The Craving: San Diego Food + Drink News – Week of July 20, 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.
‘Garb Bazaar’ Takes Flea Markets To A New Level
Time for a twist to your usual flea market… https://www.instagram.com/p/BY352pNHuZL/?taken-by=sdvintagefleamarket Sunday, September 24th, the “Garb Bazaar” will be hitting up the Normal Heights Masonic Lodge...
Kick Off Fall With The Avengers Under The Stars
Did you know this Friday is the first official day of fall? We know, we know. Where ever does the time fly… Speaking of flying,...
Introducing Our First-Ever ThereSanDiego.com Featured Photographer
There San Diego just had its largest Instagram contest to date, in the search for our first There San Diego Photographer! Over 500 people voted...
Overflowing Steins And Piping Hot Pretzels At Karl Strauss’ Oktoberfest
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZM54z9jMyK/?taken-by=karlstraussbeer The folks of Karl Strauss are basically our heroes. Each September, they bust their britches to bring us a fall batch of Oktoberfest brews, and then...
Coronado’s Only Beer Fest Returns!
San Diego makes it hard, but is there a more beautiful place for a beer fest than Coronado Island!? https://www.instagram.com/p/BY7Hi78hmmy/?taken-by=beerbythebay92118 About 1,000 thirsty beer-lovers think...
Introducing The Airbnb Of Boats: Boatsetter!
My friends, the future of apps and technologies has its plusses and its minuses, but today we are here to talk about a major, major...
Your Guide To A Fall Day In Julian
Only about an hour drive from San Diego, the beautiful town of Julian is tucked away in the Cuyamaca Mountains. Known for their beautiful trails,...
Uncorked: San Diego Wine Festival Brings Wine, Live Music, And Good Eats To The Embarcadero
If you’re into a good time filled with all things wine, cider, gourmet food and live music, then you’ll be pleased to know that the...
The Kids Are Free (In October)!
This October, the kids are free and there’s a party to celebrate it! The San Diego Museum Council (SDMC) and ScholarShare present Kids Free in...
End Summer The Island Way: The 23rd Annual Pacific Islander Festival
Yes, summer is ending, but don’t be blue. We San Diegans are resourceful people and so we’ll always find reasons to throw great parties! https://www.instagram.com/p/BUwjj3ZAgWH/?taken-by=pifasandiego …Enter...
Fashion Week Brings A Whole Lot More Than Runway Shows To San Diego
We’ve been on the look-out for reasons to help people swiftly slide into fall (we know, those sweet summer days are hard to kiss goodbye),...
Get Mysterious At The 4th Annual Royals Masquerade Ball
Consider this your formal invitation to one of the most lavish red carpet events in San Diego: the 4th Annual Royals Masquerade Ball! https://www.instagram.com/p/BJZc4z0grtG/?taken-by=royalsmasqueradeball Taking...
San Diego Museum Of Art’s Wild Party To Close Out Summer
Now that most of us are out of the education system (sorry, grad student readers), learning something new is actually kind of… fun. Are we right!? Especially...
New Farmers Market Hits Horton Plaza Park
Farmers markets are so in… and they just keep getting more so in San Diego. It makes perfect sense, considering the plethora of fine makers...
‘Food Paradise’ Films At Little Italy’s Crack Shack
It has finally become real: The dream of being rewarded for eating delicious food! Come on, we know everyone has thought about such an awesome...
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...
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