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Best Bars and Restaurants in San Diego

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San Diego For Foodies

San Diego has great restaurants and bars, craft beer breweries, wineries and more. Here are our favorite San Diego food destinations.

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10 Best San Diego Speakeasies With a Great Ambiance

August 9, 2022 By: Noreen Kompanik This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

Did you know that the term “speakeasy” is believed to have originated from patrons having to whisper because they were in an illegal bar? These establishments came into prominence in the U.S. during the Prohibition era starting in 1920. The government mandated that liquor was illegal, but creative people always seem to find a workaround. …

Filed Under: San Diego Eat & Drink Tagged With: San Diego Bars, San Diego Date Ideas, San Diego for Locals

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Best Temecula Wine Tours To Try This Summer

June 17, 2022 By: Maria Haase This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

California has a few different wine regions, the most well-known being Napa Valley. But one wine-producing area you might not have considered visiting is the lesser-known, but equally as scenic, Temecula Valley.   Picture yourself sipping on glasses of flavor-filled and aromatic wine with jaw-dropping views of the valley’s rolling hills covered in grapevines stretching …

Filed Under: San Diego Eat & Drink Tagged With: San Diego Date Ideas, Temecula, Wine Lovers

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Best Mother’s Day Brunch in San Diego – Make Some Special Memories This Year

July 29, 2022 By: Noreen Kompanik This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

“A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take” Cardinal Mermillod.  There is no greater truth. Mother’s Day. The May holiday when families honor their mothers. This year Mother’s Day falls on the 8th, 2022. Some of the most popular ways to celebrate the …

Filed Under: San Diego Eat & Drink Tagged With: San Diego for Locals, San Diego Restaurants, San Diego With Kids, Spring in San Diego

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5 Reasons To Visit Gator by the Bay Festival San Diego

May 12, 2022 By: Maria Haase This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

Gator by the Bay Festival – also known as Mardi Gras in May – is coming up May 5-8, 2022, the largest Cajun Festival in Southern California. It is one of my favorite things to do in San Diego in the Spring. If you love Jazz, spicy gumbo, boiled Crawfish and are ready to let …

Filed Under: San Diego Eat & Drink Tagged With: San Diego Festivals, San Diego for Locals, Spring in San Diego

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Best San Diego Distilleries You HAVE to Check Out

February 16, 2022 By: Maria Haase This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

In November, Greg and I went to the San Diego Distillers Guild Festival and got to taste our way through the best San Diego Distilleries. It was a fantastic night and we chatted with the distillers and owners, sipped their various drinks, and learned a lot about the local distillery scene in San Diego. Greg …

Filed Under: San Diego Eat & Drink Tagged With: San Diego Date Ideas, San Diego for Foodies, San Diego for Locals

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Best San Diego Rooftop Bars with an Incredible View  

November 17, 2021 By: Noreen Kompanik This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

San Diego Rooftop Bars are the perfect spot to enjoy the best of San Diego. Here we share our local’s list of favorite rooftop bars in San Diego that offer staggering views & crafty cocktails. Whether it’s swanky, stylish, glamorous, or laid-back, there’s something about rooftop bars that’s definitely hot, trendy, and alluring. The formula …

Filed Under: San Diego Eat & Drink Tagged With: San Diego Bars, San Diego Date Ideas, San Diego Restaurants

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Best Old Town Temecula Restaurants To Try in 2022

August 2, 2022 By: Noreen Kompanik This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

There’s just something about walking about in a town so immersed in history that it even has its original wooden boardwalk. Here in Old Town Temecula, the old and new blend together seamlessly in perfect harmony. And this also reflects in the food. Old Town Temecula restaurants will tantalize your tastebuds with old-time favorites, surprise you …

Filed Under: Beyond San Diego, San Diego Eat & Drink Tagged With: San Diego Restaurants, Temecula

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Where to Catch the Aloha Spirit in San Diego

March 14, 2022 By: Noreen Kompanik This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

“May there always be warmth in your hale, fish in your net, and aloha in your heart.” Hawaiian Blessing Aloha is a state of mind, and a way to live in peace, harmony, and joy. Perhaps that’s what we love about our visits to the Hawaiian Islands. The food, the almost indescribable natural beauty, and …

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Greystone San Diego – Tasty Grub with a Historic Vibe

August 11, 2021 By: Maria Haase This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

Right in the heart of the San Diego Gaslamp Quarter on 5th and G, you will find a Steakhouse with tasty grub and a historic vibe: Greystone San Diego. I live in Downtown and walked by this place so many times, but have never been there. Last week, at a get-together of our local San …

Filed Under: San Diego Eat & Drink Tagged With: Downtown San Diego, San Diego Date Ideas, San Diego Restaurants

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Little Italy Food Hall – A Fun Foodie Experience

June 15, 2021 By: Maria Haase This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

There is no shortage of great restaurants in Little Italy, that is for sure. But one of the most unique and fun dining experiences is located right in the heart of Little Italy, at the Piazza della Famiglia: Little Italy Food Hall. Home to 7 food stations and access to one of the top piazza’s …

Filed Under: San Diego Eat & Drink Tagged With: Downtown San Diego, Little Italy, San Diego Restaurants

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