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True North Tavern visit photograph by Roger Ma
Roger’s original visit photograph · 2009-04-01

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True North Tavern

North Park, San DiegoRecommended

A North Park bar Roger rated 4 stars, calling it a cool spot that breaks from the neighborhood's typical bar mold.

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A North Park bar Roger rated 4 stars, calling it a cool spot that breaks from the neighborhood's typical bar mold.

What to order

    Best for

    • A different kind of North Park bar night

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    Visit history

    Checked in 6 times on Swarm, most recently Jul 7, 2012. See the check-in log

    2009-04-01day precision · source explicit
    ★★★★☆
    “Cool place, not your typical NP bar!”

    Roger rated this North Park bar 4 stars, calling it a cool departure from a typical North Park ("NP") bar in this unpublished Yelp draft.

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