The Craving: San Diego Food + Drink News – Week of October 5, 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.
Spreckels Organ Society Announces 2022 San Diego International Summer Organ Festival Lineup
Spreckles Organ Society Spreading The Holiday Spirit With Special Christmas Concerts
Spreckels Organ Society, a non-profit organization curating concerts and performances in the heart of Balboa Park, is kicking off the holiday season with three free...
Local Cycling Leaders Recognized At Golden Gear Awards For Making San Diego A Safer Place To Ride
Local Cycling Leaders Recognized At Golden Gear Awards For Making San Diego A Safer Place To Ride
Leaders who have put their pedals to the metal in making cycling safer and more fun across San Diego will be honored at this year’s...
SD Loyal 2022 Season Ticket Memberships On Sale Now
SD Loyal 2022 Season Ticket Memberships On Sale Now
San Diego Loyal SC (SD Loyal), announced that Season Ticket Memberships are officially on sale for the club’s 2022 season. Building off a momentous 2021...
Balboa Park Carousel Designated Historical Resource
Balboa Park Carousel Designated Historical Resource
The City of San Diego’s Historical Resources Board has unanimously voted to designate the Balboa Park Carousel and adjacent Kiddie Ride as Historical Resources. Currently...
Celebrate Winter Solstice & Welcome The Holidays With A Healthy Mindset At Mesa Rim North City
Celebrate The Winter Solstice With A Healthy Mindset At Mesa Rim North City
Calling all climbers, yogis, and fitness lovers! Mesa Rim North City is hosting a free Winter Solstice Yoga Event to help you wrap up the...
Ocean Park Inn In Pacific Beach Is Partnering With Top Luxury Hotels Across The Western United States To Raise Money For Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Ocean Park Inn In Pacific Beach Is Partnering With Top Luxury Hotels Across The Western United States To Raise Money For Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Pacific Beach’s own Ocean Park Inn, owned by entrepreneur and current chair of the San Diego Convention Center, Elvin Lai, is tapping into the giving...
gray whale conservation
Vistal Premieres 2022 Menu With Gray Whale Conservation Fundraiser Dinner
Celebrate peak whale watching season and support conservation of the magnificent gray whale with an evening of cocktails, dinner and sweeping views of the coastline...
PB Crazy Christmas Holiday Bar Crawl
Get Into The Holiday Spirit At The PB Crazy Christmas Holiday Bar Crawl
With Christmas soon approaching, there’s no better way to get into the holiday spirit than giving back to those in need! High Noon is hosting...
San Diego Vintage Flea Market - For The Holidays
San Diego Vintage Flea Market – For The Holidays
Our “For The Holidays” market is geared towards gift giving for our holiday shoppers. We welcome makers and vintage small vendors to join us for...
Uptown Rhythm Makers At Panama 66!
Uptown Rhythm Makers At Panama 66!
The Uptown Rhythm Makers are back at Panama 66 soon – the perfect venue to enjoy their show while having a drink and admiring the...
Holiday Updates From You & Yours & The Loma Club!
Holiday Updates From You & Yours & The Loma Club!
Learn how to make your very own Y&Y cocktails! You & Yours Distilling‘s holiday-themed cocktails are about to sell out for December. However, reserving a...
Holiday Boozy Garden Tea Time At Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa
It’s Holiday Boozy Garden Tea Time At Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa
Take a break from holiday shopping and enjoy bites and sips at Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa’s lush Secret Garden for their Holiday Edition...
Shop The Carlsbad Village Makers Market For Unique Local Holiday Gifts
Just in time for the holidays! The Carlsbad Village Makers Market Holiday Showcase, sponsored by the Carlsbad Village Association is happening December 4th at the...
TrustedHousesitters To Spread Holiday Cheer For Shelter Dogs With A Dog Toy Drive
TrustedHousesitters To Spread Holiday Cheer For Shelter Dogs With A Dog Toy Drive
TrustedHousesitters, the largest and most trusted vacation pet sitting community of its kind, is hosting a shelter pet holiday toy drive at the Little Italy...
SeaCo Catch Takes Both "People's Choice" And "Judges' Choice" At The 9th Annual Taco TKO For The First Time In Competition History
SeaCo Catch Takes Both “People’s Choice” And “Judges’ Choice” At The 9th Annual Taco TKO For The First Time In Competition History
Sponsored by Hornitos Tequila, the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival® announces the winners of this year’s Taco TKO Competition, held on Sunday, November...
Wormwood Absinthe Bar And French Restaurant Opens Tomorrow In University Heights
San Diego will receive its first absinthe-focused cocktail bar and restaurant with Wormwood, a new concept opening in mid-November 2021 under the leadership of Amar Harrag,...
Brits Christmas Party Night at theShakespeare pub
Party Like Your Across The Pond At The Brits Christmas Party Night At Shakespeare Pub’s!
Shakespeare Pub and Grille in Little Italy is hosting a Brit Christmas Party that sounds damn fun! Here’s the description they post when announcing the...
Annual Little Italy Tree Lighting And Christmas Village
Little Italy To Transform Into A Christmas Village At Annual Tree Lighting Celebration
Little Italy will be kicking-off the holiday season by welcoming back their annual Little Italy Tree Lighting and Christmas Village on Saturday, December 4th. Transforming...
Holidays At The Liberty Public Market
Join The Holiday Celebrations At Liberty Public Market
Liberty Public Market invites you to join in the fun as they kick-off the season with holiday festivities! Sit back and relax as their carolers...
Family Day With Santa At The San Diego Automotive Museum
Family Day With Santa At The San Diego Automotive Museum
The community is invited to a fun Family Day at the San Diego Automotive Museum for some exciting holiday activities, including a visit from Santa!...
Birch Aquarium Launches In-Person Education Programming
Birch Aquarium Launches In-Person Education Programming
After nearly two years with no in-person school programs or Outdoor Adventures, Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego’s Education Team...
Glow Balls Events To Watch Out For At The Loma Club
The Loma Club Is Making Spirits Bright With Holiday Glow Ball Events
We’re blessed to be able to play golf in perfect weather in San Diego straight through the ‘winter’. Even better, you can play ‘glow ball’...
Brilliant Kilroy Star Illuminates San Diego For The Holidays
Brilliant Kilroy Star Illuminates San Diego For The Holidays
A stunning pop-up public art program has once again returned to illuminate San Diego’s downtown skyline, intertwine art and architecture and engage community. What began...
Promises2Kids 2nd Annual Holiday Wine Auction
Promises2Kids 2nd Annual Holiday Wine Auction
The holiday season brings a time for giving, and giving back. And this year we’re a live event, giving you a celebration of bold reds,...
Upcoming Events
A.I.M By Kyle Abraham Brings New Work To San Diego
A.I.M By Kyle Abraham Brings New York To San Diego
February 2, 2022
8:00 pm
  • Balboa Park
“One of the most consistently excellent troupes working today” (New York Times), A.I.M’s (Abraham.In.Motion) kicks off ArtPower’s 2022 live performances on February 2nd with their...
The Original 40 Brewing Company Hosts Pawsitive Memories Event
The Original 40 Brewing Company Hosts Pawsitive Memories Event
January 29, 2022
1:00 pm
  • Original 40 Brewing
Get ready for the ultimate paw-ty! The Original 40 Brewing Company will celebrate its upcoming can release with a Pawsitive Memories Event – a beer...
All-Levels Vinyasa And Vino At Carruth Cellars This Saturday
Wine And Wellness Mix At Vinyasa And Vino At Carruth Cellars
January 29, 2022
10:00 am
  • Carruth Cellars’ Solana Beach Tasting Room
What’s more balanced than a yoga class followed by a glass of wine? Nothing! Enjoy an all-levels vinyasa and vino at Carruth Cellars’ flagship Solana...
Relax And Reset At Saffron & Sage’s Sacred Sunday
Saffron & Sage Invites You To Relax And Reset At Sacred Sunday
January 23, 2022
6:00 pm
  • Saffron & Sage
A new year symbolizes a fresh opportunity for healthy new routines, and this year we can all use some rest and relaxation to get our...
Join San Diego Balboa Park Workout Hosted By Chuze Fitness
Chuze Fitness To Host Free Community Workout in Balboa Park
January 22, 2022
10:30 am
  • Park & Presidents Way Lawn
Chuze Fitness invites the San Diego community to join them for a fun, free, invigorating Les Mills BodyCombat class on the Park & Presidents Lawn...