SanDiegoVille: October 2019

StreetCar Merchants Owner Takes Over Long Dormant Former RA Sushi Space In Downtown San Diego For New Concept

October 31, 2019

The team behind North Park's StreetCar Merchants Of Fried Chicken, Suckerfree Southern Plates & Bar in San Diego's Gaslamp, and incoming ShotCaller fast casual eatery has taken over the long dormant downtown space last occupied by RA Sushi for an entirely new concept.

October 30, 2019

This past February, news broke that University Heights' decade-old Small Bar was partnering with San Diego's rapidly expanding Trust Restaurant Group to completely overhaul the bar and restaurant, including revising the food menu, adding a list of craft cocktail, and renovating the interior and exterior of the space. After only 8 months together, the partnership has ended.

October 30, 2019

After launching in Chula Vista in early 2017, Grind House opened a second San Diego location in April of this year in Barrio Logan, offering an all-day menu of coffee, craft beer, wine, and food. Less than 6 months since opening, the owners of Grind House have decided to permanently shutter the Barrio Logan location.

October 29, 2019

North Park's 12-year-old Sicilian Thing Pizza has been sold to an experienced local chef who plans on continuing to operate the pizzeria as-is but with the addition of more Italian-style menu items.

October 29, 2019

Popular San Diego craft brewery, The Lost Abbey, is expanding its presence in its home neighborhood of San Marcos with the opening of The Sanctuary, a 2,200 square-foot tasting room debuting this week in North County's San Elijo community.

October 28, 2019

A sign on the door reads "Closed for remodeling", but La Catrina Tapas & Cantina has been shuttered since earlier this month, their phone is disconnected, and word on the street is the Baja-style bar & restaurant in partnership with the owner of City Tacos will not be reopening.

October 28, 2019

Fresh off the opening of his boujie downtown San Diego Asian-fusion restaurant, local celebrity chef Brian Malarkey is almost ready to unveil Herb & Sea in downtown Encinitas, with the modern seafood restaurant expected to open early next week.

October 27, 2019

A Chippendales-style gay dive bar from Dallas, Texas is opening a tamed-down, all-are-welcome location in San Diego's Hillcrest neighborhood, taking over the space last occupied by Brew Project (and short lived Project Bar). The World Famous Tin Room bar and restaurant is opening an outpost in America's Finest City by year's end.

October 26, 2019

The first of Hilton's modern Tapestry Collection of properties to come to San Diego, The Monsaraz is opening in Point Loma next summer replacing the longstanding Dolphin Motel. The new hotel will come at an estimated cost of $30 million and boast a Portuguese-inspired design with marina views and a full-service bar and restaurant.

October 26, 2019

Recently named the winner of the 2019 USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice travel award contest for Best General Food Festival, the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival returns for its 16th installment this November 9-17, offering more than 40 delicious events all around America's Finest City. We are raffling off 2 tickets to the premier Grand Tasting, so read on for details and be sure to enter for a chance to win!

October 25, 2019

Point Loma's popular Embargo Grill has been rebranded to become Little Cay, as ownership is currently in a dispute with one member hoping to unify the brand with a recently opened sister location sited in Scottsdale, AZ.

October 25, 2019

A new 13,000 square foot all-day restaurant, bar and night-focused lounge with a few bowling lanes is opening in the space occupied by Johnny V for more than a decade. Break Point is on track to open by year's end in San Diego's Pacific Beach.

October 25, 2019

To celebrate San Diego Beer Week, on November 4, from 6-9pm, Tom Ham's Lighthouse is hosting its 5th Annual Brews, Views & Chews - the ultimate bayside beer pairing event featuring unlimited samples of chef-prepared dishes combined with San Diego craft beer & spirits, live music, and, of course, amazing views of downtown. We are raffling off 2 tickets to this amazing event so be sure to enter!

October 24, 2019

Poway's popular Nutmeg Bakery & Cafe has opened a second location in San Diego's Scripps Ranch, offering organic and ingredient-driven dishes ranging from French toast and sandwiches to artisanal baked goods.

October 23, 2019

It's almost a running joke at this point. Will Tacos El Gordo ever open its downtown San Diego location? We have received word that the Tijuana-style taqueria has plans to open by December 1 and is also in the process of nearly doubling its footprint by taking over the ground floor space last occupied by the short-lived Queensborough bar.

October 23, 2019

Downtown San Diego's nearly decade-old The Hopping Pig will shutter next month to be rebranded into Metl, an agave-fueled bar, live music destination and casual restaurant that will be managed by the former face of Cantina Mayahuel.

October 23, 2019

The first San Diego location of Patxi's Pizza grand opens in Hillcrest today, offering a menu of Neapolitan and Chicago-style deep dish pizzas.

October 22, 2019

A one-time World Pasta Champion has taken over the North Park space that last housed Cardamom Cafe and will open Cori Pastificio - a Sicilian-style Italian restaurant with a menu centered around fresh made pasta and Italian comfort foods.

October 21, 2019

The magic of Sesame Street is coming to America's Finest City, as the second location of Sesame Place theme park will open in San Diego in 2021.

October 21, 2019

Opening tomorrow in the space that last housed Cafe Cabaret in San Diego's Normal Heights is Pachamama - an organic, mostly plant-based South American restaurant from an Argentinian celebrity that recently relocated to America's Finest City.

October 21, 2019

With a location already sited in San Diego's North Park, Orange County-based Blackmarket Bakery plans to increase its presence in America's Finest City with the opening of a new branch in the East Village.

October 20, 2019

Opening this week in Normal Heights is SKA Bar and Restaurant, a two-story Asian fusion restaurant and cocktail lounge that will soon unveil a 2,500 square-foot rooftop space.

October 20, 2019

The team behind San Diego's Whisknladle Hospitality have announced an opening date for Park Commons, a 10,000-square-foot food hall featuring six unique dining stalls unveiling early next month in Sorrento Valley.

October 19, 2019

More than a decade since the first-ever San Diego Beer Week, America’s Finest City is now regarded for its award-winning brewing community and has rightfully earned the nickname, Capital of Craft. This year, the San Diego Brewers Guild will bring back its 10-day celebration of all things craft beer from November 1-10, with a whole host of events including the 2019 Guild Fest on Saturday, November 2 and The Beer Garden closing pairing festival at The Lodge Torrey Pines on Sunday, November 10. We are raffling off two $5 passes to the Brewers Guild Fest, as well as offering promo code SDVILLE for $5 off tickets to this spotlight event!

October 18, 2019

Opening later this year in San Diego's South County is Shake & Muddle, a cocktail fueled bar and shareable plate restaurant from the owner of neighboring Agave Coffee & Café.

October 18, 2019

This October 26-28, renowned San Diego sushi chef Jeff Roberto of Sushi On A Roll will attempt to set a world record in San Diego for the most sushi pieces made in the span of 48 hours, culminating in the San Diego Sushi Festival on October 27, from 2-10pm, at The Dana on Mission Bay. We are raffling off 2 VIP tickets to the Sunday event, as well as offering promo code SDVILLE for $25 savings per ticket!

October 17, 2019

After a little over a year in business, San Diego's popular SuperNatural Sandwiches has pulled the plug on its Pacific Beach location with hopes of relocating to a new neighborhood in the near future.

October 17, 2019

Nashville hot chicken is the fast-casual culinary trend of 2019, and the latest contender coming to San Diego is Firebirds, a spicy fried chicken eatery opening later this month in the 2,300 square foot space that last housed Saigon Alley in City Heights.

October 16, 2019

Now in its soft opening stage in the prime San Diego space perched above La Jolla Cove that previously housed The Hake is a combination concept restaurant from Instagram-sensation Harumama Noodles & Buns and Carlsbad-born Blue Ocean Robata & Sushi.

October 15, 2019

In addition to a new Dunkin’ Donuts location opening soon in the heart of Hillcrest, new outposts of the country's most prevalent donut shop are set to unveil in downtown San Diego and in the heart of La Jolla Village.

October 15, 2019

After 52 years serving San Diego, Su Casa Mexican and Seafood Restaurant will permanently close its doors in La Jolla at month's end.

October 14, 2019

The co-founder of expanding Chula Vista craft brewery Novo Brazil is in the process of opening National City Market On 8th, an 11,000 square foot indoor/outdoor food hall with an onsite beer bar and 8-10 vendors offering street food and artisan goods.

October 13, 2019

Encinitas-born Swami's Cafe opened a location in San Diego's Hillcrest in April 2018, but that branch has since shuttered and ownership is rebranding the eatery into Cocina De Barrio Neighborhood Kitchen, an all-day Mexican bar & restaurant.

October 12, 2019

The Land & Water Company has been dishing up sustainable seafood driven sushi from a historic 1887-built mansion in San Diego's North County community of Carlsbad for 6 years, but the restaurant will close after this weekend's service hoping to relocate to a new location in 2020.

October 11, 2019

San Diego's Little Italy Food Hall has been packing them in since debuting within Piazza della Famiglia on Date Street last summer, but there will soon be more stalls to sample as ownership is in the process of nearly doubling the footprint.

October 10, 2019

Barrio Logan born Salud Tacos has scrapped plans for a location at the 5,000 square foot standalone building that previously housed Kristy's MVP space in the Midway District of Point Loma.

October 9, 2019

Now open in the space that last housed Grater Grilled Cheese in La Jolla Village is Lagom Balanced Food, a health-focused breakfast & lunch restaurant with Instagram-fueled dishes and decor.

October 9, 2019

San Diego's king of gluttonous fair food, Chicken Charlie's has announced the impending closure of its five-year-old flagship Clairemont "FryBQ" location.

October 8, 2019

It's been in the process for over a year, but The Red Fox Steakhouse & Piano Bar will close next month. Fans of the historic San Diego steakhouse and pub shouldn't fret, as for the third time in the eatery's more than 400 year history, it will relocate, this time directly across the street from its current location at North Park's Lafayette Hotel for an anticipated 2020 reopening.

October 8, 2019

A San Diego favorite for slow-smoked Texas-style barbecue, Grand Ole BBQ announced this week the launch of a mobile catering business and a new weekend breakfast menu at their Flinn Springs branch. We also received word that the original North Park restaurant is anticipated to reopen by Thanksgiving with at least 20 taps devoted to area favorites, as well as a new menu featuring the addition of burgers, chili, nachos, vegan options and other hearty delights.

October 7, 2019

Anthem Vegan has ended its run as the kitchen operator of Toronado San Diego, and the classic North Park craft beer bar is returning to an omnivore menu effective immediately.

October 6, 2019

Doggos Gus, which once had a location in San Diego's University Heights, has announced that it will be opening a new brick-and-mortar eatery across from the ocean in Imperial Beach, taking over the space currently occupied by City Tacos' IB Buns concept.

October 6, 2019

After hosting a wildly successful, sold-out San Diego Bayfest this past June, three former Oysterfest organizers have teamed up to create a music festival at the scenic Embarcadero Marina Park North in downtown San Diego. The inaugural Bahia Fest will take place on Saturday, October 19, from noon to 10pm, offering a fun festival atmosphere and a Latin reggae-based lineup with live performances by Cultura Profética, Rayawana, Alborosie, Somos Uno, Alika, E.N Young and Leilani Wolfgramm. We are offering our readers promo code SDVILLE for $15 savings per ticket.

October 5, 2019

San Diego's Kitchens for Good is teaming up with 35 local and national chefs to encourage rethinking kitchen waste at the 2nd annual WASTED: A Celebration of Sustainable Food - a fundraiser tasting event taking place on Sunday, October 20, from 4-6:30pm, at the Kitchens for Good venue. We are raffling off two tickets to this fun & delicious event so read on and be sure to enter.

October 4, 2019

Last year, the creators of the San Diego-based Delimex brand of frozen Mexican treats opened El Tianguis Rolled Taquitos in North Park, and the owners are already prepared to replicate the fast-casual rolled taco eatery in Chula Vista.

October 4, 2019

San Diego's Blue Bridge Hospitality has transitioned its "modern coastal Italian" eatery Maretalia Ristorante in Coronado, closing the eatery to the public only to be used for private events for the foreseeable future.

October 3, 2019

After a recent celebrity-backed franchise development investment, Los Angeles-based Nashville fried chicken sensation Dave's Hot Chicken has announced it will be opening more than a dozen locations in San Diego in the coming years.

October 3, 2019

The owner of San Diego's omakase-only Hidden Fish sushi bar has taken over the neighboring space to open Hitokuchi, an experimental small bite Japanese concept and sake lounge set to open early next year.

October 3, 2019

Joining a stellar lineup of local and national dining concepts at Del Mar's new One Paseo mixed-use development is the 5th location of San Diego's URBN Coal Fired Pizza, a New Haven-style pizza restaurant and beer house opening today.

October 2, 2019

The owner of the Breakfast Republic empire has taken over the 3,100 square-foot downtown San Diego space that previously housed The Dive Steam Kettle Cooking and will open Gaslamp Breakfast Company, another breakfast restaurant from San Diego's top producer of morning-centric meals.

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