Things to do
Things to do in Golden Hill
Victorians on the edge of Balboa Park, 25th Street, and a view of downtown you cannot get anywhere else.
Things to do
Golden Hill ParkPark
The southeastern section of Balboa Park, with lawns, picnic areas and downtown skyline views, and a regular site for neighborhood food festivals.
26th St. and Golden Hill Dr.
Balboa Park Golf CourseSports
A municipal course on the Golden Hill mesa with a nine-hole layout and city views; its clubhouse bar is Tobey's 19th Hole.
2600 Golf Course Dr.
Hayward-Patterson HouseLandmark
An 1887 Queen Anne Victorian at 22nd and Broadway, one of the best-preserved examples of the neighborhood's first wave of building.
22nd St. and Broadway
Golden Hill Fountain GrottoLandmark
Built in 1907, the partially intact grotto is considered Balboa Park's oldest designed feature.
Victorian house walkLandmark
The streets between Broadway and C Street from about 20th to 26th hold clusters of pre-1900 houses, many restored.
Mortis Studio window galleryArts
A creative studio at 25th and C streets that rotates art exhibits in its corner window.
25th St. and C St.
Whatever GalleryArts
A small neighborhood gallery showing local artists.
Sepulveda Meats & ProvisionsShopping
A 28th Street butcher shop opened in 2016 and named one of America's best butcher shops by Food & Wine in 2020.
Eat & drink
Turf Supper ClubGrill-your-own steakhouse
A dim, retro 25th Street institution where diners cook their own steaks on a communal grill.
Pizzeria LuigiPizza
New York-style slices with a leafy patio, featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.
CounterpointAmerican brunch
Open since 2009 and known for its chicken-and-waffles Benedict.
Golden Hill CafeCafé
A neighborhood café known for hash browns that appeared in the 1989 film K-9.
Humberto's Taco ShopTaco shop
A late-night neighborhood taco shop.
KingfisherVietnamese-inspired
A Broadway restaurant that has received Michelin recognition.
Annual events
Golden Hill Block PartyLate October, the Saturday before Halloween
A free neighborhood music festival.
Kate Sessions FestAnnual
A free community concert first held in 2006, named for the horticulturist tied to Balboa Park.