San Diego’s 70+ Most Shocking Bar & Restaurant Closures Of 2025

If 2025 was a year of ambition, momentum, and long-awaited openings across San Diego’s dining scene, it was also - quietly, steadily, and sometimes shockingly - a year of collapse. Here we highlight San Diego's more than 70 most shocking bar & restaurant closures of 2025.

Kettle On Founder Planning Oceanside Expansion With ‘Kettle On Coast,’ Taking Over Longtime Petite Madeline Bakery Space In San Diego's North County

A North County San Diego café appears to be poised for a new chapter, as public records show that Kettle On Coast will soon open in the space long occupied by Petite Madeline Bakery & Patisserie in downtown Oceanside. 

San Diego's Nearly 100 Bar & Restaurant Openings You Need To Know About For 2026

San Diego’s dining scene isn’t just booming in 2026, it’s evolving. From splashy hotel restaurants and chef-driven tasting counters to neighborhood cafés, several food halls, and fast-casual imports with cult followings, the coming year is set to reshape how (and where) we eat across the county, as dozens of projects are finally inching from rumor to reality. Check out this ultimate guide to San Diego County's more than 80 most-anticipated restaurant openings of 2026. 

Sprinkles Cupcakes Shutters All Locations, Ending Era For San Diego’s La Jolla Store And Cupcake ATMs

The cupcake boom that once helped define a generation of American dessert culture has officially come to an end. Sprinkles Cupcakes has permanently closed all of its locations nationwide, including its sole remaining San Diego storefront in La Jolla, along with the brand’s once-iconic cupcake ATM machines that previously operated at Fashion Valley Mall and in Little Italy.

New Eastern Mediterranean Restaurant From Puesto And Marisi Team, Ikaria Slated To Open In La Jolla In 2026

A major new restaurant project is quietly taking shape in La Jolla, where the family-owned hospitality group behind Puesto and Marisi is preparing to launch Ikaria, an ambitious Eastern Mediterranean-inspired dining destination scheduled to open in summer 2026.

Chef-Driven Handmade Pasta Shop Pastaria Vivi Set To Open In Encinitas Village In 2026

A new chef-driven pasta destination is taking shape in San Diego's North County, where Pastaria Vivi is preparing to open a brick-and-mortar location focused on handmade Northern Italian–style pasta, housemade sauces, and an Italian specialty market designed for both casual dining and take-home meals.

Onigilly Bringing Japanese Onigiri To San Diego With First Location At Westfield UTC

San Diego’s fast-casual dining scene is set to welcome a new concept centered on one of Japan’s most ubiquitous comfort foods. Onigilly Japanese Kitchen, a Northern California–based brand specializing in onigiri, is preparing to open its first San Diego location at Westfield UTC, marking the company’s initial expansion into the county.

Monday Morning Non-Alcoholic Bottle Shop To Open Second San Diego Location In Ocean Beach

San Diego’s growing non-alcoholic beverage scene is set to expand in the new year with the opening of a second location of Monday Morning Bottle Shop. 

San Diego Restaurants Closures & Downgrades This Week (December 19 - 25) Due To County Health Department Inspections

This is the weekly list of San Diego County restaurants and food facilities that have faced temporary closures and downgraded status due to health inspections from December 19-25, 2025.

San Diego's El Borrego Mexican Restaurant To Close After Nearly 20 Years, Marking The End Of A Beloved City Heights Staple

One of San Diego’s most cherished Mexican restaurants is preparing to say goodbye. El Borrego has announced it will permanently close at the end of this week, with its final day of service set for Sunday, December 28, according to a post shared on the restaurant’s Instagram account.

High-Pie to Close At North County San Diego's Iconic ‘Top Gun House’ As New Dessert Concept Lines Up

High-Pie, the whimsical hand-pie shop operating out of Oceanside’s famed “Top Gun house,” has announced it will close its doors in San Diego’s North County, marking the end of a short but memorable chapter for one of the region’s most recognizable historic structures.

After City Tacos Exit, San Diego Padres And Delaware North Transforming Petco Park-Adjacent Space Into New Cocktail Lounge, The Diamond Room

Months after City Tacos was effectively pushed out of its East Village outpost within Petco Park, the San Diego Padres have quietly turned the former taqueria space over to their longtime hospitality partner Delaware North, which is preparing to debut a new upscale concept called The Diamond Room.

Fire Forces Closure Of Bread & Cheese Eatery And Sister Concepts In San Diego's North County

A fire broke out Tuesday evening at the Oceanside location of Bread & Cheese Eatery, forcing the popular grilled cheese shop and its sister food concepts to close indefinitely.

URBN Pizza To Close North Park Location After 15 Years, Making Way For San Diego’s First Women’s Sports Bar

After 15 years in business, URBN Coal Fired Pizza in North Park is preparing to close, with the space set to be taken over by One Of Us, a new concept poised to become San Diego’s first bar dedicated primarily to women’s sports.

Green Fence, Red Flags: Hillcrest Businesses Say City Of San Diego Construction Project Was Dropped On Them Without Warning

A major City of San Diego construction project along 5th Avenue in Hillcrest is drawing mounting criticism from small business owners who say the work was launched with little to no advance notice, immediately crippling visibility, pedestrian access, and parking during one of the most important revenue periods of the year.

Woman Who Died Outside Princess Pub In San Diego's Little Italy Identified As Tatyana Remley, Socialite Convicted In Murder-For-Hire Plot

The woman who died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound outside Princess Pub & Grille in San Diego’s Little Italy has been identified as Tatyana Remley, a once jet-setting equestrian and socialite whose life unraveled in spectacular and public fashion over the past decade following a murder-for-hire plot.

Las Cuatro Milpas Set To Close After Christmas Eve Service, With Uncertain Future Ahead For Historic San Diego Mexican Restaurant

The future of San Diego’s historic Las Cuatro Milpas appears to be narrowing, as the longtime Barrio Logan restaurant is now expected to close after the end of service on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025, according to information provided directly by an employee at the restaurant.

Another Major Sponsor Walks Away As Global Spirits Behemoth Diageo Pulls Support From Padres' San Diego Rodeo

Another major corporate sponsor has withdrawn from the Padres' San Diego Rodeo as Diageo, one of the world’s largest spirits companies, is the latest big name to pull its sponsorship from the event ahead of its scheduled return to Petco Park in January 16–18, 2026.

Pop Pie Co. & Stella Jean’s Ice Cream Founders Unveil Little While Café In San Diego’s North Park

San Diego’s North Park neighborhood has a new coffee destination with the opening of Little While Café, a thoughtfully designed café from the team behind Pop Pie Co. and Stella Jean’s Ice Cream. The new coffee shop has quietly taken over the former Hawthorn Coffee space on Adams Avenue, bringing a refined but approachable coffee and pastry program to one of San Diego’s most food-forward corridors.