Nestled on the eighth floor of the iconic, pink-hued Sasan building, restaurateur Jacquee Renna Downing has opened Communion, an elegant rooftop restaurant with sweeping views of Mission Hills. Featuring a glass enclosed-dining room and heated patio, Communion feels akin to dining in the sky—thanks to cloud-like fabric installations on the ceiling, its corner perch boasting 360-degree panoramas of the city and bay, cathedral-shaping shelving cutouts (a nod to the restaurant’s name), and a preserved butterfly installation. The menu focuses on global cuisine with local ingredients— serving up plates by executive chef Mike Moritz such as linguini and clams, coconut-milk-poached local seabass, roasted pork rack, Spanish octopus with squid-ink risotto, and dry-aged duck breast; plus desserts like vanilla-bean-basque cheesecake; and craft cocktails to wash it all down.
COFFEE TO COCKTAILS
Mission Hills also welcomes a European-inspired, indoor/outdoor cafe by day and a modern pintxo bar by night, Paradis—now open at ground level in The Sasan building. The casual eatery by restaurateur Jacquee Renna Downing offers house-made baked goods, small plates and tasty sippers all day. Stop by in the morning for stracciatella toast, the seasonal matcha latte or a cup of Ritual Coffee; and in the afternoon and evening for the Forbidden Fruit Spritz or The Eleventh Hour craft cocktail; along with a selection of gourmet tapas, pintxos, salads, and desserts like the warm-apple-and-farro pudding with brown-butter crumble. Other menu hits include the empanadas, chopped broccolini crisp, crab and shrimp arancini, and pork belly with charred jalapeño. Grab a seat fringing the sidewalk out front, or in the more spacious inner courtyard to catch up on laptop work or relax with friend
Check out Mission Hills and what it has to offer. Visit dinecommunionsd.com and paradissd.com.
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📍Communion-901 W. Washington St., Mission Hills
Parais-901 W. Washington St., Mission Hills
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