The Mission - Mission Beach

This Mission Beach original grew from a small 1995 coffee house into what USA Today and Zagat once named one of the country's top 25 breakfast spots. The kitchen runs Chino-Latino leaning plates: papas con chorizo, tamales in green chile sauce, blueberry cornmeal pancakes the size of the plate, alongside a full coffee bar. There's no reservation system; it's first-come-first-served, with waits that can run 15 to 40 minutes.