Great Italian restaurant called Cucina Urbana near Balboa Park - gets very busy so get there early, or you'll end up sitting at the bar. Also a nice sushi restaurant called Azuki Sushi half a block away. The Mission for breakfast is a must. If you have time, drive up to Encinitas and visit Swami's for breakfast.

Just moved away from San Diego. Missing it terribly! Have fun.

The Mission in Mission Beach for breakfast - and they open at 7 which is fabulous!

Sushi Deli! They have a few locations. Super cheap and great quality. Mission Beach used to have the fish taco food trucks but I haven't been there in years.