{"id":8512,"date":"2026-05-21T17:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8512"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:03:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:03:02","slug":"3-new-restaurants-coming-to-orange-county-plus-a-longtime-favorite-expands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8512","title":{"rendered":"3 new restaurants coming to Orange County, plus a longtime favorite expands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Orange County\u2019s dining churn shows little signs of slowing down. Coming soon: a food hall years in the making, a taco shop taking over a familiar Laguna Hills spot and a tiny omakase counter landing inside a Newport Beach hotel. Add to that a longtime Newport Beach name expanding to Huntington Beach, which is already open for business, and the summer eats keep coming.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8510\">Russia holds nuclear drills on land, sea and air, joined by its ally Belarus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As always, keep in mind that, nearly always, opening dates are subject to change.<\/p>\n<div>Hungry? Sign up for The Eat Index, our weekly food newsletter, and find out where to eat and get the latest restaurant happenings in Orange County. Subscribe here.<\/div>\n<h4>Coming soon<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Miramar Food Hall (San Clemente)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After years in the planning stages, San Clemente\u2019s Miramar Food Hall is, at last, slated to open in early summer. Jim Krieger, chief operating officer with Tiger Hospitality, said, \u201cWe are targeting June.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Initial tenants at the El Camino Real food hall will include eateries with Southern California roots, including San Diego County\u2019s Cosmos Burger, Ricebunn and Immersion Coffee Co. Thyda Sieng, founder of Long Beach\u2019s now-shuttered Fire Bird Nashville Hot Chicken, will open her new concept, Hen Haus, at the food hall. And making its debut outside of Seattle will be Moto Pizza, which specializes in Detroit-style pies.<\/p>\n<p>And be sure to book your Uber rides in advance as the food hall will also feature two dedicated bars.<\/p>\n<p>Miramar Food Hall will open inside the revamped circa-1938 Miramar Theatre, which was once a movie theater and bowling alley.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Find it<\/em>:<\/strong> 1720 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>No M\u00e1s Tacos (Laguna Hills)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Replacing Cecilia\u2019s Tortilla Grill in Laguna Hills, No M\u00e1s Tacos comes from the team behind Scratch Bakery Cafe, which has locations in Laguna Hills and Newport Beach. Founder Ronnie Givargis said the new restaurant will feature an \u201cauthentic Mexican taco truck menu\u201d with a fast-casual feel. Givargis said he hopes to open the new space sometime this summer, possibly in June.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8504\">Southern California Memorial Day travel \u2014 beginning Thursday \u2014 is set to beat pre-COVID level<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cecilia\u2019s Tortilla Grill shuttered in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Find it:<\/em><\/strong> La Paz Village, 25250 La Paz Road, suitte 140, Laguna Hills<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Kaiya (Newport Beach)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lido House will debut Kaiya, a 12-seat omakase spot inside the oceanside luxury hotel. While details remain under wraps for now, Lido House executive chef-partner Riley Huddleston (The Mayor\u2019s Table) and chef Brian Kim will be involved.<\/p>\n<p>Kaiya will add another notch to Orange County\u2019s growing omakase lineup, which already includes standouts like Omakase by Gino in Santa Ana, Costa Mesa\u2019s Hana re, Michelin-starred Rebel Omakase in Laguna Beach and newcomer Naisho Omakase in Costa Mesa.<\/p>\n<p>Slated to open in June.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Find it:<\/em> <\/strong>3300 Newport Blvd., Newport Beach<\/p>\n<h4>Now open<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Champagnes Kitchen (Huntington Beach)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More than 40 years after opening its first Newport Beach location, Champagnes Kitchen has debuted a second spot, this one in Huntington Beach.<\/p>\n<p>Leading operations and the kitchen are husband-and-wife team Matt and Winnona Tobey. The duo bring decades of combined culinary experience: Winnona, a pastry chef and Culinary Institute of America graduate, will oversee the menu and kitchen, while Matt, whose background includes Wild Goose, Urth Caffe and Starwood Hotels, will lead operations.<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant is currently in its \u201csoft-opening\u201d stage; an official ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held Friday, May 22. Menu highlights include comfort food galore, like breakfast burritos, brioche french toast, deli sandwiches, shrimp and grits, southern-fried chicken, pan-seared ribeye, chicken pot pie, bread and butter pudding.<\/p>\n<p>Champagnes Kitchen also offers 20 percent off to local law enforcement in uniform and free coffee to first responders.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8502\">Lawmakers warn data protection rules don\u2019t protect key sites, including White House and CIA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Find it:<\/em> <\/strong>200 Main St., Huntington Beach<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Street-style tacos, another omakase spot and a long-awaited food hall are poised to open very soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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