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.

Union Kitchen & Tap Gaslamp Reopened!

Union Kitchen & Tap Gaslamp has officially reopened for outdoor dining Thursday through Sunday! Equipped with extended patio seating to accommodate diners safely, the location...

Chef Cesarina Mezzoni’s New Brunch + Seasonal Dishes And Summer Spritz

Chef/Partner Cesarina Mezzoni is the dazzling muse and young entrepreneur at the forefront of Cesarina Ristorante in Point Loma. This rising star is a force to be reckoned with, and...

Margarita Mondays At Point Loma Fish Shop

Point Loma Fish Shop is kicking off August with their brand-new Margarita Mondays – a deal you won’t want to miss out on! Beginning Monday,...

ANIMAE Is Now Open For Dinner In ‘The Garden’

Under the guidance of the new Culinary Director, James Beard Award Winner, Nate Appleman, ANIMAE’s eclectic West Coast cuisine, layered with Asian influences, returns with...

City Tacos Launches Reverse Happy Hour Special

City Tacos Brings Tacos To Belmont Park

City Tacos taqueria sets up an exclusive pop-up installation at Belmont Park, in partnership with the iconic Mission Beach attraction. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDXCFbHDEz3/ Beginning Saturday, August 1st,...

San Diego Design Week Set For September 9-13

This fall, San Diego joins an international community of design weeks with the debut of the inaugural San Diego Design Week (SDDW), a five-day celebration of...

Kilowatt Brewing Partners With Local Muralists To Enhance Partitioned Patio In OB

Kilowatt Brewing Partners With Local Muralists To Make Distancing As Beautiful As Possible

We love this – Kilowatt Brewing has been partnering with local artists to paint murals on the large partition walls of their Ocean Beach tasting...

Miracle Babies Holds 12th Annual Superhero 5K…Virtually

Miracle Babies will be holding its 12th Annual Superhero 5K virtually from August 16th to August 31st. Participants can walk/run/skip to support families with critically...

Waterbar Opens New Rooftop Patio With Ocean Views

Waterbar in Pacific Beach has officially opened their new rooftop patio to accommodate outdoor dining! Already arguably the most scenic dining destination in Pacific Beach,...

Happy Hour At Smokin J's With Plenty Of Outdoor Space

Smokin J’s New Socially Distant Happy Hour: $1 Beers, Spacious Outdoor Seating Options, & More

Enjoy a socially distant (but emotionally present!) happy hour at Smokin J’s in Poway with $1 beers from 4:00-6:00pm, plenty of outdoor space to sit...

Blade 1936 Is Now Available Alfresco In North County

San Diego County’s Second-Ever Internationally-Recognized Neapolitan Pizza, Available Al Fresco In North County

Adapting the new county regulations, Oceanside’s Blade 1936, only the second recipient in San Diego of the elusive and prestigious Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana (AVPN)...

The You & Yours Friday Cuban Night Take-Out Menu

This Friday, You & Yours brings you a Cuban-inspired takeout menu that features the island’s tropical flavors in dishes such as Ceviche (sea bass +...

Rubio’s Gives Free Chips & Guac On National Avocado Day

Rubio’s Coastal Grill is giving away free, freshly-made chips and guacamole with any order, in celebration of National Avocado Day on Friday, July 31, 2020....

New Update On One Paseo Openings And More!

One Paseo Introduces One Paseo Al Fresco, Bringing Work, Dining, And Fitness Outside

As many people enter the six-month mark of spending a majority of time inside, including working from home, it’s natural to want to change up...

The Grass Is Always Greener With A Bleu Bohème Picnic

In times like these, it’s important for everyone, especially restaurateurs, to make the most of what they’ve got. Lucky for Ken Irvine of Bleu Bohème,...

J & Tony’s Launches Tex Mex Breakfast Club

J & Tony’s Discount Cured Meats and Negroni Warehouse in East Village – CH Projects’ favorite hangout spot – has just launched a new brunch...

Chula Vista Celebrates International Park(ing) Day!

Stroll Third Avenue On Sundays In August

A stretch of Third Avenue Village will be closed to vehicle traffic each Sunday in August, and opened up for outdoor dining options, business exploration...

Charles + Dinorah's 'Dinner And A Movie' Series Makes A Comeback

Dinner And A Movie At Charles + Dinorah

Ahhhh…remember when dinner and a movie out was just a part of your normal routine? Well, Charles + Dinorah is bringing it back! “Dinner and...

National Oyster Day Special Offering At Charles + Dinorah

Making plans for National Oyster Day this August? Head on to Charles + Dinorah at The Pearl Hotel come August 5th. The restaurant will be...

Good Time Design Set To Unveil The Presley On July 29

Mostly Outdoor Restaurant And Bar The Presley Coming To Liberty Station July 29th

Good Time Design, the hospitality group behind some of San Diego’s favorite venues, including Moonshine Beach, Moonshine Flats, and The Blind Burro, is excited to...

American Pizza Mfg. Makes La Jolla Debut

American Pizza Mfg. (APM), a new San Diego-based restaurant concept that elevates the dining-in experience with fresh, handmade pizzas, pastas and more, all made to...

BO-Beau Kitchen + Garden Reopening In La Mesa In August

BO-Beau Kitchen + Garden Reopening In La Mesa This August

BO-Beau Kitchen + Garden in La Mesa is reopening August 1st! The La Mesa restaurant specializes in French cuisine and comfort food, plus cocktails in...

Draft Republic Reopening Soon In Carlsbad

You’ll soon be able to enjoy Draft Republic Carlsbad’s 101 taps and innovative American cuisine again – the Cohn Restaurant Group eatery is reopening on...

The Prado’s ‘Evenings In The Park’ Now Includes Prix Fixe Dining Experience & Live Entertainment

What could be better than a romantic dinner date and stroll through Balboa Park?! Every Friday and Saturday evening, ‘Evenings in the Park’ delivers just...