Los Angeles County View Restaurants
CATALINA ISLAND
Bluewater Seafood Grill
Waterfront seafood restaurant with close-up views of Avalon Harbor.
Open daily for lunch and dinner and on weekends for brunch.
Located at 306 Crescent Avenue in the town of Avalon.
CATALINA ISLAND
Inn at Mount Ada Restaurant
This luxurious and historic bed and breakfast inn on top of Mount Ada has
beautiful views of Avalon Harbor from its terrace restaurant.
Most of the time the inn's terrace dining area is used by the B&B's
overnight guests for the breakfast, lunch, and evening wine reception
that included in their overnight rates.
The last time I checked it was possible for non-overnight-guests to visit
the inn for breakfast or lunch if space is available and
reservations are made 24 hours to 1 month in advance.
Note that these non-guest meals are not are not cheap
but what you are really paying for is a peek inside this historic
mansion and a look at its fabulous view.
LONG BEACH
Claire's at the Museum
Restaurant on a cliff above the beach with panoramic
views of the Pacific Ocean and the coast.
Situated inside the Long Beach Museum of Art
at 2300 East Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach.
Phone: 562-439-2119
LONG BEACH
Fuego Restaurant
Hotel restaurant specializing in Latin American cuisine.
The restaurant's terrace has beautiful views of the Queen Mary
ocean liner hotel and across the bay of
Downtown Long Beach. During the summer months, visitors
can take a water taxi from Rainbow Harbor in Downtown Long Beach to
the hotel and restaurant.
Located on an island accessible by driving across a bridge,
inside the the Maya Doubletree by Hilton Hotel,
700 Queensway Drive, Long Beach Harbor.
Phone: 562-435-7676
See also the
Hotels Dining Information.
LONG BEACH
Parker's Lighthouse
Shoreline Village, Rainbow Harbor
435 Shoreline Village Drive
Downtown Long Beach, California
(iconic low-rise seafood restaurant with views of
Shoreline Village and Rainbow Harbor)
LONG BEACH
Sky Room Restaurant
City view, penthouse, fine dining restaurant at the top of the historic Breakers
Building in Downtown Long Beach.
Located at 40 South Locust Avenue and faces
Ocean Boulrvard on one side and Long Beach Harbor on
the other side.
Phone: 562-983-2703
LOS ANGELES
West Restaurant and Lounge
City view, 12th floor penthouse restaurant on top
of the Hotel Angeleno.
Located at 170 North Church Lane in Los Angeles.
Phone: 310-481-7878
LOS ANGELES
WP24 Modern Asian Cuisine by Wolfgang Puck
City view restaurant located on the 24th floor of the Ritz Carlton Hotel
at the "LA Live" dining and entertainment complex in the
Convention Center and Staples Center area of Downtown
Los Angeles. Located at 900 West Olympic Boulevard in Los Angeles.
Phone: 213-743-8824
MARINA DEL REY
Cafe del Rey
Waterfront, low-rise, fine dining restaurant with close-up views of boats docked
in the Marina del Rey small boat harbor,
Located at 4451 Admiralty Way in Marina del Rey.
Phone: 310-823-6395
MARINA DEL REY
Charthouse Marina del Rey
Waterfront, low-rise seafood restaurant with close-up views of boats docked
in the Marina del Rey small boat harbor,
Located at 13950 Panay Way in the unincorporated county
community of Marina del Rey. Phone: 310-822-4144
MARINA DEL REY
Whiskey Red's
Restaurant with views of the main boat channel in the Marina del Rey
small boat harbor. Located in the Fisherman's Village shopping
and dining complex at 13813 Fiji Way in Marina del Rey.
Phone: 310-823-4522 (formerly known as Shanghai Red's Restaurant)
REDONDO BEACH
Charthouse Redondo Beach
Beachfront and ocean view seafood restaurant
located near the King harbor Yacht Club,
north of Redondo Beach Harbor's Basin One,
at 231 Yacht Club Way in Redondo Beach.
Phone: 310-372-3464
Marin County View Restaurants
MARSHALL
Nick's Cove Restaurant and Oyster Bar
Bay view restaurant situated on the edge of Tomales Bay,
adjacent to the Nick's Cove Cottages Resort.
Located across the bay from Tomales Bay State State Park
and just south of Miller Park at 23240 California Highway One
in the unincorporated Marin County community of Marshall.
Phone: 415-663-1033
SAUSALITO:
The Spinnaker on San Francisco Bay
Waterfront restaurant with views of the
San Francisco skyline, the Sausalito waterfront,
Angel Island, Alcatraz island, and the San Francisco Bay Bridge.
Located on the ocean end of a short peninsula at
100 Spinnaker Drive in Sausalito. Phone: 415-332-1500
TIBURON
Caprice Restaurant
Bayfront, low-rise restaurant with panoramic views
of San Francisco Bay, Angel Island, the Golden Gate Bridge,
and several ferry line routes.
Located on the east end of Shoreline Park at
2000 Paradise Drive in Tiburon.
Phone: 415-435-3400
Monterey County View Restaurants
CARMEL
California Market Restaurant
Breakfast and lunch restaurant with views of the Big Sur coastline.
Located inside the Hyatt Carmel Highlands Inn
at 120 Highlands Drive in Carmel.
Phone: 831-622-5450
CARMEL
Pacific's Edge Restaurant
Fine dining restaurant with views of the Big Sur coastline.
Located inside the Hyatt Carmel Highlands Inn
at 120 Highlands Drive in Carmel. Open for dinner only
except for late afternoon cocktails. Phone: 831-622-5450
MONTEREY
Charthouse Monterey
Waterfront, seafood restaurant with views of
Monterey bay and Cannery Row.
Located at 444 Cannery Row in Monterey.
Phone: 831-372-3362
PACIFIC GROVE
Beach House Restaurant
Beachfront, ocean view restaurant situated at the base of Lover's
Point, on Lover's Point Beach, adjacent to Lover's Point Park.
Located at 620 Ocean View Boulevard in Pacific Grove.
Phone:L 831-375-2345
BIG SUR:
Sierra Mar Restaurant
Ocean view restaurant situated on a hill high above Big Sur on the
grounds of the Post Ranch Inn.
Located at 47900 California Highway One in the Big Sur region
south of Carmel. Phone: 831-667-2800
Orange County View Restaurants
DANA POINT
Cannons Seafood Grill
Harbor view seafood restaurant on top of a cliff overlooking Dana Point Harbor.
Located at 34344 Street of the Green Lantern in Dana Point.
Phone: 949-496-6146.
DANA POINT:
Charthouse Dana Point
Harbor view seafood restaurant situated on a bluff overlooking Dana Point Harbor.
Located north of the Ocean Institute at 34442 Street of
the Green Lantern in Dana Point. Phone: 949-493-1183
LAGUNA BEACH
Oceanfront Laguna Beach Restaurants
Includes the Cliff Restaurant, the Deck on Laguna Beach,
Las Brisas Mexican Restaurant, Splashes, the Mosaic Bar and Grille,
the OceanView Bar and Grill,and the Watermarc Restaurant.
NEWPORT BEACH
Beachcomber Cafe
Beachfront cafe serving breakfast lunch and dinner.
Located directly on the beach in the Crystal Cove
Historic District, 15 Crystal Cove in the Newport Coast
region of southern Newport Beach. Phone: 949-376-6900
NEWPORT BEACH
Bluewater Grill Newport Beach
Bay front seafood seafood house with views of Newport Bay.
Formerly known as the Sea Shanty and Delaney's.
Located on the Lido Peninsula at 630 Lido Park Drive.
Phone: 949-675-3474
NEWPORT BEACH
Back Bay Bistro
Bay front restaurant on the edge of one of the Newport Back Bay lagoons.
Located adjacent to Back Bay View Park, on the grounds of the
Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort, at 1131 Back Bay Drive. Phone: 949-729-1144.
NEWPORT BEACH
Twenty One (21) Oceanfront Restaurant
Oceanview fine dining restaurant with three dining rooms.
Located next to the Newport Pier and Doryman's Oceanfront Hotel,
at 2100 West Oceanfront. Phone: 949-673-2100.
ORANGE
Orange County Mining Company
City view, low-rise, steak and seafood restaurant on an
inland Orange County hillside.
Located at 10000 South Crawford Canyon Road
in the City of Orange. Phone: 714) 997-7411.
SAN CLEMENTE
Fisherman's Restaurant San Clemente
Seafood, low-rise restaurant at the base of the
San Clemente Pier and adjacent to the Amtrak Pier
Train Depot. Has views off the pier of San Clemente's
famous surfers. Located at 611 Avenida Victoria in
San Clemente. Phone: 949-498-6390
(Note that Fisherman's also has a restaurant in Seattle
and this Web site features both the California and Washington
State restaurants.)
San Diego County View Restaurants
CORONADO
Peche's Coronado by Charthouse
Waterfront, low-rise, seafood restaurant with views of
San Diego Bay and the San Diego skyline.
Located on the mainland side of Coronado Island,
east of the Coronado Ferry Landing,
at 1201 First Street in Coronado.
Phone: 619-437-4474
DEL MAR
Jake's Del Mar
Beachfront restaurant located just north of Powerhouse Park
at 1660 Coast Boulevard in Del Mar. Phone: 858-755-2002.
DEL MAR
Poseidon Restaurant
Beachfront restaurant located just north of Powerhouse Park
at 1670 Coast Boulevard in Del Mar. Phone: 858-755-9345.
ENCINITAS
Charthouse Cardiff
Oceanfront, low-rise, seafood restaurant with floor-to-ceiling windows.
Located on the north end of the San Elijo Lagoon
at 2588 South Coast Highway 101 in the Cardiff by the Sea
community of Encinitas. Phone: 760-436-4044
FALLBROOK
Veranda Restaurant
Garden and pond view restaurant situated on the grounds
of the Grand Tradition Estate and Gardens.
Located at 220 Grand Tradition Way in Fallbrook.
Phone: 760-728-6466
See also the
Grand Tradition Estate Web site.
LA JOLLA
Brockton Villa Restaurant
Restaurant inside a historic cottage situated across the
road from a bluff overlooking La Jolla Cove.
Located east of Scripps Park and La Jolla Cove Beach
at 1235 Coast Boulevard in the La Jolla neighborhood
of San Diego. Phone: 858-454-7393
LA JOLLA
Cusp Dining and Drinks
Ocean view restaurant on the 11th floor of the Hotel La Jolla.
Located at 7955 La Jolla Shores Drive in the La Jolla
neighborhood of San Diego. Phone: 858-551-3620
LA JOLLA
George's Ocean View Terrace
Ocean view restaurant on a bluff above La Jolla Cove
with indoor and rooftop dining areas.
Located at 1250 Prospect Street in the La Jolla
neighborhood of San Diego. Phone: 858-454-4244
LA JOLLA
The Marine Room
Waterfront fine dining restaurant that first opened in 1941.
Located directly on the ocean at 2000 Spindrift Drive in the La Jolla
neighborhood of San Diego. Phone: 8580459-7222.
SAN DIEGO
Bali Hai Restaurant
Restaurant with views of San Diego Bay and the San Diego skyline.
Specializes in Asian, Polynesian, and island style dishes.
Situated at the tip of a peninsula on Shelter Island in San Diego Bay.
Has its own boat dock.
Located at 2230 Shelter Island Drive in San Diego. Phone: 619-222-1181.
SAN DIEGO
Bertrand at Mister A's
Fine dining, 12th floor restaurant with views of the
San Diego city skyline, San Diego Bay,
Balboa Park, Coronado, and Point Loma.
Located about two blocks west of Balboa Park
at 2550 5th Avenue in San Diego.
Phone: 619=239-1377
SAN DIEGO
Fish Market San Diego
Bay front seafood restaurant south of the USS Midway Museum
and Tuna Harbor Park. Has views of San Diego Bay and
Coronado Island.
Located on the Downtown San Diego waterfront
at 750 North Harbor Drive.
Phone: 619-232-3474.
SAN DIEGO
Island Prime
Restaurant on stilts over San Diego Bay.
Has views of the bay, Coronado Island
and the San Diego city skyline.
Located on the east end of Harbor Island
at 880 Harbor Island Drive in San Diego.
Phone: 619-298-6802
SAN DIEGO
Tom Hams Lighthouse
Seafood restaurant with views of San Diego Bay,
the downtown skyline and Coronado Island.
Located on the west end of Harbor Island
at 2150 Harbor Island Drive i San Diego.
Phone: 619-291-9110
SAN DIEGO
World Famous Restaurant
Beachfront restaurant on the grounds of the Surfer Beach Hotel.
Located inside the the Surfer Beach Hotel
at 711 Pacific Beach Drive (at Ocean Front Walk) in San Diego.
Phone: 858-272-3100
San Francisco County View Restaurants
SAN FRANCISCO
McCormick and Kuleto's Restaurant
Seafood and steak restaurant with views over Aquatic Park
of the San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz Island and Agnel Island.
Located inside the Ghirardeli Square shopping and dining complex
at 900 North Point Street in San Francisco. Phone: 415-929-1730
SAN FRANCISCO
Sutro's at the Cliff House
Restaurant in the Sutro wing of the historic Cliff House.
Has views of seal rocks, the sutro bath ruins, the
entry to the Golden Gate, and the Pacific Ocean.
Located north of Ocean Beach, on the west side of
San Francisco, at 1090 Point Lobos Avenue.
Phone: 415-386-3330.
SAN FRANCISCO
Top of the Mark
Rooftop lounge with 360 degree city views
serving cocktails, light meals, and Sunday Brunch.
Situated on on the 19th floor of the luxurious and historic
Mark Hopkins Hotel.
Located at 999 California Street in the Nob Hill
neighborhood of San Francisco. Phone: 415-616-6916
San Mateo County View Restaurants
MONTARA
La Costanera Peruvian Restaurant
Beach and ocean view, fine dining, contemporary Peruvian
restaurant. Situated on a bluff above the beach on the
south end of McNee Ranch State Park.
Located Jorth of Half Moon Bay at 8150 Cabrillo Highway
in the San Mateo County coastal community of Montara.
Phone: 650-728-1600.
MOSS BEACH
Moss Beach Distillery
Ocean view restaurant situated inside a historic 1927 former
speakeasy on a cliff above Moss Beach.
Has indoor and outdoor dining areas.
Located at 140 Beach Way in Moss Beach.
Phone: 650-728-5595
PACIFICA
Moonraker Restaurant
Beach and ocean view fine dining restaurant located
just south of the Mori Point bluff-top natural area.
Located at 105 Rockaway Beach Avenue in Pacifica.
Phone: 650-557-7025.
PACIFICA
Nick's Restaurant
Steak and seafood restaurant with views of the ocean
over a parking lot. Situated adjacent to the Sea Breeze Motel.
Describes itself as an old school restaurant.
The restaurant's Horsehoe bar has a dance floor
and live music on Friday's and Saturdays.
Locate4d at 100 Rockaway Beach Avenue. in Pacifica.
Phone: 650-359-3900
Santa Cruz County View Restaurants
CAPITOLA
Shadowbrook Restaurant
River front, fine dining restaurant with views of Soquel Creek.
Can be accessed by taking a short ride in a cable car or
by walking on a garden path.
Located in a wooded area at 1750 Wharf Road in Capitola.
Phone: 831-475-1511
CAPITOLA
Wharf House Restaurant
Ocean view restaurant at the end of the Capitola Wharf.
Located at 1400 Wharf Road in Capitola.
Phone: 831-476-3534
SANTA CRUZ:
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Ocean front fine dining restaurant inside the Dream Inn.
Located at 175 West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz.
Phone: 831-460-5012
SANTA CRUZ:
Chaminade Hotel Restaurants
The Sunset Restaurant and Lindwood's Bar and Grill
have forest and mountain top views over the Santa cruz area.
Located at One Chaminade Lane in Santa Cruz.
Hotel Phone: 831-475-5600
SANTA CRUZ:
Santa Cruz Harbor View Restaurants
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Aldo's Harbor Restaurant
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Crow's Nest Restaurant
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Johnny's Harborside Seafood Restaurant
SANTA CRUZ:
Santa Cruz Wharf Restaurants
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Restaurant Restaurant
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Gilda's Family Restaurant
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Miramar Fish Grotto
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Stagnaro Brothers Seafood
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Vino Wine Bar
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Woodie's Cafe
