Looking for a selection of culture and diversity with everything from bar burgers to authentic Afghanistan restaurants, classic thrift stores to independent fashion forward shops, and urban cafes to wine cellars, all in a low key, laid back area? Then you cannot afford to miss Hillcrest.

When planning a San Diego vacation, make sure to spend some quiet time away from the regular hustle bustle of busy city life in this suburb. The warm and welcoming tree-lined streets with boutique shops and specialty restaurants in this quaint San Diego area make Hillcrest an ideal place to spend a day.

Near the grassy Balboa Park and majority of the San Diego museums, Hillcrest, known as the first suburb of San Diego, closely resembles a village rather than an urban town tucked away on a ridge between Mission Hills and Bankers Hill.

This small suburb is full of little coffee shops, restaurants, specialty food outlets, antique stores, specialty shops, bookstores and boutiques. Hillcrest is a classy suburban shopping destination for those who have shopping on their agenda. Thanks to its cool and serene California atmosphere, you will often find tourists with their families either walking or cycling through the Hillcrest neighborhood. So if you need to get away from your San Diego beach rental for a day, make your way up to this colorful neighborhood.

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