Sample Over 40 Restaurants and 12 Craft Brews at the 5th Annual Taste of North Park | Saturday, Oct. 5


September 28, 2013

Stroll along the streets of San Diego’s hippest neighborhood while you sample food from North Park’s famous eateries, sip craft brews from San Diego’s best breweries and shop at a wide variety of boutiques and galleries at the 5th Annual Taste of North Park, taking place on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 11am-4pm.  For one ticket price of $35 you will enjoy over 40 restaurants and 12 specialty brews.

Each restaurant location will offer bite size tastes of house favorites while the galleries and boutiques offer a chance to shop while sipping award winning micro-brews. This self-guided walking tour will offer well-known chef specialties, vegetarian and farm-to-table creations served up by the finest restaurants in North Park.

In addition to satisfying your appetite, visit the participating galleries and boutiques along the way and shop around as you quench your thirst with an array of complex microbrews.  If you need a break, hop on the trolley and make your way to San Diego’s first parklet in front of Caffe Calabria while you sample some of their delicious roasted coffee.

The Taste of North Park offers participants an opportunity to sample from popular restaurants like URBN Coal Fired Pizza and Ritual Tavern while also taking in the eclectic boutiques like Aloha Sunday and Pigment, where craft brewers will be serving up 4oz samples of crafted beer.  For one afternoon this delightful event gives foodie fanatics and beer enthusiasts the perfect opportunity to find that new dinner spot or favorite new brunch hangout.

The full list of participating eateries, breweries and boutiques are listed below (subject to change):

RESTAURANTS
Claire De Lune
Wangs North Park
U31
Carnitas Snack Shack
Yog-Art Frozen Yogurt
Mosaic Wine Bar
Splash Wine Lounge & Bistro
Sipz Vegetarian
Ritual Kitchen & Beer Garden
Swoon Dessert Bar
30th Street Café
Café Calabria
Urban Solace
El Comal Antojistas Bar & Grill
URBN Coal Fired Pizza
Heaven Sent Desserts
Western Steak Burger
Zensei Sushi
Cardamom Café & Bakery
Subterranean Coffee Boutique
Taste of the Bayou
Casa De Luz
Sicilian Thing Pizza
Lefty’s Chicago Pizzeria
Old Mill Cafe
Sea Rocket Bistro
Sunset Temple
The Smoking Goat

TAVERNS + BARS
Bar Pink
West Coast Tavern
Pecs
Toronado
Redwing Bar & Grill
True North Tavern
The Office
Bluefoot Bar & Lounge

BREWERIES
Mike Hess Brewing Co.
Karl Strauss Brewing Co.
Lagunitas Brewing Co.
Manzanita Brewing Co.
Latitude 33 Brewing Co.
Thorn St. Brewery.
Left Coast Brewing Co.
Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits
Cartel
Belching Beaver Brewery
Green Flash Brewing Co.
Rip Current Brewing

BOUTIQUES + GALLERIES
Hunt & Gather
Paw Pleasers
Overload
Vintage Religion
Pigment
San Diego Art Department
OBR
Aloha Sunday Supply Co.
North Park Bikes
Union Co-Work Space
Waypoint Public
Bottlecraft

Tickets to the 2013 Taste of North Park can be purchased online for $35. Ticket price increases to $40 on the day of the event.  For more information, visit tastenorthpark.com and follow on FacebookTwitter and Instagram.