Taste of Adams Ave. spans a world of deliciousness

With Sunday's temperatures expected to be in the 80s, colorful, cool and refreshing Viva Pops will likely be a big draw at the Taste of Adams Avenue. (Courtesy photo)

June 22, 2017 6:14 PM PT

Hungry for something to do this weekend? Here’s why the Taste of Adams Avenue should be on your menu plan.

When it is: Sunday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Why you should go: Like a scrumptious (not-annoying) visit to “It’s a Small World,” follow the global flavors along San Diego’s tastiest thoroughfare from Kensington to Normal Heights, and University Heights.

Don’t-miss bites: Walk, bike or take the free trolley to 45 gastro stops along Adams, including restaurants, coffee houses, brew pubs and wine bars. Where to begin? How about Pappaleco for gelato first (why eat it when you’re full?) then head west to Village Vino, Cucina Sorella, The Haven Pizzeria, Tajima, San Diego Poke Company, Et Voilà, El Zarape (both of them!), Blind Lady Ale House, Nozaru Ramen Bar, Grains Cafe, Circa and Viva Pops.

Details: Tickets $35 ($40 day of); will call at 3441 Adams Ave. 619.282.7329. Buy tickets at tasteofadams.com.

Participating businesses

Here’s the full list, according to the Adams Avenue Business Association:

Automatic Brewing Co.

Beerfish

Blackmarket Bakery

Blind Lady Ale House

Café 21 University Heights

Café Cabaret

Ceviche House

Chi Extraordinary Kitchen

Chris’ Ono Grinds Island Grill

Circa

Clem’s Tap House

Cucina SORELLA

Daofu Restaurant

Dimille’s Italian Restaurant

Dos Palmas Café

El Zarape Mexican Eatery

El Zarape Restaurant

Et Voila French Bistro

Fall Brewing Company

Grains

Hawthorn Coffee

The Haven Pizzeria

The Incredible Cheesecake Company

Kensington Café

Lestat’s Coffee House

Liquid Eden Holistic Center

Little Miss Brewing

Living Tea

Moncai Vegan

Moosie’s Ice Cream

Nozaru Ramen Bar

Pappalecco

Ponce’s Mexican Restaurant

The Rabbit Hole

Rosie O’ Grady’s

Sabuku Sushi

San Diego Poke Company

Senor Mangos

Soda & Swine

Stehly Farms Market Kensington

Subway

Tajima

Twiggs Bakery and Coffeehouse

Village Vino

Viva Pops

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Michele Parente

Michele Parente is the Dining, Wine + Lifestyle reporter for The San Diego Union-Tribune. Her areas of expertise include the Valle de Guadalupe wine region, fashion, television, women’s issues and coverage of aging, such as the impact of Alzheimer’s and dementia and family caregiving. Michele is the former Sunday and features editor, where she oversaw profiles, special projects, such as the Legacy of WWII and in-depth reports on a variety of topics. She joined the U-T in 2003, supervising coverage areas that have included features, fashion, TV, Food, Consumer Health and Arts & Entertainment. Previously, Michele was the assistant features editor at The Oregonian, in Portland, as well as the Portland City Hall reporter. She spent 10 years at New York Newsday as a reporter on the crime, education, state legislature and New York City Hall beats. She was part of a team that won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Reporting. A native New Yorker, Michele received her B.A. in political science and Italian Literature at UC Berkeley. In 1980, she studied at L’Università di Urbino, in Italy. One of her life’s goals is to make her way through each of the world’s great wine regions.