{"id":312474,"date":"2026-05-12T20:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/312474\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T20:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:17:08","slug":"leave-of-absence-summer-season-rooftop-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/312474\/","title":{"rendered":"Leave of Absence Summer Season: Rooftop Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perched atop Alma San Diego in the heart of the Gaslamp Quarter, Leave of Absence is opening for the summer season \u2013 and it\u2019s already looking like one of the better rooftop spots in the city.<\/p>\n

The setup is solid: sweeping San Diego skyline views, a sparkling pool, lush greenery, and a firepit that makes evening visits easy to extend.<\/p>\n

\"Leaves<\/p>\n

A Rooftop Worth the Elevator Ride<\/p>\n

The menu centers on wood-fired pizzas and creative cocktails, which is exactly what you want from a rooftop setting. It\u2019s the kind of place that works just as well for a relaxed lunch with a view as it does for a longer stretch into the evening as the sky shifts over downtown.<\/p>\n

The rooftop runs Thursday through Sunday each week, with food service wrapping up an hour before close each day.<\/p>\n

The Food & Drinks<\/p>\n

Starters like the woodfired wings with guajillo pepper sauce and guacamole and chips set the tone before the main event \u2013 the wood-fired pizzas. All dough is double fermented for a light, chewy crust.<\/p>\n

Red sauce standouts include the Funky Pepperoni with ricotta, green olives, and hot honey, and the Leave of Absence pizza piled with bacon, pepperoni, spicy Italian sausage, and caramelized onions. On the white sauce side, the Mermaid is a solid plant-forward pick.<\/p>\n

Cocktails are all $18 \u2013 the Loosen Mai Tai and Respect Your Elders are good starting points. Local drafts from Coronado Brewing and .394 Pale Ale round out the beer list.<\/p>\n

\"Leaves<\/p>\n

The Opening Lineup<\/p>\n

Leave of Absence is kicking off the season with a curated set of events across its first few weekends \u2013 and there\u2019s a good mix on offer.<\/p>\n

Paint & Sip: Skate Deck Art<\/a> | Saturday, May 23 | 1 PM \u2013 4 PM \u2013 Painting & Vino takes over the rooftop for a collaborative skate deck painting session. Tickets are $50 per person or $90 for two.<\/p>\n

Native Poppy Floral Arranging 101 Workshop<\/a> | Saturday, May 30 | 10 AM \u2013 12 PM \u2013 San Diego floral studio Native Poppy brings a hands-on flower arranging class to the rooftop. At $185 per person, the workshop includes three hours of valet parking and 20% off at Leave of Absence after.<\/p>\n

Mocktail and Mingle x Hiraya Haus: Matcha & Mocktails<\/a> | Sunday, May 31 | 11 AM \u2013 2 PM \u2013 Mocktail and Mingle and Hiraya Haus team up for a matcha-focused Sunday experience. Tickets are $108.55 per person and include a take-home matcha whisking kit, pool access, three hours of valet parking, and a goodie bag.<\/p>\n

More programming is in the works throughout the season, so keep an eye out as the summer unfolds.<\/p>\n

\"Leaves<\/p>\n

See you there!<\/p>\n

Leave of Absence is shaping up to be a rooftop we\u2019ll be returning to all summer long \u2013 come find us at Alma San Diego in the Gaslamp Quarter.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcc6 Kicks off at Friday, May 22, 2026
\ud83d\udccd 1047 Fifth Ave, San Diego
\u2139\ufe0f Find more details here<\/a><\/p>\n

See you there, San Diego!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Perched atop Alma San Diego in the heart of the Gaslamp Quarter, Leave of Absence is opening for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312475,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[416,130877,74,76,75,8419,18100,85244,39756,53773,21100],"class_list":["post-312474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-cocktails","tag-rooftop-bars-in-san-diego","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-things-to-do-in-san-diego","tag-things-to-see-in-san-diego","tag-what-to-do-in-san-diego","tag-what-to-see-in-san-diego","tag-where-to-drink-in-san-diego","tag-where-to-eat-in-san-diego"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312474\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}