The Craving: San Diego Food + Drink News – Week of October 12, 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.

Al Dente Debuts In University Heights

What happens when a well-seasoned group of Sicilian and Neapolitan restaurant professionals combines their talents and skills to deliver an Italian dining destination beyond compare?...

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Get In The Holiday Spirit(s) With The North Park Ugly Holiday Sweater Bar Crawl

North Park

Get in the holiday spirit(s) on Saturday, December 17th with the North Park Ugly Holiday Sweater Bar Crawl, hosted by San Diego cider pioneer, Bivouac Ciderworks, Original 40...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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, the multifaceted venue featuring a home and wine shop, event space, and coworking space located in the heart of North Park, recently opened its...

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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...

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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

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...

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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...

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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...

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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

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...

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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...

Start 2025 With Putting & Pilates at Lakehouse Resort

January 11, 2025

11:00 am

Lakehouse Hotel & Resort

Kick off the new year with Putting & Pilates with Club Pilates, part of the Wellness at the Lake series hosted by Lakehouse Resort in...

San Marcos

San Diego and Oceanside’s local heroes at First Responders Night

Celebrate Local Heroes at Frontwave Arena’s First Responders Night

December 29, 2024

6:00 pm

Join Frontwave Arena for First Responders Night, a special event honoring San Diego and Oceanside’s local heroes with an action-packed San Diego Clippers game against...

Oceanside

Learn All About Coffee Mixology at Ox Coffee

December 20, 2024

6:00 pm

Mission Valley’s coziest coffee spot is about to shake things up with a night of caffeinated cocktail magic at their Holiday Coffee Cocktail Class. Dive...

San Diego

Make Holiday Memories Aboard the Jingle Belle Family Cruise

December 20, 2024

5:00 pm

Bahia Resort Hotel

The Jingle Belle Family Cruise is back, bringing festive fun and family memories to Mission Bay! This beloved San Diego tradition is the perfect way...

San Diego

Experience SD Sockers Opening Night at Oceanside’s State-of-the-Art Arena

December 14, 2024

7:00 pm

Get ready for an unforgettable evening as the SD Sockers Opening Night kicks off at Oceanside’s brand-new state-of-the-art Frontwave Arena! The Sockers will take to...

Oceanside