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.
September’s Sexiest Date Night: A Baja Wine Dinner With Guest Chef Flor Franco
If you’re looking for the date night to quench a dry spell, then you are in luck my friend. One of Baja California’s most acclaimed...
Questival Hits SD This Weekend! It’s Like Amazing Race + A Good Cause!
Sometimes, a video can do what words cannot. When it comes to describing the amazingly wild, city-explorative, do-gooding (yeah, we’re making it a word), 24-hour Questival...
The SoKO Cannabis Ball Takes Over The Lafayette
It’s free. It’s a Cannabis Ball. Enough said. Right? Well, in case you happen to require more info (dude, why can’t you be more chill?),...
Sean Paul Shakes Up The Observatory
The Jamaican stud who is Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques will be gracing us San Diegans with his delicious reggae-rap on Tuesday, September 19th. Better known as...
The Big List Of Things To Do This Weekend In San Diego
Oh San Diego, how do we get so lucky!? Whether it’s a nationally renown music festival, millions of bubbles, a 24-hour adventure race or an...
There’s a ‘Food Lovers’ Block Party’ Happening in North Park To Celebrate Cross-Border Unity
There’s a pretty cool project that exists right on the border of San Diego and Tijuana. Roughly translated as “Brotherly Neighborhoods,” the Barrios Hermanos program was...
Meet Florent’s New Chef, Abe Botello
https://www.instagram.com/p/BY2AMiCAIUK/?taken-by=florentsd TheresSanDiego.com was fortunate to sit down with Florent’s new chef, Abe Botello, to get the scoop on his decision to head to the Gaslamp...
The Biggest Coastal Cleanup Day In San Diego (And Possibly The World)
Saturday, September 16th marks a pretty awesome day for coastal cities all over the world. On this international “Coastal Cleanup Day,” people step out onto their beaches...
Your Guide To This Week’s San Diego Concerts
Between old classics, modern classics (or kicks) and KAABOO, San Diego is in no short supply of concerts for you and yours to get front...
Kaaboo Is Coming In Hot!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRHxQJdFlkX/?taken-by=kaaboodelmar For music lovers, Del Mar’s Kaaboo has quickly become the must-see event of the year. Set against the beautiful backdrop of the Pacific Ocean...
Eat Your Heart Out At This Wednesday’s Pacific Beach Restaurant Walk
T minus two weeks until summer ends, folks! Whatever do we do about such a tragedy?! …We eat! https://www.instagram.com/p/BXWdhtlFPU8/?taken-by=hammondsicecream Like the best way to treat unruly...
Another Holiday Has Been Added To San Diego’s Roster… And It Comes With A Party!
We know what’s on your mind… The fact that this Sunday, we’ll be halfway to St. Patrick’s Day! https://www.instagram.com/p/BYWvCgzFaNR/?taken-by=dublinsquaresandiego That is what you were thinking, right!?...
Rock The Bay Triathlon Returns To San Diego
The epic triathlon that is Rock The Bay returns for the fifth time in San Diego! https://www.instagram.com/p/BYbaR1Hn32I/?taken-by=sdtriseries Going down on September 17th at 1 Park...
Celebrate The Last Days Of Summer At Oceanside Harbor Festival
Oceanside Harbor Days are back! This weekend-long mixture of all things fun in the sun takes place on Saturday, September 16th through Sunday, September 17th and...
Celebrate Oktoberfest In AleSmith's Biergarten This September 24-27
One Of The Best Reasons To Say Goodbye To Summer: Oktoberfest!
Yes, it’s a bummer summer is coming to a close. But friends, we stay positive. We look at what’s ahead of us… And on that...
A Seafood And Beer Dinner Like No Other
Feel like indulging in some serious seafood? Then on Tuesday, September 12th, how about you wash down 5 incredible seafood delicacy-dishes with a pairing of...
Sip And Supper Your Way Through The 3rd Annual Taste Of South Park
Hallmarked by an eclectic band of restaurants, bars and pubs, coffee houses and family dining spots, it’s often difficult to chart a course for an...
No Competition, Just Bubbles In San Diego, September 16th
Rules. No one likes ’em. But when they look like this…. with a side of MILLIONS of bubbles… we think these might just be our...
Cheers To These Chicks… A Dames Collective Launch Party
On Thursday, September 14th, the ladies of San Diego are about to get even more badass. We know, we know… How could that even be...
Food Or Art? Come Decide (And Eat) For Yourself!
To live and to dine… Many people argue over which is the true prerequisite to the other. https://www.instagram.com/p/BV7negglg7z/?taken-by=modernluxurysd And here in San Diego, we are...
There’s A Secret Wine Garden In Little Italy!
You haven’t really lived until you’ve enjoyed the slow pace of drinking wine in a beautiful courtyard in Italy. While flying to Italy daily for your...
2017 San Diego 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb
Each year, approximately 100 Firefighters die while serving their communities. Many more die from cancer, heart disease, neurological disorders, stroke, and other injuries and illnesses...
Hurricane Harvey Relief At The Den
Wednesday, September 13th, the Den’s Jesse Ross and special guest bartenders will shake and stir an exclusive menu of cocktails featuring El Silencio Mezcal, Titos...
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The Big List Of Things To Do This Weekend In San Diego
FOMO Alert! This weekend has so many great things to do in and around San Diego that is is painful not to be able to...
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