If you're planning a vacation or a day trip to Orange County and want some great recs of places to try, here are my recs of must-try food spots and fun attractions to explore🍊
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A beautiful place near the beach for weekend brunch. They also serve lunch & dinner. It is worth going back because the food and drinks are delicious!
A Crystal Cove - River Jetty Restaurant Group
A beautiful upscale authentic Mexican restaurant near the beach🌅 The food and drinks are delicious! There is valet parking and recommended it since parking in the plaza is limited.
Javier's Restaurant - Newport Beach
They have a lot of delicious pizza options!! They sell pizza by the slice and the whole. FYI they have regular slices that are pretty big and their “Biggaslice” is bigger than a big Costco slice!!
Gina's Pizza
Cash only. I love that it's accross from the beach! They have delicious handmade ice cream and have a lot of flavors to choose from 🍨
Chantilly Ice Cream Laguna Beach
11/10 ⭐️ A Cuban bakery with food, cafe drinks, pastries, and cakes! My faves are the chicken torta, potato balls, guava pastry, cheese roll pastry, tiramisu cup, and all of their cakes!!
Porto's Bakery and Cafe
The restaurant has a beautiful ambiance and the Italian food, drinks, and dessert are delicious! 11/10⭐️
Maggiano's Little Italy
They have delicious authentic Mexican tacos filled with flavor 🌮 they also have other options of food that you can enjoy with meat. FYI the parking is limited so I suggest parking in the residential streets.
Tacos Los Cholos
A beautiful brewery with indoor and outdoor seating across from Angel Stadium. The food and drinks never dissapoint! My favorite drink is the Mango Cart Michelada🍹
Golden Road Brewing Anaheim
Cash Only. They have delicious authentic Mexican breakfast burritos and tacos!!🌮 🌯
Angel's Tijuana Tacos
Their Italian ice is so yum, smooth and creamy!!
Joe's Italian Ice
Yummy churros you can have with ice cream 😋. FYI this is a food truck & the line can get long.
Don Churros Gomez
It is located in Downtown Disney and ice cream here is creamy and yummy 🍨
Salt & Straw
Their drinks and pastries are Mexican and Latin American influenced and are delicious ☕️
Tierra Mia Coffee Drive Thru
Attractions
One of the most beautiful beaches in SoCal! I love walking around at the downtown that’s across from the beach.
Laguna Beach, California
A lovely, intimate museum near the beach, with beautiful contemporary art
Laguna Art Museum
Fun & Magical for kids and adults 🏰
Disneyland Park
Super fun for the family!
Knott's Berry Farm
Baseball games are always fun to watch ⚾️
Official Los Angeles Angels Website | MLB.com
A beautiful outdoor family friendly mall with shops, restaurants, ferris wheel, and a movie theater🛍️
Irvine Spectrum Center
If you love comedy shows, check out their schedule! It’s inside the Irvine Spectrum so I recommend visiting a couple hours early to take a stroll, eat or shop🛍️
Irvine Improv
2026 dates: July 17-August 16. There are so many fun things to do like watching pig races, watching live performances, food, games and more!
OC Fair & Event Center
A great place to take a stroll, eat, window shop if you still want to experience a part of Disney without visiting the parks ✨
