Shelter Island San Diego Restaurants

Yes. Kona Kai Marina shares the dining of the Kona Kai San Diego Resort, a short walk from any slip. Vessel Restaurant + Bar serves SoCal coastal cuisine, steaks, and seafood over the water, with an outdoor patio on San Diego Bay. The poolside Tiki Bar and the adults-only Paloma Bar add casual food and cocktails, and an on-site store carries coffee, beer, and wine for provisioning. Marina tenants take 10% off dining and drinks at Vessel and the Tiki Bar. Book a table at Vessel by calling 619-819-8195.

Vessel Restaurant + Bar is the resort’s waterfront restaurant, a short walk from any slip, with a panoramic view across San Diego Bay and the marina. The kitchen serves SoCal coastal cuisine, steaks and seafood for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and the outdoor patio is where most guests end up. Call 619-819-8195 for a table, and current menus are posted online. Marina tenants take 10 percent off dining and drinks at Vessel, which applies whether you are feeding crew or entertaining guests for the weekend.

There are two pools and two bars. The Tiki Pool is open daily from 6 AM to 10 PM, and the poolside Tiki Bar runs Friday through Sunday from 11 AM until dusk, with fire pits, four deluxe cabanas and a menu that works for children. The Paloma Pool is open daily from 8 AM to 10 PM, and the adults-only Paloma Bar runs Saturday from 11 AM until dusk and Sunday from 11 AM to 5 PM. Both look out over the marina and the private beach. Marina tenants take 10 percent off dining and drinks at the Tiki Bar.

The marina has a store on site carrying coffee, beer and wine, and the Island Boutique gift shop is open daily. For anything more, Shelter Island Drive is a short walk, and West Marine, San Diego Marine Exchange and Sailing Supply Corporation cover chandlery and ship’s stores. Crew and guests eat at Vessel Restaurant + Bar, the Tiki Bar or the Paloma Bar without leaving the property, and marina tenants take 10 percent off at Vessel and the Tiki Bar. On-site laundry, restrooms and showers handle the rest of an extended stay.

Yes. Private cabanas come with lounge chairs, flat-screen televisions, Wi-Fi, bottled water, chips, cookies and towels, and upgraded packages add alcoholic beverages and a credit toward food and drink. They are available from 11 AM to sunset and are reserved on 619-819-8192 or through [email protected]. Beach cabanas use the same number. The Tiki Bar has four deluxe cabanas of its own beside the pool. For a larger party, marina tenants receive preferred pricing on banquets and catering through the resort.

Marina tenants take 10 percent off dining and drinks at Vessel Restaurant + Bar and at the Tiki Bar, plus preferred pricing on banquets and catering. Kona Kai Marina shares the dining of the Kona Kai San Diego Resort on the same Shelter Island waterfront, a short walk from any slip, with Vessel as the waterfront restaurant and two poolside bars between it and the docks.

• Vessel Restaurant + Bar: SoCal coastal cuisine, steaks and seafood; breakfast, lunch and dinner; outdoor patio over San Diego Bay; 619-819-8195
• Tiki Bar: Friday through Sunday, 11 AM until dusk, with poolside fire pits, four deluxe cabanas, and food and mocktails for children
• Tiki Pool: daily, 6 AM to 10 PM
• Paloma Bar: adults only; Saturday 11 AM until dusk, Sunday 11 AM to 5 PM
• Paloma Pool: daily, 8 AM to 10 PM
• Private cabanas: 11 AM to sunset, with lounge chairs, televisions, Wi-Fi, water, snacks and towels; upgraded packages available; 619-819-8192 or [email protected]
• On site: a store with coffee, beer and wine, and the Island Boutique gift shop, open daily