Costa Mesa
8 stories from restaurants we've eaten at in Costa Mesa.
The OC restaurant boom worth booking this month
From Costa Mesa tasting menus to Santa Ana taco counters, these are the restaurants locals keep recommending.
Matcha everything: where OC is drinking green right now
Ceremonial bowls, dirty matcha lattes, and soft-serve — the drinks trend that took over Irvine and beyond.
A taco takeover map for Santa Ana and beyond
Al pastor, birria, and vegan tortillas — the taco crawl that still defines Orange County nights.
NY pizza meatmap: Huntington Beach slices that deliver
Foldable slices, natural wine, and the Huntington Beach pizza shops rewriting the OC pie scene.
Fried chicken wars: who wins Anaheim right now
Buttermilk crust, hot honey, and the sandwiches locals argue about after every game night.
The drinks guide to Fullerton’s best cocktail bars
Agave lists, low-ABV highballs, and the Fullerton bars worth a dedicated night out.
Weekend guides: three OC food crawls under three hours
Compact restaurant and drinks itineraries for Costa Mesa, Irvine, and Huntington Beach.
The chef behind OC’s sharpest new tasting menu
A Costa Mesa kitchen, a small brigade, and the tasting menu locals are fighting to book.
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I worked the line at four OC fine-dining rooms.
Fourteen-hour days, second-degree burns, and $17 an hour.
The “farm to table” lie — 38 OC menus
We traced every ‘local’ and ‘OC-grown’ claim on three dozen.
The bubble popped in Irvine
Two years ago the Spectrum area had 90 delivery-only.
Meet the 23-year-old running OC's #1 ramen
Two million followers, a broom-closet studio off Magnolia.
I worked the line at four OC fine-dining rooms.
Fourteen-hour days, second-degree burns, and $17 an hour.
The “farm to table” lie — 38 OC menus
We traced every ‘local’ and ‘OC-grown’ claim on three dozen.
The bubble popped in Irvine
Two years ago the Spectrum area had 90 delivery-only.
Meet the 23-year-old running OC's #1 ramen
Two million followers, a broom-closet studio off Magnolia.
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