In praise of Part Time Lover record bar in San Diego
I am visiting San Diego and gathered record store recommendations from this sub. I was able to get to M-Theory and then headed to checked out Part Time Lover. The entire concept Blew me away.
A record store in a rear nook of an award winning bar.
https://dailynexus.com/2025-09-04/in-love-with-part-time-lover/
The above article will give you an idea of the bar, but the record store is so cool. It is an extension of a well established store down the street with a DJ spinning jazz, ambient, and requests in the bar. In the cozy record store nook is a highly curated stock of used and new that is organized by vibe: morning coffee, beach time, blues club, 80s radio, etc. (these are from memory, not verbatim so these may not be exact). You end up doing more discovery while flipping and discovering.
tl;dr Visit Part Time Lover if you are ever in San Diego. But only after 4:00 pm as it doesn’t open until then.