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.
Pâtisserie Mélanie North Park
Pâtisserie Mélanie North Park Now Open For Breakfast & Lunch
The opening of Pâtisserie Mélanie North Park location is the realization of a dream over ten years in the making. Chef/Owner Melanie Dunn earned her...
Prohibition Cocktail Classes Gaslamp Quarter
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Prohibition To Sip Through Summer With A Series Of Cocktail Classes
  • Prohibition San Diego
Here’s your chance to get behind the bar at one of San Diego’s most famous speakeasies! Prohibition will host a series of interactive cocktail classes...
Chalk Art Summer Carnival at Ocean Beach Library
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Ignite Your Creativity At The Chalk Art Summer Carnival
Chalk Art Summer Carnival is a morning of art, entertainment, and fun for all ages, happening at the Ocean Beach Library this July! Chalk will...
The MONSTERS Ball at San Diego Comic Con
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The MONSTERS Ball Throws Ultimate After Party For The Creepy, Kooky, Sparkly, And Spooky
  • Parq Nightclub
The Monsters Ball at Party HQ Comic Con is the ultimate party for the creepy, kooky, sparkly, and spooky. On Friday night of San Diego...
Ready Party One at SDDC 2023 Kick Off Party
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SDCC 2023 Kick Off Party, Ready Party One, Travels To The Mushroom Kingdom Planet
  • Parq Nightclub
  • San Diego Convention Center
Get ready to dive back into the OASIS for Ready Party One, the signature San Diego Comic Con kick off party and Night 1 of...
Fly Into The Westgate Hotel For Some Superhero Tea
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Fly Into The Westgate Hotel For Some Superhero Tea
  • The Westgate Hotel
Calling all superheroes and comic-book lovers! Dress up in your favorite character costume and join us for an epic Afternoon Superhero Tea at The Westgate...
Malibu DAYDREAM Experience At SDCC 2023
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Enter The Malibu DAYDREAM Experience At SDCC 2023
  • Parq Nightclub
Enter the Malibu Daydream Experience and become part of the life-size fun. Enjoy an immersive dollcore aesthetic atmosphere that will tickle your five senses pink....
UNITE Music Festival Presents The Sea Party
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UNITE Music Festival Presents The Sea Party | A Benefit For San Diego Pride 2023
  • The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
It’s a world under the sea at the architectural wonder that is The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. The Sea Party at the UNITE Music...
Salsa on the beach
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Calling All Salseros For A Fun Salsa On The Beach This Saturday, July 15
Are you ready to spice up your weekend? We have the perfect event for you! Come and experience the rhythm, energy, and vibrant atmosphere of...
North Italia's Happy Hour To-Go Service
Take Happy Hour Home In July With North Italia’s ‘Happy Hour To-Go’ Service!
Modern Italian restaurant, North Italia, brought back its annual Summer Sips campaign that started June 21, with its last day on September 4 at all...
Wolfie's Carousel Bar Bastille Day celebration
Wolfie’s Carousel Bar Celebrates Bastille Day With French Go-To’s
In light of Bastille Day (July 14), Wolfie’s Carousel Bar — San Diego’s French-inspired eatery that boasts Parisian-inspired cuisine and cocktails — is celebrating with 10 days...
ArtWalk San Diego Expands This Year At Liberty Station
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ArtWalk San Diego Summer Series Expands This Year At Liberty Station
  • Liberty Station
ArtWalk San Diego brings back its popular Summer Series, expanding this year to Liberty Station. This celebrated series of smaller-scale art shows will take place...
July at Arts District Liberty Station
What’s In Store This July At ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station
Pick up a new hobby and enjoy the sunshine at ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station this July. As the summer season begins, the lively arts and...
Biennial Oceanside Plein Air Festival And Juried Exhibition
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Oceanside Museum Of Art Announces 2nd Biennial Oceanside Plein Air Festival And Juried Exhibition
  • Oceanside Museum of Art
Oceanside Museum of Art is thrilled to announce the return of the Oceanside Plein Air Festival, taking place July 15–22. The 2nd biennial festival returns...
Paint & Sip Class at WNDR Museum
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Embrace Your Inner Artist At WNDR Museum’s Paint & Sip Class
  • WNDR Museum
Join WNDR Museum’s Paint & Sip event for an artistic and enjoyable evening. Embrace your creativity in a two-hour workshop led by Lizzy Cook, a...
Poolside Summer Movie Series
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Lakehouse Resort Launches Dive-in, Poolside Summer Movie Series
  • Lakehouse Hotel & Resort
Immerse yourself in the ultimate poolside cinema experience at Lakehouse Resort! Located on the 80-acre Lake San Marcos, Lakehouse Resort will host Poolside Summer Movie...
Birch Aquarium Scholarships
Birch Aquarium Reports Record Scholarship Year
Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is closing out the 2022/23 school year having distributed more than $375,000 in scholarships,...
Meet The Winemaker Series At Communal With Hollow Wines
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Join The Meet The Winemaker Series At Communal Featuring Hollow Wines
Learn about what it means to create a wine that is natural and vegan during Communal’s Meet the Winemaker event this month with Hollow Wines...
Sultry Speakeasy, Prohibition, Reveals New Lineup of Libations
Prohibition Speakeasy Reveals First New Menu In Two Years
Known for craftiness and exquisite attention to detail, Prohibition, GBOD Hospitality Group’s popular speakeasy hidden underground in the Gaslamp Quarter, has introduced a new lineup...
White Rice Morena Linda Vista
Linda Vista Will Be Home To Another White Rice Outpost From Chef Phillip Esteban This July
Linda Vista will soon be home to White Rice Morena, another outpost of the popular Filipino Silog concept from award-winning chef Philip Esteban. White Rice...
Elvira in Ocean Beach by Cesarina Group
Chef Cesarina Mezzoni & Co. To Unveil Roman Osteria ‘Elvira’ In Ocean Beach Venue
Exciting news for the San Diego restaurant scene! Cesarina Group, proprietors of the much-loved Cesarina Ristorante (Michelin Bib Gourmand), has formalized plans to open an authentic...
2023 National Homebrew Competition Homebrew Con
San Diegans Win 9 Medals At 2023 National Homebrew Competition
Congrats to the San Diegans who won a total of nine medals at the 2023 National Homebrew Competition, the world’s largest amateur homebrew competition celebrating...
Little Italy Mercato 10Best Farmers Markets
Little Italy Mercato Nominated As One Of The Best Farmer’s Markets In The Country By USA Today
Congrats to the Little Italy Mercato! The vibrant and bustling farmers market located in the heart of San Diego’s iconic Little Italy neighborhood, has been...
Breakfast and brunch in Mission Valley get elevated!
Mission Valley Breakfast Company Opens in Mission Valley
Mission Valley Breakfast Company, the highly-anticipated morning eatery, is thrilled to announce the opening of its second location in the thriving neighborhood of Mission Valley. Following...
Upcoming Events
military bands
Little Italy Salutes Our Heroes With Two Nights of Music Under the Stars
November 3, 2024
6:00 pm
  • Little Italy
Little Italy is turning up the volume for Fleet Week Concert Series, and we’re getting patriotic in the best possible way. Two incredible military bands...
More than pink walk balboa park
Lace Up for Love: More Than Pink Walk Takes Over Balboa Park
November 3, 2024
6:30 am
  • Balboa Park
Susan G. Komen is bringing its iconic More Than Pink Walk to Balboa Park, and we’re all invited to join the fight against breast cancer....
Annual Escondido Tamale Festival, a celebration of Hispanic heritage
Tamale Time! Escondido’s Tastiest Festival Returns
November 2, 2024
11:00 am
A joyous celebration of Hispanic heritage is steaming up Escondido as USA Multicultural and Univision San Diego roll out their signature food festival. The 6th...
Shichi-Go-San celebration
This Japanese Celebration Turns San Diego Kids Into Royal Stars
November 2, 2024
9:00 am
  • Japanese Friendship Garden
The Japanese Friendship Garden is rolling out the red carpet for San Diego‘s tiniest stars with its dazzling Shichi-Go-San celebration. Think stunning kimonos, enchanted garden...
Meet the Fleet at Naval Base San Diego
Navy Ships Open Their Doors for One Epic Day at Meet the Fleet
November 2, 2024
9:00 am
Naval Base San Diego’s Meet the Fleet is giving us civilians the golden ticket to experience life at sea without actually leaving the dock. All...