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The Craving: San Diego Food + Drink News – Week of September 28, 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.
Spring Menus Have Arrived Around San Diego
Spring Menus Have Arrived Around San Diego
  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by C O M M U N A L (@communalcoffee) Communal Communal, the creative-minded cafe...
Friendly Feast Cookie Club: Chocolate Chip Edition!
Friendly Feast Cookie Club: Chocolate Chip Edition!
Exciting news! Friendly Feast Cookie Club returns Sunday, March 27 at Hommage Bakehouse in Pacific Beach. This month’s box highlights fun and creative twists on...
Be Good Restaurant: Dining In The Dark And Murder Mystery
Be Good Restaurant: Dining In The Dark And Murder Mystery
Be Good will be launching two new immersive dining experiences that bring a Las Vegas flair to Old Town Temecula. Check out which one is...
Live Music And Drinks At Belly Up Tavern In Benefit Of Legion Community Foundation
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Live Music And Drinks At Belly Up Tavern In Benefit Of Legion Community Foundation
  • Belly Up
From dominating on the pitch to philanthropic endeavors, The San Diego Legion takes pride in doing it all. The team highly values the longstanding Rugby...
A Whiskey & Wrap Experience At Be Good Restaurant
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A Whiskey & Wrap Experience At Be Good Restaurant
  • Be Good Restaurant
Be Good is a one-of-a-kind dining venue in Temecula that combines exceptional food with unique experiences, like comedy and magic shows and dining in the...
Spreckels Organ Society Hosts Tribute Concert For Ukraine Refugees
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Spreckels Organ Society Hosts Tribute Concert For Ukraine Refugees
  • Spreckels Organ Pavilion
Spreckels Organ Society, a non-profit organization curating concerts and performances in the heart of Balboa Park, will host a special performance in support of Ukraine,...
Emilio Nares Foundation Announces Month-Long “Emilio’s Ride Along” Campaign
Emilio Nares Foundation Announces Month-Long “Emilio’s Ride Along” Campaign & Corporate Ride Along
The Emilio Nares Foundation (ENF) invites the San Diego community to participate in a month long Ride with Emilio Campaign in March, benefitting children battling...
Monterey County, California Offers Spring Getaways For 10 Types Of Travelers
Monterey County, California Offers Spring Getaways For 10 Types Of Travelers
California’s iconic central coast destination, Monterey County, is ready to welcome a wide range of travel seekers this spring. The swoon-worthy destination offers the best...
Local Roots Hard Kombucha Opens Vista “Boochyard”
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Local Roots Hard Kombucha Opens Vista “Boochyard”
  • Local Roots Hard Kombucha
After a two-year delay, Local Roots Hard Kombucha is ready to open its much-anticipated “Boochyard” tap room in North County!   View this post on...
Tequila & Taco Music Festival Returns To San Diego
California’s Largest Traveling Tequila & Taco Music Festival Returns To San Diego
After 2021’s sold-out festival in Ventura, Tequila & Taco Music Festival has announced that it will bring not one, but two, full weekends to Southern...
Let's Make A Deal Features Local Contestant!
Let’s Make A Deal Features Local Contestant!
Heads up, San Diego! Local Oceanside resident, Heather Donovan, will be on CBS’s LET’S MAKE A DEAL on Monday, March 21st!   View this post...
Top Concerts In San Diego
Top Concerts In San Diego This Weekend
Thursday, March 17 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pixies (@pixiesofficial) Pixies – The Observatory North Park Show 7PM Combining jagged, roaring...
Carlsbad Village Community Clean Up
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Carlsbad Village Community Clean Up
  • Village Faire Shopping Center
On Sunday, March 20th, the Carlsbad Village Association is teaming up with Richness of Giving for a massive community clean up. Volunteers will be meeting...
Villa One™ Tequila Gardens Set to Open in San Diego on September 21 In Partnership with Nick Jonas and John Varvatos
Villa One™ Tequila Gardens To Bring Elevated Drinking, Dining And Nightlife Experience To Gaslamp
Villa One™ Tequila Gardens is coming to San Diego, and will bring elevated cocktails, an impressive collection of more than 160 tequilas and mezcals, and...
Enjoy An Art-Filled Day At One Paseo’s Annual Street Art Block Party
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Enjoy An Art-Filled Day At One Paseo’s Annual Street Art Block Party
  • 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...
Enclave Café Opens Headquarters Location In North County San Diego
Enclave Café Opens Headquarters Location In North County San Diego
Enclave Café, San Diego’s food-as-medicine restaurant and wellness apothecary, recently opened its headquarters café in North County San Diego. The opening of the headquarters location...
Emperor Now Open At SeaWorld San Diego!
SeaWorld San Diego’s ALL-NEW Emperor, named one of the most anticipated coasters of 2022 by USA Today, is now open to the public. The opening...
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Relax With Yoga And Champagne At The Beach At ‘Waves Of Wellness’ Series From Belmont Park
  • Belmont Park
Belmont Park invites you to relax and unwind with a day of self-care by the beach – sounds good to us! Start your morning with a...
ARTIFACT At Night - Prix Fixe Regional Dining Arrives In Balboa Park
ARTIFACT At Night Brings Prix Fixe Regional Dining To Balboa Park
ARTIFACT at Mingei is finally adding a dinner experience on Thursday and Friday evenings for a regional tour of Mingei’s notable exhibits in addition to...
Puesto Unveils Mexico City Inspired Taco Of The Month Series
Puesto Unveils Mexico City Inspired Taco Of The Month Series
Puesto Mexican Artisan Kitchen & Bar known for bringing the vibrance of Mexico City’s bustling street-food culture to California is celebrating those flavors with their...
Ariel Quartet Performs Final Concert Of The Complete Beethoven Cycle
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Ariel Quartet Performs Final Concert Of The Complete Beethoven Cycle
  • Conrad Prebys Concert Hall
In 2019, ArtPower and Ariel Quartet embarked on a four-year endeavor, performing the complete Beethoven cycle, in honor of the composer’s 250th birthday in 2020....
Remedy Holistic Pharmacy Partners And Little Italy Association Host First-Ever Neighborhood Blood Drive
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Remedy Holistic Pharmacy And Little Italy Association Host First-Ever Neighborhood Blood Drive
  • Remedy Holistic Pharmacy
Remedy Holistic Pharmacy and the Little Italy Association invite the Little Italy community and San Diegans to come together for the first-ever neighborhood Blood Drive....
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Bartender’s Weekend Returns To San Diego
  • Several Locations
Industry veterans, Chris Patino and Erick Castro, after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, have announced the 7th iteration of their San Diego-based Bartender’s...
Buy Your Tickets Now For SD Loyal's Home Opener!
Buy Your Tickets Now For SD Loyal’s Home Opener!
San Diego Loyal SC kicks off its 2022 USL Championship regular season at Torero Stadium against LA Galaxy II on Sat, March 12 at 7...
Upcoming Events
Papaya Pet Care Celebrates Grand Opening
You’re Invited To Papaya Pet Care’s Grand Opening Celebration
March 6, 2022
11:00 am
  • Papaya Pet Care
Papaya Pet Care, Carmel Valley’s newest full-service veterinary clinic, will celebrate the grand opening of their debut location at The Village at Pacific Highlands Ranch...
Tiësto At NOVA SD
Tiësto At NOVA SD
March 5, 2022
9:30 pm
  • NOVA SD
Insomniac Events San Diego Family, we are so thrilled to bring the dancefloor right to your doorstep every single weekend. Celebrate this new exciting chapter...
Carlsbad Village Makers Market 2022
Carlsbad Village Makers Market 2022
March 5, 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 March, April, May, and June,...
Tremont Collective Presents First Fridays
Oceanside’s Tremont Collective Presents ‘First Fridays’
March 4, 2022
4:00 pm
  • Tremont Collective
A new tradition is underway at Oceanside’s Tremont Collective, a curated hub for shopping, eating and drinking, all influenced by and celebrating the North County...
How I Met Your Mother Trivia At Duck Dive
March 3, 2022
8:00 pm
  • The Duck Dive
Start your binging because Duck Dive will be hosting How I Met Your Mother Trivia Night! Pacific Beach’s best beach bar will be hosting another...