Guidebook for Costa Mesa
Food Scene
Eat Chow
1802 Newport BlvdOne of our favorite breakfast places!
Haute Cakes Caffe
1807 Westcliff DrWe love breakfast and this place is wonderful!
The best breakfast place in all of Southern California if you ask us. We make the trip often and it has the most wonderful atmosphere for a morning out.
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Madison Square & Garden Cafe
320 N Coast HwyThe best breakfast place in all of Southern California if you ask us. We make the trip often and it has the most wonderful atmosphere for a morning out.
The best fish taco place around! Don't let anyone fool you into eating at Wahoos.
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Baja Fish Tacos
171 E 17th StThe best fish taco place around! Don't let anyone fool you into eating at Wahoos.
Wonderful seafood, low prices, and very hip chill atmosphere steps from the beach.
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Bear Flag Fish Company- Crystal Cove
7972 East Pacific Coast HighwayWonderful seafood, low prices, and very hip chill atmosphere steps from the beach.
East 17th Street
East 17th StreetSome of the best restaurants are along this street.
Gourmet salads and fresh organic food.
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Greenleaf Gourmet Chopshop
1750 E 17th StGourmet salads and fresh organic food.
Portola Coffee Roasters
3313 Hyland AveAn incredible coffee shop and lounge.
Closest Starbucks! You can walk there from the house pretty easily.
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Starbucks
2961 Michelson DrClosest Starbucks! You can walk there from the house pretty easily.
We love this little hole-in-the-wall Sushi place. Their service isn't great but it's pretty tasty.
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Sushi Sho Japanese Restaurant
2263 Fairview RdWe love this little hole-in-the-wall Sushi place. Their service isn't great but it's pretty tasty.
We love to go to Long Beach. Go down to the water front and there is amazing food and tons of things to do. Such a great city!
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Waterfront
We love to go to Long Beach. Go down to the water front and there is amazing food and tons of things to do. Such a great city!
Everything Else
This is our church if you have time services are Saturday 6pm and Sunday 9a, 11a, 7p, 9p.
Rockharbor Church - Costa Mesa Campus
345 Fischer AveThis is our church if you have time services are Saturday 6pm and Sunday 9a, 11a, 7p, 9p.
Ikea Way
Ikea WayWhen you're this close to IKEA you just have to visit.
Great movie theatre with reserved seating and recliners... also some of the best shopping around!
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Newport Center/Fashion Island
401 Newport Center DrGreat movie theatre with reserved seating and recliners... also some of the best shopping around!
Shopping
Brookstone
3333 Bristol StreetOne of the best malls in the world. Has everything!
Another great shopping and movie location. The best IMAX theatre in the OC.
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Irvine Spectrum Center
Another great shopping and movie location. The best IMAX theatre in the OC.
Another good place to eat and go to the movies.
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Starlight Triangle Square Cinemas
1870 Harbor BlvdAnother good place to eat and go to the movies.
Target
3030 Harbor BlvdClosest Target... you always need a target.
CVS
2521 Eastbluff DrClosest pharmacy.
The most hipster little shopping area ever. Pretty great.
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Wine Lab
2937 Bristol StreetThe most hipster little shopping area ever. Pretty great.
Sightseeing
Balboa Pier
Balboa PierGreat beach, some local pubs, and a cool pier.
Downtown HB has the best beach life around, surfing, surf shops, an amazing pier, a cool burger joint on the end of the pier, and lots to see and do!
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Huntington Beach
Downtown HB has the best beach life around, surfing, surf shops, an amazing pier, a cool burger joint on the end of the pier, and lots to see and do!
Back Bay Drive is a wonderful bike ride and a beautiful place to take a stroll.
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Back Bay Drive
Back Bay DriveBack Bay Drive is a wonderful bike ride and a beautiful place to take a stroll.
A tiny little $3 ferry (plus $1 per person) that you can drive your car onto. Pretty fun experience.
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Balboa Island Ferry
Balboa Island FerryA tiny little $3 ferry (plus $1 per person) that you can drive your car onto. Pretty fun experience.
You can catch the ferry to Catalina Island here. Well worth a trip if you've never been!
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Catalina Flyer
400 Main StYou can catch the ferry to Catalina Island here. Well worth a trip if you've never been!
One of our favorite beaches and you can have a camp fire there too! Lots of great food nearby too!
Pirate's Cove Beach
One of our favorite beaches and you can have a camp fire there too! Lots of great food nearby too!
Osservatorju Griffith
2800 E Observatory RdBest view of LA period.
One of the most amazing pieces of architecture... its also an impressive art museum! Totally free just $15 for parking! I can spend an entire day here!
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Getty Center
1200 Getty Center DrOne of the most amazing pieces of architecture... its also an impressive art museum! Totally free just $15 for parking! I can spend an entire day here!
Griffith Park
4730 Crystal Springs DriveA huge park with lots to explore!
Il-Queen Mary
1126 Queens HwySuch a great tour!
Peters Canyon Trail
Peters Canyon TrailFun place to hike / stroll.
Trabuco Creek Road
Trabuco Creek RoadGo to the end of the road and there's some wonderful hiking!
Essentials
A great farmers market on Saturdays and Sundays.
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Orange County Great Park Farmers Market
6950 Marine WayA great farmers market on Saturdays and Sundays.
Closest grocery store - small but has everything.
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Irvine Ranch Market
2651 Irvine AveClosest grocery store - small but has everything.
Arts & Culture
The mecca of artists in Orange County and it's also a cute little beach town. Great place to stroll, go in artist studios, and eat. Could spend a good chunk of a day here.
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Laguna Beach
The mecca of artists in Orange County and it's also a cute little beach town. Great place to stroll, go in artist studios, and eat. Could spend a good chunk of a day here.
Wonderful evening of art and entertainment. (Runs summer only.)
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Festival tal-Arti u Pageant tal-Masters
650 Laguna Canyon RdWonderful evening of art and entertainment. (Runs summer only.)
Entertainment & Activities
Disneyland Park
1313 Disneyland DrDisneyland!!!!!
Knott's Berry Farm: Bakery
8039 Beach BlvdKnotts Berry Farm!!!!
Akwarju tal-Paċifiku
100 Aquarium WayA wonderful Aquarium!