SanDiegoVille: November 2019

Protest Held Outside Pacific Beach's Backyard Kitchen & Tap Following Multiple Allegations Of Violence Against Patrons

November 30, 2019

This Black Friday, rather than choosing to shop for the holidays, a handful of Pacific Beach community members gathered outside Backyard Kitchen & Tap to protest in light of the most recently alleged violent attack of a customer by staff security.

November 29, 2019

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

November 28, 2019

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.

November 27, 2019

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.

November 27, 2019

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.

November 26, 2019

San Diego Sliders Company has unveiled in Pacific Beach offering more than 30 varieties of mini-sandwiches and burgers.

November 25, 2019

After a little over a year and a half in business, Italian eatery Maestoso has announced it will be leaving The Hub Hillcrest Market at week's end with hopes of reviving at a new location.

November 25, 2019

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.

November 25, 2019

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.

November 25, 2019

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.

November 24, 2019

The team behind San Diego's Kilowatt Brewing has recently unveiled Forbidden Cove, a beer-fueled tiki speakeasy now open in Kearny Mesa.

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!

November 23, 2019

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!

November 23, 2019

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.

November 23, 2019

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!

November 22, 2019

Last month we announced that Coronado's Blue Bridge Hospitality was shuttering its Maretalia Ristorante in Coronado, but the company is actually in the process of rebranding the 6,500 square-foot space to become a modern surf-themed sports bar with fun features like arcade games, billiards, and frequent themed events. Boardwalk Beach Club aims to open by year's end.

November 21, 2019

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.

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.

November 20, 2019

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.

November 20, 2019

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.

November 19, 2019

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.

November 18, 2019

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.

November 17, 2019

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.

November 16, 2019

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.

November 15, 2019

After an impressive nearly five year run in San Diego's notoriously difficult East Village, Double Standard Kitchenetta has closed.

November 14, 2019

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.

November 14, 2019

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.

November 13, 2019

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.

November 12, 2019

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.

November 11, 2019

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.

November 10, 2019

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.

November 9, 2019

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.

November 8, 2019

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.

November 7, 2019

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.

November 7, 2019

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.

November 6, 2019

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.

November 5, 2019

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.

November 5, 2019

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!

November 5, 2019

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.

November 4, 2019

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.

November 4, 2019

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.

November 4, 2019

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.

November 4, 2019

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.

November 3, 2019

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.

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.

November 1, 2019

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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