Garnet Avenue

Garnet Avenue in San Diego, California is a popular shopping district with lots of nightlife and is approximately nine miles from San Diego International Airport. Most of the east-west streets of this Pacific Beach area are named after precious stones with others including Diamond and Sapphire Streets. The Garnet shopping district offers boutique stores and over 150 restaurants, bars and cafes.

Many brand named clothing stores, used clothing stores and salons can be found along here as well as tattoo parlors and other retail stores. The area doesn't slow down at night time with numerous clubs here including Moondoggies, Blind Melons, Tiki Pacific Beach Nightclub, Plum Crazy and Cannes Bar & Grill. The restaurants cater for all tastes with gourmet pasta, fusion Thai, traditional seaside fare, seafood and much more besides.

Close by is San Diego's are the popular Mission Bay and Mission Beach, where the amusement center Belmont Park can be found with its chief attraction the Giant Dipper Roller Coaster. At Mission Bay visitors can try various watersports including sailing, waterskiing, jet skiing, windsurfing and swimming and there are numerous cycle paths in the area. There are picnic shelters, barbecues, restrooms and showers here too.