From tacos to tailors and trainers to travel, these are the businesses, people, and places that earned San Diego readers' votes ...

If you’ve ever squeezed yourself into a pair of black skinny jeans with a studded belt, sported a track jacket under a band t-shirt, or swept your Manic Panic-hued hair so far to the side that your ...

We ask the city's best food photographers to choose their favorite pics and share their secrets to capturing a drool-worthy shot.

Some keep lists of favorite books, of quotes, of enemies whose time shall come. At SDM we keep vast, nuanced, hotly debated lists of the best food and drink in the city. Menus are our smut novels.

Cutting arts and culture to “save money” is one of the most expensive mistakes a city can make. Mayor Todd Gloria’s draft FY2027 budget proposes cutting city arts and culture funding from about $13.8 ...

You’ll note that our big, obsessively researched “50 People to Watch” feature is devoid of the folks who make our food and drink scene sing. Worry not—we save our sermons on the local seafood geniuses ...

Tacos are San Diego’s lingua franca. The invention of food wrapped in corn tortillas is ballparked at 1000 to 500 BC. The word probably comes from the Nahuatl “tlahco”—meaning “half” or “in the middle ...

The best time in San Diego is here—spooky season! October means haunted houses, ghost tours, trick-or-treat hauls, and late-night parties for adults. Whether you’re after chills, candy, or cocktails, ...

California’s still full of dreamers, talented artists playing garages and filming TikToks in the hope of making their voices heard. Among them are the next Metallica, Dr. Dre, or Billie Eilish (three ...

True to its name, this Michelin Bib Gourmand spot serves seafood-focused tapas—including oysters, mussels, and octopus carpaccio—in a cozy, European-inspired space. Order shellfish, obviously, but don ...

We asked, you answered. Here are the winners our readers chose as the Best of San Diego 2025. Click on the categories below to jump to your favorite lists.

The best things to do in San Diego this weekend, including 4th of July events, an Earth Wind & Fire concert, and the Athenaeum Summer Festival ...