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.
Fill Your Labor Day Weekend With Bacon Fest!
(Warning: if you are a vegetarian, you may want to look away…) Ladies and gentlemen, commence the bacon memes! Boy are we pleased to say...
Uptown Tavern Turns 5 With A 1950s Blowout Party
Have you been taught to make a Sangria from a shirtless man yet in your life? https://www.instagram.com/p/BUxjTRxliY_/?taken-by=uptowntavernsd Consider that checked off the list – courtesy...
Rick Ross At Parq Nightclub This Labor Day Weekend
Do you know 41-year old William Leonard Roberts II? https://www.instagram.com/p/BTs736mlMzT/?taken-by=official_rickross You may know this song he made… Okay fine, maybe we should have introduced him by...
This LDW Calls For Tons Of Grapes, Squished Beneath Your Feet!
This year’s Labor Day Weekend is going to be packed with grapes! Tons of them, squished beneath your feet! On Saturday, September 2nd, the Julian Grape...
Armin Van Buuren At OMNIA Labor Day Weekend
If you’re looking to rage this Labor Day Weekend, then you’ll be wanting to head on over to OMNIA San Diego for a little Armin...
‘Mad Men’ Goes To Hawaii: The Pearl 10 Year Anniversary
The Pearl is turning 10 and it’s time to party like MAD MEN! https://www.instagram.com/p/BXPSuSrAyIe/?taken-by=thepearlhotel Mad Men in Hawaii, that is! On Friday, September 1st, head to...
Labor Day Weekend’s Festival Of Sail
Labor Day Weekend, more than twenty tall ships and other fascinating vessels from around the world will be on display in San Diego! https://www.instagram.com/p/4zv_vwvuyi/?taken-by=sdmaritime The Port...
Watch What These World Masters Do With 300 Tons Of Sand
We just love a good sand castle competition. Something about it throws us back to our childhood days of simple pleasures… mixed with the hope...
The Doors Have Opened! Nomad Donuts, North Park!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BSWRjSVDfWe/?taken-by=nomaddonuts Most construction jobs feel like they go on much too long – but when the job means the arrival of some of the most delicious...
Midnight In Paris, At 8 p.m. In Balboa Park!
The San Diego Museum of Art features its next free movie at the Botanical Lawn on Thursday, August 31st. The film-of-the-night is 2011’s Midnight in Paris,...
Watch Anchorman Under The Stars
Breaking up the work week is important. It gives you something to look forward to at the top of the week when things are feeling...
Head To PIFA’s Pre-Event With The Padres And Get This Sick Hat For Free!
The Pacific Islander Festival will be returning to San Diego on September 23rd and 24th. For those who can’t wait for the festival of delicious food,...
Calling All Pups And Their Peeps: A Pub Crawl In East Village
Sit. Gulp. Crawl!! https://www.instagram.com/p/BYANG3unyJV/?taken-by=thebarkinglotrescue On Sunday, August 27th, The Barking Lot dog rescue invites you and your furry ones on the walk of their lives! https://www.instagram.com/p/BWVit9GA7io/?taken-by=thebarkinglotrescue Pups...
The Big List Of Things To Do This Weekend In San Diego
This weekend is the epitome of why we love San Diego. With everything from a live show with all of the Marvel superheroes, tequila straight from...
Queensborough—Your NYC Fix Right In San Diego
In 2005, award-winning mixologist, Sam Ross, changed my world forever when he created the Scotch-based cocktail known as the Penicillin. https://www.instagram.com/p/BXveBjbjaAv/?taken-by=queensboroughsd As a former resident...
Possibly The Most Productive Sunday You’ll Ever Have: August 27
On Sunday August 27th, you’re likely to wake up wanting to take charge of your life. You know, the usual Sunday feeling of: I just...
San Diego’s First-Ever Dodgeball Tournament
Just look at these doors (image below). Tell us you don’t want to bust through them with your newfound adult confidence, balance of non-teenage hormones and...
Your Last Chance To Sit Under The Summer Stars With An Italian Film!
Does it get better than this scene?! Who cares about subtitles when a scene is good enough to stand on its own without words! Said...
Slightly Stoopid Comes Home For Del Mar Summer Concert Series
SD, we need to show some love!! The San Diego-born band Slightly Stoopid may be a worldwide sensation, but they are coming back for show full of...
Here’s What You Do With Pancakes And Booze
After Noah had finally gotten everything he dreamed of in the film The Notebook, Allie asked him what he wanted one morning and his reply was, “I want...
Can You Go All Night Long? (Gaming, That Is)
If you’re not just overconfident, and you know you certainly can… …Go all night long GAMING, then head to the Fleet Science Center to prove yourself in...
Your Mid-Week Happy Hour Has Arrived: Hundred Proof
Your resident cocktail connoisseurs, @CocktailNomad, are here to bring you another noteworthy Happy Hour spot of the week! Whether you want to get your weekend...
The Deals You Need This Week In San Diego
We love you, San Diego. And we want to make your life better. That’s why we scour through endless deals each week to find you the...
Your Guide To This Week’s San Diego Concerts
Hip hop, pop, country and good ol’ rock ‘n roll—San Diego has a show for every type of music lover. Now it’s your job to...
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