November 30, 2019
Protest Held Outside Pacific Beach's Backyard Kitchen & Tap Following Multiple Allegations Of Violence Against Patrons
Sip & Savor The Holiday Season At The Toast Of Gaslamp On Saturday, December 14 | Save On Passes & Enter To Win Tickets
It’s time to toast the holidays, and what better way to welcome San Diego's "winter" than with a group of friends and family enjoying festive cocktails, notable nibbles and shopping discounts around the beloved Gaslamp Quarter?! The Toast of Gaslamp returns on Saturday, December 14, from 1-5pm, bringing a delicious self-guided walking tour that will have participants tasting, toasting, and shopping with 20 sips, 20 bites, and 10 shopping deals. We are raffling off 2 tickets to this festive, holiday-themed event, as well as offering promo code SDVILLE for $5 savings per ticket
The Ultimate San Diego Holiday Gift Guide | Support These 10 Local Businesses This Holiday Season & Save On Giving
You know what they say, "every dollar spent is a vote cast for the world you want," so shop knowing what you purchase makes a difference this holiday season and support these 10 San Diego born companies.
Cohn Restaurant Group's Blue Point Coastal Cuisine Shutters After 24 years In Business
Cohn Restaurant Group's Blue Point Coastal Cuisine has been one of Downtown San Diego's go-to seafood spots for 24 years, but the restaurant closed this week and the space is set to be taken over by another familiar San Diego restaurateur.
Valley Farm Market Opens In La Jolla With Full Grocery & BBQ-Focused Eatery
A year in the making, Spring Valley's more than 60-year-old Valley Farm Market has opened a 5,000 square-foot outpost in La Jolla within a brand new mixed-use complex near Windansea beach.
San Diego Sliders Company Opens In Pacific Beach
San Diego Sliders Company has unveiled in Pacific Beach offering more than 30 varieties of mini-sandwiches and burgers.
Experimental Italian Eatery Maestoso Announces It Will End Run Within The Hub In Hillcrest With Hopes Of Reviving At New Location
November 25, 2019
Arcade Speakeasy Unveils As Sister Concept To San Diego's Historic Aero Club
Like a blast from the past straight out of a mall in the 1980s, Dyno Bar is an arcade entertainment room recently unveiled as the sister concept to San Diego's historic The Aero Club.
Local Donut Shop Responds To Yelp Review Complaining Of Homeless Man In Most Endearing Way
A one-star Yelp review complaining about a homeless man sited outside San Diego's Nomad Donuts resulted in a most compassionate response from the eatery's owner.
Wonderfront Festival Exceeds All Expectations At Inaugural San Diego Installment
Celebrity-backed Wonderfront made grandiose promises that made many fear a Fyre Fest-like disaster, but the inaugural 3-day event fired on all cylinders and raised the bar for what a modern music festival should be.
A Beer-Fueled Tiki Bar Is Now Open In San Diego
The team behind San Diego's Kilowatt Brewing has recently unveiled Forbidden Cove, a beer-fueled tiki speakeasy now open in Kearny Mesa.
Star Wars Themed Beer Festival To Take Over San Diego Air & Space Museum On January 3 & 4 | Save On Passes & Enter To Win VIP Tickets
November 24, 2019
A Star Wars themed beer festival takes over San Diego's Air & Space Museum on Friday, January 3 & Saturday, January 4, and we are raffling off 2 tickets and offering promo code SDVILLE for $5 savings per ticket. Don't miss the inaugural San Diego Star Brews Beer Festival!
Support Baja Firefighters By Attending Unidos Por Valle Tasting Event & Fundraiser At Kettner Exchange On December 3
On Tuesday, December 3, from 7-10:30pm, Valle de Guadalupe’s Winemakers Association Provino and Baja Wine + Food will host a delicious fundraiser at Kettner Exchange in Little Italy featuring 15 of the Valle’s best wineries, 11 celebrated chefs from both sides of the border, 4 award winning breweries, 2 craft spirit distillers, San Diego’s premier cheesemonger, as well as a supporting cast of restaurants, wineries, farmers, fishermen and artists - all to raise money to support Baja Firefighters. Don't miss Unidos por Valle!
After More Than 50 Years, Denny's Ends Its Run In San Diego's Pacific Beach
Following an alleged arson in October of last year, the 53-year-old Denny's in Pacific Beach shuttered with promises of a future reopening, but that is not happening. All signage has been pulled from the building and a representative from the Denny's parent corporation has confirmed it will not be returning to the corner of Garnet Avenue and Mission Boulevard.
San Diego's Ultimate New Year's Eve Bash Returns To Welcome In 2020 | Save On Passes & Enter To Win Tickets To Big Night San Diego
Big Night San Diego New Year's Eve returns to downtown's Hilton San Diego Bayfront on December 31, from 9pm-2am! Ring in 2020 at San Diego's largest all-inclusive New Year's Eve celebration, featuring unlimited drinks, a gourmet buffet, ten party areas, live entertainment, and much more. Promo code SDVILLE offers a $10 discount per ticket, the top savings in town, and we are also raffling off two passes to attend! Read on and be sure to enter!
Coronado's Blue Bridge Hospitality To Bring Beachy Sports Bar To Former Maretalia Space
Bottle Rocket To Open Next Week At Former Monkey Paw Space In San Diego's East Village
We reported this past summer that the team behind San Diego's Regal Beagle and other area restaurants had taken over the East Village space which previously housed now-defunct Monkey Paw Pub & Brewery for the opening of a new bar & eatery. Bottle Rocket opens next week and will offer an elevated tavern menu with a devotion to local craft beer and spirits.
Stone Brewing Co-Founder Featured In New Full-Length Documentary Film "The Beer Jesus From America"
November 21, 2019
Sweetwood Films and San Diego-based Stone Brewing has released a new full-length feature film that documents Stone’s often tumultuous journey to becoming the first American independent craft brewery to build, own and operate its own brewery in Europe. The 104-minute The Beer Jesus From America has made its public debut with streaming now available on Amazon Prime Video and Vimeo On Demand.
Buona Forchetta Backed Non-Profit Bakery To Open In Early 2020 With Kitchen Helmed By Former Chef-Owner Of Cardamom Cafe
We announced last year that the team behind Buona Forchetta had signed a lease for the former Rebecca's in South Park with plans to transform the space into a 100% for-charity breakfast restaurant and Italian bakery to benefit local public schools. We now know that the concept is called Matteo, and the all day restaurant, market and bakery will be led by the baker and previously owner of San Diego's now-defunct Cardamom Cafe.
Waterfront Bar Owners Opening The Good Spirit Cocktail Lounge In La Mesa
The owners of such historic San Diego establishments like The Waterfront and The Aero Club are opening a new cocktail bar. The Good Spirit will unveil in downtown La Mesa next year, offering a welcoming neighborhood vibe and a menu of high end cocktails and spirits.
Point Loma's Northside Shack To Open North Park Location
Boasting a perfect 5 stars on Yelp, Point Loma's 5-year-old Northside Shack hopes to replicate its success in San Diego's North Park.
The Friendly Co-Founder To Bring California-Meets-Italian Cuisine To San Diego's Barrio Logan
From a catering company on a trailer to a custom built food truck, Caliano is continuing its evolution and will soon open a brick-and-mortar location in San Diego's Barrio Logan community, offering a pizzeria menu blending Californian and Italian cuisine.
Health-Focused Our Green Affair Moving Into Historic Building In Pacific Beach
Entering the historic 1920s-era Dunaway Building in the heart of Pacific Beach is Our Green Affair, a father-and-daughter operated, health-focused eatery centered around a seasonally changing menu of soups, salads and bowls.
SoNo Fest & Chili Cook-Off Celebrates 10th Year Raising Funds For Local Education On December 1 | Enter For A Chance To Win 2 Chili Tasting Tickets
What began as a humble community potluck hosted by the San Diego Ceramic Connection has grown into one of the most anticipated holiday events of the year! SoNo Fest & Chili Cook-Off returns to the intersection of Thorn and 32nd Street on Sunday, December 1 for its 10th Anniversary to raise funds for McKinley Elementary School’s Spanish, art, and music program. Enter for a chance to win a chili tasting for 2 and read on to learn what's new for this year's free-to-attend annual event.
Double Standard Kitchenetta Shutters In San Diego's Difficult East Village
After an impressive nearly five year run in San Diego's notoriously difficult East Village, Double Standard Kitchenetta has closed.
Saffron Thai Closes La Jolla Location To Become Karina's Mexican Seafood Offshoot
The La Jolla location of San Diego mainstay Saffron Thai recently closed, and the team behind Karina's Mexican Seafood will open a fast-casual concept in its place.
Vegan Japanese Restaurant The Yasai Grand Opens This Weekend
The team behind San Diego's Rakiraki Ramen + Tsukemen has rebranded their Pokirrito locations in Little Italy and Kearny Mesa to become The Yasai, an all-vegan Japanese izakaya concept with a branch opening this weekend.
Phuong Trang Team To Open PT Eatery In San Diego's Clairemont Mesa
The family behind Kearny Mesa's popular Phuong Trang Vietnamese restaurant is opening an offshoot concept called PT Eatery in San Diego's Clairemont Mesa.
Zero Gelato Touches Down In San Diego's Normal Heights
Zero Gelato has opened in San Diego's Normal Heights neighborhood, offering a whole host of Italian-inspired gelato creations made with organic ingredients including gelato pops, sandwiches, flights and shakes.
Cohn Restaurant Group Unveils Pacific Social In San Diego's Carmel Valley
San Diego's prolific Cohn Restaurant Group, which operates 28 restaurants of its own and has also been tasked with overseeing certain The Patio Group properties while its founder is being investigated, has opened the 5,100 square-foot Pacific Social at The Village at Pacific Highlands Ranch in Carmel Valley.
Chef-Fueled Moto Deli Set To Return To Encinitas
After almost 3 years in business, chef-driven sandwich shop Moto Deli closed in Encinitas this past spring to become a casual, modern restaurant called Valentina, but Moto Del will reopen next week in a new location off the 101 in Leucadia.
Rapidly Expanding Mr. Moto Pizza House Joins Spill The Beans, Mike Hess Brewing & City Tacos With New Locations In The Works For San Diego's Seaport Village
As part of the Port of San Diego's plan to refresh downtown's struggling Seaport Village, new local tenants are being signed on to open outposts in the bayfront walking mall, including Mr. Moto Pizza House, Mike Hess Brewing, City Tacos, and Spill The Beans Coffee.
Worldwide Boba Tea Brand Happy Lemon Targets Del Mar For Third San Diego Location
With more than 1,000 locations around the globe, boba tea brand Happy Lemon is increasing its footprint in San Diego with the launch of its third area location in Del Mar Highlands Town Center.
After Recent Purchase, Rosie O'Gradys Is Staying Irish In Normal Heights
A clerical error caused a liquor license application to sit in Rosie O'Gradys window for three days indicating the restaurant was changing names, but the 36-year-old Normal Heights Irish bar will stay as-is but with the addition of a new Chicago-themed food menu.
Global Chinese Chain Liuyishou Hotpot To Open In San Diego
Adding to its more than 1,200 locations around the globe, LiuYiShou Hotpot has targeted San Diego's Kearny Mesa community for its first Southern California location.
Topgolf Driving Range, Bar & Restaurant In The Works For San Diego
Four years in the making, the company behind Topgolf driving range and entertainment venue is one step closer to securing a space to open a location in downtown San Diego.
Italian Street Tacos Now Available In San Diego
In addition to recently releasing their pinsa pizza dough for retail sale at area Sprout's Farmers Markets, the team behind San Diego's Maestoso restaurant has unveiled an onsite pop-up known as ÍTaco, which is serving Italian-inspired tacos with plans to expand to its own brick-and-mortar location.
Our Top 7 Event Picks For The 16th Annual San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival This November 10-17 | Check Out THE List & Enter To Win Tickets
The sixteenth edition of the weeklong San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival is coming up fast! We have covered Southern California's largest epicurean event for the past eight incarnations, and although the schedule varies year after year, we have a good idea of what to expect. After perusing the the lineup of over 40 meals, demos, classes, events and festivals taking place this November 10-17, we have narrowed them down to our top 7 picks. We are also raffling off 2 general admission tickets to the San Diego Wine & Food Festival's Grand Tasting on Saturday, November 16, as well as 2 passes to to the Taco TKO, so read on and be sure to enter for a chance to win!
Miracle Holiday Pop-Up Bar To Return To San Diego's Polite Provisions With New Location & Concept To Install Within The Grass Skirt
First launched in New York City in 2014, Miracle has become a roving Christmas pop-up concept that will install within 100 locations around the country this year, including returning to San Diego at Polite Provisions, as well as bringing a brand new concept, the tiki-themed Sippin' Santa, to The Grass Skirt in Pacific Beach.
Donut Bar Shutters In San Diego's South County With New Location Set To Open Next Week In Pacific Beach
After only 5 months in business, San Diego's born Donut Bar has shuttered its location in the South County community of Eastlake, marking the second shop closure for the brand in the past month. A new branch will open in the heart of Pacific Beach next week.
Karina Mexican Seafood Team Takes Over Taka Sushi In San Diego's Gaslamp
After 23 years in business on San Diego's bustling 5th Avenue in the Gaslamp, Taka Sushi has been acquired by the team behind South Bay-born Karina's Mexican Seafood, and the popular Japanese restaurant will be reopening this week with plans on redesigning the space in the coming months.
Trust Restaurant Group Opens Classic Steakhouse-Inspired Rare Society This Week In San Diego's University Heights
San Diego's rapidly growing Trust Restaurant Group finished converting its former Hundred Proof concept into Rare Society, a modern take on the classic American steakhouse opening this week in University Heights.
Animae-Adjacent NIMA Café Opens In Downtown San Diego
After unveiling his $5.5 million upscale Asian-fusion restaurant Animaé earlier this fall, Chef Brian Malarkey has opened NIMA Café in the adjacent base floor space at downtown San Diego's new Pacific Gate by Bosa luxury high rise.
San Diego Chef Shuffle Involves Fernside, Tiger! Tiger! & The Original 40 Brewing Company
A chef shuffle in San Diego has the founding chef of South Park's Fernside going to Tiger! Tiger! in North Park and being replaced by the chef at The Original 40 Brewing.
Japanese Megachain CoCo Ichibanya To Open San Diego Location
November 2, 2019
A Japanese curry rice chain with more than 1,000 branches around the globe, CoCo Ichibanya will soon open a location in San Diego.
Slater’s 50/50 Founder To Introduce Two New Restaurant Concepts To La Jolla’s UTC Area This Month
The creator of Slater's 50/50 will debut two new fast-casual concepts side-by-side in the University City area of La Jolla later this month. Spitfire Tacos will feature unique inauthentic taco options like pastrami and Kalbi pork belly while Head Lettuce will offer healthy salads and bowls. Both restaurants will be completely cash-free, instead utilizing order kiosks for credit and debit purchases.
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