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.
There Is A Pop-Up Speakeasy In San Diego (And Not Where You Might Expect…) 
There is a Pop-Up Speakeasy in San Diego in the most unassuming location: a grocery market loading dock. On Wednesday, June 21st, Barons Market will...
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San Diego Plays Hard For Dogs: Kick It For K-9s Event
They take surfing lessons, go shopping, have their own beaches, and hang out in local breweries. Clearly, San Diego dogs are living the good life....
The Best Deals This Week In San Diego
Celebrate summer with some wine or a trip to somewhere new. Or just stick around San Diego and enjoy the weather. Choices, choices, choices. Food...
Your Guide To This Week’s North County Concerts
Ring in summer with a dance party—North County has plenty of danceable acts to enjoy. You might not be able to choose. Don’t worry—you can...
Your Guide To This Week’s San Diego Concerts
Try a different take on summer with some bands that handle sunshine other ways than Top 40 playlists and beach balls. Take a desert trip...
The Lineup For Summer’s Hottest Concert Series, At The San Diego County Fair
It’s that time again! Summer is in the air and music is at the fair… The San Diego County Fair in Del Mar. The fair...
Hop On A Comedy Trolley Through This 2-Mile Art & Music Festival
When was the last time you took a stroll through two miles of art, live music, beer gardens, crafts, kids activities and more? https://www.instagram.com/p/BUPmk3LB5pF/?taken-by=artaroundadams On...
Quartyard Says ‘Farewell’ (For 4 Months) With An Epic Blowout Party
Thank goodness we’re typing this and not writing by pen and paper, because this post would surely have a tear smudge (or ten). It’s about that...
This Guy Painted Every Square Inch Of His Friend’s Pacific Beach Apartment!
Are you one of the San Diego beach-homers who chose location over amenities? Your walls are little… off in color. Appliances a little… old. Cabinets...
The Big List Of Things To Do This Weekend In San Diego
It’s Memorial Day Weekend, San Diego: Go big or go home. Need ideas to make this weekend one that’ll really merit a Monday rest day?...
These Kids Are Building Real, Beautiful Computers!
Kids are lucky. They get to build cool things. There’s Build A Bear, Legos, dollhouses, Erector Sets… And now, in San Diego, there’s ‘build a...
It’s A Sloppy Joe Down
There are show downs – and then there are Sloppy Joe Downs. https://www.instagram.com/p/BUPMuVTBcyH/?taken-by=purebrewing This edible throw down at Pure Project Brewing on Sunday, June 4th, takes...
Scorpions, Surfing Contests, And Coffee. Just The Way We Like It.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUez3PmAtIm/?taken-by=statebeach1985 San Diego has plenty of surfing contests, each one more exciting than the next – and this one is no less exciting, for sure....
All The Ways You Can Celebrate Wine In San Diego
Not that you needed an excuse to drink wine, but May 25th is National Wine Day – a day to celebrate the form of grapes...
Your Guide To This Week’s North County Concerts
Sometimes, it’s just good to dance. This week, North County has acts that’ll keep you moving and grooving into the late hours of the night....
Your Guide To This Week’s San Diego Concerts
San Diego is ending spring in style and welcoming summer with some seriously slammin’ shows. Whether you’re looking for big name Indie acts or as-classic-as-it-comes...
The Best Deals This Week In San Diego
Do you know what you’re doing this Memorial Day weekend? Let these last deals of spring give you some inspiration. Food and Drink https://www.instagram.com/p/BTeybZ1gLHA/?taken-by=wiseguybrewingco 43...
Take A Drive Up SD Back Country For 5 Beautiful Acres Of Antiques, Food Trucks, Live Music And Apple Pie
Step inside the 3rd annual Memorial Weekend Vintage Flea Market! https://www.instagram.com/p/BTAN0ZahJil/?taken-by=thebarnvintagemarketplace Take a drive up to the San Diego back country, and visit 5 beautiful acres...
Foster The People Are About To Pump Up San Diego’s Kicks
Our friends from LA are about to foster us San Diegans with some epic live tunes! That’s right. The indie rockers that are Foster the People...
Sway To Spanish Guitar At The ‘Taste Of Baja’ Food & Wine Festival
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRRP0aPgza-/?taken-by=estancialajolla Is it just me, or are those fresh ingredients calling my name? Well I guess we can share – considering there will be tons...
25 Restaurants For $25, And One Amazing Sunset Stroll In Pacific Beach
Boy do we love a good restaurant crawl! And what could be better than a leisurely self-guided stroll set by the ocean in Pacific Beach? That’s...
The ‘I Love Poke’ Competition Needs Your Experienced Taste Buds At Their Hawaiian Party!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTZK6rojUxd/?taken-by=onoyum The “I Love Poke” competition is taking place on Tuesday, May 23rd, and while it may be hard work for some (the contestants), it’s going...
San Diego Yogis, Meet Your Martini Maker
A wise yogi once said, “meditate and libate.” Okay, maybe he didn’t, but if you think about it, the idea of meditation is to release...
The Infamous Over The Line Tournament Hosts Their First-Ever Craft Beer Festival, Right On The Beach!
Put your toes in the sand with a drink in your hand at the only local beer festival on the beach… And with the people who...
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