Chicago's Instagrammable Technology-Based WNDR Art Museum To Grand Open San Diego Location This January

December 18, 2022


Chicago's immersive, technology-based art museum WNDR (pronounced "wonder") will open a 15,000-square-foot location in downtown San Diego this January 2023.

Video Captures Violent Attack Outside Restaurant In Downtown San Diego

December 17, 2022

A video has emerged showing a violent attack taking place earlier this week outside Royal India restaurant in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter.

North Park Beer Company Opens New Tasting Room & Restaurant In San Diego's Bankers Hill

December 17, 2022

San Diego's 6-year-old North Park Beer Company has grown beyond its namesake neighborhood with the opening of the company's first satellite taproom & restaurant. 

All Things Pickleball Converge At San Diego's Incoming The Hub

December 16, 2022

One of the fastest-growing sports in the U.S., pickleball will be the focus of San Diego's incoming The Hub, a 26-court pickleball facility with onsite restaurant and shop set to grand open in early 2023.

Rest In Peace: San Diego's Saddest & Most Surprising Closures Of 2022

December 15, 2022

After a tough couple years, many San Diego bars & restaurants shuttered in 2022. Here we run down the saddest and most surprising closures of the year. 

Long-Awaited Hitokuchi Small Bite Japanese Restaurant & Sake Bar Sets Grand Opening Date

December 14, 2022


After more than 3 years in development, the owner of San Diego's omakase-only Hidden Fish sushi bar has outfitted a neighboring space to open Hitokuchi, an experimental small bite Japanese concept and sake lounge set to grand open very soon.

After Delay, Johnston's Bar Nearly Ready To Unveil In San Diego's University Heights

December 14, 2022


The team behind now-defunct Waypoint Public and Park & Rec in San Diego's University Heights has performed a $3.5 million renovation on the building last occupied for more than a decade by Small Bar and will open a new bar and restaurant concept called Johnston's in January 2023.

San Diego Bay & Airport-Adjacent TopGolf Advanced For Take Off

December 13, 2022

Nearly a decade in the making, the Topgolf driving range and entertainment venue planned for downtown San Diego's bayfront has been unanimously advanced.

San Diego's 22 Most Exciting Restaurant & Bar Openings Of 2022

December 13, 2022

It's been a big year of bar & restaurant openings around San Diego County, so we have listed off our top 22 new spots of 2022. 

San Diego Bans Wood-Fire Beach Bonfires Outside Designated City Rings

December 13, 2022

San Diego officials have rewritten municipal code to officially ban wood-fueled beach bonfires outside designated city fire rings. 

Kaiseki Sushi To Bring Intimate Japanese Dining Experience To San Diego's North County

December 13, 2022

From Wild Thyme Group (Shorebird Restaurant), Kaiseki Sushi will bring an intimate Japanese dining experience to San Diego's North County, replacing the short-lived Jay Bird's Hot Chicken. 

Royal Rooster Team To Open The Raw Bar In San Diego’s Mission Beach

December 12, 2022

The team behind San Diego's popular harborside haunt Royal Rooster has announced plans to open a new locally-sourced, seafood-centric concept dubbed The Raw Bar.

A San Diego Hotel Company's Close Ties To "The Dropout”, Former Theranos Founder & Convicted Felon Elizabeth Holmes

December 11, 2022

From her recent felony conviction to being the subject of several books, podcasts and a miniseries, former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes continues to have close ties to a powerful and deeply-rooted family behind some of the San Diego's most prominent hotels.

New Internet Artificial Intelligence Sensation ChatGPT Writes Article About San Diego's Restaurant Industry

December 10, 2022

We tried the Internet's new viral artificial intelligence system ChatGPT and asked it to "write an article about San Diego's restaurant industry." Here is what it spit out in less than 10 seconds.