Handpicked by Locals: 5 places to eat, drink and explore in National City

Handpicked by Locals: 5 places to eat, drink and explore in National City

When Rocina Lizarraga first moved to San Diego over 25 years ago, she lived in the Shelltown neighborhood, but later moved to National City because it reminded her of being in Sinaloa, Mexico, where she grew up. “National City was a big rancho, and it was actually named Rancho de la Nacion before, and it has a lot of history of agriculture, and I was brought up with a background in agriculture,” Lizarraga said. “So it caught my attention that ev…