The Craving: San Diego Food + Drink – Week of May 25, 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.

Oceanside Museum of Art is Getting a Whole New Look – and We’re Here for it

Oceanside’s beloved cultural anchor just dropped some big news, and it’s the kind of thing that makes us genuinely excited about what’s coming to North...

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Celebrate International Women’s Day With Brunch at Stone World Bistro & Gardens

Stone Brewery Liberty Station

Stone World Bistro & Gardens at Liberty Station is hosting an International Women’s Day Brunch + Market, a culinary and community celebration spotlighting women in...

Majesty In Motion Presents Salsa And Bachata Dancing

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Salsa, Bachata, and Rooftop Sunsets – Belmont Park is the Place to Be This Saturday

Belmont Park

Belmont Park has always been one of those spots that just feels like San Diego. And this Saturday, Majesty in Motion Dance Company is taking...

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Picnic at the Park Reveals The Rady Shell’s 2026 Summer Concert Lineup

The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

The San Diego Symphony is hosting Picnic at the Park presented by Southwest Airlines, a free community event that gives you an exclusive look at...

Two Left Feet? No Problem – Line Dancing is Coming to Balboa Park

San Diego Coasters is bringing the boot-scootin’ good times to one of our favorite spots in the city, and this one is wide open to...

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Hop To It: Easter Egg Hunt at Belmont Park’s Fit Social

Belmont Park

Easter Sunday just got a little more exciting for San Diego families. Fit Social at Belmont Park is hosting an Easter Egg Hunt presented by...

Roppongi Returns to La Jolla After Years of Guest Demand

Roppongi Restaurant & Lounge has officially reopened its doors at its original location in La Jolla, marking the long-awaited return of one of the neighborhood’s...

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17th Annual St. Baldrick’s Shave-a-Thon at Nason’s Beer Hall

Pendry San Diego

Nason’s Beer Hall at Pendry San Diego is hosting the 17th Annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation Shave-a-Thon, a community event that raises funds and awareness for...

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Dink After Dark: Glow-in-the-Dark Pickleball is Coming to Mission Bay

San Diego Mission Bay Resort

San Diego Mission Bay Resort is bringing something a little different to the courts this March – a glow-in-the-dark pickleball round robin that’s equal parts...

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Blue Water Film Festival – 7 Years of Ocean Storytelling Come Back to La Jolla

Several Locations

The Blue Water Film Festival (BWFF) is back for its seventh year, and if you care about the ocean, the planet, or just great filmmaking,...

San Diego Theatre Month is Back: Making Live Performance Accessible to All

San Diego’s theatre scene is having a moment – and this March, it’s more accessible than ever. San Diego Theatre Month returns for its 11th...

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P!NK Headlines Curebound’s 2026 Concert for Cures at Petco Park

PETCO Park

Global music icon P!NK is headlining Curebound’s 2026 Concert for Cures at Petco Park, and ticket sales will fund cutting-edge adult and pediatric cancer research...

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Frida Fiesta Takes Over the Gaslamp for Cinco de Mayo Weekend

Cinco de Mayo in San Diego always brings the energy, and this year the Gaslamp is turning things up with Frida Fiesta @ Cinco De...

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Moe’s Celebrates 4 Years With a One-Night-Only Whole Roasted Pig Dinner

Mission Beach’s favorite neighborhood steakhouse is turning four, and they’re celebrating in a way that feels very on-brand – fire, flavor, and a little old-school...

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SD Fight Night Launches at Frontwave Arena With Julius Ballo and Jonny Mansour Headlining

San Diego boxing fans, this one’s for us. Two of our own – cousins Julius Ballo and Jonny Mansour – are stepping into the spotlight...

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Makers Arcade Spring Fair Makes its Balboa Park Debut

Balboa Park

Spring weekends in Balboa Park just got even better. Makers Arcade is making its highly anticipated debut on Sixth Avenue with a two-day Spring Fair...

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Children’s Museum of Discovery Hosts Nature Night

San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum

If we’re looking for a meaningful way to spend a Saturday evening with the kids, the Children’s Museum of Discovery in Escondido has us covered....

La Jolla Music Society’s March Lineup: From Jazz to Indian Classical at The Conrad

La Jolla Music Society is packing March with an impressive range of performances at The Conrad, and the lineup shows just how diverse the 57th...

Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys

Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys Bring Their Personal Art Collection to MCASD

The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego is the sole West Coast venue to host Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and...

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The East Village Blues Fest Returns to Quartyard

Quartyard

The 5th Annual East Village Blues Fest is taking over Quartyard for an evening of award-winning blues acts guaranteed to keep you on the dance...

The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe Horseback Trail Riding

A Century in the Saddle: The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe Debuts Horseback Trail Riding Experience

The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe just launched a horseback trail riding experience that connects us to the property’s deep equestrian roots, and the timing...

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Tori Amos Brings the “In Times of Dragons” Tour to San Diego Civic Theatre

San Diego Civic Theatre

There are artists who put on a show, and then there’s Tori Amos – a force of nature who turns every performance into something genuinely...

À L’ouest Brings French Brasserie Dining to North Park

TRUST Restaurant Group just opened À L’ouest, their 13th restaurant and most ambitious project to date, on the prominent corner of 30th and University in...

Why Your Smile Matters More Than You Think: Invisalign Brings Oral Health Education to San Diego

We don’t always connect the dots between our teeth and our overall health, but turns out, they’re more linked than most of us realize. Invisalign...

San Diego’s Coming Together for Foster Youth at This Free Liberty Station Festival

May 2, 2026

12:00 pm

May is Foster Care Awareness Month, and Just in Time for Foster Youth (JIT) is marking it with something worth showing up for. Liberty Station’s...

Liberty Station

To Catch A Fish at Mingei International Museum Exhibition

Mingei International Museum Explores Our Connection to the Ocean in To Catch a Fish

May 2, 2026

10:00 am

Mingei International Museum

Living in San Diego, the ocean is part of our everyday rhythm. From early morning surf checks to sunset walks along the coast, water shapes...

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Guests Exploring Orchids in the Wild at San Diego Botanic Garden

Orchids in the Wild Blooms at San Diego Botanic Garden This Spring

May 2, 2026

9:00 am

San Diego Botanic Garden

Spring in Encinitas is about to get even more colorful. The San Diego Botanic Garden is welcoming back its beloved annual orchid showcase with the...

Encinitas

Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert Lands at The Rady Shell

May 1, 2026

6:30 pm

The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

There’s something about hearing that opening fanfare live that instantly gives you chills. Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert is bringing the galaxy far,...

San Diego

NPR’s “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” Heads to the San Diego Civic Theatre

April 30, 2026

7:30 pm

San Diego Civic Theatre

NPR’s beloved comedy news quiz show, “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!,” is heading to the San Diego Civic Theatre, and this one’s worth putting on...

San Diego