Bistro restaurants in Orange County

Sol Del Sur Bistro

31115 Rancho Viejo Road, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

A gem of a find tucked into a remote plaza north of Ortega Highway, Sol del Sur Bistro offers a Europe-heavy culinary trip around the world, with ingredients and... More »
AnQi Gourmet Bistro by Crustacean

3333 S. Bristol St., Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Though its roots are Vietnamese, with menu items such as chorizo corndogs, AnQi is not to be confused with a Vietnamese restaurant. It is... More »
Bonjour Cafe & Bistro

24633 Del Prado, Dana Point, CA 92629

Despite the overhang that advertises otherwise, this cute, tree-shaded bistro doesn't do dinner anymore; it now offers only breakfast and lunch. The... More »
Back Bay Bistro

1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660

A restaurant in an RV park that prides itself on panoramic views of Newport's Back Bay and a bananas Foster dessert to eat while enjoying it.
St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort and Spa

1 Monarch Beach Resort, Dana Point, CA 92629

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Recent Critic Reviews

EDWIN GOEI writes for OC Weekly on Crave Restaurant and Cafe

There was once a place in Santa Ana called Café Chiarini. It was fabled for its soups, salads, giant cookies and, most of all, enormous tri-tip sandwiches made from inch-thick, crusty, homemade sourdough and meat slowly cooked in a backyard smoker. Although open a few short months, it quickly became a popular lunch-time refuge for those who worked in and around the city. In an...
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GUSTAVO ARELLANO writes for OC Weekly on Bristol Food Court

Perhaps no shopping plaza in Orange County is more Mexican than the one occupying the southwest corner of Bristol Street and McFadden Avenue in Santa Ana. It's an area anchored by a Northgate González Market and chockablock with the businesses essential to a Mexican immigrant's life: a tortillería; birriería; shady medical clinics; immigration...
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SHUJI SAKAI writes for OC Weekly on Sol Del Sur Bistro

It was another great year, food-wise, for Orange County, with the opening of new restaurants by talented youngsters putting us on the SoCal hipster map; an explosion of craft brewers, burger parlors and serious mixologists returning eaters to our Americana roots; and the Old Faithful that is our county's holes-in-the-wall never ceasing to amaze—and that's just what made it into...
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Recent User Reviews

dawngarcia wrote a review for AnQi Gourmet Bistro by Crustacean
05/19/11

In the world of cuisine, story can be much more than the fare placed before you. If you're lucky, the story can begin the moment you enter the doors. Such is An Qi Bistro. A rare little find in Costa Mesa, CA and a unique and tasty take on what is officially known as Asian tapas and fusion. When you enter into this restaurant, the entry wall is covered with a...
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