The Craving: San Diego Food + Drink News – Week of July 13, 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.
San Diego’s Marine Band Presents Its Winter Holiday Concert At Liberty Station
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San Diego’s Marine Band Presents Its Winter Holiday Concert At Liberty Station
  • Ingram Plaza
Liberty Station will be hosting the Marine Band San Diego’s Winter Holiday Concert on Saturday, December 10 in Ingram Plaza for a memorable afternoon of...
Moonshine Beach Hosts Parade Pre-Game And Viewing Party With One-Day-Only Special Cocktails
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Moonshine Beach Hosts Parade Pre-Game And Viewing Party With One-Day-Only Special Cocktails
  • Moonshine Beach
Moonshine Beach will be opening at 9AM to host a parade pregame and viewing party with one-day-only special cocktails! Have a honky tonk holiday at...
Knock Out Some Holiday Shopping At Munchies Winter Market
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Knock Out Some Holiday Shopping At Munchies Winter Market
  • Munchies Food Club
Knock out some holiday shopping and watch the Pacific Beach Holiday parade at Munchies Winter Market! Held at Munchies Food Club, Pacific Beach’s newest outdoor...
Celebrate Christmas With Black Santa Kick At Louisiana Purchase!
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Celebrate Christmas With Black Santa Kick At Louisiana Purchase!
  • Louisiana Purchase
Celebrate Christmas in San Diego at North Park favorite Louisiana Purchase as they get into the holiday spirit as families are invited to take pictures...
Duck Dive Creates Six Theme Cocktails Available Every Friday-Saturday
Duck Dive Creates Six Themed Cocktails For The Holidays Available Every Friday-Saturday
Pacific Beach’s Duck Dive has very festive plans for December, as they’ve created their own unique interpretation of the classic Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol through a series of...
Carruth Oceanside Hosts Inaugural Ugly Sweater Christmas Party
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Carruth’s Oceanside Tasting Room Hosts Inaugural Ugly Sweater Christmas Party
  • Carruth Cellars
Head to Carruth’s Oceanside tasting room, HANGAR 76, for the inaugural Ugly Sweater Christmas party on Sunday, December 18th. Guests are encouraged to dress up...
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Happening At USS Midway
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USS Midway Commemorates 81st Anniversary Of Pearl Harbor Attack With Ceremony
  • USS Midway Museum
The USS Midway Museum will commemorate the 81st anniversary of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day with a commemoration ceremony on the flight deck. View this post on...
Communal Opens New Outpost, Haven
Communal Opens New Outpost, Haven
Communal, the multifaceted venue featuring a home and wine shop, event space, and coworking space located in the heart of North Park, recently opened its...
Coco Maya's Chef’s Table event
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Coco Maya Hosts Very Special Chef’s Table Event
  • Coco Maya
Coco Maya is hosting a very special Chef’s Table event at its prime Little Italy rooftop location. From start to finish, the event will feature...
Puesto December Taco Of The Month, Chile en Nogada
Puesto Gets In The Holiday Spirit With Festive Taco Of The Month
Continuing to bring a contemporary and innovative flare to their Mexico City-style tacos, Puesto is getting in the holiday spirit with their December Taco of...
NOVA Easy Kombucha To Host Holiday Social Hour Fundraiser
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NOVA Easy Kombucha To Host Holiday Social Hour Fundraiser
  • NOVA Easy Kombucha
Nova Easy Kombucha is hosting its Holiday Social Hour Fundraiser with local pro athletes at its Ocean Beach taproom on Tuesday to benefit Corazon de...
San Diego History Center Receives San Diego Art from Local Collectors Bram and Sandra Dijkstra
San Diego History Center Receives San Diego Art From Local Collectors Bram And Sandra Dijkstra
The San Diego History Center is honored to receive the donation of 15 works of fine art from the collection of Bram and Sandra Dijkstra...
Parq Nightclub Unveils Santa's Lair, A Holiday Pop-Up Experience
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Parq Nightclub Unveils Santa’s Lair, A Holiday Pop-Up Experience
  • Parq Nightclub
Parq Nightclub introduces Santa’s Lair, a fully immersive pop-up bar holiday experience located in the historic Gaslamp District, the heartbeat of Downtown San Diego. The...
Elf On The Twelfth Made Inaugural Debut At Mister A's
Elf On The Twelfth Makes Inaugural Debut At Mister A’s
Mister A’s Elf on the Twelfth has officially made its inaugural debut. Along with the decked halls, the newly renovated Mister A’s is offering a bit...
Second Chance Beer Company Hosts Pawliday Market
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Second Chance Beer Company Hosts Pawliday Market
  • Second Chance Beer Co. Brewery
Second Chance Beer Company, the “Seize a Pint, Save a Pup” brewery in Carmel Mountain, is hosting its Pawliday Market on Sunday, December 4. The dog-friendly...
Wormwood's 1st anniversary celebrates With 8-Course Tasting Menu
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Wormwood Celebrates 1 Year With 8-Course Tasting Menu
  • Wormwood
San Diego’s award-winning absinthe bar and bistro, Wormwood, celebrates its 1st anniversary this week with an eight course, prix fixe tasting menu available for only...
Ironside Fish & Oyster Executive Chef Danielle Van Steen
Meet Ironside’s New Executive Chef, Danielle Van Steen
CH Project’s maritime-themed Little Italy restaurant, Ironside Fish & Oyster – always on our list of the best restaurants in San Diego – has welcomed...
Annual OB Holiday Parade Is Back For Its 43rd Year
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Annual OB Holiday Parade Is Back For Its 43rd Year
  • Ocean Beach
This Saturday, December 3rd, Newport Avenue will be lined with colorful OBceans and visitors all eagerly awaiting the commencement of the 43rd Annual OB Holiday...
Landon Donovan Elected To National Soccer Hall Of Fame
Landon Donovan Elected To National Soccer Hall Of Fame
Congrats to San Diego Loyal SC Manager and Executive Vice President of Soccer Operations Landon Donovan, who has been elected to the National Soccer Hall...
Carnitas Snack Shack Hosts First Holiday Market At The Shack
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Join A Free Family-Friendly Event At The First Holiday Market At The Shack
Join Carnitas Snack Shack for their FIRST Holiday Market at the Shack! Enjoy shopping around and checking out amazing local vendors and makers of San...
Talk All Things Cider At Bivouac's Cider With Friends Tap Takeover
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Talk All Things Cider At Bivouac’s Cider With Friends Tap Takeover
  • Bivouac Ciderworks
Join Bivouac Ciderworks for Cider with Friends to talk all things cider. Meet cider makers, learn about the cider-making process, and taste some of San...
Emily In Paris experience at French Bakery, Le Parfait Paris!
Live Out Your Emily In Paris Dreams At Le Parfait Paris!
Unable to book a trip to Paris before season three of Emily in Paris airs this December? Ditch the passport and head over to San...
Carlsbad Resorts’ Holiday Nights And Gingerbread Academy Winter Celebrations
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Celebrate The Magic Of The Season At Carlsbad Resorts’ Holiday Nights And Gingerbread Academy
  • Sheraton Carlsbad Resort and Spa
  • The Westin Carlsbad Resort & Spa
Celebrate the jolliest time of the year at The Westin Carlsbad Resort & Spa and adjacent Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa. The sister Carlsbad resorts...
Coco Maya Celebrates Mardi Gras With Its Very Own Carnival
Coco Maya Kicks Off 2023 With A New Moon Coco Glow Party
Since its opening, Little Italy’s Coco Maya has included live dancers, fire performances, and some out-of-this-world costumes to create so many memorable nights out on...
Upcoming Events
TrustedHousesitters To Host Easter Bark In The Little Italy Dog Par
TrustedHousesitters To Host Easter Bark In The Little Italy Dog Park Benefitting Local Dog Rescue
April 16, 2022
10:00 am
  • Little Italy Dog Park
TrustedHousesitters, the largest and most trusted vacation pet sitting community of its kind, is hosting an Easter fundraiser at the Little Italy Dog Park. The...
FANTASTIC BEASTS Bakery Truck Coming To San Diego!
FANTASTIC BEASTS Bakery Truck Coming To San Diego!
April 11, 2022
11:00 am
  • Belmont Park
Kowalski Quality Baked Goods, the New York bakery owned by Muggle Jacob Kowalski in the FANTASTIC BEAST films, has been transformed into a bakery truck...
50 Cent Set To Host Brunch Day Party At San Diego's Wild ‘N Out
50 Cent Set To Host Brunch Day Party At Wild ‘N Out
April 10, 2022
12:00 pm
  • Wild’n Out Sports Bar & Arcade
Brunch will take on a new beat on Sunday, April 10th when iconic performer, 50 Cent, hosts a day party at the new Wild ‘N...
Grand Opening Celebration For The Mighty Bin
San Diego’s First Zero-Waste Grocer Store, The Mighty Bin, Set To Open
April 9, 2022
11:00 am
  • 2855 El Cajon Blvd
The Mighty Bin, San Diego’s first zero-waste grocery store created by Isabelle DeMillan, announced today that it will be opening its doors on Saturday, April...
Enjoy An Art-Filled Day At One Paseo’s Annual Street Art Block Party
Enjoy An Art-Filled Day At One Paseo’s Annual Street Art Block Party
April 2, 2022
12:00 pm
  • One Paseo
One Paseo is partnering with The San Diego Museum of Art for the center’s annual Street Art Block Party that will feature four local chalk...