Negroni Week kicks off this upcoming Monday, June 4th and lasts 7 days until Sunday, June 10th! Negroni Week, presented by Imbibe Magazine and Campari, first launched in 2013 as a celebration of one of the world’s great cocktails and an effort to raise money for charities around the world. For one week every June, bar and restaurants mix classic Negronis (Campari, Gin, and Vermouth) and Negroni variations for a great cause! Check out below for 10 participating locations in the Gaslamp Quarter and see which Negroni Week special you want to try!
Florent Restaurant and Lounge
Featured Negroni Special:
- Negroni specials
Chosen Charity:
- Colorado Water Trust
Location:
- 672 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
La Puerta
Featured Negroni Special:
- We will be featuring 3 Negroni specials. One being a classic negroni recipe, one in which we will be using tequila, aperol and a Spanish sweet vermouth, and one variation using mezcal in place of gin.
Chosen Charity:
- Outside In
Location:
- 560 Fourth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
The Nolen
Featured Negroni Special:
- San Diego Sparkling Strawberry Negroni – Muddled fresh strawberries, gin, Campari, Vermouth Classico, sparkling wine, elderflower-lime “sea foam” garnished with sliced strawberries.
- Barrel Aged Hot Fuzz Gin, mezcal reposado, Licor 43, Campari, Le Coq d’Or, house-made bitters aged 3-4 weeks.
Chosen Charity:
- CORE
Location:
- 453 Sixth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
Parq Restaurant & Nightclub
Featured Negroni Special:
- $9 Specialty Negroni
Chosen Charity:
- PAWS
Location:
- 615 Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101
Prohibition
Featured Negroni Special:
- Classic Negroni
Chosen Charity:
- Inspire Artistic Minds
Location:
- 548 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
Fifth & Rose
Featured Negroni Special:
- The Negroni Machine
Chosen Charity:
- James Beard Foundation
Location:
- 550 J Street, San Diego, CA 92101
Grant Grill
Featured Negroni Special:
- Sideways Negroni – Inspired by the California wine cult classic, this Negroni variation combines grapey aromatics, bitter undertones, and a lasting finish reminiscent of a sunset over the Pacific Ocean. St George “Terroir” Gin, Campari, Domaine Sante “All-Sass” California Wine Grape Nectar, Sparkling California Pinot Noir
Chosen Charity:
- Surfrider Foundation
Location:
- 326 Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101
The Hopping Pig
Featured Negroni Special:
- $8 Barrel Aged Negroni’s, $9 Ilegal Mezcal Negroni’s, Karen Cheng’s Negroni, Competition Cocktail Entry will also be featured for the week.
Chosen Charity:
- Helen David Relief Fund
Location:
- 748 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
Searsucker
Featured Negroni Special:
- Bacon Boulevardier – Maker’s Mark bourbon, Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth, Campari
Chosen Charity:
- James Beard Foundation
Location:
- 611 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
Vin De Syrah
Featured Negroni Special:
- $8 Negroni’s all week with $1 of each Negroni being donated to One More Wave
Chosen Charity:
- One More Wave
Location:
- 901 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101