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Californian cuisine is partly a commitment to fusion and risk-taking in the kitchen, and partly a commitment to the freshest ingredients. And Voice Places is your guide to Californian cuisine in Orange County. Our professional reviews, user reviews and helpful listings give you the goods on the Golden State.


California restaurants in Orange County

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  1. Napa Rose

    1600 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, CA 92802

    There's a soup called Seven Sins of the Sea, with all these different seafoods, and if you dine on it with champagne, it makes you forget that Napa Rose is located in... More »

  2. Studio Restaurant at Montage

    30801 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651

    Each staff member will address you by name. When you askwhere the restrooms are, a server won't just point the way; she'll happilywalk you... More »

  3. House of Big Fish and Ice Cold Beer

    540 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651

    First, hats off to whoever came up with the House of Big Fish and Ice Cold Beer. As the cliche goes, it is what it is. The place has quickly... More »

  4. Rooster Cafe

    750 Saint Clair St., Costa Mesa, CA 92626

    This Costa Mesa eatery draws crowds mostly for its breakfast burritos, massive bricks too heavy on the eggs and too light on the sharp Cheddar, and crunchy, greasy hash... More »

  5. The Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill

    6122 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028

    This intimate live-music bar and restaurant is tucked into the Gower Gulch mini-mall, which was once the stellar nexus of early Tinseltown... More »

  6. The Winery Restaurant & Wine Bar

    2647 Park Ave., Tustin, CA 92782-2707

    Yvon Goetz used to be the chef at David Wilhelm's long-defunct but excellent Chat Noir. Goetz was the reason it was excellent. Now at his own... More »

  7. The Resort on Pelican Hill

    22701 Pelican Hill Road S., Newport Beach, CA 92657

    The Resort at Pelican Hill is the Irvine Co.'s magnum opus of luxury-aplace purposely designed to give competitors like the St. Regis a run fortheir... More »

  8. No Ka Oi

    215 Main St., Huntington Beach, CA 92648

    No Kai Oi in Huntington Beach is a breakfast spot that specializes in Hawaiian food. You can get regular pancakes, regular hashes, all the classics. But much, much better... More »

  9. Wahoo's Fish Tacos

    3000 Bristol, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

    The chain's second location is nearly as charming as the first, with the same ramshackle-house design and with enough stickers to write a history of bad OC bands... More »

  10. Eva Restaurant

    7458 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036

    Occupying what until recently housed Hatfield's, Eva is the creation of Mark Gold (no relation), a veteran of Joachim Splichal's armies of the night, who dreams of a... More »

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