Peninsula dining deals
A Peninsula-wide restaurant promotion known as Flavors of the Peninsula is running restaurant-week-style deals that bundle reduced-price menus and offers across nearby eateries. The roundup positions local promotions as an accessible way to try new places without full-price dining. (eastbaytimes.com)
Flavors of the Peninsula runs from April 23 to May 3 and will bring prix fixe meals and dining deals to more than 100 restaurants across San Mateo County. (eastbaytimes.com) The promotion is the new name for Peninsula Restaurant Week, and it is being produced by The San Francisco Peninsula, the region’s tourism board, with local chambers of commerce and the San Mateo County Economic Development Association. (eastbaytimes.com) (thesanfranciscopeninsula.com) Organizers say the event stretches from the Coastside to the Bayside, with restaurants offering specially curated fixed-price menus and other promotions rather than a single countywide format. (thesanfranciscopeninsula.com) (eastbaytimes.com) The timing is part of a broader 2026 push to market the Peninsula as a year-round food destination, not just a corridor between San Francisco and Silicon Valley. The tourism board announced that strategy on January 26, alongside two other food events scheduled for July and August. (thesanfranciscopeninsula.com) That campaign leans on the county’s existing food economy. The San Francisco Peninsula says San Mateo County has more than 50 working farms and fisheries, which it links to the region’s farm-to-table identity. (thesanfranciscopeninsula.com) The promotion also includes two ticketed events. An opening tasting is scheduled for April 23 at Camber in South San Francisco, and a second event is set for May 1 at La Costanera in Half Moon Bay. (thesanfranciscopeninsula.com) Diners can also sign up for a free mobile pass that lists menus and offers during the run of the event. The tourism board says people who check in at at least two participating restaurants will be entered to win two tickets to the June 25, 2026 World Cup match between Paraguay and Australia, a one-night stay at The Ameswell Hotel in Mountain View, and a $200 American Express gift card. (thesanfranciscopeninsula.com) The model is familiar: limited-time menus give diners a lower-risk way to try places they might skip at full price, while restaurants get a countywide marketing push during a defined 10-day window. This year, that window starts April 23. (eastbaytimes.com)
