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.
25th Annual Lemon Festival In The Heart Of Downtown Chula Vista
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Pucker Up For This Year’s 25th Annual Lemon Festival In The Heart Of Downtown Chula Vista
  • Downtown Chula Vista
Start planning your finest lemon-themed fits and get ready for this year’s 25th Annual Lemon Festival! Taking place on Saturday, August 13th, the Third Avenue...
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Announces Global Partnership With Make-A-Wish, The Wishes Start Here Program
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts And Make-A-Wish Launch New Program, Wishes Start Here
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is excited to announce its first global partnership with Make-A-Wish®, after nearly two decades of working closely together at multiple locations...
Big List Of Things To Do In San Diego This Pride Festival Weekend | July 14-17
Big List Of Things To Do In San Diego This Weekend | July 14-17
San Diego Pride Festival, Best Coast Beer Fest, and Bastille Day celebrations are highlights of things to do in San Diego this weekend! View this...
GoodBar’s Good Jokes Comedy Series Lineup Heats Up This July
GoodBar’s Good Jokes Comedy Series Lineup Heats Up This July
GoodBar, Point Loma’s popular neighborhood bar located at 1872 Rosecrans St, has announced a hot new lineup of stand-up comedians set to take the stage...
Limited Tickets To Go On Sale For USS Midway Museum Summer Movie Night Featuring "GREASE"
Limited Tickets To Go On Sale For USS Midway Summer Movie Night Featuring “GREASE”
Calling all “Grease” Movie Fans – don’t miss a very special showing of this classic film on the flight deck at the USS Midway Summer Movie Night!...
Top Concerts In San Diego This Pride Festival Weekend | July 14-17
Top Concerts In San Diego This Weekend | July 14-17
Whiz Khalifa, Sean Kingston, and Joss Stone lead our amazing list of top concerts this San Diego Pride Festival weekend! Get out there and have...
Ride Down To Rouleur Brewing Company For Rouleur Tour de France Bingo!
Ride Down To Rouleur Brewing Company For Rouleur Tour De France Bingo!
While most of us aren’t able to get on a plane right now and head to France for the 2022 Tour de France, you can...
Second Chance Beer Hosts Paint Your Pet Fundraiser with Lovejoy Creations
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Second Chance Beer Hosts Paint Your Pet Fundraiser With LoveJoy Creations
  • Second Chance Beer Co. Brewery
Second Chance Beer Company is hosting a Paint Your Pet with LoveJoy Creations! Located in Carmel Mountain, head down for the fundraising event that will take place on...
Vino Carta Says A Special Bonjour To All Wine Lovers On Bastille Day
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Vino Carta Says A Special Bonjour To All Wine Lovers On Bastille Day
  • Vino Carta
Bonjour, wine lover! There’s no better way to celebrate the spirit of the révolution than to be in Vino Carta on Bastille Day and indulge in some French vino. ...
A Pre-Pride Karaoke Kick Off For A Fun San Diego Pride Celebration
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A Pre-Pride Karaoke Kick Off For A Fun San Diego Pride Celebration
  • Barleymash
San Diego Pride celebration is coming in hot this weekend! Bring your crew to barleymash for a Pre-Pride Karaoke Kick off on July 14th at 9PM. It’s definitely going to...
Madam Bonnie’s Jazz Night Presents Andrea Lorrane Jazz Quartet
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Madam Bonnie’s Jazz Night Presents Cheryl Silverstein Jazz Trio
  • Madam Bonnie’s
Madam Bonnie’s, the recently-opened 1920’s joint in the Gaslamp, is hosting Jazz Night on Thursday, July 14th. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Madam Bonnies...
Celebrate Pride At The Tropical O-Gay-Sis At Common Stock
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Celebrate Pride At The Tropical O-Gay-Sis At Common Stock
  • Common Stock
The big party Hillcrest neighborhood staple, Common Stock, will be turning the space into a Parade O-Gay-Sis” on Saturday, July 16th to coincide for the Tropical...
It's Time To Come Out And Be Proud At The 2022 San Diego Pride Festival
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It’s Time To Come Out And Be Proud At The 2022 San Diego Pride Festival
  • Marston Point
2022 San Diego Pride Festival is your time to be OUT and PROUD, San Diego style! Enjoy the city’s biggest celebration with thousands of your...
Witness San Diego Sculptors Battle It Out At The 2022 Sun & Sea Festival Sandcastle Competition
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Witness San Diego Sculptors Battle It Out At The 2022 Sun & Sea Festival Sandcastle Competition
  • Portwood Pier Plaza
Watch pro sandcastle sculptors work their magic at Imperial Beach’s Sun & Sea Festival! This professional sandcastle building competition will feature top San Diego sculptors....
Mopar Club San Diego Hosts The All American Car Show 2022
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Mopar Club San Diego Hosts The All American Car Show 2022
  • Seaport Village Embarcadero North
Mopar Club San Diego is once again hosting their All American Car Show, this year at Seaport Village (Embarcadero North) Saturday, July 16th. The All...
Bleu Bohème Celebrates 15th Anniversary And French National Holiday
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Bleu Bohème Celebrates 15th Anniversary And French National Holiday With Champagne Cocktails And Complimentary Crepes
  • Bleu Bohème
Bleu Bohème, located at 4090 Adams Ave., will celebrate its fifteenth anniversary and French national holiday, Bastille Day – with crepes, Champagne cocktails and more...
Sammy Hagar Takes San Diego
Sammy Hagar Takes San Diego
Get ready to dip your toes in the sand…  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sammy’s Beach Bar Cocktail Co. (@sbbcco) Legendary...
Sammy’s Beach Bar Cocktail Co. Joins Beach Clean-UP With iHeart Radio And Surfrider Foundation
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Sammy’s Beach Bar Cocktail Co. Joins Beach Clean-Up With iHeart Radio And Surfrider Foundation
  • Mission Beach Park
Sammy’s Beach Bar Cocktail Co. is partnering with iHeart Radio’s 101. 5 KGB and the Surfrider Foundation to host a beach clean-up in front of...
Sammy’s Beach Bar Cocktail Co. Takes Over Hard Rock's Liquid Sunshine
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Sammy’s Beach Bar Cocktail Co. Takes Over Hard Rock’s Liquid Sunshine
  • Hard Rock Hotel San Diego
Sammy’s Beach Bar Cocktail Co. will take over Liquid Sunshine, the Hard Rock’s award-winning weekend reimagined pool experience, with a full bar and giant slushie...
Wormwood's 1st anniversary celebrates With 8-Course Tasting Menu
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Bastille Day At Wormwood Features Special Cocktail And Menu
  • Wormwood
University Heights absinthe bar, Wormwood, will run Bastille Day specials on Thursday, July 14 to commemorate the French national holiday that remembers the beginning of...
UC San Diego Announces Inaugural Artists Performing At The Epstein Family Amphitheater
UC San Diego Announces Inaugural Artists Performing At The Epstein Family Amphitheater
UC San Diego will celebrate the opening of the Epstein Family Amphitheater in October with an inaugural lineup of thrilling performances at the new 2,650-seat open-air...
Hamburger Hut's new location in Leucadia
Hamburger Hut Gets New Location As Leucadia Co. Expands
Hamburger Hut, the North County burger favorite, has reopened in a new location in the space formerly occupied by Priority Public House in Leucadia. With...
Second Chance Beer Company To Release Death Row West Coast IPA Friday
Second Chance Beer Company Releases Death Row West Coast IPA In Honor Of Death Row Records’ 30th Anniversary
Second Chance Beer Company released its new Death Row West Coast IPA on draft and in cans on Friday, a beer that pays tribute to...
Madam Bonnie’s Jazz Night Presents Andrea Lorrane Jazz Quartet
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Unwind From The Week At Madam Bonnie’s Jazz Nights
  • Madam Bonnie’s
It’s time to unwind and listen to some smooth jazz! Join the San Diego Jazz Trio this Saturday, at Madam Bonnie’s, the recently-opened 1920’s inspired joint that’s not your...
Upcoming Events
Friendly Feast Returns With A V-Day Cookie Pop-Up
Friendly Feast Returns With A Valentine’s Day Cookie Pop-Up
February 13, 2022
10:00 am
  • Herb and Wood
Spread the love this Valentine’s Day with a box of cookies from Friendly Feast’s Valentine’s Edition of the Cookie Club on Sunday, February 13 from...
San Diego Ballet Brings The Soul With “Bird/LAND” At Mingei International Museum
San Diego Ballet Brings The Soul With “Bird/LAND” At Mingei International Museum
February 11, 2022
2:30 pm
  • Mingei International Museum
San Diego Ballet is bringing the soul with “Bird/LAND” at the recently renovated Mingei International Museum beginning Friday, February 11 through Sunday, February 13. The...
Puesto turns 10
Puesto Turns 10!
February 10, 2022
11:00 am
  • Puesto Mexican Artisan Kitchen & Bar
Ten years ago, Puesto Mexican Artisan Kitchen & Bar shook up the world of Mexican cuisine when they opened the doors to their first location...
Besos Jazz Trio At Panama 66
February 5, 2022
6:00 pm
  • Panama 66
Besos Jazz Trio, an eclectic, worldly-inspired jazz band, comes to Panama 66 for an evening of fine food and lovely entertainment. Bring your dancing shoes!...
Bike The BLVD Vendredi Gras
Bike The BLVD Vendredi Gras
February 4, 2022
5:30 pm
  • North Park Community Park
Bike The BLVD is back in action on February 4th! Come on a spectacular bike ride (or just show up to watch!) down the El...