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.
8 Kid-Friendly Restaurants You Can Have a Drink at…Without Going Insane
Just because you have kids doesn’t mean that you have to become a hermit for the next 18 years. Parents of the 21st century are...
San Diego Style Blogger Nihan Gorkem Shows How To Glam It Up For New Year’s Eve!
We asked San Diego style, travel and beauty blogger extraordinaire Nihan Gorkem to share with us some tips on how the ladies can glam it up...
Step Back In Time And Waltz Into The New Year At Salute To Vienna
On Saturday December 30th, you are invited to step back in time and explore the sights and sounds of Vienna’s Golden Age, accompanying by the...
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Jumpstart The New Year At The 5th Annual San Diego Caffeine Crawl
San Diego loves our coffee. The Caffeine Crawl is your chance to explore even more of the best our city has to offer. January 26-28th...
Snoop D.O. Double G In Da Hizzouse This Week!
Snoop Dogg – the man, the myth, the legend – is coming to Music Box for two shows this week! Snoop Dogg blurred the lines between...
31 Photos That Prove San Diego Really Is America’s Finest City
Just a little reminder that you live in America’s Finest City. As close to paradise as it gets! You might just have to pinch yourself....
16 Year Old North County Surfer With Inoperable Brain Tumor Starts Brand To Help Cancer Patients Cope
Kira Stanley is in many ways just like most 16 year old girls you’ll find living in North County. A junior at La Costa Canyon High School and a...
Get A Jump Start On The New Year At Dublin Square’s Irish New Year’s Eve
The Irish know how to have a good time! That’s why it’s no surprise that Dublin Square is ringing in the New Year the Irish...
Maestoso To Open Offering Modern Italian Dining In Hillcrest In 2018
Future Italian eatery, Maestoso, announces it will open in The Hub Hillcrest Market at 1040 University Avenue, in place of the former Napizza Pizzeria, as...
Frozen Fairgrounds at Del Mar Has The First Full-Size Outdoor Ice Hockey Rink In The History Of San Diego
Yup, you read that right… The first full-size hockey rink in San Diego history opens this weekend at the Frozen Fairgrounds. Frozen Fairgrounds features two ice...
GoRuck Tough Challenge Wouldn’t Be Nearly As Fun If You Didn’t Get This Dirty…
This version of the GORUCK Tough Challenge event commemorates The Battle of San Pasqual, a series of military skirmishes during the Mexican-American War that occurred...
San Diego Dispensary The First In California To Get License For Retail Sales Of Marijuana For Recreational Use
San Diego earned a new ‘first’ in the state of California this month – we became the first city to get a license for the...
10 Bucket List Drinks Every San Diegan Must Try
With all of the breweries, wineries and distilleries cropping up all over San Diego on a seemingly constant basis, the bar for quality, craft cocktails...
Italian Food So Good My Italian Nonna Would Be Impressed…And That’s Not Easy!
The Busalacchi family opened its newest culinary venture Nonna, serving Italian comfort food in the space that formerly housed the restaurant group’s beloved flagship concepts,...
7 Flights Of San Diego: Foodie Edition
Flights! No, I am not talking about the type of flights that you soar in the sky with, I am talking about the kind of...
17 Instagram Accounts Every San Diego Foodie Should Follow
San Diego is known for a lot of things — one of which is absolutely our food. If there is one particular item we’re most...
Places To Eat Christmas Dinner
The Big List Of Places To Eat If You Don’t Feel Like Doing Christmas Cooking
The Christmas countdown is on! With all of the hustle of shopping, office parties, and visiting with family, sometimes getting out for a meal on...
8 Deserts That Will Make Your Cheat On Your Low Carb Diet… And Be Happy About it.
Dessert. There are very few problems it can’t fix and no celebration is complete without it. For anyone in San Diego who always has room...
Santa Claus Is Coming To Movie Night In The Park (101)!
Santa Claus will be at Movie Night In The Park (101) tonight! Bring your whole family out to get some pics, then settle in and watch a 6pm showing of...
Point Loma Fish Shop Drops Anchor in Early 2018
Point Loma residents and visitors will soon enjoy fresh catch and other favorites brought by Point Loma Fish Shop. The newest locations is dropping its...
Top Concerts This Weekend In San Diego
Just because Christmas is this weekend doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of fantastic shows to go check out. Check out our list of Top Concerts...
9 Places to Step Up Your Tequila Game in San Diego
With San Diego’s proximity to Mexico, there’s no excuse for anyone’s tequila knowledge to start at shots and end with frozen margarita mix. Your instinct...
Hotel Indigo
Take Your Dog To The Canine Cocktails Holiday Doggie Mixer At Hotel Indigo
Celebrate the holidays with your pooch at this leash-free Doggie Mixer on Level 9 Rooftop Bar at Hotel Indigo! We have an office Corgi that would...
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony with Mack 10 & WC At The Observatory
The Crossroads, Look Into My Eyes, I Tried, 1st Of Tha Month… No matter which of their songs transport you back to a particular moment...
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