The Craving: San Diego Food + Drink – Week of May 18, 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.
Rooftop Cinema Club Embarcadero Celebrates Spooky Season With A Month-Long Halloween Party In October
Rooftop Cinema Club Celebrates Spooky Season With A Month-Long Halloween Party In October
Already the most-popular outdoor cinema in San Diego, Rooftop Cinema Club Embarcadero at the Manchester Grand Hyatt is now the one-and-only destination for Halloween films...
MICHELIN Guide Announces ‘New Additions’ In San Diego To The 2021 MICHELIN Guide California
The MICHELIN Guide today announced new additions in San Diego to the 2021 MICHELIN Guide California selection. According to the official announcement, these establishments are...
Meet The Distiller Brunch By You & Yours Distilling
Westerly Public House Hosts Meet The Distiller Brunch With You & Yours Distilling
Join the Westerly Public House team in welcoming Laura Johnson, the founder and head distiller for San Diego’s own You & Yours Distillery, for a...
You're Invited To The Saint Archer Family Reunion To Celebrate 8 Years
You’re Invited To The Saint Archer Family Reunion To Celebrate 8 Years
Come celebrate Saint Archer Brewing’s 8th Anniversary for an entire weekend, September 24th-26th. They’ll be releasing their 8th Anniversary Cold IPA and will have plenty...
Chula Vista Celebrates International Park(ing) Day!
Chula Vista Celebrates International Park(ing) Day!
Come out and park play! Chula Vista’s historic Third Avenue Village will participate in International Park(ing) Day this Friday, September 17.   View this post...
San Diego Open ATP Tennis Tour Scores With InterContinental San Diego
InterContinental San Diego Named Official Tournament Hotel Of San Diego Open ATP Tennis Tour
Tennis fans don’t need to head to New York for world-class tennis when it’s right here in San Diego! The San Diego Open is the...
Big list of things to do in San Diego this weekend
Monster Jam® Roars Back Into San Diego With Action-Packed Weekend of Family Fun
This. Is. MONSTER JAM™! It’s time to fire up the engines again as the most action-packed motorsports experience for families in the world today roars...
Birch Aquarium's BIG News Is LITTLE ... Little Blue Penguins!
Birch Aquarium’s BIG News Is LITTLE … Little Blue Penguins!
The biggest news in the history of Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego is little … Little Blue Penguins, that is. ...
First Responders Eat Free At Urban Plates Del Mar Location To Mark 10 Year Anniversary
First Responders Eat Free At Urban Plates Del Mar Location To Mark 10 Year Anniversary
Urban Plates turns 10 this September and as a thank you to the community where it all started, they will treat all First Responders to...
The Childen's Nature Retreat 9th Annual Fundraiser Gala
An Evening On Safari: The Children’s Nature Retreat 9th Annual Fundraiser Gala
The Children’s Nature Retreat is hosting its 9th Annual Fundraiser Gala – “An Evening On Safari” – Saturday, September 18th.  The evening promises to be...
Mission Fed ArtWalk Announces 2021 Featured Artists For 37th Annual Festival
Mission Fed ArtWalk Announces 2021 Featured Artists For 37th Annual Festival
Mission Fed ArtWalk announces this year’s Featured Artists for its 37th annual event. This weekend-long premier arts and culture event is returning to the streets...
SD Loyal Launches “18/86” Initiative To Celebrate San Diego’s 18 Cities And 86 Neighborhoods
SD Loyal Launches “18/86” Initiative To Celebrate San Diego’s 18 Cities And 86 Neighborhoods
San Diego Loyal SC (SD Loyal), and presenting partner Quidel, announced the launch of its newest initiative, 18/86, in efforts to connect with San Diego’s...
The San Diego Festival Of Arts Is Back And At A New Location
Follow your Art and join the San Diego Festival of the Arts Foundation, Inc. in celebrating the 35th San Diego Festival of the Arts™ at...
Be Inspired At One Paseo’s Street Art Block Party
Embrace Your Creative Side At One Paseo’s Street Art Block Party
One Paseo invites you to embrace your creative side at their Street Art Block Party, featuring local chalk artists working their magic on the street,...
InterContinental Hotel San Diego Names Franck Tasic New Executive Chef
InterContinental Hotel San Diego announced that it has named Franck Tasic as Executive Chef. Chef Franck Tasic brings years of luxury hotel culinary experience and...
Seaworld San Diego Reveals Gruesome Details Of Inaugural How-O-Scream Nighttime Event
SeaWorld San Diego Reveals Gruesome Details Of Inaugural Halloween Event
The horrors of Howl-O-Scream lurk just around the corner with SeaWorld San Diego’s first-ever nighttime Halloween event kicking off September 17 and running through October...
San Diego Blues Festival Returns This Year As An In-Person Event
San Diego Blues Festival Returns This Year As An In-Person Event
The AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival returns this year as an in-person event on the Downtown San Diego waterfront! This is the festival’s eleventh year....
Mingei International Museum
Don’t Miss Art Of Elan’s Fall Concert Series
Art of Elan’s next season of performances, dedicated to the revitalization of San Diego’s creative community, is back as a series of live performances. Entitled...
Pure Taco Brings Globally Inspired Tacos To Carlsbad Village
Pure Taco Brings Globally Inspired Tacos To Carlsbad Village
Pure Taco, the latest concept by co-founders of Casero Taqueria, Clayton Wheeler and Craig Applegate, and John Zagara, is excited to announce that they opened...
After A Three-Year Renovation, Mingei International Museum Is Back
After A Three-Year Renovation, Mingei International Museum Is Back
After a three-year closure for a transformational renovation, Mingei International Museum, located in Balboa Park, has reopened September 3rd with a dynamic slate of exhibitions,...
Spiro’s Mediterranean Cuisine To Celebrate One-Year Anniversary Of La Jolla Location
Spiro’s Mediterranean Cuisine To Celebrate One-Year Anniversary Of La Jolla Location
Spiro’s Mediterranean Cuisine (Spiro’s) is set to celebrate the one-year anniversary of its second fast-casual, taverna-inspired eatery in the village of La Jolla. Guests are...
Brand-New Exhibition & Exciting Workshops Happening This Month At Oceanside Museum Of Art
Brand-New Exhibition & Exciting Workshops Happening This Month At Oceanside Museum Of Art
Summer may be coming to an end soon, but things are only heating up at Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA). This month, enjoy live music,...
ArtReach Auction Features Thirty-Two Stunning Custom-Designed Guitars
ArtReach Auction Features Thirty-Two Stunning Custom-Designed Guitars
ArtReach is hosting a Guitar Art Auction to support visual arts education for youth at San Diego County schools and community centers. Proceeds from the...
MAKE Projects Presents Food And Farm Fest Fundraiser
MAKE Projects Presents Food And Farm Fest Fundraiser
MAKE Projects, a non-profit job-training program for refugee and immigrant women and youth, will be hosting Food and Farm Fest! Guests will enjoy locally-sourced, globally-inspired...
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