Newport Beach
Hidden on a side street, this cozy coffeehouse in a beach bungalow with a covered patio lures locals with live music and poetry readings, art on the brick…
Must-see nightlife in Coastal Orange County
Newport Beach
At upscale, upbeat, much-admired Muldoon’s, choose from indoor, outdoor (under a leafy tree) and bar seating and enjoy decent, if pricey, Irish pub grub,…
Huntington Beach
This Santa Monica landmark of cool has opened a second location here in Pacific City, and with its combination of lounge spaces, outdoor patio, cozy,…
Huntington Beach
This been-there-forever, seriously kitschy tiki bar spreads over numerous rooms for dining, dancing, drinking or all three. The Vicious Virgin and…
Coastal Orange County
This minimalist cool cafe takes fair-trade, shade-grown and organic coffee a little further, with unusual flavor combinations that (mostly) work: Spanish…
Huntington Beach
Indoor-outdoor Saint Marc is technically a restaurant, but it's just so darn much fun as a bar: giant beer-pong table, beer bombers, wine on draft,…
Huntington Beach
A step up from the traditional Sunset dives, Brix has more than 20 American and European craft beers on tap, plus West Coast wine flights and New York…
Huntington Beach
Boutique California-wine shop with a sleek bar, generous pours and meet-your-(wine)maker nights.
Laguna Beach
Perched atop La Casa del Camino, this bar, with 270-degree coastal views and a friendly vibe, has locals singing hallelujahs. Mango and wild berry mojitos…
Laguna Beach
For pub grub and microbrews after a day of surfing, this place lines up copper vats behind the bar, pouring its own Miel de Laguna blond and Solar amber…
Coastal Orange County
Long-running live-music venue featuring a roster of local and national rock, indie, alternative and tribute bands; expect a cover charge of $15 to $40,…
Coastal Orange County
This intimate, eclectic bar is decorated kind of like grandma's attic...if grandma collected faux buffalo heads, piano fronts and a ski gondola, and…
Huntington Beach
Two words: meat market. But then again, any strip of beach bars worth its margarita salt needs at least one. DJs nightly, ocean view patios, a laser-light…
Laguna Beach
Locals roll their eyes at the mere mention of this tourist-heavy resto, but out-of-towners flock here for a reason: the million-dollar views. You won’t…
Coastal Orange County
Live country-and-western music plays daily at this honky-tonk saloon a stone's throw from the Mission. Every square inch of wall and ceiling space is…
Coastal Orange County
Around the corner from Main St, sip organic espresso drinks on the leopard-print sofa and play Scrabble as you watch the surf roll in on the beach across…
Newport Beach
This giant space with a looooong bar reels them in for billiards, darts, creative cocktails and a chill vibe. Pub grub punches above its weight too, like…
Newport Beach
By the beach, this rowdy dive (beer can chandelier, anyone?) offers schooners filled with dozens of beers on tap and cocktails made with soju (Korean…
Huntington Beach
Cavernous brewpub with a big balcony, specializing in ales brewed in a half-dozen giant, stainless-steel kettles on site, like the HB Blonde, Brickshot…
Newport Beach
Sip cocktails with Newport’s in-crowd at this upscale restaurant lounge with killer views of the yacht-filled harbor. The crowd skews older; you might…
Laguna Beach
About a mile south of downtown, this cozy coffee shop with eclectic furniture draws an equally eclectic gay/straight/hipster crowd for coffees, breakfasts…
Coastal Orange County
They roast their own beans in-house and serve them in hot and cold drinks in this circa 1890s cottage in the Los Rios Historic District.
Coastal Orange County
This friendly wine and cheese bar and shop offers New World wine and craft-beer tasting flights, plus small plates of artisan cheeses and charcuterie.
Huntington Beach
For a dark, bamboo-paneled, stone-walled, trapped-in-the-captain’s-hold vibe, try this bar that's been there since 1953; it’s the ivy-covered building at…
Laguna Beach
The party’s always rockin’ at this lively tavern in downtown’s village where the Harley-loving crowd isn’t afraid to whoop it up, sometimes right on the…
Newport Beach
After sunset at the beach, follow the laughing leprechaun to this Balboa Peninsula bar where hunky lifeguard bartenders pour pints for sorority girls and…
Newport Beach
The town’s only microbrewery (try their signature Newport Beach Blonde or Bisbee’s ESB), 'Brewco' is a laid-back place to catch the big game or just kick…
Huntington Beach
It bills itself as an Irish pub, but the profusion of plasma TV screens makes it more like a sports bar – it gets busy on game days. Beers, DJs and…
Huntington Beach
You'll recognize the tiny but raucous biker bar Mother’s by the red building with Harleys out front, just past the barber shop. They bring in local bands…
Laguna Beach
A mix of cabaret, bingo, disco and go-go boys animate Laguna's last remaining gay bar. Check the website for updated calendar listings and drink specials.
