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What’s coming to Orange County

New restaurants, cafés, bars and closings, spotted in permits and licenses weeks before the signs go up.

Try92708 · Fountain Valley92805 · Anaheim92630 · Lake Forest92648 · Huntington Beach92672 · San Clemente
94coming soon
7recently opened
183changing hands
23neighborhoods
Lake ForestLiquor license filedNR

Nagisa Ramen-ya

Lake Forest · 23591 Rockfield Blvd, Ste F

Liquor license · Oct 22, 2026

AnaheimJust registeredLC

Lebanon Cafe

Anaheim · 423 S Brookhurst St L

Business license · Sep 2, 2026

Santa AnaLiquor license filedMR

Mariscos El Ranchito

Santa Ana · 501 N Harbor Blvd, Ste D & E

Liquor license · Aug 11, 2026

Just opened, and we saw them coming

From the first public filing to opening day

La Guapa Taqueria Bar

1351 S Beach Blvd, Ste H · La Habra

Likely openConfirmedSpotted 258 days before opening
  1. Feb 10 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, full bar · application (Liquor license)
  2. Oct 25 · Checked · not open yet (Coming Soon Project verification)
  3. Oct 26 · Liquor license issued · restaurant, full bar (Liquor license)
CB

Catkin Brewery

1931 E Wright Cir, Ste A · Anaheim

Likely openFiledSpotted 102 days before opening
  1. Jul 16 · Applied for liquor license · craft brewery · new license (Liquor license)
  2. Oct 26 · Liquor license issued · craft brewery (Liquor license)
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Coming soon to Orange County · 94 spots

Confirmed = two matching records or news · Filed = one official record

Lake ForestNR
Liquor license filedConfirmed

Nagisa Ramen-ya

23591 Rockfield Blvd, Ste F · Lake Forest, CA 92630

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Oct 22 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license
See the timeline
AnaheimLC
Just registeredConfirmed

Lebanon Cafe

423 S Brookhurst St L · Anaheim, CA 92804

Just registered as a new café.

Business license · Sep 2 · Applied for a city business license
See the timeline
Buena ParkOP
Liquor license filedFiled

Oc Play Zone

6988 Beach Blvd, Ste B-208 · Buena Park, CA 90621

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Oct 27 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license
See the timeline
IrvineST
Liquor license filedFiled

Spectrum Terrace

17220 Laguna Canyon Rd · Irvine, CA 92618

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Oct 27 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · application
See the timeline
AnaheimMF
Liquor license filedFiled

Mendocino Farms

8152 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd, Ste 174 · Anaheim, CA 92808

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Oct 26 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license
See the timeline
Fountain ValleyKC
Liquor license filedFiled

The Kickin' Crab

16275 Harbor Blvd · Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Oct 23 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license
See the timeline
Newport BeachMN
Liquor license filedFiled

Molo Newport Beach

201 Shipyard Way, Ste 5 · Newport Beach, CA 92663

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Oct 21 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, full bar · new license
Liquor license · Dec 22 · Applied for liquor license · bar / nightclub · new license
See the timeline
Santa AnaSP
Liquor license filedFiled

Sgt. Pepperoni's Pizza Store

18601 Airport Way, Spc A4.3 · Santa Ana, CA 92707

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Oct 14 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license
See the timeline
San ClementeBB
Liquor license filedFiled

The Burger Bar Point Break

414-420 S El Camino Real · San Clemente, CA 92672

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Oct 14 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, full bar · application
See the timeline
See all 94
Mystery spot of the week

16821 Algonquin St, Ste 103 is getting a new food business.

Nobody has filed a name yet. Here’s everything on file so far. We’ll update this page the moment a name shows up.

Liquor license · first filed Jul 21, 2026 · Huntington Beach

On file so far
  1. Liquor license · Jul 21, 2026
    Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license
See every filing

Changing hands · 183 spots

New owners, same address

OrangeGF
Changing handsFiled

Golden Fin Sushi

1132 E Katella Ave, # 11-12 · Orange, CA 92867

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Oct 27 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new owner
See the timeline
Yorba LindaSN
Changing handsFiled

Sushi Noguchi

18507 Yorba Linda Blvd · Yorba Linda, CA 92886

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Oct 27 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new owner
See the timeline
TustinOR
Changing handsFiled

Orange Roll and Sushi

139 W 1ST St, Ste A · Tustin, CA 92780

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Oct 27 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new owner
See the timeline
IrvineST
Changing handsFiled

Spectrum Terrace 3

17820 Laguna Canyon Rd · Irvine, CA 92618

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Oct 27 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new owner
See the timeline
IrvineST
Changing handsFiled

Spectrum Terrace 2

17520 Laguna Canyon Rd · Irvine, CA 92618

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Oct 27 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new owner
See the timeline
Lake ForestJC
Changing handsFiled

Jadean Corporation

23808 Mercury Rd · Lake Forest, CA 92630

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Oct 23 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new owner
See the timeline
See all 183

Cities

Cities around Orange County with at least 5 projects

Anaheim 35Santa Ana 21Huntington Beach 20Garden Grove 19Newport Beach 16Costa Mesa 15Irvine 15Fullerton 15Orange 13Fountain Valley 12San Clemente 11Lake Forest 11Buena Park 9Dana Point 9Tustin 7Brea 7Mission Viejo 7San Juan Capistrano 5Laguna Beach 5

Neighborhoods

ZIP codes with at least 5 projects

Fountain Valley 92708 · 12Anaheim 92805 · 9Lake Forest 92630 · 9Huntington Beach 92648 · 9San Clemente 92672 · 9Newport Beach 92663 · 8Costa Mesa 92626 · 8Fullerton 92832 · 8Anaheim 92801 · 7Buena Park 90621 · 7Garden Grove 92843 · 7Costa Mesa 92627 · 7Brea 92821 · 7Anaheim 92806 · 7Dana Point 92629 · 6Santa Ana 92701 · 6Huntington Beach 92647 · 6San Juan Capistrano 92675 · 5Laguna Beach 92651 · 5Fullerton 92833 · 5Anaheim 92802 · 5Orange 92867 · 5Garden Grove 92840 · 5

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How we know

Every opening leaves a paper trail. We match permits, licenses and inspections to one place per address and show where each project stands.

  • Confirmedtwo matching records, or a news report
  • Filedone official record
  • Spotted 90 days before openinghow early the first filing came

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