A curated set of standout tables and local favorites.
Local favorites & classics
Strong Water. Downtown Anaheim / Center Street Promenade · Polynesian / Tiki Bar — Named to OpenTable's 2025 Top 100 Restaurants in America; a nautical tiki bar with rum-forward cocktails served in ceramic mugs…
Craft by Smoke & Fire. Downtown Anaheim / Center Street Promenade · American BBQ — Oak-smoked brisket, in-house pastrami, smoked short ribs, and pork belly burnt ends; weekend all-you-can-eat brunch buffet includes…
Pirates Dinner Adventure. Buena Park (Beach Blvd Entertainment Zone) · American / Dinner Theater — An 18th-century Spanish galleon set inside a 200,000-gallon indoor lagoon; guests cheer their color-coded pirate through…
Anaheim White House. 887 S Anaheim Blvd · 4.8★ (2,583 reviews)
Cafés, bakeries & casual
Porto's Bakery & Café. Buena Park (Beach Blvd) · Cuban Bakery / Café — An SoCal institution since 1963 using the founding Rosa Porto family recipes from Cuba; legendary for potato balls (picadillo-stuffed, panko-crusted),…
Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant. Buena Park (adjacent to Knott's Berry Farm) · American / Southern — Since 1934, the restaurant that accidentally launched Knott's Berry Farm serves Cordelia Knott's original fried-chicken dinner…
Paris Baguette. 5307 Beach Blvd #108 · 4.5★ (577 reviews)
Paris Baguette. 321 W Katella Ave #132 · 4.8★ (342 reviews)
Fine dining & Michelin
THE RANCH Restaurant & Saloon. The Colony, Anaheim · New American / Steakhouse — MICHELIN-Selected urban steakhouse with a 10,000-bottle wine program backed by ten sommeliers; known for large-format cuts including a 58 oz. Cowboy…
Poppy & Seed. Anaheim Packing District, Downtown Anaheim · California Farm-to-Table — MICHELIN-Selected greenhouse-style restaurant from Chef Michael Reed (2023 James Beard Award semi-finalist); locally sourced…
Din Tai Fung. Downtown Disney District, Anaheim · Taiwanese / Dim Sum — The Michelin-recognized chain's first free-standing U.S. building; renowned for handcrafted soup dumplings (xiao long bao) folded to the…
Ramen & Tsukemen TAO. Buena Park · Japanese Ramen — Michelin Bib Gourmand honoree (2022, 2023, 2024); Chef-owner Toshimasa Sano trained for 10 years in Tokyo before opening this no-frills Buena Park shop known for spicy…
Puesto Anaheim. Anaheim Resort District (near Disneyland) · Modern Mexican — Organic blue-corn tortillas made fresh in-house; menu stars al pastor tacos with pineapple and crispy-melted-queso tacos alongside craft…
Summit House Restaurant. 2000 E Bastanchury Rd · 4.7★ (2,176 reviews)
Ruth's Chris Steak House. 2041 S Harbor Blvd · 4.5★ (2,723 reviews)
Morton's The Steakhouse. 1895 S Harbor Blvd · 4.4★ (2,324 reviews)