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.
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...
Get Some Tacos In Your Life (With A Side Of Vanilla Ice) At The San Diego Taco Fest 2017!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFsbX1JCDT3/?tagged=sdtacofest In case you didn’t know, the San Diego Taco Fest (or widely known on Instagram as #sdtacofest) is THE celebration of all things that...
One Big Party With 40 Taps, Hawaiian Pineapple Pork Pizza, And More!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRERt1tgPK1/?taken-by=pizzaportob 40 taps of beer. That’s a lot. https://www.instagram.com/p/BLq9Ya8gAoD/?taken-by=pizzaportob And all of them will be flowing with Pizza Port beer at PPOB’s 7th anniversary extravaganza! https://www.instagram.com/p/BG2Gy-cJnTf/?taken-by=pizzaportob...
THE CHAD Invades The Tipsy Crow, Just In Time For The Bachelorette Premiere!
Get ready for the return of THE CHAD.  Chad Johnson from JoJo’s season of The Bachelorette will be making a special appearance at the Tipsy...
A Monday Evening Of… Sketchy… Fun (It’s Not What You Think!)
Who doesn’t want to get sketchy on a Monday night?! https://www.instagram.com/p/BRFRDdNDp4L/?taken-by=backfencesociety May 22nd, blow off those Monday blues and join the Backfence crew at Wavelength...
Get Your Flamingo On At The Hard Rock’s Mega Memorial Day Party
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUQUXpajHBp/?taken-by=hardrocksd MDW is fast approaching and you may be asking yourself, how ever do I do it right?! Fear not, San Diego, we have the party...
Spend A Day In Old Town, San Diego
No doubt, you’ve had countless reminders that summer is quickly approaching, but have you had the time to plan a proper summer vacation? If we’re speaking...
Celebrate 11 With One Of The Few Manual Brew Houses In The USA
Oceanside Ale Works turns 11! Get your Saturday game strong and head to their May 27th Anniversary Party. There will be new 20oz mugs for $20 with...
San Diego, It’s Time To Celebrate Your Berries… In A Big Way
Did you know that Vista, California, was once the unofficial Strawberry Capital of the World?! That’s right. In the 1960s and 1970s, during peak season,...
‘Proximity’ Is Here! Don’t Miss Surf Legends Kelly Slater, John John Florence And More In Special Film Premiere
On Thursday, May 18th and Friday, May 19th head to La Paloma Theatre to watch the legends of surf – Kelly Slater, John John Florence, Rob...
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The D6 Night Market Is Back! Free, Family-Friendly, Fun, Festive!
Named for San Diego’s City Council District 6 – perhaps the most culturally diverse district in San Diego – the D6 Night Market will have all the elements...
Here’s A Sample Of The Most Expensive Homes For Rent In San Diego
It’s fun to play pretend, right? So let’s imagine that we’ve won the lottery or perhaps invented a really awesome gadget that turns us into...
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