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

Open Late in Coronado, CA

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

Late night in Coronado? These Coronado restaurants and bars serve until 9:30pm or later — a few pour until 2am. Always check the live hours before you head out.

We track 21 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: Serea Coastal Cuisine, Nobu Del Coronado, Stake Chophouse & Bar, Little Frenchie, Peohe's, Miguel's Cocina, Tartine, The Henry, Saiko Sushi, Il Fornaio, MooTime Creamery, McP's Irish Pub & Grill, Danny's Palm Bar & Grill, Babcock & Story Bar, Hotel del Coronado, Coronado Playhouse, Village Theatre (UltraStar Cinemas), Coronado Beach (Central Beach), Coronado Dog Beach, Glorietta Bay Park and Coronado Tidelands Park.

Serea Coastal Cuisine $$$$

★ 4.4 · Seafood · 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118

Chef JoJo Ruiz's sea-to-table flagship inside the Hotel del Coronado, with a terrace practically hanging over the Pacific. Order the whole local fish and time it for sunset.

Hours: Sun 10am–9pm · Mon 5pm–9pm · Tue 5pm–9pm · Wed 5pm–9pm · Thu 5pm–9pm · Fri 5pm–10pm · Sat 10am–10pm

Nobu Del Coronado $$$$

★ 4.5 · Japanese · 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118

The Del's headline act after its $550M renovation: oceanfront Nobu with a pagoda bar and dedicated sushi counter. Books out fast — reservations open 30 days ahead.

Hours: Sun 12pm–9pm · Mon 12pm–9pm · Tue 12pm–9pm · Wed 12pm–9pm · Thu 12pm–9pm · Fri 12pm–10pm · Sat 12pm–10pm

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

Peohe's $$$

★ 4.4 · Seafood · 1201 First St, Coronado, CA 92118

Polynesian-leaning seafood right on the Ferry Landing waterfront with the best downtown-skyline view on the island. The coconut shrimp and weekday happy hour (3-5:30) are the moves.

Hours: Sun 11am–9pm · Mon 11:30am–9:30pm · Tue 11:30am–9:30pm · Wed 11:30am–9:30pm · Thu 11:30am–9:30pm · Fri 11:30am–9:30pm · Sat 11:30am–9:30pm

Miguel's Cocina $$

★ 4.5 · Mexican · 1351 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118

The island's beloved Mexican courtyard cantina across from the Del — everyone comes for the warm chips with the legendary jalapeño white sauce. Weekend brunch runs 10-2.

Hours: Sun 10am–9pm · Mon 11am–9pm · Tue 11am–9pm · Wed 11am–9pm · Thu 11am–9pm · Fri 11am–9:30pm · Sat 10am–9:30pm

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

Saiko Sushi $$$

★ 4.5 · Sushi · 116 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118

Chef-run sushi bar near the ferry end of Orange Ave that leans on local seafood and a serious sake list. Small room — grab the bar or book ahead.

Hours: Sun 12pm–9pm · Mon 4:30pm–9pm · Tue 11:30am–2:30pm, 4:30pm–9pm · Wed 11:30am–2:30pm, 4:30pm–9pm · Thu 11:30am–2:30pm, 4:30pm–9pm · Fri 11:30am–2:30pm, 4:30pm–10pm · Sat 12pm–10pm

Il Fornaio $$$

★ 4.3 · Italian · 1333 First St, Coronado, CA 92118

White-tablecloth Italian at the Ferry Landing since 1999, with a full skyline panorama across the bay and bread from its own bakery. Ask for the terrace at sunset.

Hours: Sun 11am–9:30pm · Mon 11am–9:30pm · Tue 11am–9:30pm · Wed 11am–9:30pm · Thu 11am–9:30pm · Fri 11am–10pm · Sat 11am–10pm

MooTime Creamery $

★ 4.6 · Dessert · 1025 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118

Coronado's nostalgic ice cream parlor since 1998 — cold-slab mix-ins, hand-rolled waffle cones, and an Elvis statue out front. The post-beach ritual for every family on the island.

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

McP's Irish Pub & Grill $$

★ 4.2 · Bar & Lounge · 1107 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118

Opened by a retired Navy SEAL in 1982 and still the SEAL community's unofficial clubhouse. Guinness, fish and chips, live music most nights, and a great back patio.

Hours: Sun 11:30am–12pm · Mon 11:30am–12pm · Tue 11:30am–12pm · Wed 11:30am–12pm · Thu 11:30am–12pm · Fri 11:30am–12pm · Sat 11:30am–12pm

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

Babcock & Story Bar $$$

★ 4.4 · Bar & Lounge · 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118

The Hotel Del's classic lounge, named for the hotel's 1888 founders — mahogany bar, live music, and ocean air off the veranda. Come for a sunset old fashioned even if you're not staying.

Hours: Sun 11am–12pm · Mon 11am–12pm · Tue 11am–12pm · Wed 11am–12pm · Thu 11am–12pm · Fri 11am–12pm · Sat 11am–12pm

Hotel del Coronado $$$$

★ 4.7 · Attraction · 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118

The 1888 Victorian beach palace that put Coronado on the map — Marilyn Monroe filmed here, presidents summered here, and the six-year, $550M restoration wrapped in 2025. Wander the grounds, the promenade, and the shops even if you're not a guest.

Hours: Sun 12am–12pm · Mon 12am–12pm · Tue 12am–12pm · Wed 12am–12pm · Thu 12am–12pm · Fri 12am–12pm · Sat 12am–12pm

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

Village Theatre (UltraStar Cinemas) $$

★ 4.4 · Movies & Shows · 820 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118

Coronado's restored 1947 art-deco movie house, back in business as of July 1, 2026 under UltraStar Cinemas after going dark when the previous operator's lease ended. First-run films with expanded concessions.

Hours: Sun 12pm–11pm · Mon 12pm–11pm · Tue 12pm–11pm · Wed 12pm–11pm · Thu 12pm–11pm · Fri 12pm–11pm · Sat 12pm–11pm

Coronado Beach (Central Beach) $

★ 4.8 · Beach & Shoreline · Ocean Blvd, Coronado, CA 92118

The island's showpiece: a huge, flat, mica-sparkled strand backed by Ocean Boulevard mansions and the Hotel Del's red turrets, perennially ranked among America's best beaches. Free street parking on Ocean Blvd if you're patient.

Hours: Sun 6am–10pm · Mon 6am–10pm · Tue 6am–10pm · Wed 6am–10pm · Thu 6am–10pm · Fri 6am–10pm · Sat 6am–10pm

Coronado Dog Beach $

★ 4.7 · Beach & Shoreline · Ocean Blvd at Sunset Park (north end), Coronado, CA 92118

The leash-free stretch at the far north end of Ocean Blvd, right against the Naval Air Station fence — one of San Diego's happiest patches of sand. Rinse stations and bags at the Sunset Park entrance.

Hours: Sun 6am–10pm · Mon 6am–10pm · Tue 6am–10pm · Wed 6am–10pm · Thu 6am–10pm · Fri 6am–10pm · Sat 6am–10pm

Glorietta Bay Park $

★ 4.6 · Parks & Trails · 1975 Strand Way, Coronado, CA 92118

Grassy bayfront park next to the municipal pool with a small, mellow beach that's perfect for toddlers and paddlers. Front-row seats to Glorietta Bay's sailboats with the bridge beyond.

Hours: Sun 6am–10pm · Mon 6am–10pm · Tue 6am–10pm · Wed 6am–10pm · Thu 6am–10pm · Fri 6am–10pm · Sat 6am–10pm

Coronado Tidelands Park $

★ 4.6 · Parks & Trails · 2000 Mullinix Dr, Coronado, CA 92118

22 bayfront acres under the sweep of the Coronado Bridge — lawns, ballfields, a sandy bay beach, and the skyline across the water. The Bayshore Bikeway rolls right through it; free parking.

Hours: Sun 6am–10:30pm · Mon 6am–10:30pm · Tue 6am–10:30pm · Wed 6am–10:30pm · Thu 6am–10:30pm · Fri 6am–10:30pm · Sat 6am–10:30pm

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