North Park is a neighborhood in San Diego, California, United States, as well as a larger "community" as defined by the City of San Diego for planning purposes. The total population of North Park is 32,708.

 

Northeast of downtown and bordering Balboa Park, you’ll find the diverse and eclectic uptown neighborhoods of North Park.

 

Catering to a local crowd, Hipsters, young professionals and students hang out in trendy North Park, where streets are lined with coffee shops, craft-beer bars, boutiques, art galleries, and diverse restaurants.

 

The restaurant scene is heavy on brunch spots, upscale pubs, taquerias and sushi lounges, and nightlife often revolves around the Observatory North Park, a 1929 theater that hosts rap, rock and electronica.

 

Downtown North Park contains the Ray Street Arts District. Ray at Night is a gallery walk held the second Saturday of every month in North Park. It is the largest and longest running art walk in San Diego's history.

 

The epicenter of North Park is the bar-hopping intersection of  University Avenue and 30th Street, which holds claim to being "the best beer neighborhood in the nation," thanks to numerous craft-beer establishments such as Toronado, Tiger! Tiger! and Modern Times Flavordome.