The Craving: San Diego Food + Drink News – Week of October 19, 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.
San Diego Spirits Festival Returns With Move To Premier Coastal Location
San Diego Spirits Festival Returns This September With Move To Premier Coastal Location
The San Diego Spirits Festival, a world-class cocktail and cultural event, is shaking things up for its 13th year with a move to the newly-renovated...
Global Music Takes Center Stage This Spring At ArtPower
Global Music Takes Center Stage This Spring At ArtPower
Global Music Series return on April 20 with music of Illighadad from Niger by Les Filles de Illighadad (“daughters of Illighadad”). Founded in 2016 by...
The Easter Bunny Visits The Children’s Nature Retreat
The Easter Bunny Visits The Children’s Nature Retreat
Hop on over to the Children’s Nature Retreat, a 20-acre animal sanctuary in Alpine, to celebrate Easter with the animals and participate in an Easter...
An Evening Of Burlesque At Gaslamp's Vin de Syrah
An Evening Of Burlesque At Gaslamp’s Vin de Syrah
Spend an evening at Vin De Syrah for a fierce, imaginative night of Burlesque from The Ladies of Rouge. From top hospitality group SDCM, Vin...
Good Time Design's Happy Does Bar Opens In Gaslamp
Good Time Design Announces Opening Of Happy Does Bar In Gaslamp Quarter
Good Time Design, the hospitality group behind some of San Diego’s most iconic party venues (Moonshine Beach, Moonshine Flats) is excited to introduce their newest...
The Top Concerts In San Diego This Weekend
Top Concerts In San Diego This Weekend
Thursday, April 7 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Seong-Jin Cho | 조성진 (@seongjinchoofficial) Mathias Goerne and Seong-Jin Cho – The Conrad...
Tequila, Tacos, And Ice, Ice, Baby!
Tequila, Tacos, And Ice, Ice, Baby!
On Saturday, April 30th, Vanilla Ice will be at the Tequila and Taco Music Festival to Play That Funky Music. Tequila & Taco Music Festival...
NEW At Fort Oak: $1 Oysters, New Bar Menu, New Summer Hours
New At Fort Oak: $1 Oysters, New Bar Menu, New Summer Hours
Looking for an oyster-lover’s paradise? Well, you’ve arrived. Starting Monday, April 4, Fort Oak will open to would-be-tipplers an hour early (4PM) to serve up...
Foundation For Women Warriors Hosts Bright Beginnings Baby Shower
Foundation For Women Warriors Hosting A Baby Shower Drive For Veteran Moms
Foundation for Women Warriors is hosting a “Bright Beginnings Baby Shower” to ensure veteran mothers in our community have everything they need for a bright...
Bike Race Across America Starts In Oceanside
Bike Race Across America Starts In Oceanside
BEMER Group USA is sponsoring an 8-man cyclist race team for the Race Across America (RAAM), kicking off in Oceanside, California on Jun 18, 2022....
The Top Concerts In San Diego This Weekend
Top Concerts In San Diego This Weekend
Thursday, March 31 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sleeping With Sirens (@sleepingwithsirens) Sleeping with Sirens – House of Blues Show 5:30PM...
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Coming To Tequila And Taco Music Festival!
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Coming To Tequila And Taco Music Festival!
Wake up, Wake up, Wake up! Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are headlining on the 1st of the month in May at the Tequila and Taco Music Festival....
Aston Martin Arriving At One Paseo
Aston Martin Experience Center Coming To One Paseo
The first Aston Martin Experience Center in San Diego is coming to One Paseo in mid-April! This pop-up is an exciting space for lovers of...
LEGO® Sofi Stadium Model Opens At LEGOLAND® California Resort
LEGO® Sofi Stadium Model Opens At LEGOLAND® California Resort
Today, LEGOLAND® California Resort officially opened its newest addition of a world record-breaking LEGO® model of SoFi Stadium! Inspired by the NFL’s first indoor-outdoor stadium...
Join Everyday California's Five-Day La Jolla Surf Camp For Kids!
Get Ahead Of Summer Break Plans With This Five-Day La Jolla Surf Camp For Kids
Parents, it’s time to make those summer plans to keep the kids busy! Everyday California’s Five-Day Surf Camp is the perfect activity to book now...
14 Must-Try Spring Menus From Some Of San Diego's Best Restaurants
14 Must-Try Spring Menus From Some Of San Diego’s Best Restaurants
Spring is in the air, which means the sunny days are getting longer, and your favorite San Diego restaurants are rolling out fresh new menus...
Top Concerts In San Diego This Weekend
Top Concerts In San Diego This Weekend
Thursday, March 24 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lucky Daye (@iamluckydaye) Lucky Daye: Candydrip Tour 2022 – House of Blues Doors...
Cloak & Petal Maki Monday Specials
Cloak & Petal Maki Monday Specials
Have you ever run into the problem of wanting to dine out on a Monday night and everywhere you look, restaurants are closed? Not anymore!...
GoodBar Brings Back Good Jokes Comedy Series
GoodBar Will Bring Laughs To Point Loma With Good Jokes Comedy Series
GoodBar in Point Loma will set the stage for laugh-out-loud entertainment with the return of its Good Jokes comedy series. A standout lineup of stand-up...
St. Paddy’s O’Beach Party Raises $30,000 For The Community
St. Paddy’s O’Beach Party Raises $30,000 For Ocean Beach Main Street Association, Peninsula Alliance
St. Paddy’s O’Beach Party, San Diego’s new beachside, Irish-themed festival brought to you by the event organizers behind OB Oktoberfest and the legendary OB Street...
Get A Sneak Peak At New Oceanside Speakeasy By Forbidden Cove
Get A Sneak Peak Of Space Pad – The New Oceanside Speakeasy By Forbidden Cove
Have you heard of The Space Pad? No? Well, that’s because this Forbidden Cove‘s speakeasy project has been kept mostly under wraps for the past...
Belmont Park Is Saying Goodbye To Winter Blues & Hello Spring Hues
Belmont Park’s ‘Belmont In Bloom’ Says Goodbye To Winter Blues & Hello To Spring Hues
Belmont Park is bringing all the vibrancy of spring to its first-ever Belmont in Bloom event, energizing the park with a lineup of artwork, events,...
Wolfie's Carousel Taps New Executive Chef Rez Guzman
Wolfie’s Carousel Taps New Executive Chef Rez Guzman
Known for their acumen for transporting guests through immersive creative experiences, Mauricio Couturier and Abe Aguilar, the Mexican-American designers behind Little Italy’s homage to Parisian...
1st Annual West Coast Hot Sauce Experience
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It’s Fun For The Whole Family At The 1st Annual West Coast Hot Sauce Experience
  • Broadway Pier
The 1st Annual West Coast Hot Sauce Experience has over 50 craft hot sauce producers providing unlimited FREE samples, VIP Area with hosted food and...
Upcoming Events
50 Cent Set To Host Brunch Day Party At San Diego's Wild ‘N Out
50 Cent Set To Host Brunch Day Party At Wild ‘N Out
April 10, 2022
12:00 pm
  • Wild’n Out Sports Bar & Arcade
Brunch will take on a new beat on Sunday, April 10th when iconic performer, 50 Cent, hosts a day party at the new Wild ‘N...
Grand Opening Celebration For The Mighty Bin
San Diego’s First Zero-Waste Grocer Store, The Mighty Bin, Set To Open
April 9, 2022
11:00 am
  • 2855 El Cajon Blvd
The Mighty Bin, San Diego’s first zero-waste grocery store created by Isabelle DeMillan, announced today that it will be opening its doors on Saturday, April...
Enjoy An Art-Filled Day At One Paseo’s Annual Street Art Block Party
Enjoy An Art-Filled Day At One Paseo’s Annual Street Art Block Party
April 2, 2022
12:00 pm
  • One Paseo
One Paseo is partnering with The San Diego Museum of Art for the center’s annual Street Art Block Party that will feature four local chalk...
San Diego Sings! Festival Returns Featuring Top 15 Local Choral Groups
Uniting The World In Song: San Diego Sings! Festival Returns
April 2, 2022
11:00 am
  • Conrad Prebys Concert Hall
The Choral Consortium of San Diego, a nonprofit that unites, supports and promotes the vibrant local choral community, is presenting its 4th biennial San Diego...
Carlsbad Village Makers Market 2022
Support Local Artisans At Carlsbad Village Makers Market
April 2, 2022
9:00 am
  • St. Michael’s by-the-Sea
There’s no denying the quality of design and artistry shown in something made by hand. On the first Saturday in April and June, in downtown...