Cohn Restaurant Group To Open San Diego's First 100% For-Charity Eatery

March 21, 2017

We recently broke the news that San Diego's Cohn Restaurant Group was opening a tri-concept at its former 100 Wines space in Hillcrest - a bistro/speakeasy/taco shop dubbed BO-beau Kitchen + Caché & Libertad Tacos a la Brasa. It has now been announced that Libertad will be San Diego's first 100% for-charity restaurant.

Sushiya & Ototo Sushi Owner To Bring Noodles To Normal Heights | Former Burnside Sandwich Spot To Become Nozaru Ramen

March 21, 2017

It seems like a new ramen shop pops up in San Diego every week! The space at 3375 Adams Avenue in Normal Heights that most recently housed Burnside sandwich shop will soon become Nozaru Ramen, a noodle house and sushi eatery from the owner of Sushiya and Ototo Sushi Co.

Former San Diego Visitor's Information Center On Mission Bay To Become Shoreline Restaurant

March 20, 2017

The 4,600 square-foot building at 2688 E Mission Bay Drive near Mission Bay Park acted as San Diego Visitor's Information Center for more than four decades before closing in 2010, but the prime bayside location will soon be revived to become Shoreline restaurant, an ambitious restaurant, coffee & juice bar, and private event space slated to break ground later this year.

St. Tropez Bakery To Become Tapas & Beers

March 19, 2017

Taking over the 1,600 square-foot space previously occupied by St. Tropez Bakery & Bistro in the historic Spreckels building in downtown San Diego is Tapas & Beers, a Mediterranean-influenced tapas restaurant and beer bar.

Bristol Farms To Open Lazy Acres Natural Market In Mission Hills

March 19, 2017

Bristol Farms is opening the 4th location of its Lazy Acres Natural Market concept at 422 W Washington Street in San Diego's Mission Hills within the building that previously housed the short-lived Haggen Foods, anticipated to debut as early as mid-summer.

Thorn Street Brewery Expands To Barrio Logan With Plans For Distillery, Marketplace & Restaurant

March 18, 2017

Thorn Street Brewery has taken over the orange-clad industrial warehouse at 1735 National Avenue in the Barrio Logan neighborhood, which most recently housed the now-defunct San Diego Public Market, in order to expand its brewery operations and add a distilling component - Thorn Spirits.

Bikes & Beers Returns To San Diego For 4th Year On Saturday, April 8 | Save On Passes & Enter To Win Tickets

March 18, 2017

Now in its 4th year, Bikes & Beers returns to San Diego on Saturday, April 8, offering participants a fun and scenic ride around San Diego that finishes with a beer festival at The Point in Mission Bay. SanDiegoVille is raffling off complimentary registration for two, as well as offering our readers a promo code SDVILLE for $5 savings on each registration.

Karina's Ceviches & More Opens In Mission Hills

March 17, 2017

Karina's Mexican Seafood has moved into the space adjacent to Saffron Noodles and Saté at 3731-B India Street in San Diego's Mission Hills neighborhood for the opening of Karina's Ceviches & More. The 35-plus year old company also now oversees the operations at Saffron.

Lil' Farmers Cafe To Open In Pacific Beach | Daphne Greek-Founder Focuses On Farm Fresh Fast Casual With Second Location

March 16, 2017

Lil' Farmers Cafe, which opened its first location in San Diego's Kearny Mesa neighborhood in 2015, has targeted the former-Which Wich space at 1001 Garnet Avenue in Pacific Beach for a second outpost, anticipated to open by this summer. The fast-casual eatery comes from the founder of Daphne's Greek Cafe.

Hollywood-Themed Movie Theater, Candy Store & Jimmy Buffett Restaurant Coming To Downtown San Diego

March 15, 2017

Downtown's former Reading Cinema at Fifth Avenue & G Street, which closed in February 2016, will soon become Theatre Box - a luxury, Hollywood-themed, 8-screen movie theater from one of the owners of Los Angeles' Chinese Theatre. The theater will share the 73,000 square-foot space with two dining concepts - Landshark Bar & Grill by Jimmy Buffett and Sugar Factory restaurant, lounge and candy store.

Pacific Beach's Pueblo Modern Baja Coastal Appoints New Executive Chef

March 14, 2017

Pueblo, which opened in August 2016 in Pacific Beach, is excited to welcome new executive chef, Eduardo Rosales, who has replaced Sean McCart in the kitchen. In the next couple of weeks, Chef Rosales will be debuting an array of delicious new menu items at the ambitious modern Mexican restaurant and rooftop bar.

Chef-Driven Bar Logan To Open In Barrio Logan As Early As This Summer

March 14, 2017

Chef Steve Brown has been all over the local culinary scene in 2017. He's opening the gigantic The Shipping Yard brewery and restaurant in his hometown of Imperial Beach later this year. He took over the former Shima Japanese space in Coronado to have a permanent home for his Cosecha pop-up dinners, where he has been hosting a themed-meal almost weekly. Now news is out that Chef Brown is heading the kitchen at Bar Logan, a new gastropub set to open at 2163 Logan Avenue in San Diego's Barrio Logan neighborhood as early as this summer.

Big Front Door To Open Satellite Location Inside Bottlecraft Solana Beach With Another Incoming Outpost Scheduled For San Diego's Bankers Hill

March 13, 2017

Big Front Door, which first opened on Park Boulevard in University Heights in 2012, is opening a satellite outpost in Bottlecraft's incoming Solana Beach location, with its second brick-and-mortar sandwich-centric eatery heading to Bankers Hill later this year.

CH Projects Sells Rare Form & Fairweather In San Diego's East Village

March 13, 2017

CH Projects Petco Park-adjacent dual concepts Rare Form & Fairweather, which opened in the Simon Levi building in August 2014, have been sold and are now under new ownership.

Best Of SanDiegoVille | Listing Off San Diego's Top NY-Style Pizza Places

Being from the East Coast (NY & NJ), we are vocal pizza snobs and seek out a great slice in almost every city we visit. In 2013, TripAdvisor named San Diego as the United State's top city for pizza, so despite assertions to the contrary, it's not to hard to find legit New York-style pizza in San Diego County. Check out our map below and go on your own pizza tour! You'll think you've been transported to Manhattan.

Celebrate The San Diego Padres Petco Park Opening Weekend At The 7th Annual East Village Block Party | Enter To Win The Ultimate Opening Day Experience

March 11, 2017

The East Village is stepping up to the plate again for the 7th Annual East Village Opening Weekend Block Party on Friday, April 7, from 10am to 6:30pm & Saturday, April 8, from 11am to 7:30pm. This free-to-attend, family-friendly event will take over J Street between 6th & 10th Avenues to commemorate the start of the San Diego Padres 2017 season! To celebrate, we are raffling off the ultimate opening day experience - 2 tickets to the April 7 game against the San Francisco Giants and drink tickets for the block party!

San Diego Poke Company To Open 2nd Location In Normal Heights Neighborhood

March 10, 2017

Less than one year after opening its first brick and mortar location in Mission Valley, San Diego Poke Co. has secured the space at 3533 Adams Avenue in Normal Heights for its second outpost, anticipated to debut by late spring.