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We picked these 6 new restaurants, bars and cafés in Orange County from the 6 independent places that opened in the last 30 days, and we update the list daily.
Ranked, and each name links to its full timeline
Restaurant · Irvine · 14411 Culver Dr
A new restaurant in Irvine, open since Oct 19, 2026. We’ve confirmed it’s open.
Restaurant · Fountain Valley · 17071 Bushard St
A new restaurant in Fountain Valley, likely open since October 2026, with a full bar.
Restaurant · Tustin · 2943 El Camino Real
A new restaurant in Tustin, likely open since October 2026.
Restaurant · Fountain Valley · 9965 Ellis Ave, Ste A2
A new restaurant in Fountain Valley, likely open since October 2026.
Italian restaurant · Costa Mesa · 2400 Newport Blvd, Ste A3-a5
A new Italian restaurant in Costa Mesa, likely open since October 2026, with a full bar.
Restaurant · Brea · 1510 Brea Mall, #1510
A new restaurant in Brea, likely open since October 2026, with a full bar.
We pick only places that have opened, and we rank them by how sure we are they’re open and how they’ve done since. We leave chains out, and no one pays to be on the list.
Neighborhoods with the most new restaurants in the last 30 days
Our top picks for October 2026 are Isshoku Kitchen, Jan Noire and Everspring Modern Chinese. The full list of 6 is above, and we update it daily.
6 restaurants, bars and cafés opened in the Orange County area in the last 30 days, based on publicly available records.
Fountain Valley (92708) leads with 2 openings in the last 30 days, followed by Costa Mesa and Brea.
Everything we show comes from publicly available information. We gather it daily and match each record to its address, so we can follow a project from its first filing to opening day.
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Every opening leaves a paper trail. We match permits, licenses and inspections to one place per address and show where each project stands.
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