Shake Shack To Open Flagship San Diego Restaurant In Little Italy With Another Scheduled For Del Mar

January 31, 2018

With two San Diego locations already open, NYC-based Shake Shack is far from done with its expansion plans for America's Finest City. The fast-casual brand of upscale burger joints has announced that it will open its flagship San Diego restaurant in the heart of the culinary mecca of Little Italy, with another outpost scheduled for Del Mar.

San Diego's Viejas Casino & Resort Unveils New Luxury Tower Hotel & Spa On February 1

January 30, 2018

San Diego's Viejas Casino & Resort will open its new luxury all-adult hotel and spa this Thursday, February 1. The third phase of Viejas' latest development plans, the newly unveiled tower Willows Hotel & Spa is designed as a resort within a resort, offering a holistic approach to the guest experience with 159 all-suite rooms, a lush new saltwater pool, a luxurious spa & salon, an expansive fitness center, and three new restaurant concepts.

Chef JC Colón Joins The Patio Group

January 29, 2018

Chef JC Colón, who was previously slated to take the helm at the long-delayed STK restaurant at Andaz San Diego, has joined The Patio Group.

Electric Scooters Sharing Startup "Bird" Lands In San Diego

January 28, 2018

If you've visited the Pacific/Mission Beach area of San Diego over the past few days, you have likely noticed black electric scooters located around the neighborhood branded with the word "BIRD". Bird is an eco-friendly, electric scooter sharing startup that launched in Los Angeles last year and is now testing the waters in America's Finest City.

San Diego's Modern Times Beer Unveils Its Downtown Los Angeles Dankness Dojo Brewery & Restaurant And Is Now Brewing In Portland

January 27, 2018

Two years in the making, San Diego's Modern Times Beer has opened its downtown Los Angeles brewery & restaurant, The Dankness Dojo. The burgeoning craft beer company also announced that its Portland Brewery, dubbed The Belmont Fermetorium, is officially up and running.

Get Your Legal Pot At One Of San Diego's Marijuana Dispensaries

January 26, 2018

As of 2018, cannabis is sort-of-kinda legal in California, and our typically-conservative city is actually on the forefront of the movement for a change. As such, marijuana dispensaries are starting to pop up all over San Diego, so we thought it necessary to dust off our handy map-making techniques and list off all the places to grab legal pot in America's Finest City!

Pop Pie Co. To Takeover Nati's Mexican Space In Ocean Beach For Second Location

January 25, 2018

After originally reporting that new owners of the building at 1852 Bacon Street in Ocean Beach had no intention of ousting longtime tenant Nati's Mexican Food, we have learned that the Nati's space is destined to become part of the second location of Pop Pie Co., which be a 3,600 square foot full-scale bar & restaurant, as well as an in-house ice creamery and coffee shop when it opens in 2019.

San Diego's Ballast Point Brewing Is Heading To Disneyland | Ballast Point Brewing To Open Restaurant, Brewery & Beer Garden In Downtown Disney District In Anaheim

January 24, 2018

San Diego-based Ballast Point, a pioneer in the beer industry and one of the nation’s leading breweries, announced today the opening of a brewery, tasting room and kitchen in the Downtown Disney District at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA.

¡Salud! Taqueria To Open Midway District Location At Former Kristy's MVP Space

January 23, 2018

A San Diego hotspot for all things taco, ¡Salud! will bring their award-winning Mexican recipes to the Midway District of Point Loma as they head into the space last occupied by Kristy's MVP Sports Bar & Grill for the opening of their second location.

Los Angeles' Absolution Brewing Company Heading Into Former La Jolla Brewing Space

January 22, 2018

Moving into the space that was left dormant after La Jolla Brewing Company's sudden closure late last year is an offshoot brewpub and restaurant by Los Angeles-based Absolution Brewing Company, set to debut as early as this weekend.

New Brewery, Restaurant & Entertainment Space Debuts In Downtown San Diego

January 21, 2018

A new one-stop-shop venue has soft opened in downtown San Diego. KO Underground Brewery & Restaurant is a seven-barrel brewhouse and restaurant that will host live entertainment, comedy shows, art gallery showings and more.

Del Mar Heights' Incoming One Paseo Mixed Use Development Announces First Confirmed Tenants Including Nationally Acclaimed International Smoke By Celebrity Chef Michael Mina

January 20, 2018

Del Mar Heights' incoming One Paseo mixed-use development and retail destination has announced its first four confirmed tenants. The neighborhood village will be home to an exciting culinary lineup, including Celebrity Chef Michael Mina and Ayesha Curry’s acclaimed International Smoke restaurant, modern organic Mexican eatery Tocaya Organica, Top Chef Dakota Weiss’ Cali-meets-Hawaii Sweetfin Poké, and Huntington Beach’s Ways & Means Oyster House. These restaurants are the first look at One Paseo’s curated retailers scheduled to debut in early 2019.

Dine Out Escondido! Restaurant Week Returns To San Diego's North County January 28 - February 3

January 19, 2018

Enjoy scrumptious specials from more than 30 highly-acclaimed chefs, restaurateurs, and eateries in San Diego's North County at Dine Out Escondido! Restaurant Week, taking place from January 28 through February 3, 2018.

San Diego's Flourishing Rise & Shine Restaurant Group To Open Dual Concepts Casa Rustica & California Taco Club

January 18, 2018

Rise & Shine Restaurant Group has a lot on its plate in 2018, no pun intended. In addition to more locations of its epidemic Breakfast Republic concept, North Park Breakfast Co., Eggies, and Liberty Station's incoming El Jardin, the hospitality collective is also opening dual concepts Casa Rustica & California Taco Club within the former Crudo by Pascal Lorange space in The Village at Pacific Highlands Ranch in Del Mar.