Carlsbad's Pure Burger Will Bring Second Location To Mission Valley's Fashion Valley Mall

May 12, 2018

Fashion Valley Mall is trying to step up their food game to compete with the likes of La Jolla's ever-expanding Westfield UTC! In addition to two new restaurants from Fox Restaurant Concepts heading into the retail destination later this year, there is also a second outpost of Carlsbad-based Pure Burgers that will open by year's end.

Candela's On The Bay Reopened In Coronado By Blue Bridge Hospitality

May 11, 2018

Candela's On The Bay shuttered earlier this year, but Coronado's leading restaurant group has come to the rescue. Blue Bridge Hospitality - which runs such establishments as Leroy's Kitchen + Lounge, Stake Chophouse & Bar, and Liberty Public Market - has taken over management of the bayfront restaurant.

Liberty Call Distilling To Open Coronado Bar With Onsite Chef-Driven Restaurant

May 10, 2018

Moving into the space that last housed Shima Japanese Steahouse in Coronado is a bar and restaurant from Liberty Call Distilling Co., with a kitchen led by San Diego chef Miguel Valdez, who previously worked as Executive Chef of The Red Door in Mission Hills.

Estancia La Jolla To Host Festive Taste Of Baja Event On May 25 | Save 15% On Tickets With Promo Code SDVILLE At Checkout

May 10, 2018

Socialize, sip & savor from over 50 wineries, breweries & restaurants, with live music under the stars at Estancia La Jolla's Taste Of Baja, taking over the resort's beautiful gardens on Friday night, May 25. This all-inclusive event will feature Mexican-inspired culinary creations from area chefs, as well as wine from Mexico's Guadalupe Valley. Promo code SDVILLE saves 15% on tickets for a limited time.

Hillcrest's The Brew Project To Rebrand Into Project Bar & Grill

May 8, 2018

Located in San Diego's Hillcrest community, The Brew Project launched in Fall 2015 as a beer-focused bar & restaurant, but this June the eatery will reconceptualize into Project Bar & Grill, shifting the focus from craft beer to put a larger emphasis on cocktails and food.

Celebrity Chef-Led 'Eatertainment' Venue Punch Bowl Social To Unveil In San Diego's East Village On June 9

May 7, 2018

Almost two years in the making, Denver-based restaurant group Punch Bowl Social is nearly ready to unveil its 20,000 square foot "eatertainment" venue in San Diego's East Village, scheduled to grand open on June 9 with two levels of dining & entertainment space with multiple bars, arcade games, a bowling alley, and an eclectic menu from James Beard Award-winning celebrity chef Hugh Acheson.

Owners Of Caribbean Escape Food Truck To Open Brick-And-Mortar In Mission Beach

May 6, 2018

The owners of San Diego's Caribbean Escape food truck are selling their mobile business in order to set roots in Mission Beach.

Coffee, Tea, Pastries & Soft Serve Brew Together In North Park | Deja Brew Lounge To Open This June

May 5, 2018

Moving into a 1920s-era home on University Avenue in North Park is Deja Brew Lounge - a coffee, tea, soft serve and pastry business set to open this Summer.

SuperNatural Sandwiches To Open Location In San Diego's Pacific Beach

May 4, 2018

After recently unveiling mini-outposts in Santa Ana's 4th Street Market and Tijuana's newly opened Telefónica Gastropark Country Club as well as plans for a full-scale restaurant in San Diego's Little Italy, sea-to-sandwich sensation SuperNatural Sandwiches has revealed plans to open a branch in Pacific Beach, taking over the space that previously housed Nom Nom Bento.

San Diego's Stone Brewing Opens 10,000 Square Foot Napa Valley Brewpub This Weekend

May 4, 2018

San Diego's Stone Brewing Co. has renovated a 10,000 square-foot, iconic building in downtown Napa, CA, and will be bringing its bold craft beer to the region well-known for its amazing wine. The company's newest outpost, located on 3rd Street and Soscol Avenue, will include a 10-barrel brewing system, a dining experience, growler fills and Stone merchandise with a grand opening celebration scheduled for this Sunday, May 6.

Owners Of Handel's Ice Cream In Encintas To Open Gaslamp Scoop Shop | Cali Cream Homemade Ice Cream Is Bringing The Freeze To Downtown San Diego

May 3, 2018

The owners of the super popular Encinitas scoop shop Handel's Homemade Ice Cream are bringing a new concept into downtown San Diego. Opening on Market Street in the Gaslamp is Cali Cream Homemade Ice Cream, a scratch-made ice cream parlour that will offer up to fifty rotating flavors every day!

The Village Yard Outdoor Food Hall & Bar Is Coming To Carlsbad

May 2, 2018

Moving into downtown Carlsbad is The Village Yard, an outdoor food hub and cocktail garden being constructed out of shipping containers by industry veteran James Markham, known as a founder of such chains as MOD Pizza, Pieology, and Project Pie.

Organic Hard Kombucha Bar Opening In North Park | Juneshine Is Moving Into Former San Diego Brewing Company Space Within Brewery Igniter

May 1, 2018

Opening in the unit left dormant by the departure of San Diego Brewing Company within North Park's CRAFT by Brewery Igniter is Juneshine, an organic kombucha fermenter and bar that follows the Saint Archer model of using action sports ambassadors to help cultivate an online following.

Celebrity Chef Lineup Revealed For KAABOO Del Mar | Annual Music, Comedy & Culture Festival Returns To San Diego This September 14-16 With Chef Headliners Michael Mina, Iron Chef Marc Forgione & Local Top Chef Richard Blais

May 1, 2018

KAABOO Del Mar has announced an incredible lineup of world-renown chefs that will be appearing at this year's three-day festival, which takes place September 14-16 at the Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds. Rocking out the PALATE Stage this year will be chefs like Michael Mina, Iron Chef Marc Forgione, Top Chef winner Richard Blais, James Beard Foundation Award-winner Michelle Bernstein, and many others.

Las Vegas-Based The Modern Vegan To Open San Diego Location

April 30, 2018

Opening in San Diego's North Park community is a second outpost of Las Vegas-based The Modern Vegan, a plant-based bar & restaurant with an extensive comfort-food menu of over 130 items.

Babycakes Bar & Bakery To Relocate From Hillcrest To Paradise Hills

April 30, 2018

After 10 years serving the Hillcrest community, Babycakes has plans for expansion that will result in a relocation of its main operations to the space currently occupied by Bread Basket Bakery in the Paradise Hills neighborhood of San Diego. The popular bakery and bar has outgrown its kitchen building at 3766 5th Avenue in Hillcrest and will move this June.

The Patio Group To Open Its First Restaurant In San Diego's North County | The Patio On 101 To Open In Encinitas

April 30, 2018

San Diego's The Patio Group is continuing to expand in 2018. Moving into the 7,000 square-foot space that currently houses the four-concept-one-roof Open House Food + Drink, which opened less than a year ago, is The Patio On 101.

Orange County Instagram Sensation Cauldron Ice Cream To Open Numerous San Diego Outposts

April 29, 2018

Earlier this year, we announced that Orange County's super popular Cauldron Ice Cream would be opening a location in San Diego's Kearny Mesa neighborhood this May. We've received word that at least three more stores will open in North County San Diego in the next few years.