Parakeet Cafe in downtown San Diego's Little Italy operates a seed-oil-free, additive-free kitchen stocked with certified organic produce from JR Organics in Escondido, a sourcing standard the Goldwasser family established when they launched the concept on India Street in 2017. The bakery case turns out refined-sugar-free vegan loaves and gluten-free pastries each morning, applying the same whole-ingredient discipline that drives the dessert program at Extraordinary Desserts on Fifth Avenue. Single-origin beans from Colombia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Mexico rotate seasonally through the espresso bar, pulled as wellness lattes built with house-made turmeric, activated charcoal, and ceremonial-grade matcha syrups. Brunch plates like the shakshuka and beet-cured salmon toast draw on the founders' Mexico City culinary roots, adding a Latin-inflected morning menu to the India Street corridor that shifts toward cocktail-forward dinner service at Kettner Exchange on Kettner Boulevard. The largest-format order is the all-day power bowl stacking roasted seasonal vegetables, poached eggs, and house-made spicy labneh over ancient grains.