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42Events this week
10Free things to do
87New spots
80New stories

● Checked this morning, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Encinitas

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 42 events, day by day →

PCA-SDR Concours

Sunday 6:30am · Frontwave Arena · Free

Swami's Social Ride

Sunday 8am · Bird Rock Coffee Roasters

Weekend Farm Tours

Sunday 10am · Fox Point Farms

American Red Cross Blood Drive | Mershops North County

Sunday 10am · North County Mall · Free

Encinitas Sunday Dance

Sunday 11am · TBD

New in Encinitas

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Enzo's BBQ Ale House

Restaurants

Smoked meats, wood-fired pies: Enzo's BBQ Ale House nails the Encinitas sweet spot where slow-smoked brisket, tri-tip and ribs meet legit Italian pasta and wood-fired pizzas.

enzosbbq.com ↗

Ernie's Craft Deli and Wine Bar

Restaurants

Sandwiches, wine, good vibes: Ernie's Craft Deli and Wine Bar nails that sweet spot between a damn good sandwich and a glass or pint you actually want to linger over.

erniesdeliandwine.com ↗

Maurizio's Trattoria Italiana

Restaurants

Pasta night, sorted: Maurizio's Trattoria Italiana keeps it elegant yet relaxed, with handmade pastas, fresh seafood, and wood-fired dishes that feel like a mini trip to Italy.

maurizioca.com ↗

Encinitas’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Encinitas’s best →

Most read in Encinitas

The five stories Encinitas readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Where the new Trader Joe’s stores are set to open in California

    The popular grocery chain Trader Joe's is set to open three new stores in California as part of a nationwide expansion.

    Full story at nypost.com ↗

  2. Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Kitchen set to open first eat-in restaurant in San Diego

    Gwyneth Paltrow's clean food chain, Goop Kitchen, is set to open its first eat-in restaurant in San Diego County at the end of August in the One Paseo shopping center in Del Mar.

    Full story at cw39.com ↗

  3. Padres’ ownership transfer finalized

    Padres’ ownership transfer has been finalized.

    Full story at sports.yahoo.com ↗

  4. Tropical Storm Marie could bring more high surf to SoCal Labor Day weekend

    Tropical Storm Marie, off the coast of Baja California, has formed and could disrupt beach days over Labor Day weekend for Southern California.

    Full story at fox5sandiego.com ↗

  5. Pickleball Republic to celebrate grand opening in Carlsbad

    Pickleball Republic Carlsbad South is set to celebrate its grand opening by August 22 with members of the U.S.

    Full story at thecoastnews.com ↗

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