By: Lindsay Garbacik By: Lindsay Garbacik | April 13, 2023 | Food & Drink, Lifestyle, Feature, Holiday, Apple News, Guides,
Mother’s Day is quickly approaching, and now is the perfect time to plan how you’ll spoil mom in San Diego. While everyone’s family is a bit different, it’s important to celebrate the people who raised you. This year, Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 12, and we’ve compiled the ultimate guide for treating mom to a life of luxury on her special day.
Start your celebrations off right with a lavish brunch at one of San Diego’s best restaurants. Whether she enjoys a seafood staple, a spread of eggs and bacon, a decadent Nutella and banana crepe, or an inventive culinary creation, we’ve got you covered with our picks for delicious brunches in San Diego. But if you have to make breakfast happen on the go, consider one of the city’s best coffee shops or if you want to continue the day of fun post-brunch, perhaps head to a cocktail lounge.
Treat mom to a special day at the spa. Whether that means joining her for a massage, funding her dream treatment or taking her to a spa she hasn’t experienced before, we’ve rounded up a variety of fabulous options in the city. Not a fan of spa treatments? Treat mom to a trip to a top hair salon. She can experiment with hair treatments, a new style or color, or just revel in a luxurious salon visit. Check out our picks for top hair salons in San Diego.
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Treat mom to a cone of tasty local ice cream from one of San Diego’s best ice cream shops. Grab a pint to take home, build a loaded sundae or taste a new flavor with mom this Mother’s Day.
If your mom does not live nearby, now is the perfect time to plan for her to visit. Treat her to a luxurious stay at one of San Diego’s best hotels and allow her to fully relax and unwind in peace. With stunningly designed boutique hotels, opulent high-end hotel chains, and city staples, it can be hard to choose. We’ve compiled a list of the best hotels in the city that are worthy of lodging your mom.
Soak up the sunshine and spring weather this Mother’s Day and plan a picnic for your family at one of San Diego’s beautiful parks. Cut down on planning and have a picnic service plan your celebration. View our list of picnic services serving San Diego. Rather do it yourself? Swing by one of San Diego’s many delightful eateries to pick up food to-go that is sure to please mom. Start by choosing from the city’s best Mexican, vegan or Japanese restaurants and then find a park you think she’ll most enjoy.
San Diego has a variety of unique, experimental and mouthwatering tasting menus. Treat mom to something she’s never experienced before as you dine on small plates of divine culinary creations. With numerous courses offered and some paired with wines, this is the perfect way to end a day of Mother’s Day festivities. View our picks for the best tasting menus in the city.
For the mom who fawned over her holiday gift of golf clubs, hit the course for a day, making around 18 holes. San Diego has some of the most excellent courses around.
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