The Craving: San Diego Food + Drink News – Week of October 12, 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.

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Rady Children’s Ice Rink At Liberty Station Returns To Kick Off The Holiday Season

Arts District Liberty Station

The holiday season is about to get into full swing at Liberty Station! Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary and NTC Foundation welcome the community to kick off the...

Cuteness Overload: Meet The New Big [Little] Skates At Birch Aquarium!

Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is celebrating the arrival of some ravioli-sized newborn Big Skates. For now, the babies...

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SoCal’s Top Filipino Chefs Join Tara Monsod At Animae’s FAHM Kamayan Dinner

Animae

San Diego and Los Angeles, the two biggest Filipino communities in the country, are coming together in honor of Filipino American History Month (FAHM) as...

Comic-Con Museum Legend Membership Includes Comic-Con 2024 Badge

Comic-Con Museum’s New “Legend” Membership Includes Comic-Con 2024 Badge

Comic-Con Museum announced the new Legend membership, a premium-level membership which will include for the first time ever, a four-day with Preview Night badge for...

tracy anderson presents mymode tour at pendry san diego

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Pendry San Diego To Host MYMODE Tour By Tracy Anderson

Pendry San Diego

Pendry Hotels & Resorts has partnered with acclaimed fitness pioneer, Tracy Anderson, for a unique fitness residency called the MYMODE Tour – bringing live, in-person MYMODE...

Mootime Creamery Halloween ice cream flavors

MooTime Creamery Launches Hauntingly Delicious Flavors This October

Coronado Island’s MooTime Creamery is kicking the month off with a special Halloween experience! This October, Blue Bridge Hospitality’s ice cream concept is transforming into...

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Pons Avarcas Hosts Annual Warehouse Sale In Barrio Logan

Join Avarcas USA for their annual Pons Avarcas Warehouse Sale on November 4th and shop from their wide selection of sustainably made leather sandals. Shop...

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Award-Winning NYC Ballet Principal Dancer, Tiler Peck, Brings Her New Show To San Diego!

San Diego Civic Theatre

On November 1, 2023, the award-winning Principal Dancer of New York City Ballet, Tiler Peck, will bring her new show, Turn It Out with Tiler...

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Chef Collaboration Dinners & More Await As Pendry San Diego Welcomes Fall

Pendry San Diego

Provisional Kitchen at Pendry San Diego is hosting Chef Collaboration Dinners in October where guests and locals can delight in Fall-forward dishes by talented chefs....

La Valencia’s Whaling Bar To Honor Iconic Charm With Modern Sophistication

San Diego’s legendary Pink Lady, the La Valencia Hotel, announced that renovations are officially underway for the much-anticipated return of the iconic Whaling Bar, set...

Puesto Cervecería Brews Maui Relief IPA In Support Of Maui Wildfire Aid

To support the aid and clean-up efforts in Maui after the devastating wildfires last month, Puesto Cervecería has brewed a special edition Maui Relief IPA....

San Diego Seals Set To Open 2023-24 Season At Home Against Calgary

The defending National Lacrosse League West Conference Champion San Diego Seals will open the 2023-24 NLL season at home against the Calgary Roughnecks, runners up...

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Move For A Cause At Lakehouse Resort In Honor Of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Lakehouse Hotel & Resort

Move for a cause and join MÜV Meditations at Lakehouse Resort for a 45-minute workout and work-within workshop benefiting the Shade of Pink Foundation California...

Waverly anniversary With Dinner & Wine Pairing

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Waverly To Celebrate 3rd Year Anniversary With Dinner & Wine Pairing

Waverly is turning 3! Join us for a 5 Course Dinner & Wine Pairing. Enjoy a specially curated five-course menu by Executive Chef Brian Redzikowski,...

Carruth Cellars’ Harvest Celebration Now In Full Swing!

San Diego’s largest urban winery, Carruth Cellars, is officially celebrating Harvest Celebration through the end of October and San Diegans and visitors alike can get...

Sip, Savor and Save the Tatas for Keep A Breast

Sip, Savor, & Save The Tatas: Restaurants and Breweries Join to Support Keep A Breast

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, 14 restaurants and breweries across San Diego County are inviting guests to ‘Sip, Savor and Save the Tatas’...

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Join The Witching Hour By The Witches Of The Westgate Tea

Westgate Hotel

The Witches Of the Westgate is back to celebrate witching season with a deliciously magical afternoon tea in the Westgate Hotel’s haunted Le Fontainebleau room....

Meet Frankie Scuito, Owner Of Side Bar And The Highly Anticipated Gaslamplighter

We had the opportunity to sit down with Frankie Scuito, the owner of Side Bar, the boutique lounge and nightclub in Gaslamp, to learn more...

Festival De Vino Mexicano at Mirate Los Angeles

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MÍRATE To Host LA’s First-Ever Festival De Vino Mexicano With Chefs From Baja

MÍRATE, the expansive, bar-forward, and casual modern Mexican restaurant in Los Feliz, will host the city’s first-ever Festival de Vino Mexicano Friday, October 13 through...

Scarlett Baily at Installations at the Station

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Paint With Scarlett Baily As She Completes Installations At The Station Mural

Arts District Liberty Station

Come participate and help Scarlett Baily complete her Installations at the Station mural titled, HOME. Bring your comfy, “don’t mind getting paint on” clothes and...

On Wednesdays We Wear Pink: A Pink Party At Coco Maya

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Get Ready To Paint The Town Pink At ‘On Wednesdays We Wear Pink’ Extravaganza!

Coco Maya, the beloved culinary gem in Little Italy known for its tropical flavors, is ready to make your Wednesdays a rosy delight. Following the...

Oculto 477 Speakeasy in Old Town San Diego

This Speakeasy in Old Town Sits on the Edge of a Cemetery!

Oculto 477 in Old Town, a project from Be Saha Hospitality Group (Tahona, Wormwood, Botanica), is the only speakeasy in the world known to be...

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Serpentine Cider To Host Autumn Nights Masquerade Party

The Autumn Nights Masquerade Party is a special event at Serpentine Cider in Miramar! Dress in your most elegant, eye-catching or enchanting outfit, don a...

Tastes of Japan: Japan Street Food Day in San Diego

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Taste Of Japan Brings Beautiful Tastes Of Japanese Street Food And Culture

Join us for the latest installment of our popular “Taste of Japan” San Diego event – Japan Street Food Day! Bring your family and friends!...

Explore Baja’s Artistic Soul: VIP Arts & Culinary Baja Tour

June 27, 2025

9:00 am

Get ready to dive deep into Baja’s vibrant cultural scene with the VIP Arts & Culinary Baja Tour. This exclusive experience promises a curated journey...

CreativeMornings San Diego Explores PUNK With Local Music Legend Tim Pyles

June 27, 2025

9:00 am

The creative community gets together once again for CreativeMornings San Diego, and this month’s theme couldn’t be more fitting. PUNK takes center stage with Tim...

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Get Ready to Spice Up Your Tuesday Nights in Chula Vista

June 24, 2025

4:30 pm

Otay Ranch Town Center

The infectious energy of live Latin music is about to fill those warm evenings again at Otay Ranch Town Center. “Salsa Under the Stars” has...

Chula Vista

Medieval Festival at Serpentine Cider Brings Knights and Cider to San Diego

June 22, 2025

12:00 pm

Huzzah! Time travel becomes reality this weekend at Serpentine Cider’s Medieval Festival. Step back to the Middle Ages for an afternoon of knights, maidens, craft...

San Diego

Coffee Club Returns to Quartyard With Beats, Breathwork & Pure Joy

June 22, 2025

10:00 am

Quartyard

Something magical happened last time Daybreaker Coffee Club took over Quartyard, and now it’s happening again. This isn’t your typical morning gathering—it’s a full-throttle celebration...

San Diego