FROM ISOLA — CORONADO'S CROWN CITY GUIDE · UPDATED JULY 2026

Bars, Cocktails & Drinks in Coronado, CA

Part of Isola, the Crown City's live guide to eat, drink & do — open-now status, menus and one-tap directions.

Grab a drink in Coronado. These Coronado restaurants and bars are known for craft cocktails, tequila or strong wine lists — with menus, hours and open-now status.

We track 6 spots here, averaging 4.5★. Every listing shows the day's hours, a sample menu with prices, and one-tap call, directions and ordering — plus live "open now" status on the main guide.

On this page: Stake Chophouse & Bar, Little Frenchie, Tartine, The Henry, Danny's Palm Bar & Grill and Coronado Playhouse.

Stake Chophouse & Bar $$$$

★ 4.6 · Steakhouse · 1309 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118

Coronado's modern chophouse and its splashiest dinner reservation — dry-aged beef and a cellar that's taken Wine Spectator's Best of Award of Excellence six years running.

Hours: Sun 4pm–9pm · Mon 4pm–9pm · Tue 4pm–9pm · Wed 4pm–9pm · Thu 4pm–9pm · Fri 4pm–10pm · Sat 4pm–10pm

Little Frenchie $$$

★ 4.5 · French · 1166 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118

A Parisian neighborhood bistro dropped onto Orange Ave — Provençal classics, an absurdly good French cheese list, and brunch every single day until 3.

Hours: Sun 9am–9pm · Mon 9am–9pm · Tue 9am–9pm · Wed 9am–9pm · Thu 9am–9pm · Fri 9am–10pm · Sat 9am–10pm

Tartine $$

★ 4.5 · Cafe · 1106 1st St, Coronado, CA 92118

European-style café a block from the ferry with house-baked pastries and cakes that locals cross the bridge for. Coffee at 7am, wine and quiche by evening.

Hours: Sun 7am–9pm · Mon 7am–9pm · Tue 7am–9pm · Wed 7am–9pm · Thu 7am–9pm · Fri 7am–9:30pm · Sat 7am–9:30pm

The Henry $$$

★ 4.4 · American · 1031 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118

Fox Restaurant Concepts' all-day hangout mid-Orange Ave — coffee bar in the morning, buzzy modern-American dinners and cocktails at night. The prettiest patio scene in the village.

Hours: Sun 8am–10pm · Mon 8am–10pm · Tue 8am–10pm · Wed 8am–10pm · Thu 8am–10pm · Fri 8am–11pm · Sat 8am–11pm

Danny's Palm Bar & Grill $

★ 4.3 · Bar & Lounge · 965 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118

A true-blue dive in a building that's been pouring as The Palm since the early 1900s, wallpapered in Navy SEAL memorabilia. The griddle-smashed Slamburger is the island's best cheap eat.

Hours: Sun 11am–12pm · Mon closed · Tue 2pm–10pm · Wed 11am–1pm · Thu 11am–1pm · Fri 11am–2pm · Sat 11am–2pm

Coronado Playhouse $$

★ 4.5 · Movies & Shows · 1835 Strand Way, Coronado, CA 92118

San Diego County's longest-running community theatre — 81 straight seasons — in an intimate 100-seat cabaret room overlooking Glorietta Bay. The 2026 season: Barefoot in the Park, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Mousetrap, and Into the Woods.

Hours: Sun 2pm–4:30pm · Mon closed · Tue closed · Wed closed · Thu closed · Fri 7pm–9:30pm · Sat 2pm–9:30pm

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