Guidebook for Orange County

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Guidebook for Orange County

Food Scene

Cute little french inspired bakery, restaurant, and coffee shop.
La Petite Sourie - French Cafe
2801 W MacArthur Blvd
Cute little french inspired bakery, restaurant, and coffee shop.
Cool liquid nitrogen frozen ice cream.
13 locals recommend
Cauldron Ice Cream
1421 W MacArthur Blvd
13 locals recommend
Cool liquid nitrogen frozen ice cream.
Ice cream filled warm doughnuts. YUM!
20 locals recommend
Afters Ice Cream
18030 Brookhurst St
20 locals recommend
Ice cream filled warm doughnuts. YUM!
Stunning beach view!
26 locals recommend
The Cliff
577 S Coast Hwy
26 locals recommend
Stunning beach view!
Hidden little spot with great food. Can be busy in the mornings though.
14 locals recommend
Side Street Cafe
1799 Newport Blvd
14 locals recommend
Hidden little spot with great food. Can be busy in the mornings though.
Hole in the wall mexican restaurant. Great shrimp tacos!
Taqueria El Zamorano
925 W Warner Ave
Hole in the wall mexican restaurant. Great shrimp tacos!
Great stop for boba and tea based drinks.
9 locals recommend
Roasting Water
7925 Westminster Blvd.
9 locals recommend
Great stop for boba and tea based drinks.
Super delicious food. They have an amazing off-the-menu Creme Brûlée French Toast special every Sunday. They only make a small amount and once it's gone, it's gone.
13 locals recommend
Crave Restaurant Downtown Santa Ana
410 W 4th St
13 locals recommend
Super delicious food. They have an amazing off-the-menu Creme Brûlée French Toast special every Sunday. They only make a small amount and once it's gone, it's gone.
Indoor street market with lots of good food choices.
41 locals recommend
4th Street Market
201 E 4th St
41 locals recommend
Indoor street market with lots of good food choices.
Short for, The Lime Truck, this food truck turned sit down restaurant serves delicious Mexican inspired food.
TLT Food
16211 Spectrum Center Dr
Short for, The Lime Truck, this food truck turned sit down restaurant serves delicious Mexican inspired food.
This is a great family owned sandwich shop located inside of a shell station. Top quality sandwiches made with love! GREAT coffee too!
Kech Cafe
17966 Brookhurst St
This is a great family owned sandwich shop located inside of a shell station. Top quality sandwiches made with love! GREAT coffee too!
Great hole in the wall mexican restaurant!
35 locals recommend
Taco Mesa
647 W 19th St
35 locals recommend
Great hole in the wall mexican restaurant!
Up-scale fancy Cuban food. Delicious Ropa Vieja!
50 locals recommend
Habana Restaurant
2930 Bristol St
50 locals recommend
Up-scale fancy Cuban food. Delicious Ropa Vieja!
Hole in the wall mexican restaurant. I recommend the Chilly One drink!
Cancun Juice
603 N Euclid St
Hole in the wall mexican restaurant. I recommend the Chilly One drink!
The best teriyaki avocado bacon cheeseburger!
Fuji's Famous Burger
17870 Newhope St
The best teriyaki avocado bacon cheeseburger!
An indoor street market/food court with lots of great restaurants. Can be a bit pricey, but a cool experience. They also hold a farmers market every Friday from 4PM to 8PM.
284 locals recommend
Anaheim Packing District
440 S Anaheim Blvd
284 locals recommend
An indoor street market/food court with lots of great restaurants. Can be a bit pricey, but a cool experience. They also hold a farmers market every Friday from 4PM to 8PM.
The BEST Chicken Tikka Masala you'll ever have!
India Cook House
14130 Culver Dr
The BEST Chicken Tikka Masala you'll ever have!
Great vegan food! I'm not even vegan, and I like this place. It can be a bit pricey though.
6 locals recommend
Vegan Nirvana
7862 Warner Ave
6 locals recommend
Great vegan food! I'm not even vegan, and I like this place. It can be a bit pricey though.
The best vegan food I've ever had. I'm not a vegan, but the "chicken" at this place tastes just like the real thing! It is a chain, but if you're into vegan food, this is a must try!
10 locals recommend
Veggie Grill
13786 Jamboree Rd
10 locals recommend
The best vegan food I've ever had. I'm not a vegan, but the "chicken" at this place tastes just like the real thing! It is a chain, but if you're into vegan food, this is a must try!
Great healthy Mexican food with lots of vegan and vegetarian options.
Tacos Cancun
707 E Oceanfront
Great healthy Mexican food with lots of vegan and vegetarian options.
Really delicious handcrafted churros brushed with chocolate and/or served with soft serve ice cream.
14 locals recommend
The Loop: Handcrafted Churros
9729 Bolsa Ave
14 locals recommend
Really delicious handcrafted churros brushed with chocolate and/or served with soft serve ice cream.
Great vietnamese restaurant with delicious Banh Mi.
7 locals recommend
East Borough
2937 Bristol St
7 locals recommend
Great vietnamese restaurant with delicious Banh Mi.
Amazing Doughnuts of all kinds. They even offer vegan doughnuts.
13 locals recommend
The Donuttery
17420 Beach Blvd
13 locals recommend
Amazing Doughnuts of all kinds. They even offer vegan doughnuts.
Great Turkish food!
Ikram Grill
9895 Warner Ave
Great Turkish food!
Amazing Italian food! A bit on the pricey side though.
26 locals recommend
North Italia
2957 Michelson Dr
26 locals recommend
Amazing Italian food! A bit on the pricey side though.
Super amazing sandwiches on Dutch Crunch bread. Yummy yummy yummy!!
Subculture Extraordinary Sandwiches
7862 Warner Ave
Super amazing sandwiches on Dutch Crunch bread. Yummy yummy yummy!!
13 locals recommend
Simmzy's
Pacific Coast Highway
13 locals recommend
Great tacos!
Tio Flaco's Tacos
18959 Magnolia Street
Great tacos!
Great food and huge menu. Mexican, sandwiches, paninis, hot dogs, burgers, salads, and more.
Turnip Rose Cafe
2701 Harbor Boulevard
Great food and huge menu. Mexican, sandwiches, paninis, hot dogs, burgers, salads, and more.
Amazing authentic Mexico City cuisine. A bit pricey, but worth it.
Puesto Mexican Artisan Kitchen & Bar
8577 Irvine Center Dr
Amazing authentic Mexico City cuisine. A bit pricey, but worth it.
Great Mexican food. Pricey but worth it.
13 locals recommend
Cha Cha's Latin Kitchen
110 W Birch St
13 locals recommend
Great Mexican food. Pricey but worth it.
Great Italian food!
IL Dolce
1902 Harbor Blvd
Great Italian food!
Delicious hot dogs/brats/sausages!
LinX
238 W Chapman Ave
Delicious hot dogs/brats/sausages!

Sightseeing

Pretty famous for the area. You can drive onto Balboa Island then take the ferry across the bay to the other side where there is more shopping, dining, and an arcade. There are also whale watching tours and sightseeing tours that leave from this area.
313 locals recommend
Balboa Island Ferry
Agate Avenue
313 locals recommend
Pretty famous for the area. You can drive onto Balboa Island then take the ferry across the bay to the other side where there is more shopping, dining, and an arcade. There are also whale watching tours and sightseeing tours that leave from this area.
Famous surfing competitions are held here during the summer. It's a great place to walk around and enjoy the beach. There is shopping and dining as well.
372 locals recommend
Huntington Beach Pier
103 Huntington Beach Pier
372 locals recommend
Famous surfing competitions are held here during the summer. It's a great place to walk around and enjoy the beach. There is shopping and dining as well.
Cool little place to walk around and get a bite to eat. This is the old part of Orange.
18 locals recommend
Orange Circle
99 Plaza Square
18 locals recommend
Cool little place to walk around and get a bite to eat. This is the old part of Orange.

Entertainment & Activities

Great place to go see a concert. It's a 5 minute drive or about a 25 minute walk from the condo.
42 locals recommend
The Observatory
3503 S Harbor Blvd
42 locals recommend
Great place to go see a concert. It's a 5 minute drive or about a 25 minute walk from the condo.
They have very comfy recliner chairs for some movies. They also have dine in theaters for some movies.
24 locals recommend
Regal Edwards Irvine Spectrum ScreenX, IMAX, RPX & VIP
500 Spectrum Center Dr
24 locals recommend
They have very comfy recliner chairs for some movies. They also have dine in theaters for some movies.
Independent movie theater.
Regal Edwards University Town Center
4245 Campus Dr
Independent movie theater.
Independent movie theater.
Regal Edwards Westpark
3735 Alton Pkwy
Independent movie theater.
29 locals recommend
AMC Orange 30
20 City Blvd W
29 locals recommend
18 locals recommend
AMC Tustin 14 at The District
2457 Park Ave
18 locals recommend
They have very comfy recliner chairs for some movies.
20 locals recommend
Regal Edwards Big Newport & RPX
300 Newport Center Dr
20 locals recommend
They have very comfy recliner chairs for some movies.
3085 locals recommend
Disneyland Park
1313 Disneyland Dr
3085 locals recommend
The OC Fair is held here in July and August. They also hold other various events here year round. See ocfair.com for the list of current events.
14 locals recommend
Equestrian Center
905 Arlington Dr
14 locals recommend
The OC Fair is held here in July and August. They also hold other various events here year round. See ocfair.com for the list of current events.
Another amusement park similar to Disneyland, but less popular.
1145 locals recommend
Knott’S Berry Farm
8039 Beach Blvd
1145 locals recommend
Another amusement park similar to Disneyland, but less popular.
Local community movie theater that plays independent films. They aren't always playing a movie, so check Fandango first.
The Frida Cinema
305 E 4th St
Local community movie theater that plays independent films. They aren't always playing a movie, so check Fandango first.

Parks & Nature

Great wildlife sanctuary. Great for a nice morning or afternoon walk. Perfect for bird watching as well. Free to enter.
IRWD San Joaquin Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary
5 Riparian View
Great wildlife sanctuary. Great for a nice morning or afternoon walk. Perfect for bird watching as well. Free to enter.
638 locals recommend
Huntington Beach
638 locals recommend
580 locals recommend
Newport Beach
100 Civic Center Dr
580 locals recommend
845 locals recommend
Laguna Beach
845 locals recommend
Nice place to have a picnic or take a nice walk. This park is 1 square mile, so there is lots to do here!
81 locals recommend
Mile Square Regional Park
16801 Euclid St
81 locals recommend
Nice place to have a picnic or take a nice walk. This park is 1 square mile, so there is lots to do here!

Shopping

Big shopping mall.
790 locals recommend
South Coast Plaza
3333 Bristol St
790 locals recommend
Big shopping mall.
Outdoor shopping mall and dining.
554 locals recommend
Irvine Spectrum Center
554 locals recommend
Outdoor shopping mall and dining.
Outdoor shopping mall.
145 locals recommend
Bella Terra
Bella Terra
145 locals recommend
Outdoor shopping mall.
Outdoor shopping market. Every Saturday and Sunday except during special events.
7 locals recommend
Orange County Market Place
88 Fair Dr
7 locals recommend
Outdoor shopping market. Every Saturday and Sunday except during special events.
Awesome outdoor mall with shops and restaurants. It's right across the street from the beach!
213 locals recommend
Pacific City
21010 Pacific Coast Hwy
213 locals recommend
Awesome outdoor mall with shops and restaurants. It's right across the street from the beach!

Essentials

20 locals recommend
Vons
3650 S Bristol St
20 locals recommend
El Super
2445 S Bristol St
9 locals recommend
Super King Markets
2741 W MacArthur Blvd
9 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

They are usually showing some good plays.
46 locals recommend
South Coast Repertory Theater
655 Town Center Dr
46 locals recommend
They are usually showing some good plays.
They are usually showing some good plays.
199 locals recommend
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
600 Town Center Dr
199 locals recommend
They are usually showing some good plays.