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Fishbone Kitchen + Bar, offering Mediterranean and Portuguese cuisine, serves lunch and dinner daily, and also has event space available.

The Drake focuses on delicious modern Californian fare with global influences. The menu changes out seasonally and is personally created and prepared by award-winning Chef Paul Gstrein. Meals can be enjoyed in the cozy dining room, Chef's kitchen-side counter, in the stylish piano bar lounge or outside on their newly enclosed fire-wall patio.

South Laguna welcomes AHBA, a relaxed, warm environment with roots that are primarily Mediterranean with an “angle” toward Isreali casual fare. The restaurant offers a bar that looks into the open kitchen, long community table seating, as well as a few patio tables. The team is initially serving breakfast and lunch, with plans to eventually expand to dinner.

Number Three Restaurant, located in North Laguna, serves up breakfast and lunch daily and offers indoor and outdoor seating.

In late January, Maro and his brother, Martin, took over as 100% operators of the 65-year-plus grand dame Royal Hawaiian Fire Grill, and have been renovating interiors and menus for a fresh new Polynesian take! Experience a warm and breezy blend of the past, a beautiful present celebrating a new, masterful menu that marries our original Polynesian vibe with global coastal culinary, and a soon-to-be memorable future.

Harley debuts in Laguna Beach, taking the place of the former Three Seventy Common Kitchen + Drink space. Greg Daniels kept the space is the same, but the vibe is significantly changed up and the design is now mid-century modern. The menu features “New American Small Plates,” explaining that he's designed this menu with dishes that are “simple but approachable.” Daniels' menu items are only sourced from organic farms, ranches and rod-and-reel enterprises. Harley offers dinner seven days a week and is open for brunch on Saturdays and Sundays.

South of Nick's recently opened in Laguna Beach offering creative Mexican classics, a lively bar scene, an elite list of sipping tequilas all set within a beautiful historic Spanish Colonial abode.

Oliver's Osteria, an Italian restaurant, opened in the former Ivory restaurant space, located at The Hive in the Civic Arts District.

After serving nine years as executive chef at award-winning Studio restaurant, Chef Craig Strong has opened his own restaurant, Ocean at Main, in downtown Laguna Beach. Strong, who presently lives in Laguna Beach with his family, warmly envisions the 126-seat, 4,500-square-foot Ocean at Main as a welcoming establishment in this idyllic Southern California community. To help achieve his goal, the restaurant has undergone a physical refresh by Laguna-based Laurie Alter of Tuvalu Home and a rebranding spearheaded by Strong. Dylan Cloughen, who worked with Strong previously and was most recently with the Mina Group, serves as general manager. It is open daily for lunch and dinner.

Lost Pier Café, operated by The Ranch at Laguna Beach, is an oceanfront dining venue at Aliso Beach located at the site of the former Aliso Creek Pier. The landmark diamond-shaped pier, built in 1971, became an extension of the Aliso State Beach for surfing, fishing and exploring the Pacific. The menu includes a mix of craft brews and west coast wines to complement the restaurant's beach-friendly, locally-sourced cuisine.

In 1926, a liquor store and a hardware store opened on the corner of Pearl Street and Pacific Coast Highway, and in 1946 it became its current namesake The Seahorse. For many years, it operated as a secret watering hole for the local gay community until it was eventually turned back to retail as Laguna Auto Parts. It recently reopened and today, they celebrate diversity and inclusion, and welcomes everyone.

Laguna Beach Beer Company, located in The Hive, offers a variety of brews on tap, as well as growlers to-go. Enjoy shareable plates, flatbreads, salads and more. Catering is also available.

Roux Laguna brings a touch of New Orleans to Laguna Beach, taking over the space where Cafe Zoolu was, a 24-year dining fixture. The menu features their 1855 New York Steak, Atlantic Salmon, Catfish Orleans, Seafood Gumbo, and more - all reminiscent of the French Quarter.

oak brings a rustic yet modern menu and environment, rich with coastal favors and local inspiration, to Laguna Beach. oak's coastal California comfort food menu starts with small plates to share including the Local Albacore Stack, South-of-the-Border Ceviche, Fried Green Tomatoes and Crispy Duck Drums. Seasonal soups and fresh salads are available for the lighter fare. Burgers and Daily Taco offerings include the signature Oak Burger, Chef Z's Hot Chicken and Sandra's Pork Shoulder Tacos.

Coming Soon

Wild Taco, named for its wild-caught seafood, will open 188 S. Coast Hwy. in late 2019, as the fifth restaurant of owner Thomas Carter, but the first in Laguna Beach. The new operation will offer dishes made with seafood caught from his own boat.

For a complete list of Laguna Beach restaurants, please visit www.visitlagunabeach.com/restaurants.