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Category: Californian - Orange County Restaurants
Address: 230 Forest Ave, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Suave and sophisticated, this California-style seafood restaurant attracts Orange County's elite, all clamoring to be part of the scene, whether in the sleek martini bar or at one of the handsomely dressed tables in the main dining room. The menu is known for being as contemporary as the decor. Indeed, starter plates may include anything from ahi...
Category: Californian - Orange County Restaurants
Address: 860 Glenneyre St, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Perhaps one of the OC's best (and most under-publicized) Californian options, Cafe Zoolu is a true product of its surroundings. Eclectic, funky decor features the bold (zebra-striped seats), the unusual (autographed photos of k.d. Lang and the Kingston Trio), and the outright eccentric (Polynesian-style salt and pepper shakers). Owner-chef Michael...
Category: Californian - Orange County Restaurants
Address: 615 Town Center Dr, Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Spare, elegant Cafe Rouge is distinguished by walls of windows and a subdued color scheme that directs diners' attention to the superb food. Initiate your palate with a salad of blue crab or roasted baby beets, or enjoy steamed clams, and then dive into the featured entrees. Representative dishes include miso-glazed butterfish, roasted breast of...
Category: Californian - Orange County Restaurants
Address: 1600 S Disneyland Dr, Disney's Grand Californian Hotel®, Anaheim, CA 92802
Set in an Arts and Crafts-style hotel, Napa Rose takes the best from California's vineyards, dairies, farms, and seacoast and submits it all to chef Andrew Sutton, who creates magical dishes with the bounty. The rose-themed restaurant does everything well and is the hotel's most expensive establishment, so you may want to save it for an adult...
Category: Californian - Orange County Restaurants
Address: 26851 Aliso Creek Rd, Town Center, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
A well-kept secret, this chic restaurant/bar is a favorite of local movers and shakers, who adore the contemporary Californian menu and the chance to posture under black lights. House specialties run the gamut, and entrees range from a N'awlins-style oyster po' boy to grilled Hawaiian opah and peppercorn-crusted NY steak. For international flair,...
Category: Californian - Orange County Restaurants
Address: 1717 S Disneyland Dr, Disney's Paradise Pier® Hotel, Anaheim, CA 92802
The upscale hotel that houses this restaurant is a frequent home base for well-to-do vacationers. The decor of the signature PCH Grill, seemingly inspired by a California beach party, springs to life with myriad colors, potted palms, and a slew of "beach" oddities. Innovative Pacific Rim-inspired fare is the calling card – dine on sake-marinated...
Category: Californian - Orange County Restaurants
Address: 1 Ritz-Carlton Dr, The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, Dana Point, CA 92629
The number in the restaurant's name refers to its height above sea level, and thanks to a stunning location atop a bluff, it affords awe-inspiring views of the ocean. Even with such a visual treat, folks are also mesmerized by the dining room's elegant, water-hued beauty, including a trio of glittering, freeform chandeliers. The food, too, is on...
Category: Californian - Orange County Restaurants
Address: 30801 S Coast Hwy, Montage Resort & Spa, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
A lovely, light-filled interior boasts accents of wood and stone within its Craftsman-inspired space and invites diners to enjoy window-scooping views of the ocean as they dine on revered French-Californian cuisine. The kitchen, led by chef James Boyce, confidently turns out dishes like pan-seared New Zealand John Dory (a signature that gains...
Category: Californian - Orange County Restaurants
Address: 2002 N Main St, Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA 92706
Located in the Mission-style courtyard of Santa Ana's acclaimed cultural arts museum, this Southwestern-themed eatery is a favorite destination with the town's well-to-do crowd, who privilege the attractive al fresco dining area and the fabulous Californian cuisine. Featured lunch entrees, many bearing a bit of a French influence, include braised...
Category: Californian - Orange County Restaurants
Address: 350 Ocean Ave, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Trendy. Sophisticated. Refined. California casual. Any number of adjectives apply to this sidewalk cafe, where fashion-minded locals and well-heeled tourists rub shoulders over gourmet coffees and teas. Menu items run the gamut, and patrons enjoy poached eggs on buttered toast or fritattas with cucumber salsa for breakfast and then a...
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