San Diego's 17-Year-Old Starlite Bar & Restaurant As You Know It Is No More

January 26, 2024

San Diego's Consortium Holdings hospitality group (The Lafayette, Polite Provisions) has closed Starlite in Middletown after purchasing the beloved bar & restaurant in late 2022, and the company is now in the process of totally overhauling the concept.

Orange County-Based 7 Leaves Cafe Opening First San Diego Location

January 26, 2024

Dubbed the ‘Vietnamese American Starbucks’, Orange County-based 7 Leaves Cafe will soon open its first San Diego location. 

San Diego Restaurant Vandalized Following Attempted Theft

January 25, 2024

The Food Box restaurant in San Diego's Pacific Beach was vandalized after individuals were caught trying to steal food. 

Lavo Italian Restaurant To Shutter In San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter After Less Than Two Years In Business

January 25, 2024

New York City-based Tao Group Hospitality will soon shutter its LAVO Italian restaurant concept in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter after less than two years in business.

Best Pizza & Brew Continues Area Expansion With New Location Opening In San Diego's Clairemont

January 24, 2024

San Diego's 11-year-old Best Pizza & Brew chain of restaurants is continuing to expand with an incoming nearly 3,000 square-foot eatery opening later this year in Clairemont Mesa.

Longtime Pacifica Del Mar Owner To Bring Communion Rooftop Restaurant & Paradis French Cafe To San Diego's Mission Hills

January 24, 2024

The longtime owner of Pacifica Del Mar restaurant is opening a new French cafe, as well as rooftop bar & restaurant dubbed Communion, in San Diego's Mission Hills neighborhood.

San Diego Chef Makes James Beard Award Semifinalist List

January 24, 2024

The James Beard Foundation today announced its Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists for the 32nd annual James Beard Foundation Awards, and one San Diego chef made the coveted list.

Owners Of San Diego's Civico 1845 Italian Restaurant Honored As "Ambassadors Of Italian Cuisine" By Italy Government

January 23, 2024

A branch of the Italian government has honored San Diego's Civico 1845 as "ambassadors of Italian cuisine" at an event held in Las Vegas.

Four San Diego Restaurants Make Yelp's List Of Top 100 Places To Eat In United States

January 23, 2024

Four San Diego eateries have made this year's incarnation of Yelp’s list of the top 100 places to eat in the United States. 

Angry Pete's Brings Motor City Specialties To Former Taco Bell Space In San Diego's Kearny Mesa

January 22, 2024

A local favorite for Detroit-style pizza and Motor City specialties, Angry Pete's has opened a nostalgia-fueled new restaurant at a retro former Taco Bell building in San Diego's Kearny Mesa. 

San Diego Smash Burger Specialist Eat Crispy Burger Planning Several Additional Locations

January 22, 2024

A San Diego smash burger specialist, Eat Crispy Burger is planning to open several new locations in 2024.

San Diego's James Beard Foundation Awards Semifinalist Chef Jon Bautista Leaves The Fishery In Pacific Beach

January 21, 2024

James Beard Foundation Awards semifinalist, Jonathan Bautista, has left The Fishery restaurant in San Diego's Pacific Beach.

Circus Vargas Returning To San Diego For Three-Location Run

January 21, 2024

Circus Vargas is bringing its thrilling traveling circus spectacular back to San Diego, returning to three separate locations around the county. 

Started As A Pandemic Pop-Up, TNT Pizza Targets South Bay For Second San Diego Location, Followed By North Park Outpost

January 20, 2024

Founded as a pizza pop-up at the start of the pandemic, TNT Pizza is now preparing to open its second and third San Diego locations.

Pacific Beach's Society Bar, Pool Hall & Restaurant To Replicate In San Diego's North County

January 19, 2024

Pacific Beach's decades-old Society bar, restaurant and pool hall is opening a new location in San Diego's North County. 

San Diego County Health Department Advises Against Consumption Of Any Oysters From Mexico Following More Than 60 Cases Of Food Poisoning

January 18, 2024

The ripple effect following our reporting on bad oysters continues, as now San Diego County health officials are recommending the prompt disposal of any and all oysters imported from Mexico.

Federal Railroad Administration Stops Adhering To Quiet Hours Following Failed Inspection Of City Of San Diego's Railway Crossings

January 18, 2024

Following failed inspections of downtown San Diego's railway crossings, the Federal Railroad Administration is requiring all trains to blow horns at downtown crossings, regardless of usual quiet hours.