The area’s first major shopping centers were built in the 1980s and several new ones were added in the ’90s. In the east, near the I-15, the Mira Mesa Market Center at the junction of Mira Mesa Boulevard and Black Mountain Road includes Barnes & Noble, the Edwards Cinema multiplex and IMAX theater, Home Depot, Old Navy, Men’s Wearhouse and many dining options.
In central Mira Mesa, at the crossroads of Camino Ruiz and Mira Mesa Boulevard, the Mira Mesa Mall hosts Target, Toys R’ Us, Kohl’s, Bed, Bath & Beyond and chain restaurants including Souplantation and Fuddruckers, as well as Mira Mesa Lanes for bowling.