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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Sono, from Nino Cusimano and Ocean Mohamadi, opened in North Park serving house-made pastas, Neapolitan pizzas and regional Italian dishes rarely seen locally.

Relentless Brewing & Spirits will convert the former WestBrew corner in East Village into Feral Libations, a beer-and-cocktail restaurant targeting April 2027.

Manzanita Roasting is opening a Ramona café this summer, converting a 1920s house into a coffeehouse with breakfast sandwiches, pastries and handcrafted coffee.

San Diego County health inspectors shut down the Pacific Beach location of Ramen Ryoma on June 24 for vermin evidence and improper food holding temperatures — the kind of citation that stings a little more when you look at how many times temperatures have come up before on this restaurant's inspection record.

San Diego’s inaugural Sapporo Omakase Open sold out in record time. A local guide to the participating chefs, standout dishes and why Convoy is center stage.

Broken Yolk Café will open a downtown San Clemente cafe at 201 Avenida Del Mar, slated for late 2026 under a multi‑unit deal with franchisee Nick Harris.

The Hadjis family is retaking the reins at Oggi’s Del Mar/Carmel Valley, promising a remodel, improved online ordering, a loyalty program and renewed community events.

Limoncello has opened in La Mesa Village, bringing Amalfi‑coast flavors, a glass‑enclosed pasta room and a $15.95 build‑your‑own pasta Tuesday special. The menu mixes seafood, braised meats and housemade pasta.

Carlsbad roaster Steady State opened a second cafe in San Marcos beside its roastery, with plans for an onsite bakery and expanded sourcing.

Bankers Hill stalwart Hob Nob Hill will close on Tuesday, June 30 after an 82‑year run, owners say financial pressures and a new Coronado concept prompted the move.