San Diego Ballet To Host The Nutcracker Drive-In Performance In Liberty Station

October 28, 2020

San Diego Ballet Company has announced it will host an outdoor, drive-in performance of The Nutcracker this holiday season in Liberty Station. 

San Diego's 10-Year-Old Cueva Bar Becomes De Nada Kitchen & Market

October 27, 2020

After 10 years serving Latin & Mexican tapas in San Diego, Cueva Bar in University Heights is becoming De Nada Kitchen & Market.

San Diego-Based Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill Files For Bankruptcy

October 26, 2020

San Diego-based Rubio’s Restaurants Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after shuttering dozens of restaurants earlier this year.

San Diego's The Poke Chop To Set Sail This Week In Encinitas

October 26, 2020

The third San Diego location of build-your-own poke bowl concept Poke Chop will unveil this week in Encinitas. 

"Vegan Amazon" PlantX Will Launch First United States Outpost In San Diego

October 25, 2020

Dubbed as the "vegan Amazon", PlantX will open its first United States retail store and café in San Diego's Hillcrest community.

Sister Concepts New Motion Beverages & Embolden Beer Company To Open Next Month In San Diego's Miramar Area

October 24, 2020

Sister concepts New Motion Beverages & Embolden Beer Company have taken over the Miramar brewing facility last occupied by 32 North Brewing and will open a beer garden and tasting room next month with a menu of craft beer, hard kombucha, hard seltzer, hard sparkling tea, and health-focused non-alcoholic beverages. 

Cold Beer & Cheeseburgers Ends Run In Downtown San Diego To Usher In New Concept In Partnership With Good Time Design

October 23, 2020

After months of speculation, it is official, Arizona-based Cold Beer & Cheeseburgers has ended its run in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, although the concept's ownership is partnering with the building's new tenant Good Time Design hospitality group to install what is rumored to be a new Cerveza Jack's Mexican cantina and restaurant in the downtown space. 

Eats By Sam The Cooking Guy Opens In San Diego's Seaport Village

October 22, 2020

San Diego's own Sam "The Cooking Guy" Zien has opened Eats By Sam, a multi-concept eatery operated mostly online in Seaport Village.

San Diego Burger Destination The Balboa Bar & Grill Will Revive In Bankers Hill

October 21, 2020

This summer news broke that the original location of San Diego burger destination The Balboa Bar & Grill was permanently closing in Bankers Hill, but we have received word the restaurant is in the process of expanding its footprint with plans to reopen by year's end. 

Gaslamp Tavern Launches Onsite Food Hall To Help Area Restaurants

October 21, 2020

Downtown San Diego's Gaslamp Tavern has launched an onsite food hall to assist area chefs and food purveyors during this difficult time. 

Coal Bros Taqueria Brings Baja Street Food To Downtown San Diego

October 20, 2020

Coal Bros Taqueria has opened in downtown San Diego, offering a concise Baja street food menu made authentic by real fire and smoke.

RakiRaki Offshoot J/Wata Temaki Bar Will Not Reopen

October 19, 2020

In 2017, the owner of San Diego's RakiRaki Ramen & Tsukemen opened a Japanese hand-rolled sushi concept dubbed J/Wata Temaki Bar, but we received word that the Kearny Mesa eatery is permanently closed.

San Diego Live Music Destination Martinis Above Fourth Ends Run After More Than Two Decades In Business

October 19, 2020

After more than two decades as a San Diego destination for live cabaret music and casual dining, Hillcrest's Martinis Above Fourth Table + Stage has announced it is permanently closed and filing for bankruptcy. 

Murietta-Based Intazza Café Signs On To Open San Diego Location

October 18, 2020

Temecula, CA-based café and coffee shop Intazza has signed on to open a location at the nearly 2,000 square-foot signature restaurant space within a new San Diego mixed-use development in Golden Hill.

Nova Easy Kombucha Unveils Ocean Beach Tasting Room

October 17, 2020

South Bay's popular Novo Brazil Brewing has taken over the Ocean Beach space last occupied by Culture Brewing and today will open the Nova Easy Kombucha tasting room.

Newly-Opened WestBrew Brewery To Launch Del Mar Tasting Room & Restaurant

October 16, 2020

Only a few weeks after their grand opening in San Diego's North County area of Vista, WestBrew Brewery is already moving forward with the company's first tasting room and restaurant, taking over the Del Mar space that last housed Craft Burrito Company.

Consortium Holdings Owner Takes Over Bar Pink In North Park

October 15, 2020

The founder of San Diego hospitality group Consortium Holdings (Born & Raised, Polite Provisions, Morning Glory) is in the process of taking over Bar Pink in North Park with plans to open a new cocktail bar. 

Crush Italian Cuisine & Lounge Ends Run In Solana Beach After Nearly A Decade In Business

October 15, 2020

A mainstay on the Pacific Coast Highway in the seaside community of Solana Beach for nearly a decade, Crush Italian Cuisine & Lounge has permanently closed.

More Hot Chicken Is Coming To San Diego | Los Angeles-Based The Angry Chickz To Open In North County

October 14, 2020

The Nashville hot chicken trend is showing no signs of slowing down! Los Angeles-based The Angry Chickz will launch its 7th location in San Diego.