Coco Maya by Miss B's
American restaurant · San Diego ·
Pink-accented rooftop with tropical vibes, brunch & cocktails
Pink-accented rooftop with tropical vibes, brunch & cocktails
"Recently opened by local group Grind & Prosper Hospitality, Coco Maya is presented as a tropical rooftop oasis in Little Italy." - Candice Woo
"Set in the former Prepkitchen space above India Street, I found it opened up to San Diego sunshine with a rooftop dining deck and a 30' by 30' skylight arching over the central cocktail bar. Pulling references from the Yucatan Peninsula and the Caribbean, the menu is built around shareable proteins cooked over quebracho coals in a Josper oven — examples include a prime 24-ounce tomahawk ribeye and a 1-pound slab of locally-caught swordfish. Informed by executive chef Ricardo Heredia’s regional travels, other dishes include salt fish fritters, conch with caviar, and his take on cochinita pibil, interpreted as a slow-roasted suckling pig served in a clay pot that gets cracked tableside and accompanied by pickled red onion, black bean purée, and handmade tortillas. Seafood is sourced from the Tuna Harbor Dockside Market for plates like Venus clams in tomato coconut broth and a whole charcoal-grilled local rockfish; the menu will change frequently and Heredia plans to introduce four- and six-course chef’s tastings. Brunch (launching this weekend) will feature sweet and savory Dutch baby pancakes and bokits — Guadeloupe fry-bread sandwiches stuffed with fillings from jerk chicken to scrambled eggs — while Rob McShea’s cocktail list centers on tropical drinks based on rum and agave spirits. Coco Maya is at 1660 India Street and is open at 2 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday." - Candice Woo
"He spent the pandemic working in Arizona to help launch the highly anticipated Coco Maya in Little Italy." - Candice Woo
"Located in Little Italy’s former Prepkitchen space, Coco Maya by Miss B’s will be an open-air bar and restaurant serving cocktails and a menu from executive chef Ricardo Heredia inspired by Latin Caribbean ingredients and flavors." - Candice Woo
"Taking over a prime India Street rooftop in Little Italy, Coco Maya by Miss B’s is being redesigned with an open-air, boho-chic Tulum vibe by GTC Design Studio; the central cocktail bar will sit beneath a 30' by 30' skylight, part of the roof is being removed to create a 900-square-foot deck, and the concept will draw on Caribbean influences with tequila drinks inspired by the Yucatan Peninsula (from Rob McShea) and a kitchen using a Josper charcoal oven to produce modern takes on Jamaican coal pot cooking. The upstairs restaurant is replacing Prepkitchen and is slated to open in October." - Candice Woo