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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.
One Paseo Announces Labor Day Sidewalk Sale
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One Paseo Announces Labor Day Sidewalk Sale
  • One Paseo
One Paseo will be hosting a Labor Day Sidewalk Sale to mark the end of the summer season and to help you get your closet...
Spreckels Organ Society Host Annual Beer And Wine Festival
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Spreckels Organ Society Hosts Annual Beer And Wine Festival
  • Balboa Park
Spreckels Organ Society’s annual Beer and Wine Festival is set to take place Monday, August 29th in the heart of Balboa Park! The festival will...
Alila Sessions: Seaside Concert & Dinner Series Features Brett Dennen
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Alila Sessions: Seaside Concert & Dinner Series Features Brett Dennen
  • Alila Marea Beach Resort
Alila Marea Beach Resort, is hosting its third Alila Sessions – a new intimate seaside concert and dinner series benefitting the Rob Machado Foundation –...
San Diego Sake Week 2022 Kicks Off With Setting Sun Sake
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San Diego Sake Week 2022 Returns October 1st
  • Japanese Friendship Garden
San Diego Sake Week 2022, kicking off October 1st, is a week-long celebration for sake newbies and enthusiasts to come together to appreciate this beautiful...
Grammy And Emmy Nominee, Margaret Cho, Performing At Mic Drop Comedy
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Grammy And Emmy Nominee, Margaret Cho, Performing At Mic Drop Comedy
  • Mic Drop Comedy
Join Mic Drop Comedy in welcoming comedian, actor, musician, advocate, entrepreneur, and five-time Grammy and Emmy nominee, Margaret Cho, on Friday, August 26 and Saturday,...
Madi Normal Heights Now Open To Bring Daily Brunch
Madi Is Now Open For Daily Brunch In Normal Heights
Madison on Park’s little sister restaurant, Madi, is now open in San Diego’s Normal Heights neighborhood! Madi serves brunch seven days a week, featuring an all-day...
Adam Lambert Drops By San Diego For The Witch Hunt
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Adam Lambert Drops By San Diego For The Witch Hunt
  • Balboa Theatre
On the heels of a major Las Vegas engagement announcement, GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter, Adam Lambert, will continue the Halloween excitement, bringing his spectacularly spooky extravaganza “The...
Blended San Diego 2022
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Experience The Fully Immersive Blended San Diego 2022 Wine And Music Festival This October
  • Spanish Landing Park
Blended San Diego 2022 is a fully-immersive festival experience including a culinary stage with chef demonstrations as well as several food vendors on the site....
San Diego Automotive Museum Brings In The Party In The Park...VROOM!
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San Diego Automotive Museum Brings In The Party In The Park…VROOM!
  • San Diego Automotive Museum
San Diego Automotive Museum brings in the Party in the Park under the stars in Pan American Plaza in Balboa Park. Save the date and...
Nova Easy Kombucha Hosts Beach Volleyball Bash At Dog Beach Del Mar
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Nova Easy Kombucha Hosts Beach Volleyball Bash At Del Mar Dog Beach
  • Del Mar Dog Beach
Nova Easy Kombucha presents the Beach Volleyball Bash at Del Mar Dog Beach this Sunday, August 21st. The 10-team semi-pro tournament is free for spectators to attend....
Rouleur Brewing Company Hosts Padres Party Bus At Petco Park
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Rouleur Brewing Company Hosts Padres Party Bus From Tasting Rooms To Petco Park
  • Rouleur Brewing
Get on the Padres Party Bus at Rouleur Brewing Company! The brewery, with locations in North Park and Carlsbad, is hosting a Padres party bus to...
Vino Carta Little Italy Welcomes Back DJ John Manchard For A Fall Evening Of Cool Sounds
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Sunset, Wine, and DJs At Vino Carta’s Summer Sunset Music Series
  • Vino Carta
On select Saturdays in August and September, Vino Carta in Little Italy hosts their Summer Sunset Music Series to share live music, the beautiful summer...
Madam Bonnie's Gaslamp Jazz Night
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Step Into The Roaring 20s At Madam Bonnie’s Jazz Night
  • Madam Bonnie’s
Free up your Thursday evening for dinner and a show at Madam Bonnie’s Gaslamp restaurant and bar, where you can step out of the Gaslamp and...
Annual Pacific Islander Festival Celebrates 28th Year At Ski Beach
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Annual Pacific Islander Festival Celebrates 28th Year At Ski Beach
  • Ski Beach
PIFA is proud to announce its 28th Annual Pacific Islander Festival this year at Ski Beach to celebrate the culture and tradition of the Melanesian,...
Joe Satriani: Earth Tour Stops By San Diego
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Joe Satriani: Earth Tour Stops By San Diego
  • Balboa Theatre
Joe Satriani Earth Tour is making its way to San Diego! After two years, Joe and the band are excited to return to the road...
California's Premiere Vista Viking Festival Celebrates 20 Years
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The Vista Viking Festival Celebrates 20 Years
  • Norway Hall
Travel back 1000 years in time to mingle with Vikings and the Norse Gods at the 20th Annual Vista Viking Festival this September! View this...
Jerry Seinfeld Comes To San Diego
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America’s Premier Comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, Comes To San Diego
  • San Diego Civic Theatre
America’s premier comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, comes to the San Diego to perform his signature stand-up routine on September 16. View this post on Instagram A...
The Stadium Tour With Def Leppard, Motely Crue, Poison, & Joan Jett And The Blackhearts Drops By Petco Park
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The Stadium Tour With Def Leppard, Motely Crue, Poison, & Joan Jett And The Blackhearts Drops By Petco Park
  • PETCO Park
The Stadium Tour is a co-headlining North American tour by British rock band, Def Leppard, and American rock band, Mötley Crüe, taking place in the...
Wonderspaces VR Film Series
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Wonderspaces San Diego’s VR Film Series Continues With Paper Birds
  • Liberty Station
Wonderspaces San Diego’s VR Film Series continues August 20-21 with Paper Birds by Federico Carlini & German Heller developed by 3DAR as our next film. Get...
Greystar Announces Completion And Grand Opening Of 525 Olive In Bankers Hill
525 Olive In Bankers Hill Is Officially Open, And It May Be San Diego’s Hottest New Address
525 Olive in Bankers Hill is now officially open, and it’s gorgeous! The luxury apartment community in Bankers Hill offers panoramic views of Balboa Park,...
Amazing and fun things to do in San Diego this weekend
Big List Of Things To Do In San Diego This Weekend | August 11-14
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Big Time Rush (@bigtimerush) Top Concerts In San Diego This Weekend | August 11-15 Thursday, August...
Second Chance Beer Hosts Final Monthly Stretch First, Drink Second Yoga Session
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Second Chance Beer Hosts Summer Monthly Stretch First Drink Second Yoga Session
  • Second Chance Beer Co. Brewery
Second Chance Carmel Mountain brewery and tasting room is hosting its summer monthly Stretch First, Drink Second yoga session. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased here....
Original 40 North Park Hosts Vintage & Vinyl With Weekend Records
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Original 40 North Park Hosts Vintage & Vinyl With Weekend Records
  • Original 40 Brewing
Original 40 North Park is hosting Vintage & Vinyl, a vinyl record buy-sell-trade event with Weekend Records SD and North Park pop-up shops Day to Day Vintage and Revival Vintage...
Top Concerts In San Diego This Weekend | August 11-15
Top Concerts In San Diego This Weekend | August 11-15
We have another impressive list of concerts in San Diego this weekend! Nickelodeon stars turned boy band, living legends making a comeback, 90s bands on...
Upcoming Events
The Original 40 Brewing Company Hosts Pawsitive Memories Event
The Original 40 Brewing Company Hosts Pawsitive Memories Event
January 29, 2022
1:00 pm
  • Original 40 Brewing
Get ready for the ultimate paw-ty! The Original 40 Brewing Company will celebrate its upcoming can release with a Pawsitive Memories Event – a beer...
All-Levels Vinyasa And Vino At Carruth Cellars This Saturday
Wine And Wellness Mix At Vinyasa And Vino At Carruth Cellars
January 29, 2022
10:00 am
  • Carruth Cellars’ Solana Beach Tasting Room
What’s more balanced than a yoga class followed by a glass of wine? Nothing! Enjoy an all-levels vinyasa and vino at Carruth Cellars’ flagship Solana...
Relax And Reset At Saffron & Sage’s Sacred Sunday
Saffron & Sage Invites You To Relax And Reset At Sacred Sunday
January 23, 2022
6:00 pm
  • Saffron & Sage
A new year symbolizes a fresh opportunity for healthy new routines, and this year we can all use some rest and relaxation to get our...
Join San Diego Balboa Park Workout Hosted By Chuze Fitness
Chuze Fitness To Host Free Community Workout in Balboa Park
January 22, 2022
10:30 am
  • Park & Presidents Way Lawn
Chuze Fitness invites the San Diego community to join them for a fun, free, invigorating Les Mills BodyCombat class on the Park & Presidents Lawn...
Grater Grilled Cheese Hosts EPIC Grilled Cheese Eating Competition!
Grater Grilled Cheese Hosts EPIC Grilled Cheese Eating Competition
January 20, 2022
2:00 pm
  • Grater Grilled Cheese
January 20 marks National Cheese Lover’s Day and the pros at Grater Grilled Cheese are celebrating with a Grilled Cheese Eating Competition of EPIC proportions!...