Cloak & Petal, a Japanese-inspired lounge and restaurant in San Diego's Little Italy, has expanced it cocktail menu by adding several creative drinks. They are: • A5 Royale Reserve: a5 fat-washed Suntory ao Japanese whiskey, sanonto sugar, bitters, smoked • Aqua Ryu: real de valle tequila, passion fruit, aperol, lime, togorashi, honey • Lychee Sakura: haku vodka, … [Read more...]
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San Diego Dog-Friendly Restaurants & Bars In The Gaslamp And East Village
A lot of people in San Diego have dogs, and there's a quite a few dog-friendy bars and restaruants in the city. Mainly, they are in the beaches, but there are also a few in the Gaslamp Quarter and East Village. Here are a few of them. PubClub.com will be adding more places as we discover them. • Borrego Rooftop Kitchen + Cocktails On the ninth floor of Hotel Indigo San … [Read more...]
San Diego Breweries Win More Awards, This Time At The Olympics of Beer Competition
San Diego craft breweries are on a roll when it comes to getting recognized for excellence. Soon afer taking home seven gold medals at the Brewers Cup Of California. five earned silver and bronze at the 2025 World Beer Cup, the largest international beer competition that often referred to as The Olympics of Beer Competitions. Eight medals overall were awarded to breweries in … [Read more...]
San Diego Breweries Win Big At Brewers Cup Of California
San Diego County Breweries won big at the 2025 Brewers Cup Of California. Seven won Gold Medals at the fifth annual statewide brewing competition put on by The Sacramento Area Brewers Guild in partnership with San Diego Brewers Guild and other brewers guilds. The competition was held the last weekend in April. “From Carlsbad to El Cajon, craft breweries across San Diego … [Read more...]
Where To Party In San Diego For Cinco de Mayo: These Bars Offering Specials
Cinco de Mayo is May 5 and being less than 20 miles fromTijuana, San Diego is a natural place for gringos and others to party on that festive day. It's a time of music, margaritas (and other tequila libations along with cervezas), big sombreros and happy smiles everywhere. That's what happens when you drink tequila. With that in mind, here's a rundown of bars and restaurants … [Read more...]
Elton John San Diego Concert ‘Tiny Dancer’ Cocktail At Borrego Rooftop Kitchen
Petco Park is hosting a very special event, an Elton John San Diego concert. It takes place on Friday, May 9. The concert goes from 8-10 p.m. It's special because the Rocket Man officially retired from touring in 2023 but still plays one-off sets from time to time. His San Diego show is called Concert for Cures, a benefit concert raising awareness and funds for innovative … [Read more...]
The 6th and G Breakfast Co., Brings Hangover-Helping Food To San Diego’s Gaslamp
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger There's a new player – new meaning it opened in late 2025 and by now in 2026 is firmly established – in the crowded breakfast community in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. It is 6th and G Breakfast Co. Okay, if you want to nitpick it's technically in East Village, but the location is 6th Ave., & G Street. PubClub.com has … [Read more...]
Snoop Dogg To Perform At San Diego’s Oxford Social Club Memorial Day Weekend As DJ Snoopadelic
Celebrated rap star, commercial pitchman and even man-about-the-Summer Olympics Snoop Dogg is coming to San Diego. He will be doing a one-night-only perforance at Oxford Social Club on Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend . He will be performing as DJ Snoopadelic at the Gaslamp Quarter nighclub in the Pendry hotel. Tickets are on sale now here. Early bird general admission … [Read more...]
San Diego’s The Lobby Tiki Bar & Grill’s Grand Opening Party Date & Details
The Lobby Tiki Bar & Grill, San Diego's new Polynesian paradise, is having its official "aloha" moment for customers with a grand opening party. It takes place Saturday, April 19, fron 2-6 p.m. The event features drinks, rum tastings, a traditional Hawaiian plate luinch plus tiki-style entertaiment. As the bar is small, iis highly recommended to get advance … [Read more...]
Experince The Taste Of East Village, A Two-Day Culinary Tour Of San Diego Restaurants
There won't be any May Grey in San Diego's East Village on the 21st and 22, for those are the 2025 dates for the third annual Taste of East Village. Going from 4-8 p.m., this is a two-day culinary tour of 30 of the downtown neighborhood's most popular restaurants. At check-in, ticketholders will be given a Taste Passport which will serve as a guide to the participating … [Read more...]
Check Out The Tiki Oasis San Diego 2025 Dates, Tickets & Entertainment
Get your tiki on at Tiki Oasis in San Diego. The multi-day festival is back and the 2025 dates are Aug. 6-10. The location is the traditional Town & Country Inn in Mission Valley (ideally suited in the center of town and right off a Green Line trolley stop) and in fact the entire property is turned into a tik oasis for five days. There are pool parties with a band and … [Read more...]
Get A Taste Of Cuba At San Diego’s Havana 1920’s Havana Nights
The sites, sounds and flavors of Cuba can be experienced during a really cool event at San Diego's Havana 1920 in the Gaslamp Quarter. It's called Havana Nights and it happens a few times a year. The next one is Thursday, April 3. What is Havana Nights, you ask? It's a spicy event with free – yes, free – food, drink samples and a Latin beat to make it all complete. Guests … [Read more...]
San Diego Bar Quartyard Celebrating 10th Anniversary With This Big Party
San Diego Bar Quartyard is courting its patrons by holding a big bash to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Scheduled for Saturday, April 5, it feature dynamic live music in a ticketed event. Going from 5:30-9 p.m., the stage in the open-air venue (don't worry, the weather will be sunny reach into the 70s that day) will have a renowned performer and DJs. Tickets are $30.90 … [Read more...]
San Diego To Ensenada Ferry To Begin Service According To Azteca Ferries UPDATED 2026
This story has been updated in January of 2026 By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger Ferry service between San Diego and Ensenada, Mexico, is apparently moving forward and is ready to begin service in April. Not. Back in 2025, Azteca Ferries posted on its website, Aztecaferries, that " ferry between Ensenada and San Diego is preparing to set sail." Yet when I checked … [Read more...]
Padres Opening Day At Margaritaville Features The Margaritaville Podcast
For those who either want a license to chill or want to waste away again, Margaritaville Hotel San Diego is having a party for Padres Opening Day. On Thursday, March 28, before the Padres take the field, the party will have started at Margaritaville. It begins at 11 a.m., with a live recording of The Margaritaville Podcast, License to Chill, at LandShark Bar & Grill, … [Read more...]
It’s Time To Get Rid Of Those Stinky Hot Dog Vendors In The Gaslamp Quarter
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger That smell filling up the Gaslamp Quarter on weekend nights comes not that of sweet perfume coming from beautiful girls or some type of pleasant aroma from the bars and nightclubs. It's more like a stench and it comes from the dozens of hot dog venders clogging up the sidewalks. On nearly every corner, they are … [Read more...]
This San Diego Bar Has Bottomless Beers On National Beer Day
What's better than a place offering bottomless beers on National Beer Day? Not much. And that is exactly what this spot in San Diego's North County is doing – it has bottomless draft beers for $25. It is Temaki Bar located on the happening stretch of Highway 101 in downtown Encinitas. And the beers aren't the cheap stuff; they are Harland Brewing Co.'s Japanese Lager … [Read more...]
Catch March Madness At These San Diego Bars
Let the madness begin. March roars in like a lion and roars out like one, too when it comes to college basketball. The 2025 Men's Basketball Tournament is one of the most exciting multi-day sports events in the world. In one weekend, for example, it goes from 64 teams to 16 and the often wild results and hard-to-fathom upsets make it maddening to millions who fill out … [Read more...]
Monthy Full Moon Bike Rides In San Diego At Luiseño Bike Park Full Details
Here's something different to do in San Diego: take a full moon bike ride on a mountain bike trail. It's Trailblazers After Hours, a monthly full moon nighttime riding event at Luiseño Bike Park at La Jolla Indian Adventure Park. You ride the park’s terrain under the glow of a full moon then gather around a bonfire to bond with your fellow riders. You can then camp overnight … [Read more...]
Carlsbad Flower Fields Are Now Open; See What’s New For 2025
One of the most colorful "things to do" in San Diego is to visit the vibrant Carlsbad Flower Fields. The 2025 season is in full bloom and runs for approximately six to eight weeks through Mother's Day. The Southern California attraction’s 2025 theme of “Where Color Takes Flight” is inspired by this year’s unique outdoor installation featuring over three dozen … [Read more...]
Bands Look Forward To Performing At ShamROCK, San Diego’s St. Patrick’s Block Party
It's a plum gig. Several thousand people in a festive environment, multiple bands on multiple stages and an audience of happy beer-drinking people celebrating at a fun event. It's understandable that bands are excited to play ShamROCK Music + Beer Festival, San Diego's annual St. Patrick's Day block party in the Gaslamp Quarter. The 2025 Shamrock event is Saturday, March … [Read more...]
San Diego Happy Hours Boots On The Ground Real-Life & Honest Reviews
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Welcome to PubClub.com's ultimate Happy Hour page for San Diego. Here you will find honest, been-there-done-that, boots on the ground reviews of Happy Hours all over the city. I have either been to, or someone I know and trust, has been to all of these places. This article was researched and written by a human with no … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Borrego Rooftop Bar & Restaurant Launches New Menu
San Diego's Borrego Rooftop Kitchen + Cocktails has a new chef and with him, a new menu. Chef Paulerio, a San Diego native, has created dishes that bridge the flavors of Southern California with global influences that reflect his diverse culinary experiences. The new appetizers, entrees and desserts are: • Falafel bites, crispy, savory chickpea bites with raita, pickled … [Read more...]
Smoking Gun Rolls As San Diego’s Alabama Alumni Bar For Crimson Tide Fans
Where San Diego Bama Fans Gather To Watch Crimson Tide Football The Smoking Gun in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter is the official game-day home of the San Diego Bama Fans, bringing Crimson Tide alumni and fans together for Alabama football. Here's what to expect on game days, including the atmosphere, traditions and food and drink specials. This story was updated for the 2026 … [Read more...]
San Diego Famous Movie Locations For Top Gun, Anchorman & More
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger People know Los Angeles as a real-life movie set, with the Hollywood Walk of Fame, TMZ celebrity tours and even the famous (or, to locals, infamous) Maps of the Stars Homes sold on Hollywood Blvd. But just to the south, San Diego has had its share of Hollywood moments, too. The original Top Gun was filmed all over the … [Read more...]
Slowly Restaurant Quickly Making Waves In Pacific Beach With Creative Promotions
There's a quick way for a new restaurant and bar to gain attention, even in crowded San Diego and even when it's located in the youthful Pacific Beach neighborhood. Even if the name of it is Slowly. The Slowly Restaurant & Lounge is doing this with some creative weekday promotions. After all, any place can have great food and/or drinks but you've got to get … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Happy Hours: Food & Drinks And Happenings At El Chingon
The slogan of "Bad Ass Mexican" is what the owners apply to El Chingon, one of the most consistently happening places in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. Nearly every afternoon there are people sitting on its patio having food & drinks and many nights there's a line to get in, as it transforms from an innocent-looking restaurant into a desirable nightlife destination. The … [Read more...]
Celebrate San Diego St. Patrick’s Day With A Parade & Block Party
Of course there's a St. Patrick's Day celebration in a city as fun, carefree and lively as San Diego. In fact, there are two, a parade on the Saturday prior to St. Paddy's Day and a block party in the Gaslamp, both on Saturday, March 15. It's a perfect tuneup to St. Patrick's Dauy two days later at lively San Diego Irish bars. SAN DIEGO ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE There's a … [Read more...]
Discover the North San Diego Tiki Bar in Oceanside: Review Of The Lobby Tiki Bar
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger Jimmy Buffett may not have known where to go when the volcano blows but I sure do when I'm in San Diego: Straight to The Lobby Tiki Bar & Grill in Oceanside. There, one can get a flaming volcano cocktail and The Nacho Volcano with smoke coming out of it. As as well as several other concoctions in a Polynesian … [Read more...]
San Diego Bar Bootlegger Closed: Saying Goodbye to a Local Institution
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger Bootlegger, a San Diego bar institution and favorite locals' hangout, has closed its doors after 13 years. "Let's meet at 'the Boot,' " was a familiar refrain for many in the Gaslamp Quarter/East Village area when deciding where to go out, for people knew they could get good food and drinks, be welcomed by familiar … [Read more...]
San Diego Mojo Volleyball Spike City Excitement: I Got My Mojo On At The San Diego Mojo Women’s Volleyball Game
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger There's quite a bit of mojo around San Diego and I got a bit of it myself recently. It came from attending a game of the San Diego Mojo, the city's professional women's volleyball team. Yes, San Diego has a women's professional volleyball team. This is not the AVP tho, for rather than being a weekend tournament on the … [Read more...]
Romantic Things To Do For San Diego Valentine’s Day: The Coronado Gondola
San Diego, unlike Paris, is not known as a romantic city. But being on an ocean and with far better weather than the City of Lights, there are several romantic things to do in what the local tourism board touts as being America's Finest City. For couples seeking romance on Valentine's Day in San Diego there is an activity that is famous in a European city other than Paris: … [Read more...]
Karl Strauss New Red Trolley Beer: A Bolder Take on a Classic San Diego Brew
Karl Strauss Brewing Company is ending its 35th year in style. It has introduced a new beer, Imperial Red Trolley, a "bolder a bolder take on their flagship, award-winning Red Trolley Ale," it stated in a press release. “This year is about honoring where we started while continuing to build what’s next,” said Chris Cramer, Co-Founder of Karl Strauss. “We’ve never been ones to … [Read more...]
Bloody Marys San Diego New Year’s Day: Where to Find the Best & Spicy Michelada
The day after the night before can always be a little rough, especially when that night is New Year's Eve. That's why New Year's Day is the ulimate time for the hair-of-the-dog cocktail, making it the perfect time to be declared as National Bloody Mary Day. And yes, there is such a thing. In San Diego, there are several bars and restaurant-bars that specialize in Bloody … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Glass Box Restaurant Hosting Holiday Dinner For Cystic Fibrosis Community
San Diego sushi restaurant Glass Box is hosting a special holiday center in conjunction with the Cystic Fibrosis Community. It will take place Wednesday, Dec. 11, from 6-8 p.m. Glass Box will be donating 60% of ticket sales directly to the Cystic Fibrosis Community to support its ongoing efforts to find a cure for this life-threatening genetic disorder. The Cystic Fibrosis … [Read more...]
PubClub Classics: The Lost Bars & Events Of San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter
Before bars like barleymash, Goodnight John Boy and Trailer Park After Dark dominated the Gaslamp, there was another era of San Diego nightlife – one filled with legendary live music venues, cantinas, bars and events that locals still talk about today. Here's a look back from someone who experienced them first hand. By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger San … [Read more...]
San Diego Pop-Up Christmas Bar Xmas Returns To Gaslamp Quarter Nightlife
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.con San Diego Nightlife Blogger The holidays are here and for the second year in a row a pop-up Christmas bar is open in the Gaslamp Quarter. Xmas bar, on the corner of G Street and Fourth Ave., is a temporary bar and it brings some Jingle Bells rock to really rock San Diego's nightlife scene during the holidays. In the former Tin Roof location … [Read more...]
Best San Diego Taco Tuesday & All-Day Happy Hours At Bars & Restaurants
This list was provided by the Facebook group San Diego Happy Hour(s) BEST bang 4 ur Bucks!, along with input from PubClub.com. It includes regular Tuesday Happy Hour specials and not just tacos, with some additional Happy Hour information on other days. San Diego Taco Tuesday Happy Hours • American Junkie, Gaslamp Quarter –$5 all-you-can-eat tacos 5-10, $6 tequila shots, $8 … [Read more...]
The San Diego East Village Tree Lighting & Holiday Market Is Saturday, Nov. 30
The holiday spirit comes to the East Village in San Diego with the East Village Tree Lighting & Holiday Market. This free event is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 30, from 4-8 p.m. It takes place at Quartyard and 13th & Market. It features live music from local entertainers, drinks from Quartyard – which has an extensive craft beer selection from dozens of taps – tacos … [Read more...]
San Diego Breweries Win 12 Medals At The 2024 Great American Beer Festival
San Diego breweries won 12 medals at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival in Denver, including five golds. There were also four silver and three bronze medal winners. This marks the second year in a row five different San Diego breweries won gold medals. “American’s Finest City had yet another fine performance in the Rockies this year,” said San Diego Brewers Guild … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Pearl Hotel Is A Boutique Gem Place To Stay – A Review
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Editor The first thing to know about the Pearl Hotel, a boutique gem of a place to stay in San Diego, is that the beds are so soft and cozy that you had better not have to wake up early the next morning. Because it isn't going to happen. I discovered this first hand when I was stirred at about 8 one morning by a phone call, only to … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Rooftop Borrego Kitchen Launches Happy Hour With These Specials
Borrego Rooftop Kitchen + Cocktails, one of the top places in San Diego to watch Padres games, now has a Happy Hour. Called “Sunset Social Hour,” it features discounts on beer, wine and shareable plates. It goes from 4-6 p.m., Sundays through Thursdays. Even when there is not a Padres game, Borrego Rooftop Kitchen at the Hotel Indigo in East Village provides great … [Read more...]
Taste Of North Park Features San Diego Craft Beers & Live Music This October
Known for its craft breweries, it's only appropriate that this neighborhood of San Diego would have a party to celebrate it. The Taste Of North Park features San Diego craft beers, food samples and live music this October. The 13th annual event is Saturday Oct. 5. It goes from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and features more than 40 restaurants, breweries, cafes and retail stores with … [Read more...]
San Diego Oktoberfest Celebrations Dates, Tickets & Informations
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Ein Prost! It's Oktoberfest time around the world and in San Diego there's two big festivals that will have you thinking you're in Munich. Well, maybe not quite, but close enough. There are two major festivals in San Diego, one taking place over two weekends and another just one the first of October. At each, you can … [Read more...]
8th Annual East Village Oktoberfest Taking Place At Quartyard Oct. 5
The 8th Annual East Village Oktoberfest is taking place at Quartyard, Saturday, October 5th from Noon-6 p.m. Held in partnership with the East Village Association, it features the traditional German festivities with a San Diego twist – it also has a Mexican flair. The locaton is within Quartyard and on Market Street between 13th & 14th streets, “It’s that time of the … [Read more...]
New Event, The Taste of College Area, Coming To San Diego
A new event, the Taste of College Area, is coming to San Diego. In a city filled with fun events, the Taste of College Area takes place on Sunday, Sept. 29, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The location is throughout the College Area & Rolando Neighborhood Commercial Corridor (El Cajon Boulevard between 54th Street & 73rd Street and on the SDSU Campus). It features samples … [Read more...]
San Diego Saturday Block Party Features Yächtley Crëw At Music Box
A block party is coming to San Diego. It's taking place at Music Box, a live music venue just north of Little Italy and the band is one that will have people partying as if they were on a yacht in San Diego Bay. The band is Yächtley Crëw, which plays a genre of music known as yacht rock (a twist on the Jimmy Buffett-inspired Trop Rock category). Yächtley Crëw is probably … [Read more...]
San Diego Labor Day Weekend Things To Do & Best Events
This a rundown of things to do, the best places to be and the most fun events for Labor Day Weekend in San Diego. There are pool parties, concerts, a great bar scene and it is also the start of the college football season. Labor Day Weekend Events The Beach Boys – the Mike Love version – play Sunday night at the Shell Amphitheater on San Diego Bay. Called Endless Summer Gold … [Read more...]
Top San Diego Padres Pre-Game & Game-Watching Bars
While it's hardly Fenway Park or Wrigley Field, Petco Park in San Diego does have a pretty good pre-game social scene. Here is a rundown of the best bars and places to be before, during and after San Diego Padres games. The bars are listed in alphabetical order. ALTITUDE Sky Lounge (Marriott hotel) This upscale lounge has a patio in which you can peer down into Petco Park. … [Read more...]
San Dieg’s All You Can Eat Shabu-Work Opens A San Marcos Location
Inspired by the success of its original location in Mira Mesa, the family-owned Shabu-Works is expanding to San Marcos. Known for its premium “All You Can Eat” traditional Japanese-style Shabu-Shabu, the San Marcos restaurant presents an expanded selection to their already impressive offerings of premium cuts of Wagyu beef and more. "We are thrilled to announce the opening … [Read more...]
Pacific Beach Gets New Restaurant & Bar, Slowly Restaurant & Lounge
Life at the beach tends to move more slowly than in other places and maybe that's why a new restaurant and bar in San Diego's Pacific Beach is called Slowly. Actually its full name is Slowly Restaurant & Lounge and it is a Mediterranean establishment with a Baja flair from the owners of Landini’s Pizzeria, Scuderie Italia and Ristorante Illando, Landini’s Restaurant … [Read more...]
These San Diego Bars Are Celebrating National Rum Day With Drink Specials
National Rum Day is Aug. 16 and these San Diego bars are marking the occasion with rum drinks and specials. They are: The Mavericks Mai Tai at Mavericks Beach Club, one of the most popular bars in Pacific Beach, is a boozy concoction made with Bacardi Dark & White Rum orange juice, lime, mango, amaretto, orgeat and a floater of Myers. It is $6 from 2-6 … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Coco Maya ‘On Wednesdays We Wear Pink’ Cocktails
In support of the San Diego Lifesaving Association, Coco Maya in San Diego's Little Italy is having special "On Wednesdays We Wear Pink” cocktails. As part of its Cocktails for a Cause program, $1 from each drink will go to the association, which focuses on promoting public safety in the coastal and aquatic environment through educational and charitable means and the promotion … [Read more...]
Tiki Oasis Highlights Top Things To Do In San Diego This Weekend
The Polynesian lifestyle, always prevalent here, sways in full force at the annual Tiki Oasis takes place at the Town & Country Inn. Plus, Reggie Bush and his Heisman Trophy are at Oxford Social Club nightclub, pool parties are spashing around the Gaslamp Quarter and there's the beaches in the summertime. This is a rundown of the top things to do in San Diego this … [Read more...]
Things I Saw At San Diego Comic-Con 2024
Trekkies, Captain Kirk and Spock, Star Wars characters, superheroes, villians, long lines to get into Paramount's Lodge activation, a ferris wheel, a beautiful blonde contortionist dressed up like a leopard, street performers from musicians to magicians and an incredible drone show above Petco Park. These were among the things I saw at San Diego's Comi-Con 2024. I even … [Read more...]
Taste of East Village San Diego Dates, Restaurants & Tickets
More than 30 restaurants are taking part in the 2nd annual Taste of East Village in San Diego's East Village neighborhood. The 2024 dates are Wednesday, Aug. 28th and Thursday, Aug. 29th. It goes from 4-8 p.m. “After receiving overwhelming support with the inaugural event, we are excited to announce the second annual Taste of East Village,” said Dominic Li Mandri, … [Read more...]
Tiki Oasis Returns To San Diego With A 2024 Theme Of Way Out West
Aloha! The world's largest Polynesian festival, Tiki Oasis in San Diego, is back for 2024. This year has a them of "Way Out West." The five-night, four-day all-things-tiki event is July 31-Aug. 4 at its familiar location, the Town & Country Resort. During that time there is near-constant live music from several bands, DJs, tropical cocktails curated by top … [Read more...]
Where To Eat & Drink During San Diego Comic-Con
There are a lot of studio pop-ups during San Diego Comic-Con but for those without tickets to this massive event, there are still a places to go that provide a lot of the super hero, sci-fi and comic book characters amosphere. For starters, just hang around the Gaslamp Quarter sign on Fifth Ave., for there you will get a lot of the San Diego Comic-Con flavor. But … [Read more...]
Racing-style Zipline Course Returns To San Diego
Zip Zoom Ziplines, a racing-style zipline in which "racers" go side by side, is back in San Diego. It is having an opening event July 19-21 at La Jolla Indian Adventure Park in the Palomar Mountain range. The first 100 guests to book tours for the weekend will receive Zip Zoom Ziplines swag bags and discounts for a return visit. “We are thrilled to reopen this … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Mike Hess Brewing Introduces Special Craft Beer For City Tacos
San Diego's Mike Hess Brewing has created a special beer for City Tacos to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the popular taco restaurant. Named the Blessed City Hazy IPA, it is a 7.0% alcohol-by-volume (ABV) and has flavors of fresh citruses. It is available on draft only at San Diego's seven City Taco locations. Pints sell for $7, 10% of which is donated to local … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Havana 1920 Celebrates National Mojito Day With $5 Mojitos & Live Music
San Diego's San Diego's Havana 1920 celebrates National Mojito Day with a "Havana Nights" party that includes $5 mojitos, half-priced pitchers of the cocktail and live music. National Mojito Day is July 11, and this Gaslamp Quarter bar and restaurant also has complimentary, tray-passed Cuban bocaditos and small bites from 4-7 p.m, with live music starting at 7 p.m. Havana … [Read more...]
How I Spent A Sunny Sunday Afternoon In San Diego
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Editor The problem with living a place as cool as San Diego is figuring out what to do of its many options on a sunny afternoon. I was faced with that on a Sunday, the last one in June. My options were many: go for a bike ride around Mission Bay, go to the Adams Avenue Street Festival, listen to the pipe organ in Balboa Park … [Read more...]
Don’t Wait Until Tomorrow To Go To San Diego’s Hasta Manana Cantina: A Review
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The name is Hasta Manana but you should ve ahora because the place is good enough to go to right now. Do that and the chances are that you will be going back and seeing it tomorrow. Welcome to Hasta Manana Cantina in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. It's on Fifth Ave., a few steps from the Gaslamp Quarter sign – the most … [Read more...]
There’s No Hiding It, Hideaway Bar In Pacific Beach Is Awesome: A Review
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Editor The party scene in Pacific Beach, CA, just got bigger If you did not think that was possible then you have not been to Hideaway, the city's newest hotspot, a classy yet flip flops casual lounge. Around the corner from Crystal Pier on Mission Blvd., it is a daytime-to-nighttime destination that will quickly make … [Read more...]
XOXO Retro Neighborhood Diner Now Open In San Diego’s University Heights
XOXO Retro Neighborhood Diner is now open in University Heights, carrying on the tradition started by Breakfast & Bubbles, which had to close due to water damage. The 3,000 square-foot restaurant is a nostalgic nod to '90s American diners with a contemporary twist. Open for dinner from Monday to Saturday, XOXO is a fusion of traditional diner dishes and eclectic … [Read more...]
Coronado’s The Gondola Company 25 Years Of Coronado Cays Romance & Rides
For 25 years, The Gondola Company has been providing a bit of a Venice, Italy touch to San Diego. It gives gondola rides through the Coronado Cays, an area five miles south of Coronado Village through upscale bayfront homes along the Silver Strand. It offers a variety of cruises including the Pasaporto Cruise, Sunset Cruise, Proposal Cruise, Caorlina Cruise, and Fleet … [Read more...]
North Park Music Festival A Cool & Funky San Diego Event – A Review
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The tone is set before the tunes are set. Upon walking into the annual North Park Music Festival in San Diego, you are greeted by a 70s psychedelic logo on a courtyard that looks as if Austin Powers had been there and things like a "bus stop" like none you'll ever see from the MTS and wildly painted phone booths. There's … [Read more...]
Happy Hour In San Diego’s North Park At Rusticucina, Including Weekends
Rusticucina, a Silician restaurant in San Diego's North Park, is offering Happy Hours duiring the week, including on weekends. The latter is certainly a rare treat for San Siegoans at any restaurant. The Happy Hour goes from 4-5 Sundays thru Thursdays and 3-5 Fridays and Saturdays on the front patio and in the bar area. That means that on weekends its 3-5 on Saturdays and … [Read more...]
Memorial Day Weekend In San Diego Bars, Restaurants & Events
San Diego is a fun place to be for Memorial Day Weekend, and it's even better with these happenings at the bars and restaurants. But before diving into that scene, Cloak & Petal in Little Italy is honoring fallen heroes and veterans all weekend from May 24-27 with two fundraising menu items, the Stars and Stripes Roll with yellowtail, blackened shrimp, avocado, yamagobo, … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Bar barleymash Introduces Summer Cocktials Menu
The Gaslamp Quarter's barleymash, a lively always-happping bar on the corner of 5th & Market at the centerpiece of the Gaslamp Quarter, has unleashed its cocktail menu for the summer. There are four drinks – some familiar to barleymash regulars – and each is different enough to provide a good variety. They are: Watermelon Sugar: Whether you're a discerning … [Read more...]
San Diego Cocktail Championship A Hit With Fans, Bartenders & Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger There was a reason to celebrate and everyone did just that – bartenders, bars and the patrons – at the 2024 San Diego Cocktails Challenge, held Sunday, April 28 at the Rustic Root and Swing Social bars in the Gaslamp Quarter. This was a competition among bartenders at some 20 bars all around San Diego, a showcase for them to … [Read more...]
San Diego Weekend Party Report: Bars, Events And East Village Happy Hours
Everyone's watchin' to see what you will doEveryone's lookin' at you, ohEveryone's wonderin' will you come out tonight?Everyone's tryin' to get it right, get it right Everybody's workin' for the weekendEverybody wants a new romanceEverybody's goin' off the deep end – Loverboy, Working For The Weekend By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Yes, it's the … [Read more...]
New Ocean Beach Pier Design Revealed And Includes A Pedestrian Skywalk
A design called “The Braid" has been revealed as the new design of the Ocean Beach Pier and it contains a unique feature: a double-decker pedestrian skywalk. Civitas, a worldwide landscape architecture and urban design firm, showed off renderings of the new pier to San Diego in a ceremony on Sunday, April 7. The design is a refined version of the current pier – which is … [Read more...]
San Diego Cocktail Championship Block Party Pours Into The Gaslamp In April
San Diego is having a cocktail party. But not just any cocktail party, it's a block party cocktail party. It is the San Diego Cocktail Championship and it is taking place on Fifth Ave., in the Gaslamp Quarter on Sunday, April 28. Hosted by Rustic Root, Swing Social and Tiki Annex, the street will be blocked off from Market Street to Island Avenue, from 2-5 p.m. This is a … [Read more...]
Cloak & Petal Little Italy Launch Party For Geena The Latina Weekend Parties
Cloak & Petal, the sushi experience in San Diego's Little Italy, is hosting a launch party to introduce its Geena the Latina Margarita and Slushee nights. The event, open to the public, is Friday, April 5, from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. It features $9.33 food and drink specials. Following the launch party, every Friday and Saturday night Cloak & Petal will be home to Geena the … [Read more...]
Karl Strauss Brewing Releases Godfather Italian Pilsner Craft Beer
Karl Strauss Brewing has released a new craft beer, Godfather Italian Pilsner. The beer pays homage to the brewery’s namesake Master Brewer Karl M. Strauss, whose cousin Chris Cramer co-founded the brewery in 1989 in downtown San Diego. The beer is 6.0% alcohol-by-volume (ABV), and it was brewed with Saphir and Aramis hops. The traditional Italian-style pilsner has tasting … [Read more...]
San Diego Bars Offering Food & Drink Specials For Padres Opening Day
The San Diego Padres Opening Day is a reason to celebrate in this city and several bars in the Gaslamp Quarter and beyond are having food and drink specials. The date is Thursday, March 28 and the opponent is the San Francisco Giants, now managed by previous Padres manager Bob Melvin. First pitch is 1:10 p.m. Just a few blocks from Petco Park on Market Street, The Smoking … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Common Theory Public House Taps Otay Ranch For Second Location
San Diego's Common Theory Public House has tapped Otay Ranch for its second location. Known for its diverse, ever-evolving draft beer list and Asian-influenced gastropub menu in the Convoy District, it has expanded to 1980 Optima Street in the Millenia community adjacent to Otay Ranch Town Center in Chula Vista. “Our objective from the beginning was to build a warm, … [Read more...]
San Diego County Breweries Win Nine Golds At Brewers Cup Of California
San Diego continues to live up to its nickame of "Capitol of Craft." Most recently, six San Diego craft brewries won nine gold medals at the Brewer's Cup of California, held in March in Sacramento. Pizza Port Brewing Company won a San Diego-best four Gold Medals and six overall, including two Silver Medals. Three of Pizza Port’s Golds came from its Ocean Beach brewery, … [Read more...]
Karl Strauss Releases Follow The Sun Lager In Its 35th Anniversary Year
In sunny San Diego, Karl Strauss Brewing Company has released a beer called, appropriately enough, Follow The Sun Lager. The light-bodied American lager – 4.2% AVB – has notes of crisp malt and a subtle hop bitterness and is a new core beer for the brewery. It is available on draft and in six packs of 12-oz cans at Karl Strauss’ five San Diego County locations in 4S Ranch, … [Read more...]
Carlsbad Flower Fields Hosting Wine Tasting & Music Sunset Events
Having a wine tasing with food is common, but the Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch is pairing is not just food with wine but also a local bonus: flowers. Starting on Friday March 29 and running every Friday thru mid-May, the Flower Fields will be hosting wine tastings with Advanced Sommelier Lamar Engel of The Wine Milit. The events feature premium wines and food bites, live … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day San Diego Bars Food & Drink Specials
St. Patrick's Day in San Diego will not ever be confused with the huge and famous celebrations in Chicago, Boston or New York, but it is a fun place to be for Irish for a day. Or a weekend in this year's case as St. Paddy's Day is on a Sunday. Here is a breakdown of food & drink specials in several San Diego restaurants and bars for St. Patrick's Day. In Pacific Beach … [Read more...]
San Diego St. Patrick’s Day ShamROCK Music + Beer Festival Entertainment & Ticket Infomation
St. Patrick's Day in San Diego includes a huge block party in the Gaslamp Quarter. It is called the ShamROCK Music + Beer Festival and 2024 is its 28th year. It is comprised of live music, beer (duh!), food and shenanigans in a true celebration of an Irish-inspired "holiday." ShamROCK San Diego takes place on Saturday, March 16 from 2-11 p.m., along Sixth Ave., … [Read more...]
Temaki Bar In Encinitas Creates A Special Sushi Roll For St. Patrick’s Day
Temaki Bar In Encinitas is having several offerings in March, including a special sushi roll for St. Patrick's Day. The Mystic Mc is a rainbow roll filled with albacore, salmon, hamachi, avocado, cucumber and sesame topped with krab, shrimp mix, tobiko, lemon and shiso. The price is $17 and green sake bombs, priced at $5, are available on March 17. Temaki Bar also has a … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Bar barleymash Extends Happy Hour Times
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The "go-to" bar of San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, barleymash, has extended the times of its Happy Hour. The popular San Diego restaurant and nightlife spot has added an hour to its daily Happy Hour. It now goes from 3-6 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Previously, as a couple friends and I discovered during a visit a few minutes … [Read more...]
La Jolla CA & La Jolla Cove Articles Links To Restaurants & Things To Do Sightseeing Activities
With sea lions, sea caves, its famous Cove and high-end Village, La Jolla is known as "the Jewel" of San Diego. Its bluffs and cliffs provide incredible elevated views of the Pacific Ocean with waves creating surf spots such as the locally revered Windandsea Beach, kayakers peeking into sea caves, people walking into a sea cave at Sunny Jim's and elegant shopping and dining … [Read more...]
La Jolla Native Opens ‘Gastronomic Elegance’ Aldea Restaurant In The Village
La Jolla native Steve Horowitz has opened Aldea, a Mexican-inspired restaurant with an elevated food & cocktails menu. But it goes beyond that because for Horowitz, it's almost as much about providing a comfortable community gathering place as it is about serving dinners and drinks. "Where gastronomic elegance meets coastal bliss" is Aldea's motto and its name translates … [Read more...]
Discover the Hottest Pacific Beach And Mission Beach Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger For the young and young at heart, Pacific Beach is the place to be in San Diego. This is where the party meets the Pacific, a heavenly hangout of beachside bars, neighborhood pubs and dance spots. In "PB," as locals call it, there is always something going on any night of the week. And it so compact, most places are within … [Read more...]
La Jolla Scenic Visitor’s Guide To The Cove, Children’s Pool, Restaurants And Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Bloggger Going North from San Diego, La Jolla is the first jewel on the route. Locals say La Jolla actually means "the jewel," tho historians believe it traces to the original native indians who named it for its many sea caves and one local tour guide swears it means "city of no parking" for it's always hard-to-find spots around the … [Read more...]
Del Mar North San Diego County Scenic Visitor’s Guide & Restaurants
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger There are miles and miles of beaches and cliffs, a nature's gift of seemingly endless beauty. The North County communities of San Diego – Del Mar, Solona Beach, Cardiff by the Sea, Leucadia, Encinitas and Carlsbad – are small patches of civilization wrapped around some of the most spectacular coastal scenery in the continental … [Read more...]
Complete San Diego City Guide: Links, Information, Things To Do Club Party, Bars & Nightlife
This story is constantly being updated with San Diego events and news with the last update occuring in Feb. 2026. By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger Welcome to Sunny San Diego! It's the beauty and the beach, a postcard on the Pacific, a supermodel as a city. Palm tree-lined streets are a part of San Diego's beauty. And oh, those signature San Diego skies. True … [Read more...]
San Diego Visitor’s Guide City Tourist Travel Tourism Information
Sweet sunshine, a picture-perfect harbor and mile upon mile of shoreline make San Diego one of North America's most beautiful cities. The host of two Super Bowls is sophisticated and professional, let laid back and friendly enough to be right at home in Southern California. San Diego is a small town in a big city's body. It's the seventh-largest city in the U.S., yet it has … [Read more...]
San Diego Sightseeing, San Diego Attractions, Activities Things to To-Do Guide
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger With spectacular weather and instant coastal access, there is a mind-boggling amount of activities to see and do in and around San Diego. Primarily, this is an outdoor paradise. Walking, running, rollerblading, boating, kayaking, biking and surfing are favorite pastimes of locals. A few excellent running, walking and rollerblading … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Top Restaurants Dining Guide Best Burgers Lunch Dinner
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger With an ocean as its grocery store and fresh gardens thriving in the perfect climate, San Diego is a feast for food lovers. It may surprise you to learn that agriculture is San Diego's fourth-largest industry and that the area produces more avocados and mushrooms than any other county in the country. (The avocados we can understand, … [Read more...]
La Jolla’s Georges At The Cove Celebrates 40th Anniversary With Alumni Chef Dinner Series
One of San Diego's finest – and most scenic – restaurants is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a monthly series of chef alumni dinners. From February thru October Georges at the Cove in La Jolla, which is perched high above La Jolla Cove with beautiful views of the spectacular scenery, is holding these special prix fixe events. Combined, the featured chefs have have … [Read more...]
San Diego Bar El Chingon Hosting A Taco Eating Contest On Fat Tuesday
San Diego Gaslamp bar and restaurant El Chingon is hosting a taco eating contenst on Fat Tuesday, which is Feb. 13. One may not normally associate tacos with Mardi Gras but Fat Tuesday derives its name because people "fatten up" before giving up things (such as food) for Lent, literally using all the fats in the home before Lent in preparation for fasting and … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day San Diego Restaurants Dinners & Deals Revealed
Valentine's Day is Feb. 14, on a Wednesday in the middle of the week, in 2024. And for this romantic rendezvous it important to pick the right place for dinner. But oh man, there is pressure to get it right! PubCub.com is here to help with these restaurants and dinner deals in the San Diego area for Valentine's Day. Beeside Balcony, LaJolla Located on Prospect Street … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival Wins FestForums 2024 Festival of the Year
For those who have been to it, this news may come as little surprise. Still, it's good to be recognized and the San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival very proudly has announced that it has earned the honor of being named the FestForums 2024 Festival of the Year. "We are truly honored to be named the FestForums 2024 Festival of the Year, especially as we embark on our 20th … [Read more...]
Flower Fields At Carlsbad Ranch 2024 Dates, Ticket Prices And Events
One of the top things to do in San Diego is go to the Flower Fields At Carlsbad Ranch. Beautful, colorful flowers are laid out like an inviting bouquet, and activities such as tractor wagon rides and live music add to the atompshere. “The color that The Flower Fields brings each spring extends far beyond our rows of rainbow ranunculus.” says Fred Clarke, general manager of … [Read more...]
San Diego New Year’s Eve Fire & Ice Is A $50 NYE Party In The Gaslamp Quarter
There is fire and ice on Dec. 31 with the Fire & Ice New Year's Eve party in San Diego. Theevent is at Cielo Rooftop Lounge and Day N Nite nightclub in the Gaslamp Quarter and tickets prices start at – get this – just $50. That's an incredible low price for any event on New Year's Eve. Heck, some bars charge more than that on NYE and here you get a couple of different … [Read more...]