The Craving: San Diego Food + Drink – Week of May 18, 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.
Mister A's Unveils Newest Offering, The Friday Lunch & Sunday Brunch
Mister A’s Unveils Newest Offering, The Friday Lunch & Sunday Brunch
Iconic and newly renovated Mister A’s – owner of what is arguably the city’s finest views are found – has officially welcomed guests up for the...
Camera Camper Sleigh At The 15th Annual Kringle Mingle
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Santa Is Visiting Cardiff In His Camera Camper Sleigh At The 15th Annual Kringle Mingle
  • Cardiff By The Sea
Start this holiday season with friends and family, Santa, and Cardiff 101 at the Kringle Mingle! Enjoy a festive afternoon at this free event hosted...
Ballast Point Brewing Collaborates With Tipsy Elves For Ugly Christmas Sweater Season
Ballast Point Brewing Collaborates With Tipsy Elves For Ugly Christmas Sweater Season
Ballast Point Brewing Co and their Ugly Christmas Sweater season collaboration with Tipsy Elves are sporting a spooky twist on the season with a limited-edition Ballast Point...
The Old Globe Grinch San Diego
The Old Globe Grinch Performance Has Turned The Theatre Into A Snow-Covered Whoville
The Old Globe Theatre has once again transformed into the snow-covered ‘Whoville’ for the performance of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Dr. Seuss’s...
Castelli & Pizarro Family Winery Hosts 5-Course Harvest Winemaker Dinner
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Castelli & Pizarro Family Winery Hosts Five-Course Meal With Wine Pairings
  • Castelli & Pizarro Family Winery
Coming up on November 26th, Castelli & Pizarro Family Winery is hosting a 5-Course Harvest Winemaker Dinner with Nelson Pizarro + Chef Erin Sealy. This is...
ReBru Holds Roaring 20s-Themed Release Party For Latest Creation, California Whiskey
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ReBru Holds Roaring 20s-Themed Release Party For Their Latest Creation: California Whiskey
  • ReBru Spirits
ReBru Spirits, a Barrio Logan distillery that uses unsold craft beer from local breweries and repurposes it into award-winning liquor, has released its latest creation:...
Tappers Mini Golf & Cocktails Brings Back Tappers Stole Christmas
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Tappers Mini Golf & Cocktails Brings Back “Tappers Stole Christmas”
  • Tappers Mini Golf at The Loma Club
This holiday season, Tappers Mini Golf & Cocktails at The Loma Club in Liberty Station, is bringing back Tappers Stole Christmas, a Whoville-inspired holiday takeover on the 9-hole Gopher Course....
El Dorado Cocktail Lounge, Foundational For Chartering A Craft Cocktail Culture In San Diego, Welcomes New Ownership
El Dorado Cocktail Lounge, Foundational For Chartering A Craft Cocktail Culture In San Diego, Welcomes New Ownership
Pouring With Heart, a hospitality group focused on preserving bars and building industry careers with care, will become the new owners of El Dorado Cocktail...
Monarch Ocean Pub Celebrates 2 Year Anniversary
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Monarch Ocean Pub Celebrates 2 Year Anniversary
  • Monarch Ocean Pub
Come join Monarch Ocean Pub as they celebrate their 2 Year Anniversary on Tuesday, November 29th at 7PM. Bring a toy for donation! Live music,...
Glass Box Runs Sushi For A Cause To Benefit Promises2Kids
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Glass Box Runs Sushi For A Cause To Benefit Promises2Kids
  • Glass Box
Glass Box, the hottest new sushi restaurant in north county, is getting into the holiday spirit with its Sushi For A Cause promotion. Partnering with...
Celebrate Small Business Saturday While Supporting Your Local Community
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Celebrate Small Business Saturday While Supporting Your Local Community
  • Cardiff Town Center
Cardiff 101 Main Street ask the community to support the great small businesses in their community by coming out for a fun-filled day of shopping,...
Bleu Bohème Introduces Famille-Style Feasts With Prix Fixe Menus And Private Dining Options
Bleu Bohème Introduces Famille-Style Feasts With Prix Fixe Menus And Private Dining Options
Bleu Bohème, located in Kensington at 4090 Adams Ave., has opened the doors of its Stone Room to special events and private dinners, now available...
SeaWorld Honors Active Duty & Veterans Of The Armed Forces
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SeaWorld Honors Active Duty & Veterans Of The Armed Forces During Red, White & Blue Salute Weekend With Free Admission & Patriotic Tributes
  • SeaWorld San Diego
SeaWorld San Diego is honoring Active Duty and Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces with a weekend tribute during the Red, White and Blue Salute....
ESCO Alley Art In Escondido Expands With **New** Unveiling
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ESCO Alley Art In Escondido Expands With New Unveiling
  • Grand Avenue
ESCO Alley Art is a multi-phase outdoor mural project off Grand Avenue in Escondido with the goal of creating public art and continuing to make the city...
The Barn Redefined Hosts Annual Christmas At The Barn
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The Barn Redefined Hosts Annual Christmas At The Barn
  • The Barn Redefined
Today, may be pumpkin spice and everything nice, but the elves at The Barn Redefined, previously known as Poway Countryside Barn, are getting ready for...
Award-Winning Chef Phillip Esteban Hosts P-Lo's Album Release Party
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Award-Winning Chef Phillip Esteban Hosts Bay Area Musician P-Lo’s Album Release Party
  • White Rice Bodega
This Saturday, award-winning chef Phillip Esteban is hosting an album release party celebrating Bay Area musician P-Lo’s album ‘STUNNA.’ View this post on Instagram A...
San Diego To Host Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience, Commemorating Discovery Centennial
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San Diego To Host Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience, Commemorating Discovery Centennial
  • Wyland Center
One hundred years to the day after the historic discovery of King Tut’s tomb, Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience, a new exhibition created in...
Original 40 and Nomad Donut pairing
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Original 40 Brewing Company Hosts Three Special Beer Pairing Events
  • Original 40 Brewing
The Original 40 Brewing Company, named after the original 40-acre parcel of land that became modern-day North Park, is hosting three special beer pairing events...
Cassara Carlsbad Debuts Do Good, Be Good Package In Support Of Agua Hedionda Lagoon
Cassara Carlsbad Debuts Do Good, Be Good Package In Support Of Agua Hedionda Lagoon
Give back this holiday season with a beautiful Southern California getaway in Carlsbad. The Cassara Carlsbad, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, recently unveiled their Do Good,...
Over The Top Holiday Lounge Debuting At Grand Hyatt San Diego November 25
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Over The Top Holiday Lounge Debuting At Grand Hyatt San Diego November 25
  • Top of the Hyatt
The ‘Over The Top Holiday Lounge’ is making its debut at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego on November 25th. Sitting 40 stories above at...
Moonshine Flats And The Deck To Host BrewShine Beer Fest
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Moonshine Flats And The Deck To Host BrewShine Beer Fest
  • The Deck at Moonshine Flats
Drop it like it’s hop for the return of Brewshine Fest, Moonshine Flats’ and The Deck at Moonshine Flats’ epic beer fest on Sunday, November...
Rady Children’s Ice Rink Returns For The Holiday Season At ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station
Rady Children’s Ice Rink Returns to Liberty Station For The Holiday Season!
Woohoo! The Rady Children’s Ice Rink at Liberty Station is coming back for the holiday season, currently scheduled to open on November 17th and close...
The Holding Company Rooftop Transforms Into A Disney Lover's Paradise
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The Holding Company Rooftop Transforms Into A Disney Lover’s Paradise
  • The Holding Company
The Holding Company rooftop will transform into a Disney lovers’ paradise – for young ones and the young at heart on November 27. Families are...
Iconic Restaurateur Sami Ladeki Is Expanding To Oceanside - Toast Gastrobrunch
Iconic Restaurateur, Sami Ladeki, Is Expanding To Oceanside
Sami Ladeki, the restaurateur behind Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza and Toast Gastrobrunch is opening a blended concept – Toasted Gastrobrunch & Sammy’s Dinner in Oceanside at...
Upcoming Events
Art & Beer Night Market At Pure Project
Art & Beer Night Market At Pure Project Balboa Park
March 2, 2022
5:00 pm
  • The Biergarten at Pure Project
Pure Project is partnering with Art & Beer Night Market SD again to bring together over 25 local artists, crafters, and small businesses to celebrate...
Enjoy A Taste Of Mardi Gras At Ranch 45’s Fat Tuesday Crawfish Boil
Fat Tuesday Crawfish Boil At Ranch 45
March 1, 2022
2:00 pm
  • Ranch 45
Enjoy the festivity and comradery of a traditional southern Crawfish Boil, minus the plane ticket and humidity, at local butchery and eatery, Ranch 45. In...
Uptown Rhythm Makers At Panama 66
Uptown Rhythm Makers To Play Mardi Gras Show At Panama 66
February 27, 2022
3:00 pm
  • Panama 66
The Uptown Rhythm Makers will be performing their Mardi Gras show at Panama 66 or your listening, dining, and dancing pleasure! “The Uptown Rhythm Makers...
Deadmau5 At NOVA SD
Deadmau5 Hits NOVA SD For Grand Opening Weekend
February 26, 2022
9:30 pm
  • NOVA SD
We are so excited to have NOVA SD opening their doors – and dancefloor – here ins San Diego! And what better way to celebrate...
Oceanside Museum Of Art Kicks Off 25th Anniversary With An Evening Under the Stars At The Seabird Resort
Oceanside Museum Of Art Kicks Off 25th Anniversary With An Evening Under the Stars At The Seabird Resort
February 26, 2022
8:30 pm
  • The Seabird Resort
Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA), North County’s premier art destination, is kicking off its 25th anniversary celebrations with an evening under the stars at The...