Food-loving 'Con-goers should fuel up at this unstuffy steakhouse. Save your big bucks for 'Con merch, their 4 to 6 p.m. happy hour includes $5 wine and sangria, $7 special cocktails and 20% off bar bites.

Take a break from the Gaslamp madness on Fifth Avenue with mussels and frites at this quiet and cozy bistro. Wine Wednesdays means bottles are half off.

Taka's sushi chefs are superheroes in their own right, with master hands that meticulously cut up fresh fish flown in from all over the world. Open for dinner only, this is where you'll want to unwind after a day on the convention floor.

Johnny Depp may be sober now, but that's not stopping this new Gaslamp staple from naming a drink after his latest big-budget Disney Western flick. The southern-influenced restaurant will sell a themed cocktail called “The Lone Ranger,” made with rye, Pimm's, honey water, coconut water and orange zest.

Opened during downtown's most foot traffic-heavy week of the year, this new bar co-owned by a former Playmate is getting gory to celebrate. A special Comic-Con shot called Alien Brain is a graphic-looking concoction, caused by the way Bailey's Irish Cream interacts with peach schnapps, blue curacao and grenadine.

The SyFy Channel will invade Hard Rock Hotel San Diego's street-level restaurant again this year for Defiance, the network's hit thriller about a futuristic St. Louis, taking over this diner where cast and crew is expected to make cameos throughout the week. Eaters can also walk away with a five-page collectors' menu, which translates Mary Jane's hearty helpings into Defiance's symbol-based language.

Samsung is taking over this downtown event space, serving up themed snacks and drinks like Mai Tai Ka-Pow!, the Samsung Zing and Cupcake Power. Freebies include a T-shirt design station and wi-fi. The space will be open July 18 to July 21, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., for badge holders.

This East Village eatery is serving up a "zombie fish collar" special, a yellow tail collar with chipotle-orange glaze. Also on tap for craft beer-loving comic fans, a Habanero-spiked version of Ballast Point's Sculpin IPA.