Restaurants opening and closing in San Diego

In the last 90 days in San Diego, 40 opened, 51 closed, 14 changed owners and 9 applied to open. 415 restaurants on record in the past year. Updated Nov 12, 2026 from public records.

Opened
40
185 in 12 months
Closed
51
206 in 12 months
Changing owners
14
14 in 12 months
Coming soon
9
9 in 12 months

Recently closed

Recently opened

Changing owners

  • Pho & GrillNov 5, 2026
    Restaurant · 6785 Mira Mesa Blvd, Ste 144
    Liquor license ownership change filed
  • Restaurant · 2817 Dickens St, Ste A101
    Liquor license transferred to new owner
  • Javier'sOct 20, 2026
    Restaurant · 975 Waterfront Pl, Ste 250
    Liquor license transferred to new owner
  • Red Door San DiegoOct 15, 2026
    Restaurant · 741 W Washington St
    Liquor license ownership change filed
  • Buffalo Wild WingsOct 15, 2026
    Restaurant · 1640 Camino Del Rio N , Ste 1376
    Liquor license transferred to new owner
  • Tdsd2Oct 14, 2026
    Restaurant · 2844 Main St, Ste B
    Liquor license transferred to new owner
  • Restaurant · 1830 Sunset Cliffs Blvd, Ste A-B
    Liquor license transferred to new owner
  • Gaslamp BbqOct 12, 2026
    Restaurant · 503 5th Ave & 524 Island Ave
    Liquor license transferred to new owner
  • Restaurant · 3737 Murphy Canyon Rd, #f
    Liquor license transferred to new owner
  • Restaurant · 2825 5th Ave
    Liquor license ownership change filed
  • Restaurant · 906 Market St
    Liquor license transferred to new owner
  • Samba Arena CafeOct 5, 2026
    Restaurant · 11048 Ice Skate Place, San Diego Ice Arena
    Liquor license ownership change filed
  • Restaurant · 4150 Campus Point Ct, Ste 110
    Liquor license ownership change filed
  • Restaurant · 3687 5th Ave
    Liquor license transferred to new owner

Coming soon

  • Wings&ArrowNov 10, 2026
    Restaurant · 3000 Upas St, Ste 102
    Applied for a liquor license
  • KinchanaNov 5, 2026
    Restaurant · 5710-5712 El Cajon Blvd
    Applied for a liquor license
  • Cafe JinNov 2, 2026
    Restaurant · 4690 Convoy St, #110
    Applied for a liquor license
  • Wolfs HeadOct 23, 2026
    Restaurant · 905 4th Ave , & 410 E St
    Applied for a liquor license
  • Mvinyo Book BarOct 22, 2026
    Restaurant · 6381 Imperial Ave
    Applied for a liquor license
  • Restaurant · 1088 Garnet Ave
    Applied for a liquor license
  • Concrete TacosOct 15, 2026
    Restaurant · 2219 Logan Ave
    Applied for a liquor license
  • Restaurant · 3446 Adams Ave
    Applied for a liquor license
  • Cali's KitchenOct 7, 2026
    Restaurant · 839 Santa Clara Pl
    Applied for a liquor license

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Sources: California ABC licensing records, San Diego business tax certificates. Storefront businesses only. Registry dates are when a business registered, which can differ from when its doors opened or closed. Individuals are never named. About the data