Dining in San Diego

San Diego-based “Top Chef” alumna Claudette Zepeda officially debuted her restaurant Wednesday – a beachfront spot named VAGA at a new resort in Encinitas.

Gene Bartlett, 80, fought an eight-week battle with the coronavirus before he died, leaving his family without their pillar and a community treasuring the memories of the man behind Little George’s bakery, reports NBC 7’s Melissa Adan.

Come this Saturday, restaurant workers will be among the latest phase of folks eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in San Diego County. Eater San Diego shares that story, plus other top news of the week from our local food and drink scene – from Tijuana-style birria tastiness to a new, sweet pop-up.

Texas-style BBQ. Fresh, San Diego seafood. Mediterranean food. Southern-style dishes. Nashville hot chicken. Eater San Diego shares the tastiest top stories of the week from our food and drink scene.

The roller coaster ride of the coronavirus pandemic isn’t over just yet for San Diego’s restaurant scene. As California tightens restrictions on businesses once again due to rising COVID-19 cases across counties, what does this round of restrictions mean for San Diego County’s restaurants?

The City of Santee is rolling out a new spot where you can grab lunch dubbed Food Truck Central. Here’s what you need to know.

The prestigious Michelin Guide honored 20 restaurants around California as “new discoveries,” and 25% of the eateries on the list were from right here, America’s Finest City.

On this episode of our Scene in San Diego podcast, we’re joined by celebrity Chef Brian Malarkey to talk about how he’s running his San Diego restaurants during the pandemic, and how he rebooted one of his spots in the middle of these uncertain times.

The coronavirus pandemic isn’t done rattling our local restaurant scene just yet. In very sad news, beloved North Park tavern Tiger! Tiger! announced it won’t be able to bounce back from the COVID-19 shutdown and will permanently shutter. Eater San Diego shares that story and other top news of the week from our local food and drink scene.

The coronavirus pandemic has rattled many of San Diego’s industries, including fishing and hospitality, but time and time again, our local sectors adapt. They problem-solve. They help one another. This week, Eater San Diego shares details on how a seafood program spearheaded by a local fishermen’s group is helping families in need. We also share a few other top stories...

Food insecure households are receiving a bit of extra support after a pilot program was established to provide free meals to people in need. NBC 7’s Ashley Matthews speaks with one fisherman involved in the program.

Although many of San Diego’s restaurants and bars have found ways to adapt to the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, others simply haven’t been able to survive. These are some of the local gems forced to permanently shutter during the crisis.

Like most local events in 2020, San Diego Restaurant Week will be much different this time around due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Something called “Dine Diego” will take its place.

San Diego Restaurant Week, a beloved annual September dining event, will take a break in its traditional form as public health restrictions continue across San Diego’s restaurant scene. NBC 7’s Steven Luke has more.

With pickup instead of dine-in, crowd sizes capped to meet current health restrictions, and a few more days to make it happen, San Diego’s food-centric Little Italy community is reimagining its annual foodie event for the COVID era.

In our new episode of our Scene in San Diego Featuring Eater podcast, we talk about the latest pandemic-related changes to local restaurants and also explore another unique, local, virtual tasting event, this time focused on cheese.

The coronavirus pandemic continues to create change in San Diego’s restaurant industry. This week, Eater San Diego takes us to a new Chinese-American takeout spot that has replaced a high-profile eatery on Adams Avenue, plus other top stories from our local food and drink scene. We also check out what local distillery Cutwater Spirits has been up lately on our...

Its debut delayed out of the gate due to a COVID-19 case, Puesto has opened its ambitious new project: a 10,000-square-foot restaurant and brewery in a familiar spot in Mission Valley. Eater San Diego shares that story, plus other top news of the week from our local food and drink scene.

Pandemic-related restrictions resurfaced for San Diego’s restaurants again this week as COVID-19 cases continued to surge. Eater San Diego shares updates on that big story from our local food and drink scene, plus details on how restaurants are adapting to outdoor dining and even some fresh openings around town.

Downtown Encinitas will be the next spot to try its hand at the streetside dining trend emerging in San Diego communities as restaurants try to bounce back from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.