Often, readers and friends of Eater have one burning question: “Where should I eat right now?” The heatmap exists to answer that question — offering a prismatic view of what is new and notable in San ...

Often hidden in plain sight, speakeasy bars hold more than just mystery. San Diego boasts an array of hidden bars, most of which are tucked behind a secret entrance or require an exclusive code for ...

Candice Woo is the founding editor of Eater San Diego. Our never-ending soup and salad days are behind us: Souplantation is permanently closing every location, effective immediately. Headquartered in ...

Bill Esparza is a James Beard award-winning food journalist, author of LA Mexicano, and onscreen food television personality covering food in United States and Latin America. “My father and brother ...

Candice Woo is the founding editor of Eater San Diego. A renovated house-turned-restaurant on Logan Avenue will start welcoming diners this weekend. Cafe Califas owner and chef Mario Maruca did much ...

Candice Woo is the founding editor of Eater San Diego. Delivering Southeast Asian flavors to San Diego is a just-opened restaurant spotlighting traditional cuisine from Laos as well as some Thai ...

Candice Woo is the founding editor of Eater San Diego. The follow-up to CH Projects’ blockbuster restoration of the Lafayette Hotel is a quieter but no less ambitious project that is particularly ...

Candice Woo is the founding editor of Eater San Diego. A San Diego-based ice cream company that took off during the pandemic is unveiling its first dedicated storefront this Sunday, October 15 in ...

Candice Woo is the founding editor of Eater San Diego. After 11 years in its current spot, Zion Market will be moving to a development that will ultimately include a variety of restaurants as well as ...

Candice Woo is the founding editor of Eater San Diego. A bright new addition to Normal Heights opens Saturday, July 15 with the arrival of Bica, which means “little cafe” in Portuguese. The daytime ...

Candice Woo is the founding editor of Eater San Diego. One of Tijuana’s most influential taco spots is well on its way to opening its first location in San Diego. Tacos El Franc will be part of the ...

Helen I. Hwang is a freelance journalist who covers food, travel, and news. She worked in the food industry as a mechanical engineer for eight years, training as a “supertaster.” She then worked as an ...