Located in the Sculpture Court at The San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park
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P66 10TH ANNIVERSARY
My, how time flies...
Back in 2014 we were handed the keys to one of the most amazing places in San Diego and allowed to create a space for everyone.
Never before had “The Sculpture Court Cafe” at the San Diego Museum of Art been run as a dynamic restaurant/bar space with day and night hours open to the public seven days a week. Our goal was to take this amazing, but sleepy, under-utilized spot in Balboa Park and make it a lively, exciting and delicious gathering space. Our plan included an expanded and more inviting bar, many, many more tables, locally and regionally sourced food (without ever relying on SYSCO or USFoods), local independent beer, regional wine, craft cocktails, vibrant live music and so much more. And of course eating, drinking and celebrating amidst the amazing art (The Henry Moore! The Louise Nevelson! The Claire Falkenstein! The Alexander Calder!) of the SDMA May S. Marcy Sculpture Court & Garden. 10 years later we truly feel like we’ve reached our goals and then some.
•We've served over 2,000,000 guests
•We've poured over 500,000 beers
•We've paid almost $2 million to The San Diego Museum of Art
•We've paid over $750,000 to local musicians
We honestly couldn’t be more proud of what Panama 66 has become.
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LOCATION
LOCATED AT THE SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART.
WWW.SDMArt.COM
1450 El Prado
Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101
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SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram
UPCOMING CLOSURES
sat OCTOBER 26TH
CLOSED FOR WEDDING
CURRENT HOURS
MON Food 11a-5p / Bar 6p
TUE Food 11a-5p / Bar 6p
WED Food 4p-9p / Bar 10p
THU Food 11a-9p / Bar 10p
FRI Food 11a-9p / Bar 10p
SAT Food 10a-9p / Bar 10p
SUN Food 10a-7p / Bar 8p
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MAY S. MARCY SCULPTURE COURT & GARDEN
ANNUAL GARDEN MAINTENANCE: The Sculpture Garden closes one month per year for annual maintenance. This typically happens somewhere between January-March.
THE GARDEN IS OPEN DAILY 11am-5pm, until 9pm on Friday & Saturday. The Garden is Closed on Wednesdays. No food in the Garden.
DRINKS IN THE GARDEN! Yes, you can take drinks out in to the garden, but please no food in the garden.
CHILDREN
You are entering an Art Gallery space
Children must be supervised
No climbing on the sculptures
Shoes are required in the courtyard/dining areas
No running through the courtyard/dining areas
DOGS/PETS AT P66
We love dogs, but we have to follow all County Guidelines to create a safe space for everyone.
Must be on a leash at all times.
Must be in control at all time.
Do not tie leash to furniture or strollers.
Not on furniture.
No barking or aggressive actions.
Aggressive pets will be asked to leave.
NO PETS IN THE AUDITORIUM
NO PETS AT THE BAR
NOW HIRING
BARTENDERS, FOOD RUNNERS, SUPERVISORS
MORE INFO https://www.panama66.com/jobs
LIVE MUSIC
Panama 66 hosts live music every Wednesday-Sunday. Wednesday night music happens inside the Copley Auditorium with Gilbert Castellanos and The Jam Session. Thursday-Sunday the music is located outside in our space in The Sculpture Court at The San Diego Museum of Art. All shows are free unless noted on our CALENDAR.
GRAB & GO IS BACK….
We are soft launching G&G on Monday, April 22nd. The menu will be simple with 4 Sandwiches, 1 Salad, Chips, Cookies, Sodas, Beer & Wine. Hours will be limited to lunches for now. Of course, everything is subject to change ;)
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ALCOHOL IN THE PARK…
There are designated areas where YOU ARE ALLOWED TO CONSUME ALCOHOL IN THE PARK. Please check the map for details and be safe.
Alcohol is NOT ALLOWED in the plazas or common walkways. YOU ARE SUBJECT TO FINE IN THE NON DESIGNATED AREAS. PLEASE CONSUME RESPONSIBLY.
VISIT BLIND LADY ALE HOUSE
Visit our original location. Blind Lady Ale House, also known as BLAH, is located in Normal Heights only a few miles from P66. BLAH has been honored as one of the 100 Best Places to Drink Beer in America by Draft Magazine. We offer indie beer, draft wine and craft pizzas.
3416 Adams Avenue
Normal Heights, Calif 92116
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WHO WE ARE
Jeff Motch and Clea Hantman
Jeff Motch has a degree in Art from SDSU and his work has graced the covers of bands such as Jack Johnson, blink-182, G. Love and many local bands, he has designed for the San Diego Padres, Patagonia, several local restaurants as well as created fine art posters. He ran the local music zine 360, was art director for Cargo Music/Headhunter Records, spent time in Italy working for Acerbis Italia, Designed for the Padres, and co-owned his design firm, Lively and Motch, for five years with Dave Lively of Fall Brewing Company.
Clea Hantman has written eleven books for major publishers. Before that she owned her own successful retail business in downtown San Diego for five years. She’s written for every major publication in San Diego and her work has appeared in dozens of national magazines.
Clea has also been certified by the VPN America, the local branch of the Associazione Vera Pizza Napoletana, an international non-profit organization founded in the mid 1990’s by a group of Neapolitan pizzaiolis (pizza makers). At Blind Lady Ale House we don't follow all the rules laid out by the VPN, but instead use them as a guideline to base our own pizza philosophy on—we specialize in a combination of old world techniques and local sourcing to create a tasty and thoughtful product. Clea is the backbone of this company running payroll, accounts receivable/payable, special event catering, and more.
Clea & Jeff also own and run Blind Lady Ale House in Normal Heights and the defunct Tiger!Tiger!Tavern in North Park.
P66
Panama 66
at The San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado
San Diego, CA, 92101
United States
PLEASE READ
WE DO NOT TAKE RESERVATIONS. We are first come, first served.
BANDS/BOOKING:
Send band info with links to media for review to bands@panama66.com
We are primarily a JAZZ venue.
BRINGING A GROUP?
We are a first come, first serve establishment wherein our guests line up, order at the counter, take a number and seat, and then we bring the food out to you. While we appreciate you thinking of us, we do not take reservations. Groups larger than 8 are difficult to seat and might experience long delays for seating and food. Large groups will be asked to split up and order by table.
EVENTS / WEDDINGS
All large scale/private events in our space are handled by SDMA. For info contact the SDMA events team.
GENERAL INQUIRIES
USE THIS FORM FOR GENERAL INQUIRIES ONLY.