Mikiya Wagyu Shabu House is one of Southern California’s most rapidly expanding exports in the shabu-shabu world. Thinly sliced cuts of Japanese, U.S., and Australian wagyu get placed alongside ...

Cathy Chaplin is a former senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. Lilo’s $265 tasting menu goes heavy on seafood ...

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 ...

In today’s dining landscape, San Diego restaurants face challenges like the rising cost of goods, labor shortages, and evolving customer expectations. Everything from longtime city institutions to ...

Matthew Kang is a correspondent for Eater. Previously, he was the lead editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. He has covered dining, restaurants, food culture, and nightlife in Los ...

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. The laid-back, Bohemian ...

Candice Woo is the founding editor of Eater San Diego. Having amassed a devoted following over several years of operating as a pop-up, a local bakery is set to open a permanent storefront in the East ...

Currently scheduled to be unveiled in early 2025, the $17 million, 31-room hotel is guaranteed to be immersive, with the group turning a former parking lot into a wild jungle scene, with palm trees, ...

It re-emerges next to the second location of Mujer Divina, Curiel’s National City cafe which turns out specialty coffee drinks like churro lattes and Mexican mochas along with supremely snackable ...

Candice Woo is the founding editor of Eater San Diego. An upcoming cookbook available for pre-order right now shines a spotlight on San Diego’s seafood culture through stories representing the diverse ...

A bone marrow and birria shop says goodbye to the original, and more closings from this month ...

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 ...