The Field Irish Pub sits at 544 5th Avenue in the heart of San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, an Irish bar and restaurant that has poured pints on the strip since the 1990s. The Gaslamp Quarter Association lists it among the district's enduring pubs, and the room leans hard into its Irish identity.
The room
The interior is a dark wood, low-ceilinged pub built to read as if it were lifted out of Ireland, with a long bar downstairs and dining tables packed close together. Tripadvisor and Yelp reviewers consistently single out the upstairs space and the trad-music nights as the reason to climb the stairs. The fit-out is heavier and more worn-in than the polished cocktail rooms a few doors down, which is the point.
What to order
Order a properly poured Guinness, the drink the bar is built around, or an Irish coffee to close the night. The kitchen runs a full Irish menu rather than bar snacks, with shepherd's pie, fish and chips, Guinness beef stew, boxty, and a full Irish breakfast served on weekend mornings per the official site. Happy hour runs 3pm to 7pm Monday through Friday, the cheapest window for a pint.
Who it is for
The Field fits anyone after a pint and live trad music, a full Irish breakfast in the middle of downtown, or a pub night that is not a club. Skip it if you came to the Gaslamp for craft cocktails or a quiet date, since weekend nights fill loud and the room is built for a crowd.
Best time to go
Hours run to midnight on weeknights and to 2am on Friday and Saturday, with weekend opens pushed to 9am for breakfast per the official site. Sunday brings Irish dancing and music from the early evening, and a live band plays Friday nights. A weekday afternoon during happy hour is the calm way in.
The neighbourhood
The pub anchors a 5th Avenue block in the Gaslamp Quarter, steps from Petco Park, the convention center, and the rest of downtown's bar grid. The location makes it an easy first or last stop on a Gaslamp crawl and a reliable pre-game or post-game room when the Padres are home. The Trolley and rideshare both reach it directly.
The bottom line
The Field is the Gaslamp Quarter's longtime Irish pub, a wood-lined 5th Avenue room built around Guinness, a full Irish kitchen, and weekly trad music. The Gaslamp Quarter Association and the regulars on Yelp both treat it as a fixture rather than a trend. Come for a pint and a session, order the Guinness and a plate of stew, and take a weekday afternoon if you want the quiet version.
Keep exploring with our Pubs in San Diego guide, the full San Diego bar guide, and our edit of pubs worldwide. Pair The Field Irish Pub with Gaslamp Tavern in San Diego, O'Brien's Pub in San Diego, and Tilted Kilt Pub in San Diego.
Sources: The Field official site (2026); Gaslamp Quarter Association listing; Tripadvisor reviews; Yelp reviews (n=1,149); Google Maps reviews.
