Restaurants

230 Forest
230 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach, CA, 92651
949-494-2545
Lagunatics and sightseers mingle at this lively open-air cafe, where the martinis are as popular as the modern California cuisine…
Website: http://www.230forestavenue.com
Neighborhood: Laguna Beach
Category: Californian, Restaurants
A Restaurant
3334 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach, CA, 92663
949-650-6505
Swanky yet relaxed, this Coast Highway landmark is helmed by veteran executive chef Jon Blackford. A smattering of old reliables…
Website: http://www.arestaurantnb.com
Neighborhood: Newport Beach
Category: American, Restaurants
Alessá
234 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach, CA, 92651
949-497-8222
This village center magnet for robust Italian by chef-owner Alessandro Pirozzi boasts a prosciutto-and-mozzarella bar…
Website: http://www.alessalaguna.com
Neighborhood: Laguna Beach
Category: Italian, Restaurants
Anaheim White House
887 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, CA, 92805
714-772-1381
In a vintage mansion that resembles 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., owner Bruno Serato indulges his flair for high style…
Website: http://www.anaheimwhitehouse.com/
Neighborhood: Anaheim
Category: Italian, Restaurants, Seafood, Steakhouse
Andrea Ristorante
The Resort at Pelican Hill, 22701 Pelican Hill Road S., Newport Coast, CA, 92660
949-467-6800
The Resort at Pelican Hill’s deluxe dining room is named for noted Italian architect Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), but the elegant northern Italian dishes…
Website: http://www.pelicanhill.com
Neighborhood: Newport Coast, Waterfront
Category: Italian, Restaurants
Andrei’s Conscious Cuisine & Cocktails
2607 Main St., Irvine, CA, 92614
949-387-8887
Irvine’s corporate zone is home to this slick, spacious restaurant that focuses on seasonal cuisine built on local, sustainable foods…
Website: http://www.andreisrestaurant.com
Neighborhood: Irvine
Category: Californian, Mediterranean, Restaurants
AnQi by Crustacean
3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa, CA, 92626
714-557-5679
Tight focus on the fare makes dining at this South Coast Plaza hot spot better than ever…
Website: http://www.anqirestaurant.com
Neighborhood: Costa Mesa, South Coast Metro
Category: Californian, Restaurants, Vietnamese
Antonello Ristorante
South Coast Plaza Village, 3800 South Plaza Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626
714-751-7153
Thirty years young and counting, South Coast Plaza’s Italian grand diva still reigns for ultrafine feasting on authentic…
Website: http://www.antonello.com
Neighborhood: Costa Mesa, South Coast Metro
Category: Italian, Restaurants
Arc
3321 Hyland Ave, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626
949-500-5561
Chef-owner Noah Blom’s vision for his “new American roast house cuisine” focuses on the allure of wood-oven cooking…
Website: http://www.arcrestaurant.com
Neighborhood: Costa Mesa, Orange County, South Coast Metro
Category: American, Restaurants
Au Lac
16563 Brookhurst St., Fountain Valley, CA, 92708
714-418-0658
A miraculous menu of traditional Vietnamese and Chinese dishes, without meat or fish…
Website: http://www.aulac.com
Neighborhood: Fountain Valley
Category: Chinese, Restaurants, Vegetarian/Vegan, Vietnamese
Babette’s
7962 E. Coast Highway, Newport Coast, CA, 92657
949-715-9915
Born in East Hampton, this Pacific Coast sibling, open since October, is easily the poshest new girl on campus at Crystal Cove Promenade.
Website: http://babettesoc.com/
Neighborhood: Newport Beach, Newport Coast
Category: American, Restaurants
Back Bay Bistro
1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Coast, CA, 92657
949-729-1144
Though you won’t see ocean waves, waterfront seating on the quiet bay abounds at this relaxed venue…
Website: http://www.backbaybistronewportbeach.com
Neighborhood: Newport Beach, Waterfront
Category: Californian, Eastern European, Restaurants
Bayside
900 Bayside Drive, Newport Beach, CA, 92663
949-721-1222
Bayside celebrates its teenage years with a classy makeover that injects its harbor-side location…
Website: http://www.baysiderestaurant.com
Neighborhood: Newport Beach, Waterfront
Category: New American, Restaurants
Bistango
19100 Von Karman Ave., Irvine, CA, 92612
949-752-5222
A longtime airport-area mainstay, Bistango has remained surprisingly contemporary, with creative dishes such as…
Website: http://www.bistango.com
Neighborhood: Irvine
Category: Californian, Restaurants
Blue Agave
18601 Yorba Linda Blvd., Yorba Linda, CA, 92886
714-970-5095
Southwestern favorites, from tamales to carnitas, and mole enchiladas in generous portions…
Website: http://www.blueagaveswgrill.com
Neighborhood: Yorba Linda
Category: Restaurants, Southwest
Bluefin
Crystal Cove Promenade, 7952 E. Coast Highway, Newport Coast, CA, 92657
949-715-7373
Adroit chef Takashi Abe applies his considerable talents to pristine ingredients he fashions into gorgeous works of edible Japanese art…
Website: http://www.bluefinbyabe.com
Neighborhood: Newport Coast
Category: Japanese, Restaurants