TheTempo staff has compiled a list of bars, restaurants and cafes thatmake San Diego a better place to live.

The Pennant

2893 Mission Blvd.

(858) 488-1671

“Strange things are afloat at the Pennant!” according to ChrisWerner, frequent patron of The Pennant. Since 1962 it has attracted amotley crew of people ranging from the young college crowd to agingbeach-combers. As 21-year-old Luke Showalter, a regular visitor tothis establishment, puts it, “(The Pennant) is a white trash bar withan upper- class crowd.” A pungent odor of cologne, alcohol and saltwater lingers in this rustic bar with all wood d