The Craving: San Diego Food + Drink News – Week of September 21, 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.

Change The Game On The Mushy Stuff And Join The Drunk In Love Bar Crawl

Saturday, February 11th, join thousands of your fellow San Diegans for the best Valentine’s Day “stop-light” bar crawl out there! Change the game on the mushy...

Celebrate SD Rally At Petco Park: A Free Family Event To Meet Athletes, Head Coaches And More!

All the crews are coming out for this one! Join the Padres, Gulls, Sockers, SDSU Aztecs, USD Toreros, UCSD Tritons and the City of San...

Full Moon Painting Circle: The Valentine’s Edition

Friday, February 10th, join Soul Flow Creations for a special Valentine’s-inspired Full Moon Painting Circle! Just a few days before Valentine’s Day, come and create...

Mardi Gras Celebration

MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION Fantastic New Orleans Musical Review by Gary Rich and special guests! New Orleans cooking all night long…

Irving Flores Latin Jazz Quartet

Harbor Music Hall Presents Irving Flores Latin Jazz Quartet I’m playing a nice repertory full in “Sabor Latino” with some of my original compositions and...

Trio Gadjo

While the focus of Trio Gadjo is the Django Reinhardt inspired gypsy jazz repertoire, members of the Trio bring a vast array of musical styles...

Gary Rich Jazz Trio

Harbor Music Hall delights you with an incredible night of live jazz, featuring Gary Rich Trio.

Nancy Sanchez Quartet

Nancy Sanchez has always made room in her jazz sets for solo acoustic performances. Now Sanchez is prepared to trace a new musical identity born...

Zzymzy Gypsy Swing

The Zzymzy Quartet takes its name from a hypothetical “last word” in the dictionary: thus, their tagline, “The Last Word in Gypsy Swing.” The “Gypsy”...

Mark Lessman Quartet

Featuring: Mark Lessman- Saxophone John Opferkuch -Piano Bob Weller – Drums Dave Marr – Bass California native Mark Lessman’s musical experience covers a wide range...

Irving Flores Jazz Quartet

Irving Flores presents different aspects and influences of jazz that he has acquired through his career, featuring traditional Jazz nights with jazz standards and fusion...

V-Day Pop Up Shop: House Music & Local Art

Falling in Love with Local Art. Looking to turn your Valentine’s Day shopping this year into a fun event with delicious bites and even better...

Sacha Boutros

Harbor Music Hall Presents Sacha Boutros Recognized by music critics, peers, celebrities, and musical legends, Sacha is one of the top jazz artists today.Introduced by...

Brazilian Father/Daughter Duo Thalma & Laércio de Freitas Perform Brazilian Jazz

Brazilian singer Thalma de Freitas returns to ArtPower on February 24—following her sold-out U.S. debut here in 2015—with her father, acclaimed Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger,...

Het Hat Club

The band was formed one year ago by individual traveling street musicians with a deep and common appreciation for gypsy jazz from USA, France, Italy...

Hard Fall Hearts, Get Married + Casual Friday

San Diego’s Hard Fall Hearts with Get Married from San Jose and Casual Friday from Corona.

DLOD House Party – OG Disney themed gathering!

DLOD House Party is a monthly social gathering and networking event featuring comedy, music, giveaways, food and drink. brought to you by Digital Lizards Of...

Afton Presents

Bloc Bang Music, Killing Tyranny Later Hip Hop/R&B Portion to Follow: Skip Johnson & Lokee, CA. $Later, ChRiS*StAr, PzoTheGen, M-d.o.t., Jus, Flexx & Solo, L-dogg619

Branford Marsalis Quartet

Tickets on sale now! Featuring special guest: Kurt Elling The Branford Marsalis Quartet will be joined by guest-vocalist Kurt Elling in a dynamic collaboration of...

Charenee Wade at ArtPower

Tickets: $23–35; UCSD Student: $9 Charenée Wade is not one to hold back or let fear stand in her way. An award-winning young vocalist currently...

The Burial Plot, Amaya Lights, Sea of Trees

Presents…. The Burial Plot Amaya Lights Sea of Trees

Unsung Genius: February Which Way But Loose Edition

“Unsung Genius: Trivia + Karaoke” returns for its next installment on Monday, with your host, Rafael Gaitan, aka Gucci Maneischevitz We’re back in business celebrating...

Grand Ole Office – Live Classic & Original Country Music

Get two drink tickets for our Jack Daniels hosted bar from 9:00pm – 10:00pm if you wear your country best (cowboy hat, cowboy boots, western...

Gene Kelly: the Legacy

Biographer and film historian Mrs. Kelly (Patricia Ward Kelly) takes audiences behind the scenes and shares an intimate story of her late husband Gene Kelly,...