Dining in San Diego

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.

The plan is to give local businesses more room and allow for social distancing, reports NBC 7’s Audra Stafford.

Another week of post-lockdown life has brought us more curbside dining in San Diego, this time in the heart of downtown. The Gaslamp Quarter will debut its outdoor dining project this weekend, which shuts down traffic on parts of Fifth Avenue during certain hours so restaurants can extend their dining rooms, all under COVID-19 guidelines. Eater San Diego shares that...

Here we go again. The coronavirus pandemic shook up San Diego’s food and drink scene once again this week when county public health officials closed bars, breweries and wineries that don’t serve food due to rising COVID-19 cases in the region. Eater San Diego shares details on the impact of those closures and other top news from our food and...

This is, without question, a strange time for all of us – including San Diego’s restaurant industry. And there’s just so much to talk about. Eater San Diego has partnered with NBC 7’s The Scene for a new podcast, “The Scene in San Diego ft. Eater,” out now. Eater shares that story, plus other top news from our local food...

The debut of Scene in San Diego Featuring Eater, a podcast from NBC 7 that explores ways to navigate our city — including the restaurant scene — in times of COVID-19.

Encinitas is the latest city to shut down roads to give people more space to spread out. NBC 7’s Ramon Galindo reports.

Although restaurant dining rooms in San Diego have reopened, some eateries just can’t bounce back from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

San Diego’s Liberty Station is back up and running again, hoping to welcome visitors and locals back safely to enjoy its small businesses, restaurants and public spaces.

Thinking about dining out again? Well, al fresco dining may be the way to do it. Little Italy will debut its outdoor dining initiative this weekend and North County standout Jeune et Jolie will turn its parking lot into an outdoor dining room. Eater San Diego shares details on how restaurants are moving forward in these times of COVID-19.

New rules. More food. Smaller beer tasting menus (for now). Face masks. Social distance. Here’s a look at how San Diego’s craft beer tasting rooms are reopening, with coronavirus pandemic restrictions in place.

As San Diegans prepare to dine-in at restaurants and visit retail shops again, county public health officials are reminding the public that face masks are still required when out in public.

NBC 7’s Melissa Adan spoke with one local business owner who just reopened its doors.

Next time you bite into a California Burrito in San Diego, it’ll likely cost you an extra buck or two.

NBC 7’s Melissa Adan explains why a meat shortage could lead to an extra charge on your next take out order.

Barriers. New Rules. Face Masks. The coronavirus pandemic continues to hit San Diego’s food scene as local restaurants map out ways to adapt to the “new normal.” Eater San Diego shares the latest top stories of these times of COVID-19 from our food and drink scene.

With new safety measures in place, more small shops have reopened at the One Paseo shopping and dining complex in Carmel Valley, offering takeout and curbside pick-up service.

The longtime La Mesa restaurant, Anthony’s Fish Grotto, plans to reopen this week for takeout after its fate appeared murky amid the ongoing economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

Like all of us, San Diego’s restaurants are adapting to a whole lot of change as we combat the coronavirus pandemic. Eater San Diego shares the top stories of these times of COVID-19 from our food and drink scene, including news on local restaurants set to permanently shutter amid the pandemic.

A $25 million project to bring what could well become a new landmark along downtown San Diego’s bayfront is expected to be finished by July. The Brigantine Restaurant Group is building a two-story dining complex on a familiar site.