Coastal OC's complete restaurant and dining guide
Newport Beach has an enormous selection of dining choices along its coastline and also on Balboa Island, notably cafes, pasta, italian, mexican, pizza, seafood, bakeries, grill, traditional american food, al fresco (outdoor) dining, japanese, carry out restaurants, chinese food, bistro, and nice, romantic places.
Nearby in San Clemente are a number of other selections, such as cafes, pizza, mexican, traditional american food, japanese, and sushi.
A stop in Laguna Beach is a good place to find cafes, pasta, italian, mexican, pizza, grill, traditional american food, and chinese food. Over in Dana Point are many other cuisines, such as seafood, barbecue, grill, and pasta/italian.
Many other restaurants are located in Corona del Mar, including pizza, cafes, pasta, seafood, traditional american food, italian, deli, catering, carry out restaurants, and romantic places. Capistrano Beach has a few cozy dining choices including mexican and grill restaurants.