Roscoe's House of Chicken N Waffles In Final Stages Of Approvals For San Diego Location

April 15, 2019

Los Angeles-based uber-popular soul food restaurant chain Roscoe's House of Chicken N Waffles has been rumored to be opening a San Diego location for nearly 3 years. We received word this week that the company is in the final stages of approvals to open in Barrio Logan. If all goes as planned, Roscoe's may be dishing out its famed fried chicken by year's end.

Moto Deli Ends Run In Encinitas To Pave Way For Valentina Restaurant

April 14, 2019

The nearly 3-year-old chef-driven sandwich shop, Moto Deli, closed for business in Encinitas last week, but ownership has already opened a new concept in its place. Valentina is a casual, modern restaurant with a globally inspired menu now in its soft opening phase on the 101 in Leucadia.

Junior League Of San Diego To Host 19th Annual Food & Wine Festival On May 11 At La Jolla Cove | Promo Code SDVILLE Saves On Tickets

April 13, 2019

The Junior League of San Diego will host its 19th annual Food & Wine Festival fundraiser at the beautiful Ellen Scripps Browing Park overlooking La Jolla Shores on Saturday, May 11, from 2-5pm, offering attendees the chance to enjoy unlimited bites and sips from some of San Diego's top purveyors. As with any amazing local event, promo code SDVILLE offers top savings on tickets!

North Park's Toronado To Convert Kitchen To 100% Plant-Based Menu In Partnership With Anthem Vegan

April 12, 2019

After shuttering its 4,000 square-foot vegan diner and deli late last month, Anthem Vegan has found a new home inside Toronado North Park where the San Diego-based plant-based eatery will launch a condensed menu and introduce a weekend brunch. 

San Diego's First Yoga Studio, Restaurant & Wine Bar Set To Open In Clairemont

April 12, 2019

San Diego's first and only combined yoga studio, wine bar and restaurant will open in Clairemont later this year. Vinya: Vino + Vinyasa will offer 6,000 square-feet of dining, drinking and yoga instruction.

UPDATE: Little Italy All-Day Brunch Palace Morning Glory Pushes Grand Opening To April 24

April 11, 2019

San Diego hospitality group Consortium Holdings (Born & Raised, Ironside, Craft & Commerce) is gearing up to open the company's first breakfast-focused bar & restaurant. With a price tag of more than $3 million, Morning Glory is now scheduled to grand open above Little Italy's Piazza Della Famiglia on Wednesday, April 24.

Fish Guts To Bring Inventive Seafood Tacos To San Diego's Barrio Logan

April 10, 2019

An experienced local restaurateur with ties to a superstar Latin chef will soon open a fast-casual taqueria in San Diego's Barrio Logan. Fish Guts is expected to debut this summer with a menu centered around innovative seafood tacos.

120-Year-Old Japanese Fast Food Chain Opens Location In San Diego's City Heights

April 10, 2019

A Japanese fast food chain founded in the 1800s recently opened a 3,500 square-foot central San Diego location. Yoshinoya has brought its lineup of traditional rice bowls to City Heights.

Esteemed Local Chef Paul McCabe Leaves San Diego Once Again

April 9, 2019

After less than a year serving as the Director of Food & Beverage at InterContinental San Diego, highly respected area chef Paul McCabe has departed America's Finest City to take a corporate position with the Howard Hughes Corporation in Houston, TX.

UPDATE: Rose Donut Owner Dies After Home Invasion Attack | Help A San Diego Family In Need By Donating to Family's GoFundMe

April 8, 2019

The owner of the Rose Donuts location in San Diego's Clairemont neighborhood has passed away after being critically injured in a home invasion last Friday. The San Diego Police Department is looking for suspects and the victim's family is seeking assistance in raising funds to help with costs through a GoFundMe campaign.

McFadden's & T.G.I. Fridays Both End Run In Downtown San Diego To Pave Way For Boutique Hotel

April 7, 2019

Two downtown San Diego mainstays are no more. Billed as "The Wildest Irish Pub on Earth", McFadden's Restaurant & Saloon has ended its run in downtown San Diego, closing this weekend after nearly 8 years in business. T.G.I. Fridays also shuttered after a 13 year tenure

Bites, Brews & Books Converge At 10th Annual Eat.Drink.Read. Tasting Event & Fundraiser On May 2 | Save On Passes & Enter To Win Tickets

April 7, 2019

On Thursday, May 2, from 6-8:30pm, the San Diego Council on Literacy will take over the Air & Space Museum in Balboa Park for its 10th annual culinary fundraising and tasting festival. Eat. Drink. Read. will make taste buds soar as more than 20 of San Diego's top chefs prepare inspired dishes based off their favorite childhood book! We are raffling off 2 passes to this fantastic event, as well as offering coupon code SDVILLE for 10% savings on tickets!

San Diego's Sabuku Sushi Launches Pick-Up & Delivery-Only MunchiBowl Concept

April 6, 2019

The team behind North Park's Sabuku Sushi have launched a pick-up and delivery-only sister concept called MunchiBowl, which is now dishing up 20 different customizable bowl options ranging from rice to noodle to mac-n-cheese and pasta.

San Diego's Stone Brewing Co. Sells Ambitious Berlin Brewhouse To UK-Based Brewdog

April 5, 2019

Stone Brewing Co. was the first United States craft brewery to open a brewhouse in Europe when it unveiled Stone Berlin in 2016, but the project turned out to be too ambitious for the San Diego-based brewing behemoth. Stone will transfer the property to Scotland-based Brewdog at the end of the month.

Los Angeles-Based DRNK Coffee + Tea & QWENCH Juice Bar To Open Location In San Diego's Pacific Beach

April 4, 2019

Two emerging concepts based out of Los Angeles, California will soon open a joint location in San Diego's Pacific Beach. Taking over the nearly waterfront space that last housed the short-lived Aloha Poke is DRNK coffee + tea and QWENCH juice bar, a rapidly expanding coffee shop and juice bar chain.

Breakfast-Focused Two Blu Ducks To Open In North Park

April 3, 2019

The owner of San Diego's The Hopping Pig Gastropub and Farmers Bottega will open Two Blu Ducks later this year in the heart of North Park with a breakfast-focused menu.

An Ambitious Museum Of Beer Is Planned For Downtown San Diego

April 2, 2019

Local entrepreneurs are seeking funding to open an official Museum of Beer in downtown San Diego's East Village. Paying homage to our city's world class craft beer scene, the museum hopes to offer high-tech, hands-on exhibits that will educate guests on beer history and the brewing process, as well as house an onsite brewery, beer garden and pizza eatery.

Nearly 3 Years In The Making Tacos El Gordo's Downtown San Diego Location Near Completion

April 1, 2019

This is not an April Fools joke! After almost three years of taco-fueled anticipation, the 40+ year old Tacos El Gordo chain of Mexican restaurants is approximately two weeks from openings its downtown San Diego location.

Get Some Exercise With Your Pet While Supporting A Great Cause At San Diego Humane Society's Walk For Animals On May 4 | Promo Code SDVILLE Saves $10 Per Ticket

March 31, 2019

On Saturday, May 4, more than 5,000 animal lovers and 2,000 of their four-legged friends will gather together to take part in San Diego Humane Society’s Walk for Animals, an event that raises critical funding to give second chances to homeless, injured, orphaned and abused animals right here in San Diego. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy some outdoor exercise with your pet and fellow animal lovers while supporting a great cause. Promo code SDVILLE gets $10 off registration!