Beetlejuice
Blanco, Melon liqueur, Lime, Agave
presents
Marigold
Room
Popup Speakeasy
Día de los Muertos
- Craft Cocktails
- |Decor
- |Music
- |Late Bites
Nightly · from 6 PM
Launches Saturday, Oct 17th
Monday – Thursday & Sunday
6 PM – 10 PM
Fridays & Saturdays
6 PM – 11 PM
Good Spirits Live Forever
No reservations — walk in and follow the candles up.
El Sueño presents
The Marigold Room
Popup
$16 each
Vampire Kiss
Vodka, Cherry liqueur, Vanilla liqueur, Lemon, Red agave
Graveyard
Marshmallow whiskey, Chocolate cream (Mozart), Bar cream, Agave
Siren Song
Pacific gin, Lemon, Ube, Soda / Starry, Blue curaçao
Ghost
San Hagen coffee, Coconut Mozart, Bar cream, Sake
PSL
Pumpkin spice, Cinnamon whiskey, Espresso, Agave, Carrot
Fall Mule
Infused gin, Peychaud's, Sparkling cider
Killer Espressotini
Vodka, Agave, Bar cream, Vanilla, Espresso
El Sueño presents
Día de los Muertos
Special Menu
Oct 30 – Nov 2 · Friday through Monday
Served upstairs in the Marigold Room and downstairs at El Sueño. The regular menu is not available during these days.
Starters
- Cheese QuesadillaV15.95
Melted Monterey Jack in a flour tortilla, cut into wedges + served with guacamole and sour cream
- Rolled Tacos13.95
Crisp taquitos filled with chicken + consommé + lettuce + diced tomato + crema + cotija + pickled onion
- Guacamole & ChipsV11.95
White onion + serrano + cilantro + cotija + queso fresco + squeeze of lime
- EloteV11.95
Roasted corn + crema + cotija + dusted with chile and lime
- Queso FundidoV14.95
A bubbling skillet of melted Monterey Jack + crema + pickled onion + cilantro + warm flour tortillas · Add chorizo +3
- Coctel de Camarones◆16.95
Chilled shrimp resting in a bright tomato and citrus broth + avocado + cucumber + red onion + cilantro + a whisper of chile + a splash of Maggi — served in a tall glass with chips
Sopas
Sopita 12 oz · Sopa 20 oz
- Chicken Tortilla Soup7.95 / 12.95
- Albóndiga Soup7.95 / 12.95
Salads
Add to any salad: chicken +6 · steak +9 · shrimp +7 · avocado +3
- Fajita Salad12.95
Crispy flour tortilla bowl + rice + black beans + romaine + roasted fajita peppers + cilantro crema dressing
- Caesar Salad9.95
Chopped romaine + croutons + shaved parmesan + house caesar dressing
- Surf & Turf Salad21.95
Grilled steak + grilled shrimp + romaine + roasted peppers and onions + sweet corn + cucumber + avocado + cotija + cilantro crema dressing
Favorites
Fajitas served with rice, beans + fresh tortillas
Día de los Muertos Special
Mole Poblano23.95Braised chicken smothered in our rich mole poblano + crema + cotija + pickled onion · rice, beans + warm tortillas
Día de los Muertos Special
Ribeye49.75Grilled ribeye served with a side cheese chile relleno + Mexican rice
- Chicken Fajita20.95
Grilled chicken breast + roasted peppers and onions on a sizzling skillet
- Steak Fajita24.95
Sizzling strips of arrachera + roasted peppers + roasted onions
- Shrimp Fajita25.95
Garlic-butter shrimp + roasted peppers and onions on a sizzling skillet
- Surf & Turf Fajita33.95
Grilled arrachera + grilled shrimp + roasted peppers and onions on a sizzling skillet
- Chile Relleno — Cheese17.95
Whole roasted poblano stuffed with melted cheese + battered and fried · Add birria +3
Enchiladas
Topped with lettuce + tomato + crema + cotija
- CheeseV17.95
Rolled corn tortillas stuffed with melted cheese + homemade guajillo salsa
- Chicken18.95
Rolled corn tortillas stuffed with tender chicken and cheese + homemade tomatillo salsa
- Birria19.95
Rolled corn tortillas stuffed with birria and cheese + homemade guajillo salsa
- GuacamoleV18.95
Rolled corn tortillas stuffed with guacamole and cheese + creamy jalapeño salsa
House Favorite
Enchilada Trio23.95Choice of any three enchiladas
Burritos
Served with beans + rice · Make it a chimichanga +1 · make it wet +2
- Pollo Asado17.95
Grilled chicken + guacamole + pico + crema + salsa verde
- Carne Asada18.95
Carne asada + Monterey Jack + guacamole + pico + crema + salsa roja
- Surf + Turf23.95
Grilled steak + shrimp + roasted peppers and onions + Monterey Jack + guacamole + pico + crema + salsa roja
- California17.95
Carne asada + French fries + Monterey Jack + guacamole + pico + crema + salsa roja
Quesadillas
Served with beans + rice
- Pollo Asado18.95
Marinated grilled chicken + melted Monterey Jack
- Carne Asada18.95
Grilled carne asada + melted Monterey Jack
- Birria19.95
Homemade birria + melted Monterey Jack + consommé for dipping
- VeggieV17.95
Poblano strips + onions + peppers + melted Monterey Jack
- Surf & Turf23.95
Sautéed shrimp + tender sliced steak + roasted peppers + grilled onions + melted Monterey Jack
Margaritas, cocktails and shots from the Día de los Muertos bebidas menu are also poured upstairs — see the full menu
El Sueño presents
Postres
Dessert
All postres · 9.95
Fried Ice Cream
Vanilla ice cream in a crispy cinnamon shell
Churros
Freshly fried + rolled in cinnamon sugar + served with milk chocolate, white chocolate and cajeta
Flan
Silky vanilla custard in a pool of sweet caramel
Tres Leches Cake
Sponge cake soaked in three milks + topped with softly whipped cream
Upstairs at El Sueño
A speakeasy lit for the ones we remember
For Día de los Muertos, the room above the cantina becomes an ofrenda — marigolds by the armful, candlelight on every surface, and a short list of cocktails made to be sipped slowly. Find the door. Say nothing. Come upstairs.
Craft Cocktails
Eight limited-run cocktails poured by candlelight — smoke, spice, espresso and agave, built for the season.
Decor
An ofrenda of marigolds, papel picado and a hundred flickering candles. Phones will come out. We don't mind.
Music
Low lights, warm records and live sets that lean into the night. Come for one, stay for the next.
Late Bites
A full Día de los Muertos dinner menu — La Cena — and postres from the El Sueño kitchen, served upstairs until the last candle goes out.
Hours
- Monday – Thursday & Sunday6 PM – 10 PM
- Fridays & Saturdays6 PM – 11 PM
Nightly · from 6 PM
No reservations — it's a walk-in room, open every night from 6. Arrive early on weekends, order from the dinner menu, and stay for the last candle.
Find the door
Upstairs at El Sueño
2836 Juan St, San Diego, CA 92110
Old Town, San Diego. Enter through the cantina and follow the candles up.
Good Spirits Live Forever