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Is Kindred Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update (San Diego, CA)

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 36 San Diego, California

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Kindred is open — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

What the source shows: Yelp's listing, updated September 2026, and the bar's own website both show current hours and active operation, and Google Places also lists it as operational. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'Not-Your-Everyday, All Day' (aired 2022-11-11), the show featured Kindred, a cocktail bar in San Diego's South Park neighborhood known for its all-vegan menu and dark, metal-inspired decor. The bar operates from 1503 30th Street. According to Yelp, whose listing for the bar was updated in September 2026 with nearly 2,000 reviews, Kindred remained open with hours of 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 5 p.m. to midnight Friday, 11:30 a.m. to midnight Saturday, and 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.

Google Places listed the business as operational when checked in September 2026. The bar's own website separately advertised newly expanded hours and continued to sell merchandise and take reservations through its site. No news coverage or listing changes describing a closure, rename, or ownership change were found for this location.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 36

Episode 6
Aired
Title: Not-Your-Everyday, All Day · What was featured: all-vegan cocktail bar with a metal-inspired decor
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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/kindred-san-diego
  2. barkindred.com http://www.barkindred.com/
  3. OpenTable https://www.opentable.com/r/kindred-san-diego
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Record ddd-1357 · checked by Cal Marchetti.