Encinitas’s best local businesses
The 880 spots we’ve checked and stand behind — the ones we’d send a neighbor to. No stars, no pay-to-play.
● Updated Aug 2
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880 businesses across 16 categories — pick a shelf, or search them below.
- 01Restaurants
- 02Beauty
- 03Shopping
- 04Entertainment
- 05Nightlife
- 06Bakeries & Sweets
- 07Antiques, Thrift, & Vintage
- 08Health & Wellness
- 09Arts & Culture
- 10Home & Garden
- 11Hobbies, Books, & Crafts
- 12Sporting Goods
- 13Parks & Outdoors
- 14Services
- 15Pets
- 16Cafes
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Alton Marketplace
OtherBig-box stores & fast food joints are the main tenants at this palm-lined strip mall.
Outlet mall featuring a range of designer and name-brand shops, plus dining options.
Crossroads
OtherShopping center.
Community center hosting a variety of retailers and restaurants, including Kohl's.
Escondido Promenade
OtherOutdoor mall with familiar chain stores, including Target & TJ Maxx, plus salons & casual eateries.
Fashion Valley
OtherLarge shopping center with chain department stores, a movie theater & casual dining options.
Standard strip mall offering a supermarket & a variety of chain eateries & cafes, plus services.
Happening open-air mall with dozens of shops, services & restaurants, a Ferris wheel & a multiplex.
Liberty Station
OtherRelaxed area offering food shops and markets, as well as gardens and art galleries in a historic Navy base.
Indoor destination for families featuring kid-centric facilities, plus a food court, and restaurants.
Shopping center with a supermarket, a laundromat, and a car wash, plus various shops.
One Paseo
OtherBreezy shopping compound offering fashionable stores & services, restaurants & an outdoor courtyard.
Shopping center with a grocery store, a coffee shop, a gas station, and a few restaurants.
Plaza Paseo Real
OtherShopping mall with a cinema, a coffee shop, a library, and a grocery store.
Shopping center with a grocery store, dining, gas station, and banks, plus ample parking.
Sand Canyon Plaza
OtherStripmall containing eatery stalwarts such as Carl's Jr, Domino's, Grater Grilled Cheese, Starbucks, and Sushi Boy.
The Forum Carlsbad
OtherHigh-end retail shops & modern eateries in an outdoor mall environment with a lively vibe.
Stylish shopping complex with a variety of vendors, a grocery store & eateries with outdoor seats.
Mall with chain stores for clothing & shoes, plus Macy's, JCPenney, several restaurants & a cinema.
The Square
OtherRelaxed, open-air shopping center featuring international quick-service eateries & outdoor tables.
Woodbury Town Center
OtherOpen-air shopping center featuring big-box stores, supermarkets, casual eateries & fast food.
LensCrafters at Macy's
Medical ServicesOptical chain selling prescription eyewear, contact lenses & sunglasses. Most offer on-site exams.
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