San Diego, CA
Roma Norte Brings Standout Cocktails and Mexico City Chic to San Diego
The downtown nightlife scene is getting a boost with the arrival of Roma Norte, a sophisticated cocktail bar that transports a touch of Mexico City to the Headquarters at Seaport where it’s located across from Puesto. The space, and its food and drink menu, clearly pay homage to its namesake neighborhood in Mexico’s capital, known as a bustling culinary and arts district with world-class cocktail culture.
At 2,000-square-feet with a capacity for 60 guests, Roma Norte’s dark, moody interior, illuminated by the backlit bar, creates an intimate yet social atmosphere. Under a canopy of soft lights and greenery, bar-height tables encourage mingling while cozy two-tops flank the walls.
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Led by vice president of bar and spirits Beau du Bois (Marisi, Meadowood) and director of bar logistics Derek Cram (Puesto, PDT), with chef Erik Aronow (Puesto, Destroyer) providing a menu of Mexico City-style bites, Roma Norte aims to be a beacon for both locals and travelers.
Forging unforgettable experiences through exceptional drinks and unparalleled service, du Bois and his team are confident their bar will become a fixture for those seeking something beyond the Gaslamp’s offerings.
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With over 70 cocktails, Roma Norte’s menu showcases both creativity and precision. The habanero margarita is vapor-infused with habaneros to capture the chili pepper’s floral essence without the heat, a process that takes 30 minutes to distill a single drink. It comes with a dropper of capsaicin shrub, allowing guests to customize the drink to their preferred spice level.
And the deceptively simple Sex on the Beach involves a multi-day process of melding and clarifying ingredients, then force carbonating the mixture before layering it over cranberry juice and Dell’Etna Pesca, a high-quality peach liqueur.
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“Talented chefs take every opportunity to layer in additional depths of flavor as well as improve the texture and appearance of their dishes. We take the same approach with our cocktail program. If we can make a drink better with a longer process, we will” states Cram.
“At Roma Norte, we’re executing the most ambitious cocktail program we’ve ever created,” explains Cram. “Not only is the menu much larger than at Puesto and Marisi, but virtually every cocktail has one or more labor-intensive sub-recipes. Scaling up these prep-intensive drinks has been challenging.”
Non-alcoholic options are crafted with equal care. Unimpressed with current NA offerings, the Roma Norte team makes many in-house, like the NA mezcal with tea and eucalyptus. The Nadachelada features alcohol-free Corona with a house-clarified michelada mix.
The staff is comprised of trained bartenders, so some of the city’s rising bar stars like Alyssa Ellis (Animae) may be serving your cocktail or the one making it. “We all have a hand in creating, preparing, and delivering our technique-driven, elevated, cocktails, and we can all speak to them passionately, as we walk you through our menu,” explains assistant general manager Edwin Vergara.
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Open until 2 a.m., Roma Norte plans to cater to a diverse crowd, from industry professionals to nearby hotel guests. “It’s a place, like The Lion Share,” adds Vergara, “where you can enjoy a cocktail after a night out on the town or where you can start off with a cocktail before dinner.”
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“Now that Roma Norte is open, we have a long way to go,” says du Bois. “Planting our flag and being open until 2 a.m. is going to require patience and unmatched hospitality. The good news is, we have such an incredibly dedicated bar team that understands the assignment.”
NASCAR will honor the 250th birthday of the United States and the US Navy’s 250th anniversary with a race brand new to the racing calendar.
The Anduril 250 will take place on a road course built on Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, California. The 3.4-mile track has 19 turns. The race is 255 miles total and drivers will do 75 laps.
Shane van Gisbergen, who is widely considered to be NASCAR’s best road course driver, will start in pole position. van Gisbergen has won seven road races in 14 total starts, and he is just two road wins away from tying Jeff Gordon’s record of nine.
nascar anduril 250: what to know
- When: June 21, 4 p.m. ET
- Where: Coronado Street Course (Naval Base Coronado, San Diego, California)
- Channel: Streaming exclusive
- Streaming: Prime Video (30 days free)
Here’s everything you need to know about today’s NASCAR Cup Series race on the Coronado Street Course.
NASCAR Cup race at San Diego start time:
Today’s (June 21) NASCAR race, the Anduril 250, begins at 4 p.m. ET.
What channel is today’s (June 21) NASCAR race on?
Today’s NASCAR race won’t be on traditional television; it will air exclusively on Prime Video.
How to watch the NASCAR Anduril 250 for free:
With Prime Video, you can also take advantage of the streamer’s Shop the Race storefront, exclusively on the Amazon mobile app, to shop gear, flags, and more for your favorite driver.
NASCAR San Diego starting lineup:
- Shane van Gisbergen
- Carson Hocevar
- Ryan Blaney
- Zane Smith
- Todd Gilliland
- Daniel Suárez
- Ryan Preece
- Connor Zilisch
- Michael McDowell
- Austin Hill
- Ty Gibbs
- Bubba Wallace
- Corey Heim
- Kyle Larson
- AJ Allmendinger
- Chris Buescher
- Tyler Reddick
- Austin Dillon
- Joey Logano
- Alex Bowman
- Kevin Magnussen
- Chase Briscoe
- Ross Chastain
- Riley Herbst
- Cole Custer
- Denny Hamlin
- William Byron
- John Hunter Nemechek
- Brad Keselowski
- Chase Elliott
- Austin Cindric
- Noah Gragson
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Ty Dillon
- Josh Berry
- Jimmie Johnson
- Christopher Bell
- Erik Jones
- Cody Ware
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Shane van Gisbergen earned his sixth career pole and second of the 2026 season on Saturday, rocketing to pole position around NASCAR’s all-new 3.4-mile street course at Naval Base Coronado. He even touched the wall twice on his fast lap, pushing to the absolute limit.
“A little bit (surprised),” said Van Gisbergen, who went out with the first group of qualifiers. “I thought the track would be better, and I thought people would execute a bit better. As I said, it’s just so difficult. There’s three or four corners you’re seeing for the first time of the day, and it’s on your heater. Amazing. The Red Bull Chevy is really good. Thank you to Trackhouse for doing a great job from yesterday, and we just need to get the driver a bit better,” he concluded with a smile.”
Watch: SVG surprised to win Busch Light Pole at San Diego
Van Gisbergen bested Carson Hocevar by 0.0156s with a fast lap of 2:14.788s. Ryan Blaney will start third, Zane Smith fourth, and Todd Gilliland fifth. Blaney was a little bit quicker than SVG for most of his lap, but lost it through the final set of corners.
Daniel Suarez, Ryan Preece, Connor Zilisch, Michael McDowell, and Austin Hill will out the remainder of the top ten on the starting grid.
Project 91 driver Kevin Magnussen qualified 21st for his NASCAR Cup debut. Notably, championship leader Tyler Reddick spun out, but still reached 17th on the grid. Denny Hamlin is just 19 points behind him, and will start 26th.
Watch: Reddick loops it in Turn 2 during qualifying
Some other notable drivers very deep in the field include William Byron in 27th, Chase Elliott 30th, and an injured Christopher Bell 37th. He will have Brent Crews on standby, and may finish the race for Bell on Sunday.
Jimmie Johnson was the first driver to set a time, and showed just how tricky things were as he had to use the runoff area in Turn 2 to avoid an incident. Erik Jones also smacked the wall at the exit of Turn 16, but there were no red flags during the session.
NASCAR Cup San Diego ‘Anduril 250’ Full Starting Lineup
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