Diego Ave (619)725-0774
Finest Doughnut and Bakery – 1250 University Avenue – (619) 574-1808
Fusion Cafe – with purchase – 8038 Claremont Mesa Blvd – (858)278-1224
Gelato Vero Caffe – 3753 India St. – (619)295-9269
Golden Hills neighborhood – 4 locations – near 2035, 2426 Broadway, 26th and Broadway, 2302 C St
Hawaiis Java Kai – 11385 Poway Road #110 – (858) 486.JKAI (5524)
Hawthorn Suites – 1335 Hotel Circle South
Hilton Gaslamp – 401 K St (619)231-4040
Holiday Inn on the Bay – rooms and lobby – 1355 Harbor Drive – (619) 232-3861
Holiday Inn – 17065 W Bernardo Drive (858)485-6530
Hot Java Cafe – with purchase, ask for weekly password – 11738 Carmel Mountain Road, Suite 182
Influx – 1948 Broadway, Golden Hill, (619) 230-0272
Inn At Mission Bay – 4545 Mission Bay Drive (858)483-4222
Its a Grind Coffeeshop – 13350 Camino Del Sur, Suite 9. ( 858)780.2601
Its A Grind Coffeeshop – corner of India St. and Cedar St.
Jack in the Box – 9380 Mira Mesa Blvd -(858)566-0052
Jack in the Box – 4798 Clairemont Mesa Blvd (858)627-9552
Java Jones – 4978 Cass St (858)274-0028
J. O. E. S. Coffee Co. – 3788 Voltaire St. (619) 501 6194
JTs Pub and Grill – 5821 MIssion Gorge Rd (619)280-4698
Korova Coffee Bar – 4496 Park Blvd., University Heights, – (619) 260-1917
Krakatoa, 1128 25th Street, Golden Hill, (619)230-0272
Kristys MVP Sports Bar – 3225 Midway Dr – (619) 222-0388
Kung Food – 2949 5th Ave (619) 298 7302
Langs Premier Kosher Bakery, Deli and Foods – 6165 El Cajon Blvd. – (619) 287-7306
Lestats Coffee House – 3343 Adams Avenue – (619) 282-0437
Liberty Tobacco – 7341 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
Little Italy is pretty hot with an antenna at India and Date Streets and so are pastry and coffee shops such as Mimmos, Cafe Zucchero and Caffe Italia.
Milano Coffee Company – 8685 Rio San Diego Drive, Ste B – (619) COFFEE-5
Mission Valley Travelodge – in guest rooms – 1201 Hotel Circle South – (619) 297-2271
Mondo Gelato – 435 10th Ave ( 619)955-6300
Motel 6 Harbour/Airport – Pacific Highway
Mount Etna Park – 4741 Mount Etna Drive
Newbreak Coffee & Cafe – 1959 Abbott St ( 619)224-6666
Newport Pizza and Ale House – 5050 Newport Ave (619)224-4540
Normal Heights neighborhood – corner of Adams Avenue and Bancroft Street
Ocean Park Inn – lobby area – 710 Grand Avenue (858)483-5858
Omni San Diego Hotel – 675 L Street (619)231-6664
One America Plaza – 600 West Broadway
Panera Bread – 10751 Westview Parkway
Pho Station – 9450 Scranton Road, Ste. 114B (858)202-0015
Rancho Bernardo Inn – 17550 Bernardo Oaks Dr (877)517.9342
Rebeccas Coffee House – 3015 Juniper St (619)284-FOOD
Reds Espresso Gallery – 1017 Rosecrans St (619)523-5540
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center – Science Museum – Balboa Park – 1875 El Prado
Robeks Juice – 1060 University Ave, Suite A-107
San Diego Public Library – 35 Branches
San Diego Sunset Vacation Rentals – business center – 3748 Mission Blvd.
Santos Coffee House – 3001 Beech St. (619)236-8622
Shelter Island West End Public Dock
Sherman Heights neighborhood – 20th between Island and J Street
Sorrento Valley Food Court – corner of Mira Mesa Boulevard and Scranton Road near the 5/805 junction
Sorrento Mesa area building campus near Karl Strauss
Tapioca Express – 4646 Convoy St. #106B
That Technical Bookstore – 8909-A Complex Drive (858)614-4323
The Espresso Garden, 4121 Park Blvd – (619) 301-8817
The Internet Place – 936 Garnet Ave ( 858)483-8612
The Living Room Point Loma – 1018 Rosecrans – (858) 222-6852
The Other Side Coffeehouse – 4096 30th
The Ould Sod Irish Pub – 3373 Adams Ave.
Toms Master Mechanics – 5820 Autoport Mall (858)450-9494
Travel University International – 3870 Murphy Canyon Road Suite 310 ( 858)292-9755
Twiggs Bakery & Coffeehouse – 4590 Park Boulevard (619)296-0616
Twiggs Bakery & Coffeehouse – 702 Ash Street (619)232-0436
University of San Diego campus
Urban Fresh Deli – closed weekends – 8885 Rio San Diego Drive, #170 (619) 298-2173
Urban Grind – 3797 Park Blvd (619)294-2920
Vons – 3550 Murphy Canyon Rd ( 858)292-4148
Woodstocks Pizza – 6145 El Cajon Blvd (619) 265-0999
Ye Olde Bicycle Cafe, 6729 University Ave, College Area, (619) 582-4024.
Yard House Restaurant – 1023 4th Ave. – (619) 233-YARD
Your Mamas Mug – 4967 Newport Ave (619)523-0687
Zs Caffe – 1425 India St (619)231 0711
Hats off to WifiFreespot.com for much of this information.