The Craving: San Diego Food + Drink News – Week of June 1, 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.

Cutwater Spirits Invites You To The Devil’s Den: Havana Nights

It’s back! Please join us for the Devil’s Den Havana Nights Speakeasy experience at Cutwater Spirits Tasting Room & Kitchen. Access via password only. Space...

The Carnival Of Caffeination: Pastry Palooza By Modern Times Beer

Get ready as Modern Times Beer brings back the Carnival of Caffeination: Pastry Palooza this weekend. For the uninitiated, this annual convergence of the galaxy’s...

It's That Time Of The Month For Open Secret With Irena Stanisic

Open Secret With Irena Stanisic At Kettner Exchange

It’s time for Kettner Exchange’s Open Secret nights featuring Irena Stanisi is a multidisciplinary artist working for key culture setters in Tulum and Mexico. Born...

Film Screening: The Age of Innocence At San Diego Museum Of Art

Set amidst the luxurious salons of New York’s elite at the turn of the 20th century (and featuring works by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, whose work is...

The Anne Frank Mobile Educational Exhibit Stops By Balboa Park

The Anne Frank Exhibit At Balboa Park

The story of Anne Frank has inspired millions of people around the world. It is a story of discrimination and exclusion, but also of hope...

Insomiac Presents Armin Van Buuren

This is a man driven by an unbridled and relentless passion for music. Armin Van Buuren is a born perfectionist, striving to stay on top of...

Pie Eating Contest At Pacific Beach Shore Club

Pie Eating Contest At PB Shore Club

How are your pie eating skills? Think you can win a competition? Join Pacific Beach Shore Club for the Annual Pie Eating Contest! Specials on...

The 3rd Annual Galentine’s Day Flower Crown Workshop

Join Native Poppy and Patisserie Melanie as they host the 3rd Annual Galentine’s Day Flower Crown Workshop focusing around all things French. Enjoy bites, bubbles,...

Tahona Highlights Mexico’s Michoacán Region During Its Next Chef’s Table Dinner

On Thursday, February 27, Tahona in Old Town hosts special guest chef, Sergio Garcia Manriquez, for a pop-up Chef’s Table dinner that will highlight the...

Moonshine Beach Welcomes Jerrod Niemann

Moonshine Beach will welcome critically-acclaimed country singer, Jerrod Niemann. Known most recently for his patriotic anthem “Old Glory,” this singer-songwriter has well earned his hitmaker...

Discover Art In Unexpected Places At Porto Vista Hotel

Discover Art In Unexpected Places: An Art Exhibition At Porto Vista Hotel

Porto Vista Hotel’s art program welcomes two new art commissions at its Discover Art in Unexpected Places Art Exhibition opening reception. Transforming the second-floor lounge,...

Herb And Sea Launches Highly Anticipated Brunch

Herb & Sea Launches Highly Anticipated Brunch

Herb and Sea, the bustling new Encinitas hotspot from Chef Brian Malarkey and business partner Christopher Puffer, is pleased to announce the launch of its...

Rincon Reservation Road Brewery Opens In Southern California

The Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians is proud to announce the debut of Rincon Reservation Road Brewery (3R Brewery), the first certified Native American owned...

The 36th Annual Lunar New Year Lion Dance And Firecracker Show

Come join us for the 36th Annual Lunar New Year Lion Dance and Firecracker Show. It’s fun for all ages and is free to attend....

The Fifth Annual Ocean Beach Pier Surf Classic

The Fifth Annual Ocean Beach Pier Surf Classic presented by The Hodad’s Foundation and AWOL Productions/A Way Of Life has a variety of divisions for...

The Big List Of Things To Do In San Diego This Weekend

The Top Concerts In San Diego This Weekend Thursday, January 30 Acclaimed Dance Company A.I.M by Kyle Abraham In San Diego A.I.M’s (Abraham.In.Motion) evening program...

OH! San Diego Invites Community To A Launch Party

The San Diego Architectural Foundation will kick off this year’s OH! San Diego™ (Open House San Diego™) event with a community celebration at Karl Strauss...

Emilio Nares Foundation Hits One Million Miles, Serving 4,000 Children Battling Cancer In Southern California

The Emilio Nares Foundation invites the San Diego community to participate in the month-long Ride with Emilio Campaign in March to focus on eliminating children...

Save The Date For Oh! San Diego’s Open House 2020 This March

Mark your calendars for San Diego Architectural Foundation‘s OH! San Diego™ event on March 6th to 8th. The free architectural and urban design festival will...

Monster Energy Supercross Enters Fifth Decade Of Competition In San Diego This 2020

The 17-race Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, will bring the most competitive and highest-profile motorcycle racing championship in the world to Petco...

Karl Strauss Brewing Company Welcomes You At Changing Of The Barrels

Changing Of The Barrels’ 31st Anniversary Celebration

February 2, 1989 marks the first day Karl Strauss Brewing opened doors on Columbia St. in Downtown San Diego and introduced the city to craft...

It’s National Croissant Day At Patisserie Melanie

We invite you to do as the French would and celebrate National Croissant Day with us! Stop by Patisserie Melanie to enjoy one of their...

Celebrate With Cloak And Petal As They Turn 2

Come celebrate with Cloak and Petal as they turn 2 and enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres and drink specials. What better way to celebrate than with...

AsiaSF/Palm Springs To Open To The Public February 8th

AsiaSF Palm Springs, the storied San Francisco dinner theatre and cabaret featuring the world-famous transgender, Ladies of AsiaSF, is set to welcome its first paying...