5 Day Restaurant Itinerary for Costa Mesa, CA

Eat your way through Costa Mesa, CA like you are Guy Fieri or another Food Network host with our curated list of restaurants seen on popular TV shows like Diner's Drive-Ins and Dives and 50+ other FoodTV shows.

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Trip Itineraries for Costa Mesa, CA:

1 Day TripWeekend Trip5 Day Trip

Day 1

Breakfast

Restaurant: Sidecar Doughnuts & Coffee

Show: Best Thing I Ever Ate

Known For: Brandi Milloy Birthday Doughnut

Sidecar Doughnuts & Coffee

Lunch

Restaurant: Baconmania

Show: Eat Street

Known For: Bacon balls, popcorn and smoothies

Baconmania

Dinner

Restaurant: Seabirds Kitchen

Show: Eat Street

Known For: Vegan food truck

Seabirds Kitchen

Dessert

Restaurant: Cupcakery & Co.

Show: Cupcake Wars

Known For: Cupcakes

Cupcakery & Co.

Day 2

Breakfast

Restaurant: Irazu Costa Rican Restaurant & Catering

Show: Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

Known For: Costa Rican classics like chicharron with pico de gallo and Pepito sandwich with steak and black beans

Irazu Costa Rican Restaurant & Catering

Lunch

Restaurant: SOL Mexican Cocina

Show: Food Paradise

Known For: Mexican cuisine

SOL Mexican Cocina

Dinner

Restaurant: Osteria Mozza

Show: Celebrity Chef's

Known For: Ricotta and Egg Raviolo

Osteria Mozza

Day 3

Breakfast

Restaurant: Coyote Grill - Laguna Beach

Show: Rachael Ray - $40 a Day

Known For: Mexican cuisine

Coyote Grill - Laguna Beach

Lunch

Restaurant: El Mirasol Cocina Mexicana

Show: Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

Known For: Traditional Mexican food with some flare, such as the Chicharron in Sauce

El Mirasol Cocina Mexicana

Dinner

Restaurant: Chez Jay

Show: United States of Bacon

Known For: Bacon crusted pepper-steak

Chez Jay

Day 4

Breakfast

Restaurant: Moe’s Cafe

Show: Chopped

Known For: Food Truck Chef/Owner, MOE Deli

Moe’s Cafe

Lunch

Restaurant: La Tostaderia

Show: Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

Known For: Outrageous octopus tostadas and their lights-out spin on a burger

La Tostaderia

Dinner

Restaurant: Mo-Chica

Show: Best Thing I Ever Ate

Known For: Aji De Gallina

Mo-Chica

Day 5

Breakfast

Restaurant: Josie Breger, LCSW

Show: Chopped

Known For: Special Occasion Dining

Josie Breger, LCSW

Lunch

Restaurant: Ortega 120

Show: Best Bars in America

Known For: Over 250 tequilas and one of the finest margaritas in LA

Ortega 120

Dinner

Restaurant: The Bazaar by José Andrés

Show: America's Best

Known For: Best Rif on a Cheesesteak

The Bazaar by José Andrés
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