A former manager of Hillcrest's popular Amarin Thai restaurant is branching off on his own for the opening of The Nood Bar, an Asian fusion eatery opening in early 2019 in the North Park space that last housed Vision Cafe & Market.
Amarin Thai Alum To Open The Nood Bar Asian Fusion Restaurant In North Park
A former manager of Hillcrest's popular Amarin Thai restaurant is branching off on his own for the opening of The Nood Bar, an Asian fusion eatery opening in early 2019 in the North Park space that last housed Vision Cafe & Market.
Team Behind Local Tap House & Kitchen To Open Wood-Fire Fueled Exhale Restaurant In San Diego's North County
Fresh off a recent People's Choice Award honoration at this year's San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival, Local Tap House & Kitchen Executive Chef Daniel Pundik is ready to turn his attention to wood-fire cooking with the opening of sister restaurant Exhale, debuting January 2019 in North County San Diego.
Clayton's Coffee Shop Owner To Open Harbor Island Market & Cafe AND Coronado Bakery & Bistro
The owner of San Diego's historic Clayton's Coffee Shop, which has been packing the house in Coronado since 1941, is in the process of a substantial expansion that includes an upscale market & modern deli on Harbor Island and a 1900s-inspired bakery and bistro heading into the space that last housed Firefly Pizza in Coronado.
Funky Fries & Burgers Targets South San Diego County For Third Location
November 27, 2018
Known for its over-the-top culinary creations, San Diego-based Funky Fries & Burgers will soon launch its third area location in Westfield Plaza Bonita.
One Of San Diego's Oldest Mexican Restaurants Has Closed | La Piñata Shutters In Old Town
November 26, 2018
Sip & Savor The Holiday Season At The Toast Of Gaslamp On Saturday, December 8 | Save On Passes & Enter To Win Tickets
November 23, 2018
Country Boy Fried Chicken To Open In San Diego's Pacific Beach
Moving into the 2,000 square foot space that last housed the short-lived Lil' Farmers Cafe on the corner of Garnet & Cass in San Diego's Pacific Beach is the flagship location of Country Boy Fried Chicken, a fast-casual eatery that hopes to become a prevalent franchise.
Rubicon Deli Shutters Original San Diego Location
November 20, 2018
Buona Forchetta Team To Open BBQ-Focused Carbón In South Park
The team behind San Diego's hit Italian restaurant group, Buona Forchetta, will set its eyes on homemade barbecue in 2019 with the opening of Carbón, a Texas-style BBQ house and beer bar.
Bay City Brewing Company To Open East Village Taproom
San Diego-based craft brewery, Bay City Brewing, which first opened in Point Loma in 2015, will bring a tasting room to one of the oldest buildings in San Diego, unveiling in the East Village in 2019.
Vietnamese Spring Roll Concept To Open In San Diego's Hillcrest | Goi Cuon Goes From Farmers Market To Brick-And-Mortar Eatery
A concept based around fresh and healthy Vietnamese spring rolls is going from farmers market to brick-and-mortar. Opening next year in the space that last housed Thai Grill in San Diego's Hillcrest neighborhood is Goi Cuon, a fast-casual Vietnamese restaurant.
A Harry Potter-Inspired Beer Festival Is Coming To San Diego On Saturday, December 29 | Save On Passes & Enter To Win Tickets
November 17, 2018
Rumorville: Famed Voltaggio Brothers To Bring Fast-Casual Fish Sandwich Concept STRFSH To San Diego
Rumors are swirling that the highly-respected Voltaggio brothers, who came to fame after facing off on the finals of Top Chef, will be bringing a location of their newly minted STRFSH fast casual fish sandwich concept to San Diego.
Many New Dining & Drinking Concepts Heading To Carlsbad's The Square At Bressi Ranch
Many exciting dining and drinking concepts are signed on as tenants for the incoming The Square at Bressi Ranch, an 87,000 square-foot neighborhood center being developed in the affluent community of Bressi Ranch in North County San Diego. Impending tenants include Bird Rock Coffee Roasters, Mendocino Farms, Richard Walker's Pancake House, Panini Kabob Grill, Ebullition Brew Works, Mango Mango Fresh & Healthy, Wood Ranch BBQ, Casero Taqueria, The Grove Bakery, and Bantam's Roost Gastropub.
Puesto Founder Makes Forbes' 30 Under 30 List For 2019
At just 25 years of age, Puesto's co-founder Alexander Adler has been named to Forbes' '30 under 30' list for 2019. He is one of two San Diego-based entrepreneur to make the list this year.
La Jolla's Pizza On Pearl To Become 4th Mr. Moto Pizza House Location
Pizza On Pearl, which has been serving La Jolla Village for nearly a decade, will rebrand this week into the 4th location of the rapidly expanding Mr. Moto Pizza House.
More Korean Fried Chicken Coming To San Diego | Convoy Tofu House Founder To Open Ssal Rice Chicken & Beer
The next culinary trend to take San Diego by storm seems to be Korean fried chicken! Moving into the space that last housed Smashburger within Rancho Penasquitos Towne Center will be the first of numerous San Diego locations of Ssal Rice Chicken, a fried chicken franchise and beer bar with locations around the globe.
Northern California-Based Blue Bottle Coffee To Open Cafes In San Diego
Bay Area-based Blue Bottle Coffee has announced that it will be opening two cafes in San Diego in 2019 - first in Carmel Valley’s vibrant new retail community of One Paseo and a second in downtown's Tower 180 office building.
Moroccan-Baja Kitchen & Wine Bar Opening In San Diego | Medina To Debut In North Park In 2019
Heading into the space that currently houses Cruiser Taco in San Diego's North Park community is Medina - a neighborhood eatery that will serve a fresh fusion of Moroccan and Baja inspired eats.
Hillcrest's FruitCraft Fermentery + Distillery To Expand Big Taking Over Former Brick Bar & T Deli Spaces
Brick Bar and its nextdoor sandwich shop T-Deli both recently shuttered in San Diego's Hillcrest, but the owners of FruitCraft: Fermentery + Distillery have already signed on to fill the vacancy and will soon be expanding into the neighboring space.
Los Angeles-Based French Bistro & Wine Bar To Land In Little Italy | Zinqué To Debut In 2019
Moving into the 3,000 square-foot ground floor space in Little Italy's newest mixed-used complex is Zinqué - a French bistro, cafe and wine bar with three Southern California locations already in operation.
Kilowatt Brewing To Open Oceanside Tasting Room
Kilowatt Brewing will soon move into the 2,500 square-foot space currently occupied by a Subway in the North County San Diego city of Oceanside for the opening of the craft brewery's third location.
SoNo Fest & Chili Cook-Off Kicks Off 9th Holiday Season Raising Funds For Local School On Sunday, December 2 | Enter To Win Chili-Tasting Tickets
November 10, 2018
One of San Diego's most highly anticipated street fairs returns just in time for the holiday season. For the 9th year, the free-to-attend SoNo Fest & Chili Cook-Off will take over the streets to raise money for McKinley Elementary School. This festive annual event includes local vendors, a cocktail bar, two music stages, a food truck court, a kids play zone, a beer garden and more than 40 local chefs competing for best chili in town! We are raffling off 2 chili tasting passports, so read on for details and be sure to enter!
Dîner En WTF?!? How Bored People Must Be For This To Be A Thing!
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Le Dîner en Blanc San Diego is tonight, and if you're attending, ya basic!
After 11 Years In Business, Urban Solace To Reinvent Itself In The New Year | Bar Solace Unveils In 2019
Starting next week, North Park's 11-year-old Urban Solace will begin daily breakfast service, but that's just the beginning of the big changes on the horizon. Starting in 2019, the iconic San Diego bar & restaurant will discontinue its usual dinner service and morph evening dining into "Bar Solace", straying away from its Southern comfort food roots and embracing a focus on globally-inspired small bites and shared plates paired with hand crafted cocktails and fine wines.
Pure Project Brewing's Expansion Now Includes North County San Diego
Fresh off last month's news that Pure Project Brewing would be opening a 2,000 square-foot tasting room in Bankers Hill, we have learned that the popular craft brewery is also opening a branch in Carlsbad Village.
East County's Popular Valley Farm Market To Open Grocery & BBQ-Centric Eatery In La Jolla
Spring Valley's more than 60-year-old Valley Farm Market will open a 5,000 square-foot outpost in La Jolla next year within a new mixed-use complex being built near Windansea beach.
Nishiki Ramen's Hillcrest Location Rebrands Into Manten Ramen
The second San Diego location of Nishiki Ramen, which opened within The Hub in Hillcrest this past summer, has been rebranded into Manten Ramen.
Taiwanese Global Dessert Chain Meet Fresh To Open First San Diego Location This December
With more than 500 outposts already in operation, Taiwanese dessert chain Meet Fresh will open its first San Diego location in Mira Mesa as early as mid-December, offering interesting dessert options made with healthy ingredients.
Bobboi Gelato Targets Little Italy For Second Location
Moving into the 900 square-foot unit at the corner of Kettner & Ivy in the new AV8 mixed-used development that will also house a SuperNatural Sandwiches location and another full-scale restaurant is the second outpost of Bobboi Gelato, a traditional gelateria that offers an array of flavors made with organic, local prodcue.
Unique Bread-Based Eatery Debuts In San Diego | Brick Bowl Now Open In Kearny Mesa
November 6, 2018
An innovative new concept has unveiled in San Diego's Kearny Mesa neighborhood. Brick Bowl is bringing sourdough bread to the next level by taking thick chunks and stuffing it with every topping imaginable.
Sam Fox’s North Italia Opens Its Doors & Ovens In San Diego's Fashion Valley Mall This Week
Sam Fox's modern Italian concept North Italia will officially open its doors in San Diego's Fashion Valley Mall on Wednesday, November 7, joining local sister restaurants, Blanco, also sited inside the mall, and Flower Child in Del Mar. The newest location brings a fresh dining experience to Mission Valley's open-air shopping mall, offering a menu from San Diego's own, former Top Chef competitor Rich Sweeney.
Our Top 7 Event Picks For The 15th Annual San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival This November 11-18 | Check Out THE List & Enter To Win Tickets
The fifteenth edition of the weeklong San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival is coming up fast! We've covered Southern California's largest epicurean event for the past seven incarnations, and although the schedule varies year after year, we have a good idea of what to expect. We've looked over the lineup of nearly 40 meals, demos, classes and festivals taking place from November 11-18 and have narrowed them down to our top 7 event picks. Because we adore our readers so much, we are also raffling off 2 general admission tickets to the San Diego Wine & Food Festival's Grand Tasting on Saturday, November 19, as well as passes to various other events, so read on for our picks and be sure to enter our giveaway for a chance to win!
New Chinese Restaurant Kangxi Is Coming Replaces Village North In San Diego's Kearny Mesa
Now open in the space that previously housed Village North in San Diego's Kearny Mesa is Kangxi Is Coming, a modern Chinese food restaurant specializing in spicy dishes.
Millennial-Focused Moxy Hotel To Unveil In Downtown San Diego Later This Month
Later this month, Marriott International will bring its first California location of the company's experiential, millennial-minded Moxy Hotel to San Diego's historic Gaslamp District. The two-year-old boutique-hotel concept is aimed at budget-savvy travelers and will offer 128 tech-enabled rooms with a bold-yet-funky, contemporary design and modern amenities.
Far East-Inspired Speakeasy To Open In San Diego's Kearny Mesa | Realm Of The 52 Remedies Comes To Convoy District's Common Theory Later This Year
Kearny Mesa's Common Theory Public House will launch a new cocktail speakeasy within its walls. Realm Of The 52 Remedies aims to be an enigmatic speakeasy serving cocktails and shared plates inspired by the flavors and artistry of the Far East.
How A Restaurant's Bathroom Can Ruin My Meal
I enter the single-serve restroom of a popular Little Italy seafood restaurant and immediately notice there are no towels of any kind. Fortunately, I always carry a trusted handkerchief in my back pocket in case of such a situation. I use my foot to lift the toilet seat, then to put it down, then to flush it. I wash my hands using the automated soap dispenser and sink. I then dry my hands with my pocket square and use it to open the door, blocking it from closing with my foot as I discard my handkerchief Kobe Bryant-style and head back to my table. Then I begin to think about how everyone else confronts that same bathroom, including kitchen staff, and become disgusted. I can't stop thinking about it during my meal, which substantially decreases my overall pleasure in what would have otherwise been a wonderful dinner. As you may have gathered, I'm known to be a bit O.C.D..
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