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From beaches to breweries, mountaintops to museums, we seek and share the best plates, pours, faces, and places in San Diego. With a curious spirit and a deep love for our city, we give you all you need to experience the best of San Diego life.

“I was born in the fields,” Isauro Perezchica says. “My parents grew maize, rice, and beans, and they had livestock: hor...
10/03/2025

“I was born in the fields,” Isauro Perezchica says. “My parents grew maize, rice, and beans, and they had livestock: horses, cows, and donkeys. My brothers and I have dedicated our entire lives to gardening.”⁠
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That devotion and expertise is a big reason why the University of San Diego has nabbed The Princeton Review’s top spot for the country’s most beautiful campus multiple times, including last year. A former pro baseball player, Perezchica has been part of the university’s garden maintenance staff for a decade.⁠
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We chatted with Perezchica in his favorite space on campus: the Bishop Leo T. Maher Garden, a peaceful courtyard with verdant grass, neatly barbered hedges, and blooming rose bushes. ⁠
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“I love everything that I do, because I pour my heart into it,” he says.⁠
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Learn more about him at the link in our bio.⁠
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Story by .becerril and photo by

From our Best Restaurants 2025 issue: the best ramen in the city, as chosen by our readers and our food critic.⁠⁠🍴 Criti...
10/01/2025

From our Best Restaurants 2025 issue: the best ramen in the city, as chosen by our readers and our food critic.⁠
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🍴 Critic’s Pick and Readers’ Pick Runner-Up: Menya Ultra⁠
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🍴 Readers’ Pick: Tajima Ramen⁠
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Says Troy Johnson of his critic’s pick:⁠
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“When it comes to ramen, we are living in the golden age of Japan’s greatest gift to humankind. (I personally believe the country has given us far more impactful gifts—film, karaoke, QR codes, emojis—but in a landmark survey the Japanese citizens themselves effectively said, ‘Nope, ramen is our greatest invention,’ and I am merely respecting their judgment, which is also marvelous.)⁠
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Real chefs are handcrafting perfect ramen eggs, roasting high-end pork chashu, analyzing the acidity of the city’s tap water to make sure their noodles are divine. And Menya Ultra chef-owner Takashi Endo won the national ramen competition in Tokyo four years in a row. That’s how icons are made. A certified master. He has several successful restaurants in Japan and opened his first US restaurant in San Diego back in 2017.”⁠
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Troy's short list of best in the city: Tajima, BeShock, Gonzo, Underbelly, HiroNori, Izakaya Masa, Yakyudori, Santouka.⁠
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See the full Best Restaurants list here.

https://sandiegomagazine.com/food-drink/best-restaurants-san-diego-2025/

Playoff baseball starts now, and the are in our hearts and on our minds. The Friars take on the baby bears of Chicago t...
09/30/2025

Playoff baseball starts now, and the are in our hearts and on our minds. The Friars take on the baby bears of Chicago today, so put your rally caps on, channel this level of electrifying energy, and enjoy these historic SDM covers from years gone by. Go Pads.

What a time to be a tot. Kids Free San Diego deals kick off county-wide on October 1–which means free admission to more ...
09/29/2025

What a time to be a tot. Kids Free San Diego deals kick off county-wide on October 1–which means free admission to more than 60 attractions, museums, aquariums, gardens, and historic sites throughout San Diego, all month long, for kids 12 and under. (While accompanied by an adult, of course. This isn’t Baby’s Day Out.) Restaurants and hotels get in on the promotion, too, with free meals and even discounted staycations. So consider October your month to make a dent in your family bucket list. Below, a few participating spots; for the full Kids Free San Diego guide and more details on each deal, visit https://www.sandiego.org/c/kids-free or https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.org/specials/kidsfree/ .

-San Diego Zoo
-San Diego Zoo Safari Park
-Japanese Friendship Garden
-Fleet Science Center
-The New Children’s Museum
-Birch Aquarium at Scripps
-LEGOLAND California
-Balboa Park Botanical Building and Gardens
-Children’s Museum of Discovery
-Living Coast Discovery Center
-San Diego Botanic Garden
-USS Midway Museum
-San Diego Natural History Museum
-Comic-Con Museum
-Chicano Park Museum & Cultural Center
-San Diego Model Railroad Museum
-WorldBeat Cultural Center

Fall in San Diego means crisp evenings (okay, crisp*er* evenings), festive décor, a Julian pie in your fridge that you c...
09/27/2025

Fall in San Diego means crisp evenings (okay, crisp*er* evenings), festive décor, a Julian pie in your fridge that you chip away at by the forkful… and, of course, pumpkin patches. Whether you’re looking for the whole enchilada—tractor rides, corn mazes, goats that may or may not eat your clothing, hay in your shoes—or just want to grab a gourd and a photo in a flannel without leaving suburbia, San Diego has plenty of patches to choose from.⁠
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Here’s your guide to eight of the best pumpkin patches throughout the county. Read the full article by Arianna Hull here. https://sandiegomagazine.com/things-to-do/pumpkin-patches-san-diego-2025/

Some of the most famous musicians on the planet got their start in California—the Eagles, the Grateful Dead, Cher, Snoop...
09/25/2025

Some of the most famous musicians on the planet got their start in California—the Eagles, the Grateful Dead, Cher, Snoop Dogg, and Fergie, to name a modest handful. But before they were topping charts and selling out stadiums, these heavy-hitters were just kids with a dream.⁠
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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 more Golden State stars). So, we asked 15 music experts from venues, record shops, and radio stations throughout the state to cut through the noise and tell us who they think is poised to go platinum. Here’s your chance to beat the inevitable Ticketmaster battle royale and see ’em while they’re still up-and-coming.⁠
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To make listening even easier, we also put together a Spotify playlist for you to check out most of the bands on this list. Click the link in bio for the full article and to listen to our mixtape. ⁠
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Story by Sloane Moriarty & Maya Santiago

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