Comparing San Diego's Newest Bagels | Nomad Donuts Wood-Fired Versus Spill The Beans California-Style

August 26, 2017

Two new bagel shops have premiered in America's Finest City in the past couple weeks - the second outpost of Nomad Donuts and Verant Group's Spill The Beans Coffee & Bagels. This Jersey boy had a hankering for a fresh, hot bagel this morning, so I checked out both spots for SanDiegoVille's first comparison article. Let's dive in!

Do Your Part To Support Clean Water At San Diego Coastkeeper's Seaside Soiree At Bali Hai On September 13

August 26, 2017

Against the backdrop of the San Diego Bay, raise a glass to clean water and beaches in San Diego County with more than 250 environmental advocates and community leaders at San Diego Coastkeeper's annual Seaside Soiree, taking place at Bali Hai on Wednesday, September 13. It’s the one time of the year you can dive into Coastkeeper’s interactive learning program, bid on fun prizes and trips through a silent auction, savor delicious food from a roaming buffet and paint the town blue while contributing to keeping our waters fishable, swimmable and drinkable.

Pacific Beach's Cafe 976 Becomes Third Brick & Bell Location

August 25, 2017

After shuttering for a short stint last summer before reopening with minor improvements, longtime Pacific Beach coffeehouse Cafe 976 has been sold, closed and converted into the third location of Brick & Bell Cafe.

MishMash Finds New Home In San Diego's Barrio Logan

August 24, 2017

After more than a year and a half in business, MishMash shuttered its original location within Mercado del Barrio earlier this month, assuring it's loyal fans that a return was imminent. Well the popular neighborhood bar and restaurant took to Facebook today to announce that a new location has been secured at 1805 Newton Avenue in Barrio Logan in the space that last housed Strozzi So-Cal Italian.

Dîner En WTF?!? How Bored People Must Be For This To Be A Thing!

Courtesy photos sent from year's past

August 24, 2017

We have been offered a complimentary evening at Le Dîner en Blanc San Diego nearly every year since the annual event first came to America's Finest City in 2012. Once was enough. Here's why.

Sandwich Market Mendocino Farms Opens Second San Diego Location In Del Mar

August 24, 2017

After a successful debut with the opening of the first area location in The Shops in La Jolla Village late last year, Los Angeles-based Mendocino Farms sandwich market opens their second San Diego outpost today at 11am in the Del Mar Highlands Town Center.

Best Of SanDiegoVille | The Ultimate Guide To Late Night Dining In San Diego

August 23, 2017

It's 12am in San Diego and you are awake and hungry, but you don't want Mexican or fast food. Where do you go? This conundrum occurs nightly in America's Finest City, so we decided to round up all the best late night dining options available. From diners, to steaks, to Asian eats and pizza, here is our list of more than 15 spots to satisfy those midnight cravings.

Los Angeles Based Sweetfin Poké Swims Into La Jolla

August 23, 2017

Like we don't already have enough poke shops in America's Finest City, Los Angeles-based Sweetfin Poké will join the impressive lineup of new eateries heading into Westfield UTC in La Jolla this Fall.

Abnormal Beer Company Head Brewer Leaves For New Gig In Northern California

August 22, 2017

Derek Gallanosa has been the head brewer of Abnormal Beer Company and beer curator for in-house restaurant The Cork & Craft since the projects launched in San Diego's Rancho Bernardo area in October 2014, but today he announced that he would be leaving the company to become the lead brewery at a yet-to-be-named North California brewery.

Nomad Donuts To Open Long-Awaited Second Location In North Park On August 23

August 22, 2017

Nomad Donuts will open its long-awaited, much-expanded second location in the heart of North Park this Wednesday, August 23. Following several months of construction on the 3,200 square foot former Lady of the Lake bookstore, Nomad Donuts’ new location at 3102 University Avenue will add to its range of globally inspired donuts with features like a Cuban design, Australian-style coffee and Canadian-inspired wood fired bagels.

With More Than 6,000 Locations, Yang’s Braised Chicken Rice Targets San Diego For U.S. Expansion

August 21, 2017

Yang’s Braised Chicken Rice is known for one dish and has over 6,000 locations around Asia and Australia. The company recently announced that they are opening their first U.S. location in the Los Angeles area and will soon be heading to San Diego with the goal of opening multiple outposts in America's Finest City.

New American Concept Eureka! Debuts Second Area Location On San Diego State University Campus

August 21, 2017

All-American concept Eureka! opens the doors today to its second area location! Sited on the SDSU campus, Eureka! will offer weekly events, such as Steal The Glass, daily “Hoppy” Hour, weekend brunch, a San Diego-centric beer list and craft beverage program, all to complement its lengthy menu.

San Diego's New Trailer-Park-Themed Restaurant - Perpetuating The Trend Of Treating America's Impoverished As Entertainment

August 20, 2017

By Brooke Binkowski

A new restaurant has opened in San Diego’s Gaslamp District. That in and of itself would not be something remarkable but for the name and theme of this particular eatery - Trailer Park After Dark. The underground restaurant and self-described “five star dive bar” features fashionably mismatched furniture, shopping carts & wheelbarrows for seating, wood wall paneling, and actual trailers scattered around the room. Were this mere 1970s nostalgia, I would have no issues with this restaurant. Even if this was the theme, if done respectfully, I still would have no qualms. But the way this place is set up and presented, with its stench of classism and whiff of racism, is wrong.

Louisiana-Based Fast Food Fried Chicken Chain To Enter San Diego | Raising Cain's Chicken Fingers Is Coming To Santee

August 19, 2017

Popular Louisiana-based, Southern fried chicken chain Raising Cane's will open it's first San Diego location in the Santee area in early 2018, bringing its revered chicken fingers and soulful menu to America's Finest City.

San Diego Tacos, Beer & Tequila Fest Returns On September 2 | Save On Passes & Enter To Win VIP Tickets

August 19, 2017

The San Diego Tacos, Craft Beer, & Tequila Festival returns to downtown San Diego's Lane Field Park on Saturday September 2 for a day of unlimited samples of over 60 craft beers and tequila companies. Plenty of fun and unique tacos will be available from different area restaurants, and the party will be bumpin' thanks to live performances from pop-rap sensation Shwayze, Sky Blu of hit electronic dance music duo LMFAO, San Diego-based rock band The Silent Comedy, and more. You know it - promo code SDVILLE saves $8 per ticket and we are also raffling off a pair of VIP tickets to attend!

Los Angeles Based Seafood Concept Swims Into Del Mar | Seasurf Fish Company To Open Its First San Diego Location

August 18, 2017

Fast-casual, Los Angeles-based seafood restaurant Seasurf Fish Co. is heading south to San Diego, with their first area location coming to Del Mar Heights this September.

More Information On Golden Road Founder's Incoming San Diego Brewpub | The Bell Marker Is Heading Into Downtown's The Beer Company Space

August 17, 2017

Earlier this year, we broke the news that Golden Road Brewing Co-Founder Tony Yanow, who has been on a bar buying spree in Los Angeles this year, was taking over the space last occupied by The Beer Company at 602 Broadway in downtown San Diego for a new brewpub. We have received word from Yanow's Artisanal Brewers Collective that the name of the new concept going into the prime downtown corner location is The Bell Marker, and it will be a modern American brasserie with an onsite brewery headed by Noah Regnery, a UCSD-graduate that previously worked as a lead brewer for Pizza Port Brewing.

San Diego Restaurants Unite In Support Of Local Farms During 2nd Annual Farm To Fork Week This September 9-17

August 16, 2017

In the wake of the heartbreaking and shocking closure of Suzie’s Farm earlier this summer, there has never been a better time to remind San Diegans of the importance of supporting our local farms and all the area restaurants that depend on them. After a successful inaugural celebration last January, San Diego Farm to Fork Week is back this September 9-17, bringing together a community of independent and loyal local purveyors for a week of dining deals and events to nourish the soul, while also promoting wider awareness of local and sustainable food systems.

Green Flash Brewing Targets Nebraska For 3rd Brewery & First Full-Service Restaurant

August 15, 2017

Less than one year after opening doors to their Virginia Beach brewery, Mira Mesa-based Green Flash Brewing Co. has announced that they are expanding into the Midwest and opening a third brewing outpost - in Lincoln, Nebraska - which will also house the company's first full-service restaurant.