Westfield Plaza Bonita
View over Westfield Plaza Bonita from La Vista Cemetery
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| Location | National City, California, USA |
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| Address | 3030 Plaza Bonita Road, National City, CA 91950 |
| Opening date | 1981 as Plaza Bonita |
| Developer | May Centers, Inc. |
| Management | Westfield Group |
| Owner | Westfield Group |
| No. of stores and services | 168 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 |
| Total retail floor area | 816,000 ft² |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Parking | Outdoor Parking Lot/3-Story Parking Lot |
| Website | http://westfield.com/plazabonita |
Westfield Plaza Bonita, formerly Plaza Bonita and Westfield Shopping Town Plaza Bonita, is a shopping mall in National City, California, owned by the Westfield Group (now Westfield Corporation). Its anchor stores are JCPenney, AMC Theatres, Macy's, Target, Crunch Fitness (formerly Borders Group) and Nordstrom Rack
The mall opened in 1981 anchored by JCPenney, Mervyn's, Montgomery Ward, and the May Company. Westfield America, Inc., a precursor to The Westfield Group acquired the shopping center in 1994.
In mid-2006, the former Wards store, which had been the location of seasonal retailers (Halloween costumers and art shows) was stripped and gutted and a new plan was announced to the public that the South end of the mall would be demolished and rebuilt.
The mall opened in 1981 as the first enclosed shopping center in the area of South Bay and anchor stores like JC Penney, Mervyn's, Montgomery Ward, and May Company. The original design included a large razo sky orange and silver, wood designs. The entire shopping complex was stuck in the middle with a great source of two stories high, but was dismantled in mid 2002. Westfield America, Inc., a precursor to The Westfield Group acquired the mall 1994, and in 1998 appointed him to "Westfield Shopping Town Plaza Bonita", removing the name "Shoppingtown" in June 2005.
In mid-2002, America Westfield shopping center, went through several phases of renovations to modernize and have a more modern and youthful design. The new design of the new mall is similar to most Westfield shopping centers. The whole mall was painted again and new ceramic tile and the food court was renovated and built in a more central place were installed. That same year a restaurant Outback Steakhouse, opened and revitalized a part of the shopping center located near the parking lot. It was the second full restaurant to open after the Applebee's in which opened in 1993.
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