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.
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
Blues, punk, hip hop, dance music—which genre would you prefer to groove to? It’s okay, you don’t have to pick right now. There’s still time...
If You Fall Into This 90% Of The Human Race, Come To The San Diego Pizza And Beer Festival!
Please don’t be that rare breed of person that doesn’t like chocolate… or pizza. What is with those people!? Just kidding, we love you (but...
Channel Your Inner Jason Bourne – Tactical Festival Is Coming To San Diego
If you’re a Bourne, Mission Impossible, Jack Reacher and Call Of Duty kind of person, now’s your chance to live the action in real life! On...
Birch Aquarium Opens Normally-Closed Pier For Exclusive Moonlit Tours!
The Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier is normally closed to the public, but the Birch Aquarium is opening it select nights this summer for exclusive...
2017 Horrible Imaginings Film Festival!
https://youtu.be/ZCfEmLCn83A Ushering in the Season of Fear! #HIFFSD https://www.instagram.com/p/BYbjbhmDySA/?taken-by=horrible_imaginings Horrible Imaginings Film Festival is San Diego’s premiere film festival dedicated to macabre cinema and art!...
A Throwback Night With Mr. Boombastic At The Music Box
There are only a few times each decade when we hear something wildly different on the radio – a song that sounds nothing like all...
Pacific Beach Gets A Badass New Transplant from Portland – Bishops Barbershop!
Pacific Beach is about to get a new transplant! And this one’s kind of a big deal. https://www.instagram.com/p/BYM85BChyJv/?taken-by=bishops.co Originally hailing from Portland, Oregon, the super...
Peruse The Aisles Of Unique Finds This LDW
If you’re looking to get out this holiday weekend but looking for some form of in-between thing to do… nothing too crazy, but at least...
Break Out Your Hawaiian Shirts For Ballast Point’s Labor Day Luau!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYFZDB0lc7L/?taken-by=ballastpointbrewing Break out your Hawaiian tees and celebrate Labor Day on island time with Ballast Point Brewing Company! Saturday, September 2nd, the brewery will be...
Labor Day Weekend In San Diego: The Big List Of Things To Do
Do you know a city doing Labor Day Weekend bigger than San Diego? We think not! Everyone is coming to party with us! Rick Ross,...
A Happy Hour Your Boss Will Let You Ditch Work For – Tonight!
Working late too much lately? Well, friends, when you are too drained to look out for your own selves, we at There San Diego are...
Tacotopia And Steve Aoki, All In One Place, All In One Day
Pretty sure no city is doing Labor Day Weekend bigger than San Diego. But just in case you had any doubts about previous events we’ve been...
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...
The San Diego Art Institute Hosts Tribute Concert To Stevie Wonder
Source: CBS Miami – CBS Local We can all agree that Stevie Wonder is a miracle of a music man. Certain musicians have even dedicated their...
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...
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