Ocean Beach Pier Cafe
Location: San Diego, California (5091 Niagara Ave.)
When to visit: Hours vary, but generally open between 9 am – 10 pm
Cost: $10 is enough for many dishes
Time needed to enjoy: 30-60 minutes for a meal
Website: Facebook site (unofficial)
Google Maps is telling me there’s a restaurant in the Pacific Ocean! How can this be? I assume the map is malfunctioning, but when I get to Ocean Beach and see the small building attached the to pier, I realized Google has been right all along. Silly me to question them! (Although Google is wrong once in a while…)
Ocean Beach Pier Cafe – not to be confused with some other Pier Cafes on the water in other San Diego neighborhoods – sits several hundred feet out into the ocean. It must be a pain to get the food way out on that pier, and to prepare it in what must be a tiny kitchen. But those logistical issues are not our concern. We just want to eat on the ocean!
The cafe has a small dining room with great views looking back towards shore. You can get take-out. And there’s also a small bar along the pier where you can eat outside, though you may have to share your meal with the birds.
The cafe is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. You’ll have to park near the beach and make the trek toward the end of the pier.
Would you eat a meal on a pier in the ocean?
The OB pier is one of my favorites in San Diego – mostly because of just how long it is. I love watching the surfers below. I’ve never actually eaten there though – but I have been to the taco shop at the end of the pier at Imperial Beach. They have some amazing fish tacos there.
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I spent quite a while taking pics of surfers there. It’s funny how you can stand on foot and watch surfers beneath you who are actually closer to shore than you are.
I definitely would!
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I love this place! We actually lived just a few blocks down from here (when we lived in San Diego) and always enjoyed walking on the pier. The cafe actually has really tasty food, and the view can’t be beat. I’d highly recommend it.
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Thanks for the first-hand recommendation! I love that whole area of Ocean Beach.
I did something similar in New Zealand, it’s a shame I didn’t know about it when I was in San Diego because I would love to do it again. Maybe there’ll be a next time….
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Nifty, I wonder how far out the New Zealand restaurant is.