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The Craving: San Diego Food + Drink News – Week of June 8, 2026

The Craving is ThereSanDiego's weekly guide to what's worth eating and drinking in San Diego right now. Every Tuesday, we surface new restaurant openings, standout happy hours, limited-time menu specials, and upcoming food events across the city - so you know what's happening before everyone else does.
For The Love Of Chocolate Escondido Chocolate Festival
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Bring Your Sweetheart – And Your ‘Sweet Tooth’ – To Escondido Chocolate Festival
  • Downtown Escondido
  • Grand Avenue
This fun and deliciously sweet, sell out event is back once again! Bring your sweetheart or just your sweet tooth to beautiful Downtown Escondido to...
Cori Trattoria Pastificio Received Gambero Rosso Three Forks Award
Cori Trattoria Pastificio Received Gambero Rosso Recognition
Congratulations to San Diego’s Cori Trattoria Pastificio, which was recently awarded in the “Top Italian Restaurant 2023 Guide” by Gambero Rosso, Italy’s leading food and wine rating group — the...
Things to do in San Diego - The Brick Hotel Hosts Rooftop Yoga
The Brick Hotel Hosts Rooftop Yoga
Every Sunday and Monday, The Brick Hotel hosts rooftop yoga classes. Mats will be provided for hotel guests who can also attend classes for free!...
Birch Aquarium Pregnant Weedy Seadragon
Birch Aquarium Announces Pregnant Weedy Seadragon
In what is an extremely rare occurrence, Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is announcing the first successful transfer of...
The Guild Hotel Be Saha Hospitality New Concepts
The Guild Hotel Partners With Be Saha Hospitality Group To Open New Concepts
The Guild Hotel, a landmark in San Diego’s downtown, is excited to announce its partnership with Be Saha Hospitality Group. The team behind San Diego...
The Smoking Gun Partners With Extraordinary Banana Pudding For Black History Month
The Smoking Gun Partners With Extraordinary Banana Pudding For Black History Month
In celebration of Black History Month, The Smoking Gun is partnering with Extraordinary Banana Pudding to bring the tasty treats from this black-owned business to the Gaslamp...
The Blind Burro hosts 10 year anniversary party
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Fiesta With The Blind Burro To Celebrate 10th Anniversary
  • The Blind Burro
Born out of a love and appreciation for the Baja California region of Mexico, authentic south of the border restaurant, The Blind Burro, is excited...
San Diego Bluegrass Society Serenades At Duck Foot
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San Diego Bluegrass Society Serenades Outdoors At Duck Foot
  • Duck Foot Brewing Company
Join Duck Foot Brewing each month as the San Diego Bluegrass Society serenades outdoors with live Bluegrass Music. View this post on Instagram A post...
Come Celebrate The Chinese New Year Festival With House Of China Balboa Park
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Come Celebrate The Chinese New Year Festival With House Of China
  • House of China
Come celebrate the year of rabbit with House of China at Balboa Park. Featuring Chinese food, lion dances and other entertainment, crafts and calligraphy. For...
The Roaring 20s Party At The Lot Liberty Station
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Dress Up And Dance At The Roaring 20s Party At THE LOT Liberty Station
  • THE LOT Liberty Station
Here’s your chance to party like Gatsby – the ‘Roaring 20s Party’ is coming to THE LOT Liberty Station! Dress up and dance the night...
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Film Concerts Live! Presents Casino Royale In Concert At The Rady Shell At Jacobs Park
  • The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Casino Royale in Concert at The Shell – how cool is that?! For the first time ever, audiences will be able to experience Bond on...
San Diego Seltzerland Turns Broadway Pier Into Seltzer Paradise
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San Diego Seltzerland Turns Broadway Pier Into Hard Seltzer Paradise
  • Broadway Pier
San Diego, are you ready? Seltzerland is taking over San Diego this February! We’ve rounded up the best hard seltzer brands in the land for...
The Long Story Short At Vino Carta
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The Long Story Short At Vino Carta
  • Vino Carta
Vino Carta Solana Beach, a neighborhood wine shop and bar with a focus on small, family-run producers of natural wines made through organic and sustainable...
Feeding San Diego volunteers food rescue organization
Feeding San Diego Makes Urgent Call For Volunteers
Feeding San Diego, the county’s leading hunger relief and food rescue organization, is in urgent need of volunteers this month. While the organization had thousands...
Vino Carta Sunday Supper Series Presents Steak House Night
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Vino Carta Sunday Supper Series Presents Italian Tratorria
  • Vino Carta
Vino Carta’s Solana Beach location is offering the next installment of its Sunday Supper Series from the in-house chef team of Kelly and Elliott Townsend...
interactive experience WNDR Museum San Diego
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WNDR Museum Brings Interactive Art And Technology Experience To San Diego
  • WNDR Museum
Start your 2023 with a unique interactive art and technology experience at WNDR Museum San Diego. The message of WNDR is simple: We are all...
Prince Street Pizza SoHo Squares and Neapolitan pizzas
Prince Street Pizza, One Of NYC’s Most Popular, Is Coming To San Diego
Prince Street Pizza is coming to Gaslamp, bringing with it a style and taste that has earned it a cult following in New York City...
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Gilbert Castellanos Presents Young Lions And The Wednesday Jam Session
  • Panama 66
The San Diego jazz scene is on fire, and it’s on full display every Wednesday as Panama 66 at The San Diego Museum of Art comes...
best bloody mary in san diego
Who Has the Best Bloody Mary in San Diego? Here’s Your Guide!
Blood mary lovers know that a good bloody mary the morning after a big night out is a life-changing experience, so we made it a...
Meet Suntide Mimosas co-founder Lyda Hanson
Meet San Diego Entrepreneur and Suntide Mimosas Co-Founder Lyda Hanson
One of our priorities here at ThereSanDiego, as we head into the new year, is to do more work to tell the stories of the...
Breakfast Republic North Park private dining room
Rally Your Best Brunch Crew For Breakfast Republic’s New Private Dining Room Experience!
Calling all brunch lovers – Breakfast Republic recently announced they’ve opened a private dining room at their North Park location! Rally your best brunch crew for...
Rouleur Brewing Hosts Gingerbread Man Decorating Event With Blackmarket Bakery
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Rouleur Brewing Hosts Gingerbread Man Decorating Event With Blackmarket Bakery
  • Rouleur Brewing
Rouleur Brewing Company’s North Park taproom is partnering with neighbor Blackmarket Bakery to host an evening of gingerbread man decorating event this Wednesday. Tickets are $20 and...
A Delightful Afternoon Nutcracker Tea At Fairmont Grand Del Mar
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Fairmont Grand Del Mar Hosts Afternoon Nutcracker Tea With A Holiday Performance
  • Fairmont Grand Del Mar
The Fairmont Grand Del Mar is hosting a delightful afternoon Nutcracker Tea with holiday flavors and treats followed by talented dancers from Scripps Performing Arts...
San Diego Selected As Site For 2023 Homebrew Con
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San Diego Selected As Site For 2023 Homebrew Con
  • Town and Country San Diego
San Diego has been selected as the site for 2023 Homebrew Con, a homebrewing conference and competition featuring more than 2,000 amateur and pro brewers....
Upcoming Events
Local Roots Hard Kombucha Opens Vista “Boochyard”
Local Roots Hard Kombucha Opens Vista “Boochyard”
March 26, 2022
12:00 pm
  • Local Roots Hard Kombucha
After a two-year delay, Local Roots Hard Kombucha is ready to open its much-anticipated “Boochyard” tap room in North County!   View this post on...
Rouleur Brewing At Carlsbad Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary
Rouleur Brewing At Carlsbad Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary
March 26, 2022
12:00 pm
  • Rouleur Brewing
Join us at Rouleur Brewing‘s Carlsbad brewery on Saturday, March 26th as we celebrate our 5 Year Anniversary! View this post on Instagram A post...
Punk In Drublic Craft Beer & Music Festival Heads To San Diego
Punk In Drublic Craft Beer & Music Festival Heads To San Diego
March 26, 2022
12:00 pm
  • Petco Park Premier Lot
The Punk In Drublic Craft Beer & Music Festival is coming to San Diego, featuring the best in punk rock music and regional craft beer!...
Rouleur Brewing Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary
Rouleur Brewing Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary
March 25, 2022
5:00 pm
  • 255 Redel Rd
Rouler Brewing invites you to join them for an exclusive beer-pairing dinner in celebration of Rouler Brewing’s 5th anniversary! Five years has flown by, and...
Bartender’s Weekend Returns To San Diego
March 20, 2022
10:00 am
  • Several Locations
Industry veterans, Chris Patino and Erick Castro, after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, have announced the 7th iteration of their San Diego-based Bartender’s...