Places To Eat:
Pokez Mexican Restaurant - 947 E St - (619) 702-7160- tons of hole in the wall mexican eateries. the best mexican food comes from cities close to mexico!
Record Stores:
Off The Record - http://www.offtherecordmusic.com/ - 3849 5th ave. decent selection, located in hillcrest: the "artsy" district, sometimes have in store free shows. always have tons of classic san diego emo/hardcore for sale.
Lou's Records - http://www.lousrecords.com/ - 434 N Coast Highway 101 Encinitas, CA. located about 15 minutes north of san diego, usually has the best selection of any record store in the area.
show places:
Che Cafe - http://checafe.ucsd.edu/ - located on the university of california campus, one of the very few diy show spaces in southern california. also serves vegan food.