The Craving: San Diego Food + Drink News – Week of August 31, 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.
All-In 4 Change program grant
Harrah’s Resort Southern California Celebrates 10 Years of Community Giving
Harrah’s Resort Southern California is marking a decade of community impact by increasing its annual All-In 4 Change program grants to $250,000, representing a $100,000...
Pendry San Diego
Pendry San Diego Takes Top Hotel Honor for the Fourth Consecutive Year
Pendry San Diego has been named the #1 Hotel in San Diego in the 2025 edition of Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards, marking the...
San Diego Wellness Week
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Join San Diego’s Inaugural Wellness Week Celebration
  • Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
San Diego Wellness Week is coming as the city’s inaugural wellness celebration, featuring five days of curated pop-up events before culminating with the signature Novo...
Whiskey & Fire Liberty Station San Diego
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Whiskey & Fire Brings Live-Fire Cooking and Premium Spirits to Liberty Station
Whiskey & Fire is coming to Liberty Station, combining Heritage Fire’s live-fire cooking with Whiskies of the World’s premium spirit tastings for a dynamic culinary...
Jitters Coffee Pub summer bash
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Jitters Coffee Pub’s Summer Bash Celebrates a New Era for the Local Institution
Jitters Coffee Pub is transforming their newly renovated space and parking lot into an all-day Summer Bash. This community-wide celebration marks the official launch of...
Rancho La Puerta's Culinary Week
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Rancho La Puerta’s Culinary Week Celebrates Baja California’s World-Class Food Scene
Rancho La Puerta’s Culinary Week brings together some of the region’s most acclaimed chefs for a weeklong celebration that showcases exactly why Baja California’s world-class...
Omni La Costa Resort and Spa Legacy Weekend
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Omni La Costa Celebrates 60 Years With a Legacy Weekend of Vintage Glamour
  • Omni La Costa Resort & Spa
Omni La Costa Resort & Spa is marking its 60th anniversary with a Legacy Weekend celebration that honors its storied past as a playground for...
Art Party at SDMA
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Art Party Celebrates Eduardo Chillida’s Basque Sculptures at SDMA
  • San Diego Museum of Art
The San Diego Museum of Art is throwing an Art Party that goes way beyond your typical gallery opening. This multi-sensory evening celebrates the opening...
The Best Places for Late-Night Eats in San Diego
The Best Places for Late-Night Eats in San Diego
Let’s be real—we’ve all been there. It’s 1 AM, you just left a bar in Gaslamp, caught a late movie in Hillcrest, or finished a...
Imaginarium San Diego
San Diego Gets Its Own Massive Outdoor Light Festival This Summer
Imaginarium’s new outdoor light spectacle “Utopia” is transforming two acres of Las Americas Premium Outlets into a dazzling world of romance, fantasy, and five million...
SpareRoom event
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Speed Roommating Hits San Diego to Tackle Sky-High Housing Costs
San Diego renters are getting a new way to meet potential roommates with the city’s first speed roommating event. SpareRoom, the leading roommate-finding platform, is...
Lucien La Jolla
Michelin-Trained Chef Elijah Arizmendi Opens LUCIEN With Hyper-Seasonal Tasting Menu
La Jolla’s dining scene is about to welcome something exceptional with LUCIEN, the debut restaurant from chef/owner Elijah Arizmendi, who brings Michelin-level technique to California’s...
san diego pride festival
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San Diego Pride Festival Delivers Grammy-Level Headliners and Epic Community Celebration
  • Marston Point
San Diego Pride just announced the complete 2025 lineup for their Festival, bringing serious star power to Balboa Park with headliners Kehlani and Kim Petras....
SDMA Centennial Artist Open Call
SDMA Seeks Local Artists for Historic Centennial Branding Project
The San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA) is marking its upcoming 100th anniversary with something special—a centennial artist open call for regional artists to create...
beehive
Town and Country Resort Gets the Buzz With On-Site Beehive
Town and Country Resort just welcomed on-site beehives in partnership with Encinitas Honey, and they’re taking the whole concept way beyond just having bees on...
Comic-Con san diego event
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Comic-Con San Diego Transforms the City into the Ultimate Fandom Celebration
If there’s one event that turns the city into a living, breathing celebration of fandom, it’s Comic-Con San Diego. The San Diego Convention Center becomes...
Hilton Bayfront Comic-Con Experience
Hilton Bayfront Levels Up Your Comic-Con Experience
The Hilton Bayfront is going all-in for Comic-Con this year with fandom-themed menus, hosted panels, and special experiences throughout the property that will seriously enhance...
La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club
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La Jolla’s 4th of July Drone Show Doubles in Size for 2025
La Jolla’s 4th of July drone show is coming back for its third year, and they’re literally doubling down on what made the first two...
Marine Band San Diego Summer Concert at Little Italy
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Marine Band San Diego Honors 250 Years of Corps History With Patriotic Concert
  • Piazza della Famiglia
The Little Italy Association brings something truly special to Piazza della Famiglia with the Marine Band San Diego Summer Concert, celebrating a quarter-millennium of U.S....
Seaside Sessions del mar plaza
Seaside Sessions Returns With Free Ocean View Concerts at Del Mar Plaza
Del Mar Plaza brings back one of summer’s hottest free entertainment series with Seaside Sessions, offering live music on the Ocean View Deck. The combination...
Best thrift and vintage shops in San Diego
San Diego’s Best Thrift and Vintage Shopping Guide
There’s something deeply satisfying about finding the perfect vintage band tee for $8 or snagging designer jeans that retail for $200 but cost you $25....
Summer Chef Cookout Series
Culinary Fire at Bahia Resort’s Beachfront With Summer Chef Cookout Series
A new summer tradition is heating up at Mission Bay. Bahia Resort Hotel launches its Summer Chef Cookout series, featuring rotating top regional chefs who...
Playing with Fire at The Grill at Torrey Pines
Playing With Fire Sessions Bring San Diego’s Top Chefs to Torrey Pines for Ultimate Grilling Events
The Grill at Torrey Pines has created something we didn’t know we needed—a series of outdoor grilling collaborations that brings together San Diego’s most respected...
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Courtyard by Marriott San Diego Downtown Little Italy Opens Summer 2025
The Courtyard by Marriott San Diego Downtown Little Italy is set to debut this summer, bringing 334 rooms of upscale hospitality to one of our...
Upcoming Events
Trinity Theatre Company
Trinity Theatre Company’s New Works Festival – 9 Original Plays, 4 Nights Only
April 30, 2026
7:00 pm
  • Mission Valley Mall
San Diego’s own Trinity Theatre Company is back with its fourth annual New Works Festival – nine original plays by emerging playwrights from across the...
Lisa Amador of Amador matchmaking With Clients
The Art of Attraction: An Evening With Matchmaker Lisa Amador Comes to La Jolla
April 30, 2026
6:30 pm
If modern dating has left you feeling frustrated, burned out, or just plain confused, this one’s worth showing up for. Amador Matchmaking is partnering with...
James Beard Award-winning chefs Rancho Bernardo Inn
54 Hours of James Beard Magic – Rancho Bernardo Inn’s Epic Culinary Weekend is Back
April 30, 2026
6:00 pm
North County San Diego is about to have a seriously delicious few days. Rancho Bernardo Inn is bringing back its celebrated culinary festival, now reimagined...
Vanguard Culture Art Garden
ART GARDEN Brings Art, Storytelling, and Community Care to UCSD Park & Market
April 30, 2026
6:00 pm
Vanguard Culture and the UC San Diego Craft Center are coming together for ART GARDEN: A Communal Offering of Art, Storytelling, Dance & Community Care...
Culinary Dropout Del Mar Birthday Bash
Culinary Dropout Del Mar is Throwing a Birthday Bash and the Whole Community is Invited
April 30, 2026
3:00 pm
One year in, and Culinary Dropout Del Mar has well and truly made its mark on the neighborhood. To celebrate, the restaurant is throwing a...