San Diego Reader

• Bar/Club | UCSD

Porter's Pub at UCSD

• 9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, CA 92093 | Directions
• 858-587-4828 | Website

Of the few places that legally sell adult beverages on UCSD’s campus, Porter’s Pub is the most laid back. Professors, grad students, undergrads, and research teams get loose and/or downright drunk here. Beer greases the wheels of networking at this institution, and most people are approachable. You could end up talking to the Mick Jagger of neuroscience — some instructors even hold office hours at the pub. There is a good-sized patio out back, with plenty of tables and smoking spots. Porter’s Pub hosts nationally known performers from time to time. That’s when the place really goes off.