Restaurants

A dish of sliced pork loin medalions with bright red mole sauce.
Culture
Restaurant Roundup: New and coming-soon restaurants in San Diego
Dining in San Diego is always a fresh experience, with new restaurants popping up all the time — and more on the way.
September 26, 2025 06:15 PM
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Staff
SD San Diego Chicken Pie Shop
Small Business
Iconic, longtime businesses in San Diego
You really can’t have San Diego without these beloved local spots.
November 16, 2023
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Monica Garske
SD Copper Top Coffee and Donuts
Food
Copper Top Coffee & Donuts set to reopen in Pacific Beach
The made-to-order donut shop will open in a fresh new space at 4636 Mission Blvd. by the end of this month — here’s the hole story.
November 10, 2023
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Monica Garske
SD Thanksgiving Takeout Feast Herb & Wood
Restaurants
Where to feast for Thanksgiving in San Diego — dine-in and takeout
Whether you’re treating yourself to an outing or picking up your feast, these local restaurants have your Thanksgiving spread covered.
November 2, 2023
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Monica Garske
SD San Diego Brewers Guild
Events
San Diego Beer Week 2023: No big events, more focus on craft breweries
Beer Week is taking it back to the heart of the local brewing scene — with more robust plans in 2024.
October 31, 2023
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Monica Garske
Tuetano Taqueria Birria SD
Food
Where to get mouthwatering birria in San Diego
The slow-stewed dish is well-represented in our city.
October 26, 2023
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Monica Garske
SD Ryan Gosling Bathroom Bang Bang
Tourism and Hospitality
Who takes the throne? Peep San Diego’s best bathrooms
Ryan Gosling, Marilyn Monroe, spaceships, strawberries, and mirrors, oh my.
October 13, 2023
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Monica Garske
SD USS Midway Kids Free San Diego
Tourism and Hospitality
Plan that outing: 16 ways to enjoy ‘Kids Free San Diego’ in October 2023
More than 50 local museums and attractions will offer free admission for kids age 12 and under from Sunday, Oct. 1- Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023.
September 25, 2023
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Monica Garske
NOVA Kombucha's location at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego
Food
Where to eat and drink at Snapdragon Stadium
Hodad’s. The Crack Shack. AleSmith. Nova Kombucha. There’s a whole lot of local eating and drinking to be had at the stadium in Mission Valley.
September 25, 2023
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Monica Garske
SD Salud Tacos Barrio Logan
Food
Top San Diego taco recommendations from SDtoday readers
You had a lot of great places to taco ‘bout.
September 21, 2023
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Monica Garske
SD inaugural Taste of East Village 2023
Food
Order up: 35+ restaurants set to participate in first ever Taste of East Village in San Diego
The inaugural event is on Tuesday, Aug. 29, and Wednesday, Aug. 30, 4-8 p.m.
August 22, 2023
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Monica Garske
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The exterior of Pigment, a store in North Park in San Diego; a hot pink display is seen in the left window.
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SD Flower Fields Carlsbad
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SD Shawarma Guys Yelp Top 100 2025
Food
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Sizzlin’ spots in National City, La Mesa, Carlsbad, Mission Beach, and Pacific Beach made the cut this year — come on SD, let’s eat
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