Joe & the Juice opened at Del Mar Highlands Town Center, bringing coffee, juices and wellness-forward smoothies to the Carmel Valley center.

Rei Do Gado, a Gaslamp staple since 1999, will reopen next Tuesday after a $1M renovation and two-year closure. The relaunch includes new menu items and a VIP dining area.

Juan Lopez’s Poppy Bakeshop is a weekend pastry pop-up at Liberty Station serving French‑inspired, Mexican‑tinged pastries as he eyes a Normal Heights storefront.

A Candy Land pop-up transforms Bayside Kitchen + Bar into a life-size board game this July with themed bites, cookie decorating and timed tickets.

Scoopy Scoopy is opening its first permanent scoop shop in Leucadia, expanding from weekend pop‑ups to a 12‑flavor counter and pints to go. The soft open is set for July 8.

Permit filings and the chain’s own coming‑soon list indicate The Taco Stand is planning a Mission Valley location, likely replacing the long‑running Tandoor storefront.

A longtime Point Loma Denny's closed in June as the chain trims roughly 150 underperforming locations. Franchisee bankruptcies and a recent private‑equity sale have complicated the turnaround.

Sprouts and Klatch Coffee are opening 11 in‑store cafés across San Diego County this summer, with the first sites slated to open July 2 and grand‑opening tastings scheduled.

Ballast Point has closed its Mission Bay taproom after a three‑year run, trimming the brewery’s footprint as Bay Area brewers confront falling demand.

San Diego's most architecturally inventive outdoor hangout has a new, unwelcome guest. County health inspectors just handed East Village institution Quartyard a closure order — and the open-air design that made it famous may be working against it.

A European-style café, Coffee Wave opened in Poway in January and serves about 40 flavored coffees, chocolate-forward drinks and Saturday patio music.

Drink 182, a pop‑punk and emo‑themed bar with New England beach‑style pizza, is due to open this July at 5049 Newport Avenue in Ocean Beach. The space will pair James Coffee Company mornings with late‑night arcade nights and nostalgia-driven shows.

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