If you want to have a big night in San Diego for New Year's Eve, then go to the Big Night San Diego NYE party. It's a multi-room, multi-bar event taking place at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront. And drinks are included as it is an all-inclusive party. This is a NYE party primarily for San Diego singles and fun couples. The event includes the following: • Multiple bars (drinks … [Read more...]
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San Diego’s Hotel del Coronado Offering A $125 Pitcher Of Bloody Marys On New Year’s Day
One way to start 2024 off in style is to be at the plush Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. The legendary property, where Marilyn Monroe frolicked in Some Like It Hot and where other top celebrities have often stayed, is having a brunch on New Year's Day. At it, you can get a 32-ounce pitcher of Bloody Marys for the Del-ish price of $125. Then again, it does serve four people … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Jimmy Buffett Tribute Band Playing The Belly Up The Day After Christmas
James William Buffett – more popularly known as Jimmy Buffett – was born on Christmas Day in 1946. And the day after his birthday in 2023, San Diego's Jimmy Buffett tribute band is playing a venue where Buffett played on occasion, the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach. Buffett is no longer with us – much to the chagrin of his legion of fans and the entire music industry – so … [Read more...]
San Diego Students Create A Winter Beer For NOVO Brazil Brewing Company
Beer students – yes there is such a thing, especially in the "Capitol of Craft," San Diego – have created a wintertime beer. Working in conjunction with NOVO Brazil Brewing Company, the students from Southwestern College’s Fermentation Science Program developed the Imperial Beach First Anniversary Winter Warmer Beer. Its release date of Saturday, Dec. 9, is tied to the … [Read more...]
How I Have Managed To Get In The Christmas Spirit In Warm-Weather San Diego
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger When I first moved to Southern California several years ago, I had difficulty getting into the Christmas spirit. I mean the weather was 70 degrees, I was at the beach and even when I tried to find something "holidays-ish" I just couldn't manage to get in the mood. I lived in LA at the time and wen to the Grove, which was all decorated … [Read more...]
Day n Nite Club Is The Newest Nightlife Bar In San Diego’s Gaslamp
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...]
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...]
Tequila Pairing Dinner At San Diego’s Glass Box
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Karl Strauss Opens The Outpost, A Beer Garden In San Marcos
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Dia De Los Muertos Day Of The Dead Celebrations In San Diego
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Monello In Little Italy Hosting Cocktail Paring Dinners
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [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
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego Bars El Chingon, Prohibition And Havana 1920 Hosting ‘adopTAPet’ Events
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego Spirits Festival – A Review
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego Sprits Festival Is This Weekend In La Jolla
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Wayfarer Hotel Shines In Pacific Beach
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [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
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego’s California WIld Ales Relocates To New Space In Point Loma
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Taste of North Park San Diego 2023 Date, Details, Ticket Prices & Information
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego Spirits Festival 2023 Dates, Location, Tickets & All You Need To Know
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego North Park’s Louisiana Purchase Restaurant Hosting Tuesday Charity Nights
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville Bar Now Open – Early Review
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Karl Strauss Releases German-Style Märzen Lager For Oktoberfest
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Havana 1920 Celebrating National Rum Day With Rum Tastings & Music
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Tiki Oasis Is A Ticket To Paradise In San Diego: World’s Biggest Tiki Festival Review
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Cazadores Cocktail Class At Understory In San Diego
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
In Search Of The Perfect San Diego Craft Brewery & Brewpub
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Gaslamp Quarter Bars Going All Out During Comic-Con San Diego
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Comic-Con 2024 is in San Diego the weekend of July 25-28. 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego Tiki Bars That Are Not Speakeasies
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
How These San Diego Bars Are Celebrating The Fourth of July
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego Home Brewers Tap Several Medals At National Homebrew Competition
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Tiki Oasis Returns To San Diego; Here Are The 2023 Dates & Details And Tickets Information
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Margaritaville Resort Update; Rooftop Bar Is Open
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Finally Bonding With Ocean Beach In San Diego
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego Speakeasy Prohibition Hosting A Whistle Pig Whiskey Cocktail Class
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Del Mar’s Glass Box Sushi and Marufuku Ramen Hosting SOTO Sake Dinner
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
A New Update On The San Diego-Ensenada Ferry
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Here is an update on the San Diego-to-Ensenada ferry, which was originally slated to begin service in June 2024. It is still in the works and officals now say it will begin in April 2025. If is to be operated by Azteca Ferries. A full update is available here, including with the ferry schedules. Last summer, we … [Read more...]
Longball Hard Lemon Iced Tea Golf Tournament Coming To San Diego This July
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego Craft Beer Store Bottlecraft Hosts Weekly Dog Adoption Fundraisers
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Free Champagne In San Diego – Sky Deck and Understory Celebrate 2-Year Anniversary
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Original 40 Brewing Company Releases New West Coast IPA
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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, … [Read more...]
San Diego Bars Father’s Day Food & Drink Specials
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Glassbox Elevated Sushi Restaurant In Del Mar Hosting Sake Dinner This June
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Maverick’s Owners Taking Over Bub’s At The Beach With Bar Ella In Pacific Beach
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Beeside Balcony La Jolla Restaurant Review: Creating A Buzz Of Excitement
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Bencotto Italian Kitchen In San Diego’s Little Italy Happy Hour Menu & Specials
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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; … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium Fails First Concert Test, Jimmy Buffett
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
This May Be The Best Entertainment Deal In The San Diego Gaslamp Quarter
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Second Chance Beer Company Hosting 3rd Annual Pupapalooza Dog Festival In San Diego
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Russia-Ukraine War Forces San Diego’s Pushkin Restaurant To Change To A Hookah Lounge
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego Raman Restaurant RakiRaki Expands To Rancho Penasquitos
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Getting Smokin’ J’s BBQ Restaurant
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [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
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Del Mar’s Beeside Balcony Open In La Jolla With The Hive Speakeasy Coming Soon
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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, … [Read more...]
Eleven San Diego Craft Breweries Win 13 Gold Medals At The 2023 Brewers Cup of California
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
These San Diego Bars Offering Padres Opening Day, Season Drink & Food Specials
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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. … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Events At Backyard Kitchen & Tap In Pacific Beach CA
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
New Craft Beers Pay Homage To San Diego’s North Park Neighborhood
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Margaritaville Resort Opening In San Diego Gaslamp’s Hotel Solamar
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Is San Diego A Party City?
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Boots on the Beach Party Coming To San Diego’s Imperial Beach
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Breeder’s Cup Returning To San Diego’s Del Mar For 2024
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
The Snapdragon Stadium Experience For A San Diego Legions Rugby Match
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
What Part Of San Diego Has The Best Nightlife? A Day To Night Guide
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Why San Diego Needs To Move Forward With Midway District Redevelopment & Other Projects
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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. … [Read more...]
What’s Missing In San Diego Gaslamp’s Nightlife? A Rocking Happy Hour Bar!
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Jimmy’s Buffet Is A Fun San Diego Jimmy Buffett Tribute Band
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Sugar Factory, Nick Jonas’ Villa One Tequila & Nick Cannon’s Wild & Out Closed
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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, … [Read more...]
Prince Street Pizza Brings New York Style – And New York Crust – To San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch 2023 Dates & Tickets
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
SEA180° Coastal Tavern Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of Cohn Restaurant Group With These Food & Drink Specials
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Jimmy Buffett San Diego Snapdragon Concert Rescheduled For May
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego New Year’s Day Brunch Bars & Restaurants
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Craft Beer Capitol San Diego To Host Homebrew Con in 2023
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Newest Craft Beer Is Dog Beach Beer From Second Chance & Coronado Brewing
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Bottlecraft Beer Shop Has These Holiday Beer Recommendations
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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. … [Read more...]
The Schizophonics, San Diego’s Super High-Energy Band, Is Non-Stop Fun
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
SEA180° Coastal Tavern Christmas Dinner
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Bar barleymash Having Cool Giveaways In December
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Bleu Bohème Restaurant Christmas Eve Dinner
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); San Diego's award-winning French restaurant Bleu Bohème is having a three-course, prix fixe dinner and cocktail, on Christmas Eve. And running from 4-8 p.m., it's early enough to get back home to wonder what's in all those packages under the tree that you can't open until the next day. The dinner, created by owner and … [Read more...]
The Holding Company In San Diego’s Ocean Beach Has These Holiday Cocktails
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Holding Company in San Diego's Ocean beach is full of the holiday spirit and you can be, too, with these three cocktails available in December. The Holding Company’s Holiday Cocktails are: • I’ll Be Home for Christmas: Peppermint espresso martini with homemade coffee liqueur + cream • Silent Night: Spiced hot apple … [Read more...]
ReBru Spirits Brings A Funky Party Scene To San Diego’s Barrio Logan
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In San Diego, there are breweries, distilleries and speakeasies. But there is no place like ReBru Spirits, which has brought a funky party scene to Barrio Logan just south of downtown and the Gaslamp Quarter. First of all, it serves San Diego craft beer but not as craft beer. Huh? Yes, it takes unsold and extra … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Parq Nightclub Has Holiday Spirt With Santa’s Lair Pop-Up Bar
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The holiday spirit is all over San Diego and inside Parq Nightclub in the Gaslamp Quarter with its Santa's Lair, a pop-up bar holiday experience. Santa’s Lair, open Thursdays thru Saturdays until Dec. 23, from 4-10 p.m., is a look at Saint Nick’s cozy headquarters. Either that or it's his secret party room The Lair has a … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Dinner Locations For Singles In San Diego
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); As all singles know, Thanksgiving Eve in the USA is one of the best party nights of the year. But what about Thanksgiving Day? That's a tougher one because many of those singles are with their families or at a group dinner with friends. Finding a good place to get a turkey dinner for a single person or a couple of your … [Read more...]
San Diego Wine & Food Festival Grand Tasting 2022 Photos & Videos
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Another grand day and another grand event. Wine, food, spirits, craft beer and a fun crowd all paired on a sunny 70-degree November afternoon on the edge of San Diego Bay and the Marriott Marina. PubClub.com was there and here are our photos & videos highlighting the San Diego Wine … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival Events 2022 Review
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Wine, more wine, great food that's basically San Diego restaurant hopping, craft beers, spirits and a lively atmosphere all describe the San Diego Wine & Food Festival in 2022. If there's one big takeaway – and it's consistent year after year – is is this is more than a series of wine … [Read more...]
Inside Kansas City Barbeque, San Diego’s Famous ‘Top Gun’ Bar
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Goodness gracious, Great Balls of Fire! For those who want to relive that iconic moment from the iconic first Top Gun movie, you can do it at Kansas City Barbeque, San Diego's famous Top Gun bar. This is not the bar featured in Top Gun: Maverick. That's the I Bar on … [Read more...]
San Diego Thanksgiving Dinner At SEA180° Coastal Tavern Imperial Beach
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Looking for a place to have Thanksgiving dinner in San Diego? SEA180° Coastal Tavern in Imperial Beach has a full dinner at its oceanfront restaurant overlooking the sand, surf and pier. The dinner includes an oven-roasted turkey, sage stuffing, green beans, whipped garlic pan gravy and cranberry sauce. Or if turkey … [Read more...]
San Diego Tiki Bars That Are Not Speakeasies And Don’t Require A Reservation
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com Tiki Bar Specialist San Diego has some really cool tiki bars. The problem, tho, is you practically need Coronado North Island Naval Air Station type of clearance to get into them. The False Idol (at the back of Craft & Commerce restaurant at Beech & Ketter just up from the Maritime … [Read more...]
You & Yours Distillery Serves Up Coffee Cocktails In San Diego’s East Village
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger If you want a wake-up call cocktail in San Diego, then head to the tasting room for Your and Yours Distilling Co., at the corner of 15th and G in East Village. I'm talking an eye-opening, oh-my-I-needed-that stimulating drink that will have you charging head long into the … [Read more...]
Where To Find A Pumpkin-Spiced Cocktail In San Diego For Halloween
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); With Halloween here you may be wondering "now where can I get a good pumpkin-spiced cocktail in San Diego?" Here's the answer: Bleu Bohème on Adams Ave. It has introduced a decadent pumpkin épice-inspired cocktail now through the end of October. It is called the Le Feu Follet cocktail, which translates to Jack O’ Lantern … [Read more...]
SEA180° In Imperial Beach Holding Pre-Halloween Día de Los Muertos Party
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); SEA180° Coastal Tavern, San Diego's beautiful bar overlooking the Pacific Ocean and pier in Imperial Beach, is hosting a pre-Halloween Día de Los Muertos party with tacos, tequila, live entertainment and well, read on for more. There will be a menu of Mexican cuisine, tequila and mezcal tastings, margaritas and Palomas, a … [Read more...]