Plan around one coastal neighborhood: Balboa Island, Corona del Mar or the peninsula. Nearby Costa Mesa and Laguna Beach stops show their actual town.
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A specialty shop combining nautical gifts with casual clothing for adults and children. The Via Lido location is useful for a harbor-area gift stop.
Use the Via Lido address; older coverage may point to the former Costa Mesa shop.
3441 Via Lido, Suite G
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Visit business website ↗This Westcliff Court café combines pancakes and egg dishes with pastries, coffee and lunch. It offers a breakfast stop away from the beachfront restaurant strip.
First come, first served. The business asks guests to order before taking a table; online orders are for takeout.
1807 Westcliff Drive
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Visit business website ↗Waterfront seafood dining beside the Rhine Channel. The historic cannery setting offers a harbor-focused dinner outing.
Check dining-room and lounge reservations separately.
3010 Lafayette Avenue, Newport Beach, CA 92663
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Visit business website ↗An intimate dinner stop on Coast Highway. A Restaurant combines land-and-sea dishes with a long-established Newport setting.
Select A Restaurant when booking; A Crystal Cove is a different location.
3334 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach, CA 92663
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Visit business website ↗Coffee and focaccia sandwiches near the peninsula. Humanity pairs coffee and tea with a compact neighborhood café menu.
Use the Newport Boulevard location for pickup.
3305 Newport Boulevard, Unit B, Newport Beach, CA 92663
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Visit business website ↗A seafood counter and fish-market stop near Via Lido. Choose it for a casual seafood meal or fish to take home.
Choose the Via Lido branch when ordering; Crystal Cove is a separate location.
3421 Via Lido, Newport Beach, CA 92663
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Visit business website ↗An all-day French-inspired café by the harbor. Coffee, small plates and wine make this a flexible Lido stop.
Check the Newport menu and service times rather than another zinqué location.
3446 Via Oporto, Newport Beach, CA 92663
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Visit business website ↗A café and market stop in Corona del Mar. Combine coffee with breakfast, lunch or prepared food to take away.
Corona del Mar is within Newport Beach; select this branch for its current menu.
3222 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, CA 92625
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Visit business website ↗A waterfront restaurant with a neighboring coffee and ice-cream shop. Lido visitors can choose a full meal or a separate café stop.
Restaurant reservations and the neighboring counter service have different arrangements.
3420 Via Oporto, Suite 101, Newport Beach, CA 92663
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Visit business website ↗A family-run café stop in Corona del Mar. This smaller takeout-focused location is useful for breakfast, baked goods and a casual meal.
Use the Corona del Mar menu; the Garden Grove restaurant has a different offering.
3601 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, CA 92625
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Visit business website ↗Beachfront dining in Crystal Cove’s historic district. The cottage setting makes the restaurant part of a beach outing.
Read the restaurant’s current parking and access instructions before visiting.
15 Crystal Cove, Newport Coast, CA 92657
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Visit business website ↗A Mexican dinner destination at Crystal Cove Promenade. Choose this coastal location for a planned sit-down meal and cocktails.
Book the Newport Beach location; the family operates several other restaurants.
7832 East Coast Highway, Newport Beach, CA 92657
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Visit business website ↗Casual comfort food in Newport Shores. Eat Chow offers a neighborhood alternative to the harbor’s destination dining rooms.
Select Newport Beach when checking menus or ordering; Costa Mesa is a separate restaurant.
211 62nd Street, Newport Beach, CA 92663
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Visit business website ↗A compact specialty-coffee stop in Newport Shores. Choose Vacancy for coffee along Coast Highway.
Plan around the current café hours rather than assuming evening service.
6480 West Coast Highway, Newport Beach, CA 92663
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Visit business website ↗Small-batch doughnuts and coffee at Sidecar’s Costa Mesa location. This is a nearby trip from Newport Beach.
Nearby Costa Mesa location; check the current doughnut menu before ordering.
270 East 17th Street, Suite 18, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
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Visit business website ↗A neighborhood bakery for baguettes, croissants and sandwiches. Choose it for a pastry stop or a bakery-counter lunch.
Use the bakery’s own ordering link for pickup; check current sandwich availability.
149 Riverside Avenue, Newport Beach, CA 92663
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Visit business website ↗A slice-shop stop at Triangle Square for Prince Street pizza. This branch is in Costa Mesa, close to Newport Beach, and is geared toward pickup and casual slices.
The location lists no indoor seating; plan for takeaway or check outdoor arrangements.
1870 Harbor Boulevard, Suite 104, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
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Visit business website ↗Wood-fired pizzas, handmade pasta and vegetable dishes in Lido Marina Village. A useful sit-down choice when you want to keep dinner close to the waterfront shops.
Check reservations and current service hours for your preferred day.
3400 Via Oporto, Suite 104, Newport Beach, CA 92663
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Visit business website ↗A neighborhood pizzeria on East 17th Street serving fire-baked pizzas and a seasonal menu. Choose the Costa Mesa branch for an easy meal near Newport’s inland side.
Select Costa Mesa for reservations or pickup; this Southern California restaurant group has multiple branches.
353 E. 17th Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
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Visit business website ↗A Westcliff Drive scoop shop with a rotating monthly ice-cream menu alongside familiar flavors. Convenient for dessert around the Westcliff and 17th Street shops.
Check the current flavor and allergen lists; this is a branch of a multi-state ice-cream company.
2001 Westcliff Drive, Suite 102, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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Visit business website ↗Warm cookies and homemade ice cream near the Newport Pier area. Combine a cookie with a scoop when you want a dessert stop on the Balboa Peninsula.
Choose the Newport Beach branch in the ordering menu.
2233 W. Balboa Boulevard, Suite 101, Newport Beach, CA 92663
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Visit business website ↗An oceanfront ice-cream shop near Newport Pier, with a broad scoop menu and non-dairy selections. Suits a dessert break during a peninsula walk.
This is part of the Handel’s franchise network; flavors and non-dairy choices vary.
2200 W. Oceanfront, Newport Beach, CA 92663
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Visit business website ↗An ice-cream stop on East Balboa Boulevard with flavors ranging from pistachio to fruit sorbets. Choose it while exploring the Balboa Village side of the peninsula.
Check the available flavors at the counter, particularly for dietary requirements.
705 E. Balboa Boulevard, Newport Beach, CA 92661
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Visit business website ↗Gelato and sorbet on a stick, dipped and topped to order at Pacific City. This nearby Huntington Beach option works well with a separate coastal outing.
The current branch is in Huntington Beach, not Newport Beach or Costa Mesa. It is a franchise store.
21010 Pacific Coast Highway, M122, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
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Visit business website ↗A family-operated pizza shop with scratch-made dough and sauce. Its Bristol Street location suits a casual meal on Newport’s inland side.
Choose Newport Beach when ordering; the business also operates other Orange County locations.
2300 SE Bristol Street, Suite F, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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Visit business website ↗Compare Chicago-style stuffed, pan and tavern-thin pizzas at Rance’s Costa Mesa restaurant. Choose it when you want a different pizza style from a wood-fired pie.
Allow enough cooking time for a stuffed pizza and select the Costa Mesa branch.
1420 Baker Street, Suite B, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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Visit business website ↗A husband-and-wife pizzeria and restaurant serving wood-fired Neapolitan-style pies alongside Italian dishes. Pair dinner with plans around downtown Costa Mesa.
The restaurant posts differing schedules across pages; confirm current service directly.
1902 Harbor Boulevard, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
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Visit business website ↗A pizza and pasta stop in Corona del Mar with whole pies and its large-slice offering. The Iris Avenue branch keeps lunch or takeaway close to the village.
Use the current Iris Avenue location rather than older Peninsula addresses found in some guides.
420 Iris Avenue, Corona del Mar, CA 92625
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Visit business website ↗Balboa Bars, ice cream and chocolate-dipped frozen bananas on Marine Avenue. A compact dessert stop to pair with a walk around Balboa Island.
Check toppings and allergens at the counter; parking and ferry travel can add time to an island visit.
310 Marine Avenue, Balboa Island, CA 92662
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