The longtime owner of Pacifica Del Mar restaurant is opening a new French cafe, as well as rooftop bar & restaurant dubbed Communion, in San Diego's Mission Hills neighborhood.
Jacquee Renna-Downing was born and raised in San Diego and once-owned Pacifica Del Mar restaurant with her late husband Kipp Downing. Jacquee currently owns two restaurants in the Coachella Valley - La Quinta Cliffhouse and Pacifica Seafood in Palm Desert. Renna-Downing, who is a former registered nurse that "didn’t agree with the order to shut down restaurants" during COVID-19, actually made waves when during the pandemic she required her restaurant staff at her restaurants to be vaccinated or provide two negative tests per week.
Renna-Downing has been chosen to operate two new eateries at The Sassan, an incoming 54-unit, pink apartment building being constructed on Washington in Goldfinch in San Diego's Mission Hills. Paradis will be a Paris-inspired cafe sited on the buildings base floor, which will offer a menu of coffee and tea drinks, and pastries, which will transition into a martini-fueled tapas restaurant at night.
Communion will be a rooftop bar & restaurant with expansive views of downtown San Diego and the bay. Expect seating for more than 100 diners and a globally-inspired menu of coastal cuisine. The space will also have a full bar with a secondary emphasis on mocktails.
Communion and Paradis are expected to open by year's end at 901 West Washington Street in San Diego's Mission Hills community.
Communion and Paradis are expected to open by year's end at 901 West Washington Street in San Diego's Mission Hills community.
