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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.
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...
TEDxSanDiego Announces Audrey Jacobs As New Chief Connector And Curator For 2023
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TEDxSanDiego Seeds of Change Event And New Chief Curator
  • Conrad Prebys Auditorium
TEDxSanDiego, one of the most prestigious and long-running TEDx events in the country, is excited to announce Audrey Jacobs as the new Chief Connector and...
In-N-Out Burger Celebrates 75th Anniversary, October 2023
Save The Date For In-N-Out Burger’s 75th Anniversary Celebration Festival!
In-N-Out fans – save the date for what will surely be an epic celebration! In-N-Out Burger is planning a 75th-anniversary festival at the Pomona Dragstrip...
Chefsgiving Feast Is Back At Pendry San Diego's Provisional Kitchen
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Chefsgiving Feast Is Back At Pendry San Diego’s Provisional Kitchen
  • Provisional Kitchen, Cafe & Mercantile
Inspired by the spirit of Thanksgiving, join nine of San Diego’s most renowned chefs including Provisional’s very own Chef de Cuisine Brandon Sloan as they...
Farmers Table Offers Free Thanksgiving Meals To The Unsheltered
Farmers Table Offering Free Meals To The Unsheltered To Give Back This Thanksgiving
With the holidays just around the corner, this time of year can be particularly difficult for thousands of residents of San Diego. The effects of...
Rooftop Cinema Club San Diego Holiday Lineup
Rooftop Cinema Club Gets Into The Holiday Spirit With A Lineup Of Holiday Favorites
It’s been a show-stopping year for Rooftop Cinema Club (RCC) at the Manchester Grand Hyatt with sold-out screenings on many a night, and with just...
Rob Machado Foundation Holds Annual Benefit Concert and Fundraiser With Lukas Nelson
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Rob Machado Foundation Holds Annual Benefit Concert and Fundraiser With Belly Up
  • Alila Marea Beach Resort
Rob Machado Foundation Annual Benefit Concert and Fundraiser will be held in partnership with Belly Up at Alila Marea Beach Resort on Thursday, November 10...
Upcoming Events
Balboa Theatre’s Silent Movie Monday
A Night of Vintage Holiday Charm at the Balboa
December 9, 2024
7:00 pm
  • Balboa Theatre
The Roaring 20’s Holiday event is about to transform Balboa Theatre’s Silent Movie Monday series into the most extraordinary celebration of the season! Get ready...
San Marcos Chamber's Holiday Market
Enjoy the Best of Local Holiday Shopping at North City
December 8, 2024
10:00 am
The San Marcos Chamber’s Holiday Market is turning North City into a wonderland where North City local artisans are about to make your seasonal shopping...
unique multimedia presentation
Unique Multimedia Performance by the La Jolla Symphony
December 7, 2024
7:30 pm
La Jolla Symphony & Chorus brings us “Luminosity,” a unique multimedia performance where glowing sea creatures dance to the music. The Deep Sea Comes Alive...
San Diego Opera Chorus Making Merry
‘Making Merry’ at the Balboa Theatre
December 7, 2024
7:30 pm
San Diego Opera’s Making Merry unleashes the powerhouse San Diego Opera Chorus at the historic Balboa Theatre. Voices That Dazzle Picture “White Christmas” reimagined with...
festive soiree at East Village Holiday Happy Hour
Holiday Happy Hour Vibes in East Village
December 6, 2024
5:00 pm
This December, the East Village is set to host Holiday Happy Hour at UCSD Park & Market—part of the new First Friday Happy Hour series,...