The nightlife scene is San Diego is forever evolvoing, and there is a new bar coming to the Gaslamp Quarter. Day n Nite Club is a part of this dyamanic San Diego nightlife area, Located at 701 Sixth Ave., it is having its grand opening party on Friday, Dec. 8. With a state-of-the-art sound system and a vibrant atmosphere, the owners "guarantee an epic night filled with your … [Read more...]
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San Diego’s Role During The Prohibition Era
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The Prohibition Era was an interesting time in America. Designed to stop drinking, it actually accelerated it in many ways. After all, it's human nature to be a rebel. When you're told you can't do something, you find a way to do it anyway. It starts as a chile and carries on into adulthood. So when the Eighteenth … [Read more...]
Dive In Movies At The Pearl Hotel In San Diego Provide A Unique Nightlife Experience
San Diego's nightlife is divese in that it has pubs, clubs, live menu venues, restaurant/bars, speakeasies, brewpubs, wine tasting rooms, beach bars, dive bars and funky hangouts. It also has something else, a unique nighlife experience at the Pearl Hotel in the Point Loma neighborhood. It's called Dive In Movies and the "dive in" part is that you can dive into its swimming … [Read more...]
Take A Look Inside San Diego’s Festive And Fun Christmas Bar, Xmas
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.con San Diego Nightlife Blogger The weather outside is not frightful here, but inside this place is quite delightful. It's a themed pop-up bar for the holidays and PubClub.com takes you inside this fun and festive San Diego Christmas bar. Called the Xmas bar, it's located on the corner of G Street and Fourth Ave., in the Gaslamp Quarter. The … [Read more...]
San Diego Speakeasy Prohibition Celebrating End Of Prohibition With $5 Old Fashioned Cocktails
The end of Prohibition was not just a time to celebrate when it happened, but it continues to this day. Especially at a San Diego speakeasy called, well, Prohibition. The cool lounge in the Gaslamp Quarter – you enter at a door marked law offices next to Havana on Fifth Ave. – is having $5 Old Fashioned cocktails on Tuesday, Dec. 5, from 5-8 p.m. Afterward, there is live … [Read more...]
All-You-Can-Drink Thanksgiving Eve At These San Diego Gaslamp Restaurant Bars
Thanksgiving Eve is one of the top nightlife nights of the year. In San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, which is pretty much like New Year's Eve on any given weekend anyway, it's a weekend night on Hump Day. This year, in addition to all the usual shenangans, there are two all-you-can-drink events happening at two restaurant/bars. barleymash San Diego The highly popular bar – a … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Lionfish Offering All-You-Can-Drink Cocktails With Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner
At a time when many fine-dining restaurants are charging Valentine's Day prices for a Thankgiving dinner – $85 and up – one in San Diego's Gaslamp has a special so unbelievable you'll be tempted to rub your eyes to make sure what you're seeing is really real. Lionfish, an upscale restaurant at the Pendry Hotel in the Gaslamp Quarter, is having a pre-Thanksgiving meal on … [Read more...]
Tequila Pairing Dinner At San Diego’s Glass Box
Glass Box, an upsale Asian fusion restaurant in San Diego's Del Mar, is having "a perfect blend of cultures" event the end of November. It is a Tequila Pairing Dinner on November 29. It featues a selection of various types of José Cuervo tequila paired with a five-course menu from Chef Ethan Yang. Tickets are $85 and the event starts at 6 p.m. The menu consists of: 1st … [Read more...]
Karl Strauss Opens The Outpost, A Beer Garden In San Marcos
Karl Strauss has created a new San Diego beer drinking spot called The Outpost in San Marcos. It is a two-acre neighborhood beer garden with beer and food from the first-ever Karl Strauss Food Truck, Adirondack chairs, picnic tables and high-top barrel tables. There is corn hole for entertainment and fire pits for when things turn cool. This the brewery's fifth San Diego … [Read more...]
La Jolla’s Sandpiper Wood Fired Grill & Oysters Features New Tiki Cocktails Menu
Getting a tiki bar drink in San Diego can be an interesting adventure. Several of the city's tiki bars are hidden speakeasies requiring advance planning and even reservations. There are a few San Diego tiki bars that are not speakeasies and now there is another place where tiki bar drinks are available on a when-you-show-up basis. It's Sandpiper Wood Fired Grill & … [Read more...]
Dia De Los Muertos Day Of The Dead Celebrations In San Diego
The day after Halloween, many people may seem as they are dead after partying at Halloween parties, pub crawls and bar events, but in Mexico, there is a tradition that actually honors the dead. It's called Día de Los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, and in Mexico it's a holiday to celebrate and honor deceased loved ones. It is happy time that remembers people's lives. … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Monello In Little Italy Hosting Cocktail Paring Dinners
Monello restaurant in San Diego's Little Italy is hosting a trio of cocktail pairings on select Thursdays in October, November and December. The cocktail dinner pairings involve a four-course meal prepared by Executive Chef Fabrizio Cavallini with cocktail pairings curated by GBOD Beverage Director Ryan Andrews. Each dinner includes a presentation and guide through the … [Read more...]
San Diego Beer Week Announces 2023 Dates & Details
San Diego Beer Week, a 10-day celebration in The Capitol Of Craft, has set its 2023 dates. Put on by the San Diego Brewers Guild, it will take place Nov. 3-12 at various locations throughout the county. It begins with a virtual kick-off toast at all Brewers Guild member locations on Friday, Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. For the opening night virtual toast, photos being posted to … [Read more...]
Mac McAnally Performs At Grand Opening Of Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Hotel San Diego
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Jimmy Buffett couldn't be there but from up above, he sent his right-hand music man and long-time Coral Reefer Mac McAnally in his place and the replacement for "the boss" did an oustanding job by performing at the grand opening of the Margariaville Resorts in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter in October 2023. With his deep and … [Read more...]
Coco Maya, A Little Italy Restaurant & Bar, Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger If its first anniversary party is any indication of what it's like on a regular night, then I highly suggest hou high-tail it over to Coco Maya, a restaurant/bar in San Diego's Little Italy. The place was swarming with beautiful people – guys, there were so many pretty girls you had to constantly check to be sure you were … [Read more...]
San Diego Bars El Chingon, Prohibition And Havana 1920 Hosting ‘adopTAPet’ Events
Canine lovers who want to have a doggone good time should check out the "AdopTAPet" events at three San Diego Gaslamp bars. El Chingon, Prohibition and Havana 1920, all within steps of one other on Fifth Ave., are the hosts for the events, sponsored by Bacardi, on the second Saturday of each month. The dog adoption and fundraising event seeks to bring together prospective … [Read more...]
San Diego Spirits Festival – A Review
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Incredible. If one word were to be used to describe the San Diego Spirits Festival, that would be it. The event is incredible, the venue is incredible and the atmosphere is incredible. Walking into it for the first time is like going to one of those over-the-top New Year's Eve promotor parties with different rooms that … [Read more...]
San Diego Sprits Festival Is This Weekend In La Jolla
There are plenty of spirits and spirits are high among those in attendanceduring the annual San Diego Spirits Festival, set to take place Oct. 7-8 in La Jolla. This dress-to-impress event at the beautiful San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art (its location is where the "first lady of La Jolla, Ellen Browning Scripps, had her house) with gorgeous views of the shoreline and … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Wayfarer Hotel Shines In Pacific Beach
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Before I even went there, I already knew I would like the Wayfarer Hotel in San Diego's Pacific Beach. That is because its website refers to the walking/bike path between it and the sand as the Strand, not the Boardwalk, as it is commonly called in "PB." In addition to being too Jersey-ish for cool Southern California, there … [Read more...]
San Diego County Breweries Win 18 Medals (5 Gold) At The Great American Beer Festival
San Diego County breweries have a lot to celebrate. They won 18 medals – including five Gold Medals – at the 2023 Great American Beer Festival (GABF). The nation’s largest professional brewing competition is commonly referred to as “The Oscars” of the craft beer industry, and it takes place annually in Denver, Colo. The five Golds and 18 medals overall eclipsed last year’s … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Top 10 Iconic All-Time Best Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger Based on personal experiences, consulting with several others – over drinks, of course – and running down memory lane, PubClub.com has assembled a list of the Top 10 iconic bars of all time in the San Diego. This list went through many changes and placement adjustments, but this is what San Diego experts – veterans of the … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Restaurant Meze Now Has Taco Tuesday Specials
Taco Tuesday is a Southern California tradition, mostly experienced in Mexican restaurants and cantinas at the beaches. So it may be a bit unusual to know that Meze Greek Fusion, a San Diego Gaslamp restaurant, also has a Taco Tuesday. And it's priced to please. Meze, located on Sixth Ave., at J Street arond the corner from Petco Park (345 Sixth Ave., to be precise), has … [Read more...]
San Diego’s California WIld Ales Relocates To New Space In Point Loma
After eight years at its original location in Sorrento Valley, San Diego's California Wild Ales has a new home. It is in Point Loma, near Pechanga Arena. The brewery and tasting room has wide variety of classic fruited sours, clean IPAs and lagers, as well as seltzers and a non-alcoholic beer on its 20-tap system in a two-story tasting room overlooking the oak barrels. The … [Read more...]
Taste of North Park San Diego 2023 Date, Details, Ticket Prices & Information
North Park, one of San Diego's "craftiest" neighborhoods, is having a celebration of its craft breweries and restaurants. The Taste of North Park 2023 is taking place in October and here is the date, details, restaurants and breweries, ticket prices and full event information. The date is Saturday, Oct. 7, between 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The Taste of North Park involves food and … [Read more...]
Glass Box San Diego September Monthly Dinner Pairing Feature’s Oregon Wines
As wine harvest season approaches, Glass Box in San Diego's Del Mar is celebrating wines for its monthly dinner pairing. The September dinner pairing features wines from Oregon, specifically from Argyle Willamette Valley Wines. It wll be Monday, Sept. 18, starting at 6 pm. The cost is $95 per for a six-course culinary experience, all paired with the best Argyle wines. The … [Read more...]
San Diego Spirits Festival 2023 Dates, Location, Tickets & All You Need To Know
The spirit(s) are in the air for the 14th annual San Diego Spirits Festival. Here are the 2023 dates, location, tickets, spirit providers and all you need to know about this event. This upscale tasting is set for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 7-8, at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) in La Jolla (formerly the lcoation of one of the founding ladies of La Jolla, … [Read more...]
San Diego North Park’s Louisiana Purchase Restaurant Hosting Tuesday Charity Nights
In Southern Calfornia, the second day of the week usually means Taco Tuesday with bars and restaurants all up and down the coast having some type of special for tacos, margaritas and cervezas. But San Diego's Louisiana Purchase restaurant in the city's North Park neighborhood is tossing some Cajun spice on Tuesdays. It is hosting a NOLA Bites menu that will be available all … [Read more...]
San Diego Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville Bar Now Open – Early Review
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Boy, am I in trouble. The Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville bar – its real name the LandShark Bar & Grill – is now open in San Diego. In the Gaslamp Quarter. A mere 10-minute walk/stumble (walk there, stumble home) from PubClub.com's World Headquarters. Located at 6th & J streets, it's a tropical escape around the … [Read more...]
Karl Strauss Releases German-Style Märzen Lager For Oktoberfest
It's a tradition almost as rich as the event itself. In San Diego, anyway. Karl Strauss has once again released a German-Style beer, Märzen Lager, for Oktoberfest. It's the 35th consecutive year the San Diego craft brewery has created a seasonal Oktoberfest beer. Brewmaster Paul Segura made the announcement. “In a world of ever-changing beer styles, our Oktoberfest stands … [Read more...]
Second Chance Beer Company To Host A Wine/Beer Pairing For Its 8th Anniversary Party
San Diego craft brewery Second Chance Beer Company has gotten crafty for its eighth anniversary party. Not only is it introducing a new IPA, it is hosting a beer and wine pairing. A what!? That is correct, a beer and wine pairing. It is Sept. 9 in collaboration with O'Brien's Pub of the Convoy District and Mia Marie Vineyards of Escondido and features a three-course meal … [Read more...]
Glass Box Restaurant Del Mar Is Hosting A Beer Pairing Dinner In August
The creative team at Glass Box restaurant in Del Mar, CA, continues its monthly dinner series with a beer pairing this August. Set for Monday, Aug. 21, it features San Diego craft brewery Abnormal Beer Co. This is a six-course pairing featuring selections of Abnormal's local crafted beer alongside special creations from San Diego’s award-winning chef Ethan Yang. Each dish … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Havana 1920 Celebrating National Rum Day With Rum Tastings & Music
San Diego's Havana 1920 is saying "sauld" to National Rum Day by hosting a special event featuring live music, cigar rollers and run tastings. National Rum Day is August 16 – yes, there really is such a thing – and the Gaslamp Quarter restaurant and bar is celebrating it because rum is an essential part of the Cuban lifestyle. Called Havana Nights, this is a free event and … [Read more...]
Tiki Oasis Is A Ticket To Paradise In San Diego: World’s Biggest Tiki Festival Review
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Thank God the tiki bar is openThank God the tiki torch still shinesThank God the tiki bar is openCome on in and open up your mind – Jimmy Buffett, The Tiki Bar Is Open I have found tiki heaven, and it is Tiki Oasis San Diego. There are few better places to "get your tiki on" than at Tiki Oasis. The annual event – … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Mezé Greek Fusion Adds New Mediterranean-Inspired Cocktails
Yamas! That's the Greek word for "cheers" and at Meze Greek Fusion in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, there's a reason to raise a glass for a toast. The restaurant and bar has added three Greek Islands-inspired cocktails to its drink menu. The creations of GBOD Hospitality Group Beverage Director Ryan Andrews, they are Una Facia Una Razza, an espresso martini made with … [Read more...]
Cazadores Cocktail Class At Understory In San Diego
You've got a good bottle of tequila. Music is playing, friends are over but then bam! What do you do with that bottle to make an awesome drink that will impress everyone? Would it not be nice to have a bartender show you? Well you can in San Diego at the Understory Cazadores Cocktail Making Class, which is taking place July 26 at Understory bar in Del Mar. It's from 6:30-8 … [Read more...]
How To Take Part In Comic-Con San Diego When You Don’t Have A Ticket
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Comic-Con in San Diego attracts more than 150,00 Trekkies, Star War characters, Sci-Fi and comic book heroes a year and the convention sells out several months in advance. But it's such a big deal it's a desirable event to attend. Here's tips on how to enjoy Comi-Con in San Diego – annually the third weekend of July – if … [Read more...]
San Diego Weekend Nightlife & Party Guide & Events For July 21-23: Comic-Con, Del Mar Opening Day
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger What a one-two combo we have in San Diego this weekend. It's like Manny Machado and Fernando Tatís, Jr., hitting back-to-back in the fun times lineup. With that in mind, here is a complete rundown of the biggest and most fun party events in San Diego this weekend, including Comic-Con and Del Mar … [Read more...]
In Search Of The Perfect San Diego Craft Brewery & Brewpub
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger I have set out on a quest to find the perfect San Diego craft brewery or brewpub. That is a daunting task in this city; with more than 150 craft breweries in San Diego County, it has more than any other county in the United States. Surely there's several good ones but I want the prefect one. My criteria before … [Read more...]
Gaslamp Quarter Bars Going All Out During Comic-Con San Diego
Comic-Con 2023 is in San Diego the weekend of July 20-23. It's at the San Diego Convention Center and spills out into the Gaslamp Quarter with fans in costumes, themed pop-up places seemingly in every inch of available space and buildings serving as huge billboards for the studios and their shows. The fans are in the streets – Fifth Avenue, in particular – as well as in the … [Read more...]
San Diego Weekend Nightlife & Party Guide Events & Happenings For July 14-16
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger The weather is warm and the happenings are hot. This is a rundown of nightlife, party-related events and fun things to do in San Diego for the weekend of July 14-16. Plus some more cool info on bars and upcoming events. Opening Of The Lafayette Hotel Here's a hot nightlife tip for you: the Lafayette Hotel just … [Read more...]
Over The Line Tournament In San Diego Turns 70 In 2023
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger The goal may be to go over the line for the players, but some step over line of decency when it comes to team names. That is part of the culture and colorful history of one of San Diego's signature events, the Over The Line Tournament, or OTL. The softball-style event, held each year on Fiesta Island in the middle of Mission Bay, … [Read more...]
There Are No GA Tickets Available For Del Mar Opening Day 2023
Del Mar Opening Day 2023 is July 21. But if you want to go then you had better pony up for a grandstand seat or a spot in the Turf Club. This is because there are no General Admission tickets available for Del Mar Opening Day. They are all sold out and are no longer available. Gone are the (pre-pandemic) days when you could show up around Noon, hand over $10 ($20 for full … [Read more...]
San Diego Tiki Bars That Are Not Speakeasies
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger San Diego loves its speakeasies. That's especially the case when it comes to tiki bars. The most notable ones (in other words, the ones that get the most attention from the other local blogs because they are cool and hip!) are in fact speakeasies. The most known ones are the Grass Skirt in Pacific Beach and the False Idol in … [Read more...]
How These San Diego Bars Are Celebrating The Fourth of July
Several San Diego bars are celebrating the Fourth of July with food and drinks. Here is a rundown of what several San Diego bars are offering on 4th of July Weekend in the Gaslamp Quarter, Pacific Beach and Mission Beach. The Gaslamp’s barleymash is serving Chef Rose's BBQ Rib Sandwich on an onion roll with potato salad and corn. Pair with any of the beers on tap, or try one … [Read more...]
San Diego Home Brewers Tap Several Medals At National Homebrew Competition
San Diego home brewers were able to "tap" into several medals – including five Golds – at the National Homebrew Competition, held June 24. Three brewers took home Silver medals and one won Bronze during the 45th annual event, which took place on home turf, the Town and Country Resort in Mission Valley. A total of 120 medals in 40 categories were awarded for the most … [Read more...]
13 San Diego Restaurants Named In 2023 Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards
A total of 13 San Diego restaurants have been named in the 2023 Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards. They are: Addison in the Fairmont Grand Del Mar,Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse, Island Prime, Mister A's, Avant, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, Fogo de Chão, Juniper and Ivy, Morton's Steakhouse, STK San Diego, Solare Restaurant, The Fishery, and The Winery Restaurant & Wine … [Read more...]
Tiki Oasis Returns To San Diego; Here Are The 2023 Dates & Details And Tickets Information
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger It's tiki time in San Diego again. Or, more importantly, it Tiki Oasis time. The annual event returns to American's Finest City for 2023 and here are the dates, details, location, events and everything you need to know about it. The dates for Tiki Oasis 2023 in San Diego are Aug. 2-6. The location is the Town & … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Margaritaville Resort Update; Rooftop Bar Is Open
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger For those wanting to waste away the summer in San Diego, there are plenty of places do to it but only one will transport you to the mythical destination of Margaritaville. It's the 5 O'Clock Somewhere Bar on the rooftop of the Margaritaville Resort on the corner of 6th & J in the Gaslamp Quarter. It is now open playing … [Read more...]
San Diego Comic-Con To Succeed Despite Ongoing Hollywood Strikes
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger There's a concern among insiders about the state of San Diego Comic-Con in 2023. The the ongoing WGA strike and a possible SAG-AFTRA strike has some major studios and streamers passing on this year's event. A big blow is that Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios would not be taking over Hall H for their traditional … [Read more...]
Finally Bonding With Ocean Beach In San Diego
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger If I did not know better, I would think my parents were of the hippie generation. Listening to the Grateful Dead and Janis Joplin, hanging out in San Francisco's Haigh-Ashbury neighborhood and attending Woodstock. But that is not my parents, who are great-value folks from the South and are not of the 60s generation, as … [Read more...]
San Diego Speakeasy Prohibition Hosting A Whistle Pig Whiskey Cocktail Class
San Diego Speakeasy Prohibition is letting customers get behind the bar during a cocktail class featuring drinks from Whistle Pig whiskey. The event is Wednesday, June 28, from 6:30-8 p.m. WhistlePig representative Summer Benjamin will lead guests through an interactive tasting experience while teaching people about the whiskey brand. The event starts with a hand-crafted … [Read more...]
Del Mar’s Glass Box Sushi and Marufuku Ramen Hosting SOTO Sake Dinner
A SOTO Sake dinner is being held at Glass Box Sushi and Marufuku Ramen at the Sky Deck in Del Mar, CA. It is July 19 at 5:30 p.m. SOTO sake is a super-premium sake with a clean, smooth taste that captures rice's natural sweetness and is being presented in a special pairing by Marufuku – known for its Hakata-style Tonkatsu ramen – and Glass Box Sushi. Marufuku will be … [Read more...]
An Update On The San Diego-Ensenada Ferry
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The update on the San Diego-to-Ensenada ferry, which was originally slated to begin service in June is, that it is still in the works and officals are working to make it happen. This is according ot a PubClub.com source in Baja as of mid Sepember. Earlier in the summer, we received this statement from the Port of San … [Read more...]
Longball Hard Lemon Iced Tea Golf Tournament Coming To San Diego This July
For those who like the long ball, Longball Hard Iced Tea is hosting its inaugural golf tournament this July in San Diego. The event is Saturday, July 19 at Steele Canyon Golf Club in Jamul. Proceeds from the tournament, silent action and raffle will go to the local hunger-relief and food rescue non-profit Feeding San Diego to help support programming that provides food … [Read more...]
San Diego Craft Beer Store Bottlecraft Hosts Weekly Dog Adoption Fundraisers
In San Diego, dogs and craft beers are as common a sight at tourists walking along the Embarcadero. Knowing this, Bottlecraft has teamed up with The Animal Pad to host weekly “TAP-py Hour” fundraisers all the summer at its Little Italy location. In the program, which runs every Tuesday from 4-7 p.m., 10% of all draft beer sales are donated to the local dog rescue … [Read more...]
Free Champagne In San Diego – Sky Deck and Understory Celebrate 2-Year Anniversary
Sky Deck and Understory in Del Mar are celebrating their 2-year anniversary by offering free champagne. Veuve Clicquot, is the main sponsor for the night and will have a champagne toast on Friday, June 16, starting at 8 p.m. In addition to the bubbles, Special Desserts are also being served. Sky Deck and Understory's 2-year anniversary extravaganza is a night filled with … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Original 40 Brewing Company Releases New West Coast IPA
In the ever-competitive San Diego craft beer market, it is important to keep innovating. Knowing this, North Park's San Diego's Original 40 Brewing Company has released a West Coast IPA called Can We Kick It? Other than making for weird punctuation issues for bloggers, Can We Kick It?, is double dry hopped with Strata, Mosaic, Mosaic Cryo, HBC 586, and HBC 586 Cryo hops. It … [Read more...]
San Diego Bars Father’s Day Food & Drink Specials
Father's Day is June 18 and in recognition, several San Diego restaurants and bars throughout the city are having food and drink specials. Here's a rundown of San Diego bars and restaurants having Father's Day specials in the Gaslamp, Little Italy, Point Loma, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Hillcrest, Lemon Grove and Claremont. Coco Maya, Little Italy’s Caribbean-inspired … [Read more...]
Glassbox Elevated Sushi Restaurant In Del Mar Hosting Sake Dinner This June
Glassbox, the elevated sushi restaurant in Del Mar, CA, is hosting a sake dinner on June 5. It is a 5-course pairing featuring premium selections of sake hosted by Mio Okura alongside special creations from San Diego’s award-winning chef Ethan Yang. The cost is $75 per person. Okura is a Sake Specialist/Certified Sake Sommelier for Republic National Distributing Company. … [Read more...]
Maverick’s Owners Taking Over Bub’s At The Beach With Bar Ella In Pacific Beach
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger Bub's at the Beach, the long-running Pacific Beach bar that is now closed, will become Bar Ella. Backed by The Verant Group, which owns Mavericks and Sandbar in PB, as well as the well-run and popular barleymash in San Diego's Gaslamp, it will be owned by former Bub's patron Krista Barrella, who previously has been General … [Read more...]
Beeside Balcony La Jolla Restaurant Review: Creating A Buzz Of Excitement
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Beeside Balcony in La Jolla is buzzing. The Del Mar restaurant has expanded to the Jewel of San Diego, located on the upper level above The Spot on Prospect between Girard and Herschel streets, right in the heart of La Jolla Village. And it did not take long for locals to make a beeline to it. PubClub.com was there on a … [Read more...]
Bencotto Italian Kitchen In San Diego’s Little Italy Happy Hour Menu & Specials
Bencotto Italian Kitchen In San Diego's Little Italy has a new Happy Hour menu. Here are the food and drink choices along with the menu. Happy Hour is Monday-Friday from 3-5:30 p.m. The selection of appetizers includes parmigiano Reggiano, aged for 24 and 40 months and served with balsamic glaze and caramelized figs; calamari fritti, lightly fried calamari rings and … [Read more...]
San Diego Craft Breweries Win 3 Gold Medals And 12 Total At 2023 World Beer Cup
The Capital of Craft, San Diego, took home three Gold Medals – and 12 overall – in the 2023 World Beer Cup. Winning Gold Medals were AleSmith Brewing of Miramar, BattleMage Brewing of Vista, and North Park Beer Co. Local breweries also won two Silver Medals and seven Bronze Medals. Pizza Port and Eppig Brewing were the only San Diego County breweries to win multiple medals … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium Fails First Concert Test, Jimmy Buffett
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Apparently, more people go to a Jimmy Buffett concert than San Diego State football games. This was obvious to anyone who went to the inaugural concert at San Diego's new Snapdragon Stadium, Jimmy Buffett. Put quite simply, the crowd overwhelmed the facility. There was a near-capacity crowd of 35,000 and the stadium simply … [Read more...]
This May Be The Best Entertainment Deal In The San Diego Gaslamp Quarter
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Not everything is expensive these days. Here is something that might just be the best entertainment and nightlife deal in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. It's the all-year ticket from Mad House Comedy Club. The cost of a single show is $15 and $30 and for that same $30 you can go for free the rest of the year. It's called … [Read more...]
Second Chance Beer Company Hosting 3rd Annual Pupapalooza Dog Festival In San Diego
Dog owners and beer lovers, two things that often go together as naturally as grain and hops, have a combined event in San Diego this May. The third annual Pupapalooza Dog Festival is taking place Saturday May 20 from 2-6 p.m. Hosted by Second Chance Beer Company, the award-winning “Seize a Pint, Save a Pup” brewery, it takes place at the brewery's dog-friendly Carmel … [Read more...]
Russia-Ukraine War Forces San Diego’s Pushkin Restaurant To Change To A Hookah Lounge
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Russia's war in Ukraine has caused one San Diego restaurant to change its concept. Pushkin Russian Restaurant in the Gaslamp Quarter is changing to Pushkin Lounge & Bar effective in May. This is due to backlash, threats and "don't go there" social media posts that has caused business to lose 65% of its business. … [Read more...]
North Park Music Fest 2023 Set For Memorial Day Weekend In San Diego
The second North Park Music Fest in San Diego's North Park neighborhood takes place on two days during Memorial Day Weekend 2023. The dates are May 27th and 28th from 11 a.m.-10 p.m., on Saturday and 11 a.m.-9 p.m., on Sunday. The location is the North Park Mini Park and surrounding streets. Put on by North Park Main Street (NPMS), it features music on three stages, craft … [Read more...]
San Diego Raman Restaurant RakiRaki Expands To Rancho Penasquitos
San Diego’s award-winning ramen restaurant RakiRaki Ramen has opened a new location in Rancho Penasquitos. Located in the lively Plaza Rancho Penasquitos shopping plaza, the new RakiRaki Ramen restaurant has a range of authentic Japanese ramen dishes, appetizers and drinks. From the Tonkotsu Ramen to the Vegan Ramen, to the Ramen Burgers and specialty sushi rolls, RakiRaki … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Getting Smokin’ J’s BBQ Restaurant
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger "Where's There's Smoke, There's Flavor." That is the slogan on the Smokin' J's BBQ website. And soon, those of us in San Diego's Gaslamp will know whether that is true or they are just blowing smoke up our, well, neighborhood. Founded in Poway with a second location in Miramar, Smokin' J's BBQ is opening a location in … [Read more...]
A San Diego-Ensenada Ferry Could Be Coming This Summer
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Is this for real? A ferry between San Diego and Ensenada? Apparently and, unlike an expanded trolley line or a train to run through Baja that has been rumored for decades and may never actually materialize, this one may be happening soon. As in this summer. "We hope that by June we would be starting the Ensenada to San … [Read more...]
Second Annual SD Beer Weekend Sets 2023 Dates
San Diego and craft beer go together like Pacific Beach and bars, and fortunately there are ways to try a lot of those beers with special events. One of those is the second annual SD Beer Weekend presented by the San Diego Brewers Guild. It takes place Friday, June 9-Sunday, June 11 in 2023. “With National Beer Day on Friday, April 7, we figured this was an opportune … [Read more...]
Del Mar’s Beeside Balcony Open In La Jolla With The Hive Speakeasy Coming Soon
The Beeside Balcony of Del Mar, CA, has expanded with a location in La Jolla. And soon, a speakeasy called The Hive will really have the place buzzing with excitement. Located on Prospect Street between Girad and Herschel – right above La Jolla Cove – Beeside Balcony serves Mediterranean dishes, among them Fjord Salmon, Spanish Grilled Octopus, Seafood Risotto, Escargots De … [Read more...]
Eleven San Diego Craft Breweries Win 13 Gold Medals At The 2023 Brewers Cup of California
Eleven San Diego County craft breweries won 13 Gold Medals at the 2023 Brewers Cup of California, a statewide brewing competition in Sacramento that has been held every other year since 2019. Sorrento Valley’s Gravity Heights and Kearny Mesa’s Kilowatt Brewing both won a San Diego-best two Gold Medals. Kilowatt Brewing and Societe Brewing Company, also from Kearny Mesa, won … [Read more...]
These San Diego Bars Offering Padres Opening Day, Season Drink & Food Specials
What's the hottest thing in San Diego right now? The San Diego Padres. After beating the hated rival Dodgers in the playoffs last year, an event that set off a celebration rarely seen in this city – anticipation is at an all-time high for the 2023 season. And the bars are smart enough to take advantage of this enthusiasm. Here's a rundown of San Diego Bars having opening day … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Events At Backyard Kitchen & Tap In Pacific Beach CA
Backyard Kitchen & Tap in San Diego's Pacific Beach has several events before and on St Patrick's Day for 2023. Here is its St. Paddy's Day events calendar. Saturday, March 11 Pet Me, I’m Irish dog adoption event with The Animal Pad rescue from 2 – 5 p.m. Bring a new/unused dog toy or supplies for Toys 4 Pups and receive a free drink. 20% of event proceeds will be … [Read more...]
New Craft Beers Pay Homage To San Diego’s North Park Neighborhood
San Diego's Original 40 Brewing Company has created two new craft beers that are a cheers to the city's North Park community. Six-time Great American Beer Festival medal winner Head Brewer Zack Kaplan has crafted University Ave Kölsch and University Ave Raspberry Kölsch for the brewery, which is located at 3117 University Avenue in North Park. “These Kölsch beers were fun … [Read more...]
San Diego Shell 2023 Top Concerts, Bands & Key Dates – Beach Boys, Village People, Ziggy Marley, Gipsy Kings
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger San Diego is being treated to another spectacular season – spectacular not just for the performances but the venue, as well – at the Shell at Randy Jacobs amphitheater at the edge of San Diego Bay. Here is the 2023 schedule of the top bands and shows, which includes the Beach Boys for the second year i a row, Earth Wind … [Read more...]
Margaritaville Resort Opening In San Diego Gaslamp’s Hotel Solamar
Just a few months after Jimmy Buffett performs at San Diego's Snapdragon Stadium on May 6, the King of Somewhere Hot will have a presence in the Gaslamp Quarter. Scheduled to open this summer is Margaritaville Resort in current location of Hotel Solamar. Currently that hotel is undergoing a $31 million renovation. The Landshark Bar & Grill is taking over the former … [Read more...]
Is San Diego A Party City?
Yes, San Diego is very much a party city. It is in Southern California, has beaches, tourists and more than 300 days of sunshine a year. There are beach bars, clubs, sports bars, craft beer bars, live music bars, restaurant-bars karaoke bars, pickup bars and hang-out bars. There are three main party districts, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach and the Gaslamp Quarter. Other … [Read more...]
Boots on the Beach Party Coming To San Diego’s Imperial Beach
For those who survive St. Patrick's Day and are looking for more fun, there's a "Boots On The Beach" party taking place the next day in Imperial Beach. It's on March 18 at SEA180° Coastal Tavern and it will have cocktails, appetizers, country music and line dancing, starting at 6 p.m. It is important to note that the 18th is on a Saturday in 2023. country hits played by … [Read more...]
Breeder’s Cup Returning To San Diego’s Del Mar For 2024
The hoofs meet the dirt again in November where the "turf meets the surf" as the Breeder's Cup returns to San Diego's famous horse racing track for 2024. The event is scheduled for Nov. 1-2. It will be the third time Del Mar, founded by singer Bing Crosby in 1937, will have hosted the event, which is a series of 14 races to determine the world champion horses, jockeys and … [Read more...]
The Snapdragon Stadium Experience For A San Diego Legions Rugby Match
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger I saw a scrum the other day. No, it was not a bar fight or one of our urban campers pushing a shopping cart through downtown. It was at a rugby match, the San Diego Legions, at the spectacular new Snapdragon Stadium. Now I know about as much about rugby as congress knows about college football, which is to say not much. … [Read more...]
What Part Of San Diego Has The Best Nightlife? A Day To Night Guide
This article is not AI-generated content By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger San Diego has the nickname of "America's Finest City" but it is also one of American's most fun cities when it comes to bars and nightlife. There are several areas of the city which has nightlife but three stand out more than the others. They are Pacific Beach/Mission Beach, … [Read more...]
Why San Diego Needs To Move Forward With Midway District Redevelopment & Other Projects
This article is not AI-generated content By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger San Diego, it seems to me, is a city less of “can dos” and more one of “what can go wrongs.” Right now, as I type, there’s a redevelopment project in the Midway District that is stuck in neutral like a car with a bad clutch. There have been at least three plans submitted to the … [Read more...]
What’s Missing In San Diego Gaslamp’s Nightlife? A Rocking Happy Hour Bar!
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Of all the great bars and the incredible weekend nightlife scene where every Friday and Saturday night is like New Year's Eve, there is something missing in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter when it comes to all-out fun. It's not as missing as, say, a Comic Con without Super Heroes in costumes or OB without hippies. But it's … [Read more...]
San Diego Wave Signs NOVA As Official Hard Kombucha For The Team
The San Diego Wave, the city's very popular women's soccer team, has signed not a new player but a new sponsor. NOVA has been added to the roster as the Official Hard Kombucha for the team. As part of the deal, a special Wave FC Kombucha will be sold in Snapdragon Stadium for the games. The Wave's National Women’s Soccer League season begins March 25. NOVA also serves as the … [Read more...]
Jimmy’s Buffet Is A Fun San Diego Jimmy Buffett Tribute Band
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger With beaches, boats and certainly lots of bars, San Diego has a lot of the elements to be a big Jimmy Buffett town. And San Diego has at least one Jimmy Buffett tribute band, Jimmy's Buffet. That's Buffet, not Buffett, as in a Vegas-style buffet. One "t," not two. Still, Jimmy's Buffet does one thing like the … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Sugar Factory, Nick Jonas’ Villa One Tequila & Nick Cannon’s Wild & Out Closed
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger After celebrity-filled grand openings, red carpets and a Hollywood type of hype, Nick Jonas' One Tequila Bar and Nick Cannon's Wild 'N Out bars have both closed. This is because the building they shared, Sugar Factory at Fifth Ave., and G Street in the Gaslamp Quarter, has, closed. So much for LA's Hollywood influence … [Read more...]
Prince Street Pizza Brings New York Style – And New York Crust – To San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Ever since I moved to Southern California, I would hear transplanted New Yorkers say – complain, really – that "you can't get good pizza here!" They would talk about the pH level in the water and the dough not being the same and oh, by the way, the bagels aren't the same here as they are in New York, either. Again it's the … [Read more...]
The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch 2023 Dates & Tickets
April showers may bring May flowers, but January rains also brings March flowers, as the the Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch are ready to blossom for 2023. The fields open March 1 with the blooming of 70+ million colorful flowers. For more 60 years, this working farm has welcomed people to experience the beauty and splendor of its fifty-five acres of Giant Tecolote … [Read more...]
SEA180° Coastal Tavern Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of Cohn Restaurant Group With These Food & Drink Specials
Imperial Beach's SEA180° Coastal Tavern, a San Diego restaurant and bar overlooking the Pacific Ocean, is having food and drink specials to celebrate the 40th anniversary of it12s parent company, Cohn Restaurant Group. It takes place not on one day but for a week, Jan. 4-12. For $40 you get a three-course meal. It includes an appetizer, choice of dinners and … [Read more...]
Jimmy Buffett San Diego Snapdragon Concert Rescheduled For May
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Apparently, the best cure for Jimmy Buffett is to go back on tour. His canceled San Diego concert at the new Snapdragon Stadium has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 6. Tickets went on sale Friday, Dec. 16. This comes on the heels of Buffett announcing rescheduled concerts in Las Vegas plus one in Phoenix and another at a brand-new … [Read more...]
San Diego New Year’s Day Brunch Bars & Restaurants
When done right, New Year's Day can be almost as much fun as New Year's Eve. That's because when done right, you start your day with a brunch with Bloody Marys, mimosas or other lively libations. This will quickly bring about the shampoo effect and before you know it you'll be having a heck of a good time to start the New Year. In San Diego, here is a rundown of fun and … [Read more...]
Craft Beer Capitol San Diego To Host Homebrew Con in 2023
With seemingly as many craft beers and breweries as there are Padres fans, San Diego is the craft beer capitol of America. Actually it's officially known as the Capital of Craft, a moniker that was trademarked in 2015. And so it's only natural it would be the host of Homebrew Con in 2023. It is set for June 22-24 at the Town & Country Resort in Mission Valley. This is … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Newest Craft Beer Is Dog Beach Beer From Second Chance & Coronado Brewing
San Diego, land of craft beers and breweries, has a new beer. And it's perfectly named for the San Diego lifestyle. Dog Beach beer is a collaboration between Second Chance Beer Company and Coronado Brewing Company. Which is perfect because Coronado has a highly popular dog beach, which is adjacent to the U.S. Naval Air Station base. “Quite simply, there’s nothing more San … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Bottlecraft Beer Shop Has These Holiday Beer Recommendations
With all the holiday and other seasonal craft beers out there, it's hard to know which ones to try that fit your taste and the season. After all, you can't try 'em all, can you?? To help narrow your choices, San Diego beer shop and tasting room Bottlecraft has these three recommendations, one which was banned at one time. They are available at Bottlecraft’s four San Diego … [Read more...]
The Schizophonics, San Diego’s Super High-Energy Band, Is Non-Stop Fun
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com To say San Diego band The Schizophonics have energy is like saying the Himalayas are just another mountain. They are the K12 of energy level. Lead singer Pat Beers – is that a perfect name for a band's front man or what – is a non-stop moving machine. He's part Mick Jagger, part Elvis Pelvis but the way he leans forward and back with the … [Read more...]
SEA180° Coastal Tavern Christmas Dinner
If you're looking to get out of the house and let someone else do the cooking on Dec. 25, Imperial Beach's SEA180° Coastal Tavern has Christmas dinner. Served from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m., and costing $64.95, it is a three-course prix fixe meal by executive chef Paulo Mendoza. It begins with an amuse bouche, a butternut squash soup topped with crème fraiche and fried sage and … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Bar barleymash Having Cool Giveaways In December
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com If you're looking for a reason to get out and have a few drinks, then check this out: barleymash in San Diego's Gaslamp is having these way-cool giveaways in December. Just post on Instagram and tag @barleymashsd and you can win, among other things, a custom longboard, a custom cooler and a $25 gift certificate. The post needs to be about … [Read more...]