Like a soothing ocean breeze, Cafe Marea has come to please.
\nMarea, the name chosen for the new Mission Beach eatery at 3819 Mission Blvd. by owner Nick Lee, actually means ocean breeze in Spanish.
\nSince moving from Korea to San Diego in 2004, Lee has been in the San Diego restaurant industry. He worked for four years at a Japanese eatery and currently operates a dessert cafe as well on Convoy Street in Kearny Mesa.
\nHaving had a soft opening recently, Lee noted he\u2019s having his grand opening for Cafe Marea Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 16-17. Everything on his menu will be discounted 50 percent from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
\nNoting beef is a staple of Korean cuisine, Lee described his restaurant as a “sandwich” place. Which seems appropriate since his new retail space was once a Rubicon Deli.
\nLee had been searching for a second spot to expand into until “this space became available.”
\n“I know Rubicon was doing really well,” he said. “I thought this location would be really good.”
\nOpen for breakfast and lunch from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, Cafe Marea\u2019s menu offers tasty items in the morning like eggs Benedict, smoked salmon and breakfast bagels.
\nThe cafe\u2019s signature sandwich lunch menu includes chipotle chicken, barbecue beef, habanero tuna, turkey pesto and Italian choices. Paninis feature choices such as grilled cheese, chicken pesto, tuna melt, Cali veggie and chipotle garlic chicken.\u00a0
\nThere is a soup of the day as well as Cobb and chicken Caesar salad choices.
\nAlso on Cafe Marea\u2019s menu are Belgium Liege waffles that come in plain, cinnamon caramel, Nutella lover and banana\/berries choices. “Our customers love our waffles,” noted Lee who wanted something sweet on the menu.
\nTwenty-ounce smoothies of every description contain mangos, bananas, oranges, guava, pineapple, passion fruit, peanut butter and almond butter, among other selections.
\n“We bake our own bread every morning,” confided Lee. “We want you to taste the fresh bread.” He added he buys only the highest-quality meats and cheese from the Boar\u2019s Head label.
\n“We use local produce so all our vegetables are fresh,” Lee said, adding most of his customers thus far have been locals.
\nThere are historic Mission Beach photos on the walls passed along by the previous tenant. Cafe Marea
\n3819 Mission Blvd.
\nGrand opening: Feb. 16-17, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., menu half off.
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