34 SPOTS.
ONE HUNGRY
COUNTY.
From Newport Beach dinners and Laguna Beach favorites to tacos, pizza, coffee, barbecue, boba and neighborhood institutions. This is Orange County, one bite at a time.
GOOD FOOD.
NO BAD ZIP CODES.
Orange County's food scene doesn't belong to one city. It's scattered from the coast to the inland neighborhoods: destination restaurants, tiny counters, burger joints, coffee shops, pizza, tacos and places worth sitting in traffic for.
DINNER WITH
AN OCEAN BREEZE.
Newport, Laguna and the southern coast bring some of OC's most recognizable dining rooms, date-night spots and places built for a long lunch.
NOBU
NEWPORT BEACH
Japanese dining, cocktails and one of Newport's most recognizable waterfront settings.
JAVIER'S
Upscale Mexican dining and one of the most recognizable restaurant scenes in coastal OC.
THE DECK
ON LAGUNA
Food and drinks practically on the sand with Laguna's coastline doing most of the decorating.
BROADWAY
BY AMAR SANTANA
Creative New American cooking in a lively downtown Laguna dining room.
COASTAL
KITCHEN
A polished neighborhood restaurant that fits Dana Point's relaxed coastal rhythm.
NICK'S
SAN CLEMENTE
A polished Avenida Del Mar favorite for lunch, dinner and a proper San Clemente night out.
SKIP THE
CHAIN REACTION.
The best way to eat through Orange County is to follow the neighborhoods. Find the local favorite, order what everyone else is ordering and leave room for whatever place is next.
ONE MORE
SLICE.
Neapolitan, creative pies and neighborhood pizza. Orange County has plenty of reasons to order another one.
TRULY
PIZZA
Creative pies, a beautiful courtyard and one of Dana Point's most talked-about food stops.
FOLKS
PIZZERIA
Thoughtful pizza in one of Costa Mesa's most distinctive dining pockets.
LOMBARDI'S
An Italian stop for pizza, pasta and the kind of meal that requires a little extra time.
NO RESERVATION
REQUIRED.
Some of the best OC meals come wrapped in paper. Burgers, tacos, sandwiches and quick bites deserve just as much attention as the dining rooms.
TK
BURGERS
No-frills burgers with exactly the kind of laid-back energy a Newport burger spot should have.
BEAR FLAG
FISH CO.
Fresh seafood, poke and fish tacos that feel completely at home near the Pacific.
THE CUT
Big burgers and comfort food for the days when a salad was never really an option.
HOLE
MOLE
Straightforward Mexican food built for a quick lunch, taco run or late craving.
BRING YOUR
APPETITE.
Some of Orange County's strongest food experiences come from the communities that made Vietnamese, Korean, Persian, Japanese and other global cuisines part of everyday OC life.
HIRO NORI
CRAFT RAMEN
Rich ramen and one of the names most closely associated with Irvine's modern Japanese food scene.
DIAMOND
JAMBOREE
Less one restaurant and more an entire food mission. Go hungry and make multiple stops.
FORTE'S
KABOB
Kabobs, rice and Persian comfort food for a casual Newport meal.
LITTLE
SAIGON
One of the most important food destinations in Orange County and a neighborhood worth exploring meal by meal.
THERE IS NO
ONE OC FLAVOR.
That's the point. Beach burgers in Newport. Vietnamese food in Little Saigon. Ramen in Irvine. Pizza in Dana Point. Chef-driven dining in Costa Mesa. The county tastes better when you stop trying to define it.
START
EARLY.
Coffee first. Eggs second. Maybe pancakes. Orange County knows how to turn breakfast into half the day.
BEACHCOMBER
CAFÉ
Breakfast by the sand inside one of Orange County's most iconic coastal settings.
THE FILLING
STATION
A longtime breakfast favorite inside a converted vintage service station.
RJ'S
CAFÉ
An easy Dana Point breakfast stop before the harbor or beach.
CAFFEINATE
THE COUNTY.
From specialty coffee to neighborhood institutions, OC has enough caffeine to keep the food crawl moving.
HIDDEN HOUSE
COFFEE
Coffee in the historic Los Rios district with one of South OC's best morning settings.
PLAY
COFFEE
Serious coffee served from a memorable historic setting right beside the Circle.
WALL WRITERS
COFFEE
A design-forward coffee stop hidden inside Irvine's business district.
SAVE
ROOM.
Ice cream, donuts, boba and the completely unnecessary dessert that somehow becomes necessary.
JD FLANNEL
DONUTS
Creative donuts worth making part of the San Juan morning plan.
HANS'
HOMEMADE
Old-school homemade ice cream for when the food crawl clearly needs another stop.
OMOMO
TEA SHOPPE
One of Irvine's destination tea stops for milk tea, matcha and signature drinks.
BEEN HERE.
STILL GOOD.
Not everything needs to be new. Some places become part of Orange County simply by sticking around and doing their thing.
WALT'S
WHARF
A Seal Beach institution with seafood, a neighborhood feel and decades of local history.
GULFSTREAM
A Newport staple for seafood, cocktails and an easy coastal dinner.
RUTABEGORZ
A long-running neighborhood café with a huge menu and plenty of Old Towne personality.
MAKE IT
A NIGHT.
These are the places for when dinner is the actual plan—not something squeezed between plans.
VACA
Spanish cooking, tapas and a lively Costa Mesa dining room.
GABBI'S
MEXICAN KITCHEN
Chef-driven Mexican food and cocktails in the heart of Old Towne Orange.
RANCHO CAPISTRANO
WINERY
Wine and dinner in one of South OC's most atmospheric historic districts.
TWO MORE.
WHY NOT?
Thirty-two wasn't enough. Orange County still has room on the table.
TREVOR'S
AT THE TRACKS
Food, drinks and one of San Juan's most distinctive railroad-side settings.
HERITAGE
BARBECUE
Central Texas-style barbecue and one of South Orange County's destination food stops.
COME
HUNGRY.
Thirty-four places. Plenty more coming. From white-tablecloth dinners to burgers, pizza, ramen, tacos, coffee and boba— Orange County is always ready for another bite.