Located in San Marcos, California, North City has restaurants, a farmers market, live music, apartment living, and retail shopping opportunities. Whether you're looking for urban apartment townhomes or a coffee shop to get some work done, North City is your North County San Diego downtown public community hub.

North City San Marcos is near the Cal State University San Marcos main campus as well as Pima Medical Institute and CSUSM Extended Learning. You'll find a mix of retail and residential leasing opportunities. Learn more on the North City website.

In this post, I share details about North City San Marcos CA, the restaurants, Block C apartments, parking, and businesses in the downtown area. 

Farmers Market

Stop by North City's open-air market every Tuesday. It features local fresh fruits, vegetables, fresh-baked bread, seafood, dairy, nuts, fresh flowers, handcrafted gifts, prepared hot foods, and more. The market is open year-round Tuesdays 3 pm – 7 pm.

North City Restaurants

Buona Forchetta

The Buona Forchetta restaurant chain is known for its award-winning Neapolitan-style pizzas and Northern Italian upscale entrees. The San Marcos location is family-friendly with indoor seating as well as large patio options.

Address: 250 North City Drive Suite 3, San Marcos, CA

Copa Vida

Copa Vida has multiple locations throughout San Diego County. Drinks are tasty and ingredient-forward. The shop is pretty big, with bright open windows, plenty of chargers for your laptop. Over the years, this spot in North City used to be Halcyon, then GRIT, now it's Copa Vida.

Address: 250 North City Dr. Suite 1, San Marcos, CA 92078

Draft Republic - Not Open Yet

Draft Republic boasts 36 craft beers on tap, an on-site brewery, comfort food, full cocktail bar, 8 lane bowling alley, video wall, retro arcade, live music, private party rooms, outdoor patios, and more.

Fresh Healthy Cafe

Get your health-forward smoothies, fresh-squeezed juice, wraps, salads, or crunchy, warm, and melty paninis at Fresh Healthy Cafe. They also offer catering for your next event.

Address: 250 N City Dr Suite 5, San Marcos, CA 92078

Mason Ale Works - Temporarily Closed

Address: 255 Redel Rd, San Marcos, CA 92078

Tapioca Express

Parched? Searching for teas, boba, and maybe a snack? Tapioca Express offers milk tea, mangonada, juice, hot teas, and loads of beverage options to whet your appetite. Snacks include chicken wings, fried tofu, French fries, fried dumpling, among other items.

Address: 200 E Barham Dr Suite 104, San Marcos, CA 92078

Urge Gastropub & Common House - Permanently Closed

Address: 255 Redel Rd, San Marcos, CA 92078

Umami Japanese

Umami Japanese serves rich, delicious cuisine in North City. They have a pet-friendly patio, perfect for bringing the whole family. The extensive menu boasts draft beer, Japanese beer, hot sake, wine, appetizers, salads, lunch specials, dinner bento, and so much more.

Address: 251 N City Dr Suite 122, San Marcos, CA 92078

Wynston's Ice Cream Co.

The flavors at Wynston's Ice Cream (formerly called Wynn's Ice Cream) will leave your mouth watering for more options. They have classic, nostalgic favorites always on the menu such as cookies in cream, mint chocolate chunk, peanut butter chocolate as well as rotating fun seasonal flavors. They also have vegan/dairy-free options.

Address: 251 N City Dr Suite 128E, San Marcos, CA 92078

Block C Apartments

Live in North City at the Block C Apartments - now leasing built-to-suit or spec units. You'll find modern, pet-friendly lofts and townhome apartments with state-of-the-art neighborhood amenities. It's walkable and you're right next to a bunch of restaurants, dining options, the university, and more. Perfect for campus-affiliated housing.

Other Businesses

North City has offices and commercial spaces to boot. If you're a local business, perhaps you're seeking retail, commercial office, or medical office spaces. These are available at North City as well. Join the party. Make sure to check online or call ahead to learn each business's current hours.

Mesa Rim

There's climbing, yoga, and fitness right in the heart of North City. Mesa Rim is an indoor rock climbing gym and fitness center. Bring friends, kids, family, and have fun.

Address: 285 Industrial Street San Marcos

Union Cowork

Get your cowork on at Union Cowork. They have flexible desks, dedicated desks, private offices, virtual offices, conference rooms, podcast rooms, and more.

Address: Address: 251 N City Dr #128F, San Marcos

Related reading: Things to Do in North County San Diego, California

CSUSM Extended Learning

Address: 288 Campus Way, San Marcos

Pima Medical Institute 

Address: 111 Campus Way, San Marcos

Parking

Structure 1 – 201 Campus Way 

7 days a week – Retail Parking Rules

Level 1. 90 min from 5 am - 2 am. 

Level 2-5. No limit, just don’t park in Reserved Residential. 

Structure 2 – 295 June Way 

Mon – Fri – Retail Parking Rules 

Level 1-2. 90 min from 5 am to 6 pm, then no time limit until 2 am. 

Level 2-6. No Parking (CSUSM only) from 5am to 6pm, then no time limit until 2 am. 

Sat & Sun – Retail Parking Rules 

Level 1-2. 90 min from 5 am to 6 pm, then no time limit until 2 am. 

Level 2-6. No time limit from 5 am to 2 am.

Located in San Marcos, North City's restaurant, retail, and residential options make it a thriving community development and neighborhood in  North County San Diego. San Marcos is close to Escondido, Rancho Santa Fe,  Solana Beach, Carlsbad, Vista, and Oceanside.

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Flowers are popular on many social networking sites. If you’ve ever thought of posting an image of flowers on your Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, or perhaps your website or blog, it's important to know what the most popular flower hashtags are. 

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You have to know your related hashtags if want to increase your SEO presence on any social media platform. If you are new to arranging flowers, you might want to read Flower School: A Practical Guide to the Art of Flower Arranging or Flower Arranging: The Complete Guide for Beginners.

Why do people use hashtags? 

It’s more likely for your photos and content to be discovered on the internet when you use widely used and related hashtags. People share images of flowers all the time, every day, every hour. There are literally millions of updates posted to social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook every single day. 

How can you gain more visibility by using popular hashtags on Instagram? Using flower-related hashtags to describe your post or about a particular service will help you get seen by more people and potential customers. This expands your page reach and builds a larger community. If you don't effectively use competitive floral hashtags, only your followers will see the post.

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Popular Instagram Hashtags Related to Flower Photography

Stand out on social media by using trending and popular hashtags. Whether you're styling orchids or sunflowers, florists and small businesses that involve anything related to flowers will want to know these best hashtags for their posts. Search on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook to find out what’s popular, who’s your target market, and what’s currently trending. Here's a list of 100+ best hashtags related to flowers. You probably have seen these flower-related hashtags on Twitter and Instagram. 

1. #babysbreath
2. #bloom 
3. #blooms 
4. #blossom
5. #botanical 
6. #bouquet 
7. #calendulas
8. #carnation
9. #carnations
10. #centerpiece
11. #centerpieceidea
12. #centerpieces
13. #daisy
14. #daisies
15. #fleur
16. #fleurs
17. #floral
18. #floralarrangement
19. #floralart 
20. #floralartist
21. #floralcenterpiece
22. #floraldesign 
23. #floraldesigner
24. #florals 
25. #flores
26. #florist
27. #floristlife
28. #floristic
29. #floristsofinstagram  
30. #floristry
31. #floristrystudent
32. #flower
33. #flowerarrangement
34. #flowerbouquet
35. #flowercrown
36. #flowerlife
37. #flowerlove
38. #flowermagic 
39. #flowerdesign
40. #flowerdesigner
41. #floweroftheday 
42. #flowerpower
43. #flowerporn
44. #flowershop
45. #flowerslovers  
46. #flowersofinstagram 
47. #flowersoflife
48. #flowerstagram 
49. #flowerstalking 
50. #florals 
51. #garden 
52. #greenery
53. #handbouquet
54. #handmade
55. #handmadewithlove
56. #hydrangea
57. #hydrangeas
58. #homedecor
59. #iris
60. #inspiration 
61. #instabloom
62. #instaflower 
63. #instaflowers
64. #lavender
65. #lavenderflower
66. #lavenderflowers
67. #lilies
68. #local
69. #localbusiness
70. #mothernature
71. #nature
72. #orchid
73. #orchids
74. #peony
75. #peonies
76. #petals
77. #pink
78. #plant
79. #plantpower
80. #plants 
81. #prettythings
82. #rose
83. #roses 
84. #shoplocal
85. #shopsmall
86. #shopsmallbusiness
87. #smallbusiness
88. #spring 
89. #springblooms
90. #springflowers
91. #sunflower
92. #sunflowers
93. #tulip
94. #tulips
95. #weddingbouquet 
96. #weddingday
97. #weddingflower
98. #weddingflower
99. #weddingideas
100. #weddingplanning
101. #zinnia
102. #zinnias

Best Hashtags and Tips

These are some of the best flower hashtags to use on social media for a trendy, nature-inspired audience. I did the research into the data and found the best flower hashtags on Instagram, Instagram Reels, Twitter, or Facebook.

The posts on your business account can get more followers. Posting is a lot of work, so make it worthwhile. You can copy and paste some of these floral hashtags, but also make sure to tag relevant brands and local businesses. 

Tag relevant people or businesses. 

Tagging people or businesses in your photo posts can help your Instagram account get more comments and likes. Use top hashtags related to your niche. For example: if you post a photo of a bouquet of flowers with a vase and cheese board, you can tag the vase brand, the brands of cheeses, the cracker brands, whatever is visible in the photo.

Tell a piece of your story. 

Talk about the flowers in the post or photo. Use your words and a hashtag. You can describe the scent or ways to style it. Your words can make a difference in how people find you on Instagram. They might search for certain words and most popular hashtags so you never know how they find your post (or when). It helps to post your business on multiple social media platforms as well. The photography itself might find success on one platform over another. Create a dialogue to boost and benefit your posts. A beautiful photo without any words doesn't prompt the social media user to do anything.

Use a hashtag related to your city. 

If you are a business, it helps to add a hashtag or two regarding your surrounding area to your posts. For example: If you are based in Los Angeles, it helps to use tags like #LosAngeles or better yet, about your particular neighborhood ie #BoyleHeights vs #VeniceBeach. Once you do it a couple times you start to figure it out. You can integrate other hashtags into the mix as well. 

Related reading: Beach Hashtags for Instagram Reels, TikTok, Facebook, and More. Read it here.

Look at the data. 

It helps to know what your customers are searching for. Are they looking for chic flower arrangements? Do they tend to like, comment, save the post, share the post, or what? Looking at the data of the other posts you created can guide you on what your users are doing. Trending and popular hashtags for Instagram are very competitive. To get the best results, use hashtags that are tailored to your business account size, desired audience, and engagement rate.

Flowers are beautiful pieces of nature's art. Floral design is a work of human art. When you post your photos, there is always the hope to get more likes, gain popularity amongst the platform's users, and perhaps get a sale from a real person. Show off your passion to the world with a hashtag.

Oceanside Harbor Village has delicious waterfront dining, fresh seafood, and incredible views. It's the perfect spot for you and your family to have a fun experience in the sun. Oceanside is a beach town in North County San Diego, California with a range of shops, waterfront restaurants, and breweries. Whether you're in the mood for spicy salsa and delicious Mexican cuisine or fish and chips, the Oceanside Harbor restaurants have great food options for your tastebuds.

Oceanside Harbor Village - 280 Harbor Dr S, Oceanside, CA 92054

It's located near cities such as Carlsbad, Encinitas, Vista, and San Marcos. Oceanside Harbor Village is a cool local spot. You'll find rows and rows of sailboats docked. You'll see people strolling leisurely or grabbing a bite of fish tacos or fresh seafood at one of the Oceanside Harbor restaurants. Oceanside Harbor Village is a buzzing location to spend the afternoon. Forget bringing a snack, eat at one of the local restaurants for breakfast, lunch, or dinner instead.

Parking

There is free parking as well as paid parking in the area. It depends on how close you want to be and if you are good to walk a bit. While you're in town you can visit Oceanside Pier. Click here to read all about Oceanside Pier -  nearby restaurants, fishing, parking, everything you need to know! 

Dominic's Italian Restaurant

You can find pizza, pasta, subs, soups, salads, spaghetti at Dominic's Italian Restaurant, sometimes also called Dominic's Pizza. Order a dipping sauce: Marinara, Alfredo, Meat Sauce, Arrabbiata, or Pesto. They also have seafood dishes such as lobster bisque and New England clam chowder.

Address: 268 Harbor Drive S, Oceanside, CA 92054

Phone Number: 760-754-1881 

Website: Dominic's Pizza / Dominic's Italian Restaurant

D’Vino Cafe & Wine Bar 

D’Vino Cafe & Wine Bar offers classic, Italian dining with an awesome view overlooking the Oceanside Harbor marina. It is part of Dominic's Italian Restaurant with the same menu but a different seating area. Grab a bite to eat here or next door.

Address: 262 Harbor Dr, Oceanside, CA

Phone Number: 760-754-1881

Harbor Fish and Chips

This Oceanside favorite is family owned and operated business since 1969. Harbor Fish and Chips is open daily from 11 am but call for their current hours. They serve dishes like fish baskets, chicken tenders, corndog, jumbo shrimp, combos, New England clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl, grilled or fried chicken, burgers, fish tacos, and more. They have drinks too: beer, wine, soda, water, coffee, tea. Their patio is dog-friendly.

Address: 276 Harbor Dr, Oceanside, CA 92054

Phone Number: 760-722-4977

Website: Harbor Fish and Chips

Harbor Pelican Deli and Mart 

Come to Harbor Pelican Deli and Mart for breakfast or lunch. Breakfast is a choice of omelet, Pelican Burrito, and ham and cheese croissant. Lunch dishes such as the fish sandwich, hotdogs, fresh fish plate, and pizza. You can also buy fresh fish here such as yellowfin tuna, white sea bass, swordfish, and more. They sell drinks such as Red Bull, Perrier, and juice.

Address: 1380 N Pacific St, Oceanside, CA

Phone Number: 760-722-5853 

Website: Harbor Pelican Deli and Mart

Joe's Crab Shack 

Peel 'n eat shrimp, crispy calamari, garlic bread, spinach and artichoke dip, oh my. Joe's Crab Shack has a pretty extensive menu with appetizers, soups, salads, burgers, sandwiches, crab buckets, cocktails, and believe it or not, a lot more. They have great views of the harbor and happy hour specials Monday through Friday.

Address: 314 Harbor Dr, Oceanside, California 92054

Phone Number: 760-721-1345

Website: Joe's Crab Shack

Jolly Roger - Permanently Closed

Address: 1900 N Harbor Dr, Oceanside, CA

Phone Number: 760-967-6539

Lighthouse Oyster Bar & Grill 

If you're seeking award-winning chefs to create your seafood dishes, Lighthouse Oyster Bar & Grill is a match made in tastebud heaven. Their specialties are fresh fish from local fishermen, oysters, steak, and dessert. They have a pretty extensive happy hour menu. Due to Covid, they're currently offering dine-in on their two patios, take-out, curbside and online ordering.  

Address: 262 Harbor Drive South, Suite 201 Oceanside, CA 92054

Phone Number: 760-433-1900

Nana & Pop’s Sweet Shop

Soothe your sweet tooth with a stop at Nana & Pop's Sweet Shop. Get your ice cream, fresh hand-made waffle cones, old-fashioned candy, taffy town saltwater taffy. You'll find hand-dipped chocolate bananas, shaved ice,  and dozens of candy bars.

Address: 280 South Harbor Drive

Phone Number: 760-722-1723

Nautical Bean Coffee Company 

Established in 1994, Nautical Bean Coffee Company offers coffee, espresso, cappuccino, Americano, mochas, lattes, hot chocolate, iced coffee drinks, smoothies, and an assortment of teas. They serve breakfast all day with options such as bagel sandwich, oatmeal, muffins, bacon wrap, and more. 

Address: 240 Harbor Dr, Oceanside, California 92054

Phone Number: 760-722-4851

Website: Nautical Bean Coffee Company 

Oceanside Broiler Seafood, Steaks, and Sushi 

Waterfront dining in Oceanside is a must-do, especially when Oceanside Broiler offers happy hour food every day 12 - 6 PM. They have lunch, dinner, kids, and delectable desserts menus. The menu is seemingly endless with fresh seafood, filet mignon, lamb, ribs, soup, salad, tacos, and literally so much more.

Address: 1325 Harbor Drive North

Phone Number: 760-722-3474

Rockin' Baja Lobster 

Get a taste of Puerto Nuevo at Rockin' Baja Lobster in Oceanside. They currently offer both outdoor dining and indoor dining as well as to-go orders. They've got weekly specials as well as tacos, enchiladas, burritos, adult beverages, sides, desserts, and more.

Address: 258 Harbor Drive South

Phone Number: 760-967-6199 

Stratford at the Harbor 

Stratford at the Harbor fosters a family-friendly restaurant atmosphere in hopes that every visitor feels like an Oceanside local. They offer a full menu of breakfast, lunch, and dinner, where you'll find omelets, eggs and scrambles, pancakes, bagels, sandwiches, fish and chips, fish tacos, salads, and soup.

Address: 280 S Harbor Drive Oceanside, CA 92054

Phone Number: 760-453-2073

Website: Stratford at the Harbor

Tony’s Bar & Grill

Pop into Tony's Sports Bar And Grill. The menu includes lunch, dinner, beer, and wine. Locals say it's a good joint to sip beer and watch football. Reviewers often mention the 22 ingredient bloody Mary! 

Address: 274 Harbor Dr, Oceanside, CA 92054

Phone Number: 760-433-8466

North County San Diego

Come to Oceanside Harbor Village for waterfront dining and to eat fresh seafood! Oceanside is located in North County San Diego near Carlsbad. Click here to discover Things to Do in Oceanside, California: Restaurants, Coffee Shops, What to See. You might also want to check out Things to Do in North County San Diego, California as well as 8 Things to Do in Encinitas, Ca. Encinitas is right next to the Oceanside area.

The Office is a classic!! The U.S. version of The Office sitcom ran for 9 seasons. Set at a paper company in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the mockumentary (mock documentary) features the staff of Dunder-Mifflin. There's Jim, Pam, Dwight, Ryan, Kevin, and so many characters. Of course, you're here because of Michael Scott. The World's Best Boss mug from The Office is iconic. You see Michael Scott with it a lot in the tv show.

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World's Best Boss Ceramic Mug

You can buy a double-sided The Office coffee mug with Dunder Mifflin and World's Best Boss as a Christmas gift or office gift. Find it on Amazon. NBC also sells a version of the mug. They have The Office World's Best Boss Dunder Mifflin Ceramic Mug. It's a white 15 oz mug as seen on The Office. Shop it here.

Office Mugs

• World's Best Boss Ceramic Mug. Click here to shop.
• Schrute Farms, Bed And Breakfast Est. 1992, Office 11 Ounces Funny White Coffee Mug. Click here to shop.
• That’s What She Said 20-Ounce Mug - Ceramic Cup For Hot Coffee, Tea, Cocoa - Every That's What She Said Joke from All Seasons - Licensed NBC Items. Shop on Amazon.
• World's Best Boss White Mug. Find it at the NBC Store.
• I Love Pretzel Day Mug. Click here to shop.

There were many cast members and characters that appeared over the seasons. Some of the cast includes:

Steve Carell as Michael Scott, John Krasinski as Jim Halpert, Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly, Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute, Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin, Melora Hardin as Jan Levinson, Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor, Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton, Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone, B. J. Novak as Ryan Howard, Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez, Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson, Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin-Vance, Craig Robinson as Darryl Philbin, Rashida Jones as Karen Filippelli, Ed Helms as Andy Bernard, Ellie Kemper as Erin Hannon, and much more.

Creators: Ricky Gervais and Greg Daniels. 

Executive Producers: Greg Daniels, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Ben Silverman, Howard Klein, Paul Liberstein, B.J. Novak, Brent Forrester, Teri Weinberg, and Mindy Kaling.

Producers: Justin Spitzer, Halsted Sullivan, Steve Carell, Aaron Shure, and Jennifer Celotta.

There are plenty of Office-themed products to add to your shopping cart. There are gift items for fans in different price ranges so you can choose an option that makes sense for you.

When in doubt on what to purchase for an Office fan, go for the World's Best Boss mug.