Embarcadero, Waterfront district in San Diego, California, United States

The Embarcadero runs along the east side of San Diego Bay, in the Columbia district of downtown San Diego, on property administered by the Port of San Diego. It holds the San Diego cruise ship terminal, the museum ships USS Midway at Navy Pier and Star of India, seven other historic vessels of the Maritime Museum of San Diego, and restaurants and shops from the North Embarcadero to Seaport Village. Piers and docks edge the dark water, with a low industrial shed on one pier and cruise ships moored alongside.

In 1997 the Port of San Diego, the City of San Diego and the Centre City Development Corporation proposed the North Embarcadero Visionary Plan, which called for moving Harbor Drive 40 feet east and building an esplanade from B Street Pier to the former Navy Pier. The California Coastal Commission rejected it in April 2010 over the loss of a planned 79,000-square-foot grassy park; the first phase opened in November 2014. In 2010 the Port also converted Broadway Pier into the Port Pavilion, a second cruise terminal.

The name comes from the Spanish for "boarding place." The Maritime Museum of San Diego keeps the Star of India, built in 1863 and sailed around the world, plus seven other historic vessels along the waterfront. The USS Midway, a former aircraft carrier, is moored at Navy Pier as a museum ship.

The area is easy to explore on foot since wide paths run along the water and you can walk around without much planning. Many restaurants and cafes sit right along the path, so you can simply stop and eat whenever you feel like it.

The name comes from the Spanish for "boarding place." The Embarcadero lies in the Columbia district of downtown San Diego, on property administered by the Port of San Diego, and runs from the North Embarcadero through Seaport Village.