For those after the LA-esque club scene, the E Street Alley tries desperately to fill the void. The DJs stick to the basics with their music selection, offering top-40s hits and mainstream club favorites like YMCA and Brick House . If it's dancing you crave, E Street does offer one of the largest dance floors in San Diego, but with all the sweaty bodies that fill it on an average weekend night, one would never know. Expect at least 10 minutes of shoving and squeezing through the pseudo-in crowd to get from one side of the bar to the other. Be prepared to spend a bundle on dinner, but if you get there before eight you'll avoid both the cover and the long wait at the door.
Valet parking is available and often a good idea.
Not only will it keep you from being seen circling the trendy establishment, but will save your feet for dancing in your uncomfortably-cool black boots. One of Downtown's most posh clubs fills up for electronica night, Essential.