Bread and Cie Cafe ★ 4.2
Bread and Cie's cafe counter on University Avenue in Hillcrest, San Diego, the in-house bakery serving sandwiches on its own stone-hearth loaves for under fifteen dollars.
Try: Sandwiches on house bread, soups, scones
CuisineMexican
Price$
Neighbourhoodmission-hills
The dishSurfin' California burrito, $4 tacos, Lucha-style adobada
Location
Address: 1810 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103
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