The Craving: San Diego Food + Drink News – Week of August 17, 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.

Sustainable Seafood Collab: Portland’s Erizo With Ironside Fish & Oyster

Erizo, Portland’s hyper-sustainable seafood restaurant – helmed by Chefs and commercial fisherman, Jacob Harth (2019 Eater Young Gun Chef) and Nicholas Van Eck – will...

The World’s Most Comfortable Cinema, The Bed Cinema, Is Coming To San Diego

Who doesn’t love a good movie in bed? Now here’s one more reason to stay in bed with the world’s most comfortable outdoor cinema! For...

Easter Bash At Belmont Park Returns April 12

Easter Bash At Belmont Park Returns With Egg Hunts, Brunch And Live Entertainment From Park To Boardwalk

Belmont Park, San Diego’s iconic beachfront amusement park, presents the 8th Annual Easter Bash at Belmont Park on Easter Sunday, April 12th from 8am to...

Connecting Creative Communities At The 36th Annual Mission Fed ArtWalk

Join us for the 36th annual Mission Fed ArtWalk, the largest arts festival in Southern California! This two-day festival will fill 15 blocks of San...

Cherry Blossom Season Returns To Japanese Friendship Garden This March

The Japanese Friendship Garden Celebrates Cherry Blossom Week 2020

The Japanese Friendship Garden (JFG) is bringing back it’s annual Cherry Blossom Week, now on its 15th year! Select vendors will be set up throughout...

Queen Bee Market's Spring Shopping Expo At Del Mar Fairgrounds

Queen Bee Market’s Spring Shopping Expo Set To Bloom At Del Mar Fairgrounds In May

The Queen Bee Market will spring into May with a two-day shopping expo sure to bring the shopping buzz in Bing Crosby Hall at Del...

The Carlsbad Flower Fields Open For The Season March 1st!

The sun’s out, the flowers are on point, and The Carlsbad Flower Fields are officially open for the season starting at 9am on Sunday, March...

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

The Top Concerts In San Diego This Weekend Thursday, February 27 The Creative Minds Behind Snake Oil Cocktail Co. Celebrate The Opening Of Julep Venue...

Eco Chic Salon Is San Diego’s First 100% Vegan Full-Service Salon

Eco and chic combine at San Diego’s first 100% vegan full-service salon, Eco Chic Salon in Hillcrest. Eco Chic Salon believes that beauty and well-being...

Get In The Halloween Spirit With Wonderspaces VR Film Gloomy Eyes

Wonderspaces Virtual Reality Showcase Pop-Up In Liberty Station

This spring, Wonderspaces is bringing a Virtual Reality experience to Liberty Station. Drawing Room The experience begins with a film called Drawing Room. This VR...

Holy Matcha Celebrates Two Anniversaries With One Big Party

San Diego’s pink holy land of green tea and good vibes, Holy Matcha, is celebrating two anniversaries this month: three years of its original North...

Come Join The Bootlegger Whiskey-Of-The-Month Tasting Event

Hosted by Joey Biñas of Bootlegger and Melyssa Kluxen of Old Forester Whiskey, guests are invited to learn all about Bootlegger’s whiskey of the month...

AleSmith Brewing Company Recognized As Sixth Highest-Rated Brewery In The World!

AleSmith Recognized As Sixth Highest-Rated Brewery In The World!

Boasting three of the best beers in the world, AleSmith Brewing Company continues to shine, both locally and globally. The brewery also holds on to...

Junior League Of San Diego Announces Fourth Annual Little Black Dress Initiative

The Junior League of San Diego (Junior League) is holding its fourth annual Little Black Dress Initiative (LBDI)-a social media-fueled fundraising campaign that illustrates the...

SD Loyal Launches “18/86” Initiative To Celebrate San Diego’s 18 Cities And 86 Neighborhoods

SD Loyal Single-Game Tickets For Inaugural 2020 Season On Sale

USL Championship’s newest club, San Diego Loyal Soccer Club (SD Loyal), announced that single-game tickets for their first six home games are on sale now...

Thousands Aim To Raise $460,000 For North County’s Biggest Heart & Stroke Walk

Thousands of folks from across the county will be heading to the Carlsbad Flower Fields to participate in the 3rd Annual North County Heart and...

The Creative Minds Behind Snake Oil Cocktail Co. Celebrate The Opening Of Julep Venue

The creative minds behind Snake Oil Cocktail Company announce the opening of JULEP Venue, one of San Diego’s newest and largest multipurpose venues. Located at...

Come Out To The Beach For Mavericks 2nd Anniversary Mardi Gras Party

Mavericks Beach Club is turning 2 years old… and this won’t be your average birthday party! They’re throwing the biggest Mardi Gras party by the...

Bar Crawl Unlimited Presents Mimosa Crawl San Diego

Calling all Mimosa lovers out there! Don’t miss the day where you can drink all the Mimosas and other drinks you want at a discounted...

Night Cap On The Rooftop By STK At Andaz San Diego

This party only happens once every four years, so don’t miss it! Leap Year Celebration in the Gaslamp on the Rooftop by STK at Andaz...

The Pee-wee’s Big Adventure 35th Anniversary Tour With Paul Reubens Is In Town!

Has it REALLY been 35 years?! Apparently so, which is why there is a special screening of Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, followed by amazing stories about...

Rick And Morty Bar Crawl Comes To San Diego

The Rick And Morty Bar Crawl Is Coming To San Diego

The Rick and Morty Bar Crawl is coming back to San Diego! You’re invited to crawl multiple bars with exclusive drinks specials while competing against...

Anniversary 4 Party At Burning Beard Brewing Co.

Join us as we celebrate the quadrennial anniversary of the 2016 Leap Day opening of Burning Beard Brewing. Cosmic-caliber chaos guaranteed! Live rock ‘n roll,...

Walking Tour: 15 Most Important Balboa Park Trees, Part One

The 15 Most Important Balboa Park Trees Walking Tour focuses on the landmark trees in the Central Mesa, site of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition. Vonn...