Birdseye Rooftop
Get a cocktail and claim a spot at the edge. Prospect Street blurs eight stories below. The light hits different here at 5, when the foot traffic on the street hasn't thinned yet but the sun starts painting the ocean. This is the rooftop people mean when they say La Jolla.
Ask the bartender for their house cocktail. Skip the food. You're here for the view and the light, not the menu.
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- 1110 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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