Newport Beach
7 stories from restaurants we've eaten at in Newport Beach.
Miso North’s omakase is a quiet flex
Twelve courses, a harbor view, and chefs who speak mostly with the knife.
Miso North’s new lunch counter is a steal
A shorter menu, harbor views, and donburi bowls under twenty-five dollars.
The case for lunch omakase at Miso North
Six courses, half the price, same knife work — if you can get a seat.
New openings worth watching this month
A rolling list of tables that might stick — updated as we eat our way through.
Chef’s table rumors at Miso North
Whispers of a four-seat experience — we asked, they smiled.
Our favorite review of the month
The stories readers saved, shared, and came back to — a quick roundup.
Corona del Mar Beach Café is brunch with salt in the air
Beach-adjacent brunch, solid espresso, and a patio that catches the breeze.
Meet the 23-year-old running OC's #1 ramen
Two million followers, a broom-closet studio off Magnolia.
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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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