Charlie's Laguna Beach Guidebook
Favorites - Food and drink
This outdoor restaurant and bar is deck built right on top of the beach. It’s hard to get a table and they don’t take reservations.
Deck on Laguna Beach
627 Sleepy Hollow LnThis hotel has a great restaurant and a famous “Roof Top” bar. The views up and down the coast are amazing and they are known for their famous fresh fruit muttled cocktails. “The Rooftop” is a daytime only bar. The restaurant at the street level is also very good.
La Casa Del Camino
1289 S Coast HwyThis hotel has a great restaurant and a famous “Roof Top” bar. The views up and down the coast are amazing and they are known for their famous fresh fruit muttled cocktails. “The Rooftop” is a daytime only bar. The restaurant at the street level is also very good.
Las Brisas
361 Cliff DrSapphire
1200 S Coast HwyNick's Laguna Beach
440 S Coast HwyFood scene
Selanne Steak Tavern
1464 S Coast HwyGreat ocean and sunset views. Good menu that has everything but heavy on fresh seafood. The restaurant is in a historic beachfront cottage. The bar there is low key but one of my favorites before dinner there or before dinner at any restaurant. This place has direct access to The Deck bar, my favorite daytime drinking spot. They are owned by the same person.
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Driftwood Kitchen
619 Sleepy Hollow LnGreat ocean and sunset views. Good menu that has everything but heavy on fresh seafood. The restaurant is in a historic beachfront cottage. The bar there is low key but one of my favorites before dinner there or before dinner at any restaurant. This place has direct access to The Deck bar, my favorite daytime drinking spot. They are owned by the same person.
Great comfort food. Great for lunch and has a brunch menu. The food is good, but it’s not fine dinning.
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Lumberyard
384 Forest AveGreat comfort food. Great for lunch and has a brunch menu. The food is good, but it’s not fine dinning.
Best Pizza in town. Delivery, take out or dine in. East coast style pizza with a California flare.
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zpizza
4612 2nd StBest Pizza in town. Delivery, take out or dine in. East coast style pizza with a California flare.
Amazing high-end Mexican food. This becomes a restaurant “experience”, I recommend the place, however it is not cheap, but it very enjoyable and good people watching.
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Javier's Restaurant - Newport Beach
7832 Pacific Coast HwyAmazing high-end Mexican food. This becomes a restaurant “experience”, I recommend the place, however it is not cheap, but it very enjoyable and good people watching.
Best Dive Bar
Great live rock and live reggae music. Pool, darts and foosball.
Diverse crowd from college to 60 year olds.
Sandpiper
1183 S Coast HwyPlaces to see and Laguna Neighborhoods
Laguna’s beautiful beaches- Each beach is different than the other. Each has its own strengths and characteristics. Thalia Street Beach followed by Laguna’s “Main Beach” are the closest to the my rental and both are within walking distance from my rental. It’s between a 15 or 20 minute walk each way and scenery on the walk is enjoyable. You can always Uber or Lyft back up the hill if you don’t want to walk home.
The following Beaches are my (and other locals) favorite spots. I suggest you google search them for good photo’s of each as they are all so different.
Victoria Beach, Laguna Beach,
The Pirate Tower, Laguna beach,
1000 Steps Beach, South Laguna,
Moss Street Beach, South Laguna
Crescent Bay Beach, North Laguna
Treasure Island Beach, South Laguna
Aliso Pier State Beach
El Moro State Beach at Crystal Cove
- Again, please google to see location and pictures .
Enjoy! Regards,
Charlie
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Laguna Beach
Laguna’s beautiful beaches- Each beach is different than the other. Each has its own strengths and characteristics. Thalia Street Beach followed by Laguna’s “Main Beach” are the closest to the my rental and both are within walking distance from my rental. It’s between a 15 or 20 minute walk each way and scenery on the walk is enjoyable. You can always Uber or Lyft back up the hill if you don’t want to walk home.
The following Beaches are my (and other locals) favorite spots. I suggest you google search them for good photo’s of each as they are all so different.
Victoria Beach, Laguna Beach,
The Pirate Tower, Laguna beach,
1000 Steps Beach, South Laguna,
Moss Street Beach, South Laguna
Crescent Bay Beach, North Laguna
Treasure Island Beach, South Laguna
Aliso Pier State Beach
El Moro State Beach at Crystal Cove
- Again, please google to see location and pictures .
Enjoy! Regards,
Charlie
Dana Point has a very large harbor with plenty of restaurants that overlook it. It’s roughly 15 to 20 minutes away from the rental with traffic on PCH with great ocean views on the drive.
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Dana Point
Dana Point has a very large harbor with plenty of restaurants that overlook it. It’s roughly 15 to 20 minutes away from the rental with traffic on PCH with great ocean views on the drive.
Newport Beach Pier
1 Newport PierThe Promenade on Forest, a pedestrian-only experience, offers outdoor dining, display and art performances, retail decks and temporary art installations on Forest Avenue from Coast Highway to Glenneyre Street throughout the Summer of 2020. The Promenade design supports local businesses by expanding customer seating and merchandise display areas , to allow for social distancing.
Open from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. June 15, 2020 through December 31, 2021.
Forest Avenue
Forest AvenueThe Promenade on Forest, a pedestrian-only experience, offers outdoor dining, display and art performances, retail decks and temporary art installations on Forest Avenue from Coast Highway to Glenneyre Street throughout the Summer of 2020. The Promenade design supports local businesses by expanding customer seating and merchandise display areas , to allow for social distancing.
Open from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. June 15, 2020 through December 31, 2021.
Top of the World
West RidgeLocal Resorts - Great places to walk through
Beautiful resorts here that offer excellent views and multiple amazing restaurants
Spa Montage Laguna Beach
30801 Coast HwyThe Ranch at Laguna Beach
31106 Coast HwyThe Ritz-Carlton Spa, Laguna Niguel
One Ritz Carlton DrThe Resort At Pelican Hill
22701 S Pelican Hill RdChinese food
Mandarin King
1223 N Pacific Coast HwyReasonably priced Chinese food for dine-in take-out. One of my favorites!
Sightseeing
Dana Point Harbor
Pure Watersports - Dana Point, LLC
34512 Embarcadero Pl