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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.

Try92802 · Anaheim 92806 · Anaheim 92801 · Anaheim 92805 · Anaheim 92708 · Fountain Valley

134coming soon

11recently opened

94changing hands

18neighborhoods

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

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Coming soon to Orange County · 134 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Costa MesaSP

Liquor license filedFiled

Stara Pierogi & Sausage

3321 Hyland Ave, Ste C · Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Oct 8 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license

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Huntington BeachBR

Liquor license filedFiled

Breakfast Republic

19079 Beach Blvd · Huntington Beach, CA 92648

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Oct 7 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, full bar · application

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Santa AnaVM

Liquor license filedFiled

El Vaquero Mexican Grill & Event Center

100 S Main St · Santa Ana, CA 92701

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Oct 7 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, full bar · application

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Santa AnaL

Liquor license filedFiled

Lowlight

220 E 4TH St, Ste 104 · Santa Ana, CA 92701

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Sep 30 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license

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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

Liquor license · Jul 21, 2026
Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license

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Changing hands · 94 spots

New owners, same address

Garden GroveHN

Changing handsFiled

Hoi Ngo

13187 Brookhurst St · Garden Grove, CA 92843

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Oct 20 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new owner

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Huntington BeachDJ

Changing handsFiled

Don Jose Mexican Restaurant

9093 Adams Ave · Huntington Beach, CA 92646

New owners are taking over this Mexican spot.

Liquor license · Oct 19 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, full bar · new owner

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Newport BeachWR

Changing handsFiled

White Rooster

2931 E Coast Hwy · Newport Beach, CA 92625

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Oct 16 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new owner

Liquor license · Aug 12 · Liquor license surrendered · restaurant, beer & wine (open since 2022)

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Santa AnaVB

Changing handsFiled

Los Vecinos Bar & Lounge

13912 Ponderosa St, Ste L · Santa Ana, CA 92705

New owners are taking over this bar.

Liquor license · Oct 9 · Applied for liquor license · bar / nightclub · new owner

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Lake ForestMC

Changing handsFiled

Mustard Cafe & Grill

41 Auto Center Dr, Ste 103 · Lake Forest, CA 92610

New owners are taking over this café.

Liquor license · Oct 7 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new owner

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Laguna BeachMV

Changing handsFiled

Mvl Venture

1750 S Coast Hwy · Laguna Beach, CA 92651

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Oct 7 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new owner

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Cities

Cities around Orange County with at least 5 projects

Anaheim 58 Santa Ana 18 Huntington Beach 13 Garden Grove 12 Newport Beach 12 Costa Mesa 11 Fullerton 10 Irvine 10 San Clemente 10 Orange 9 Fountain Valley 9 Lake Forest 8 Brea 7 Buena Park 7 Tustin 7 San Juan Capistrano 5 Dana Point 5

Neighborhoods

ZIP codes with at least 5 projects

Anaheim 92802 · 13 Anaheim 92806 · 12 Anaheim 92801 · 9 Anaheim 92805 · 9 Fountain Valley 92708 · 9 Anaheim 92804 · 8 Brea 92821 · 7 Newport Beach 92663 · 7 Lake Forest 92630 · 7 Huntington Beach 92648 · 7 San Clemente 92672 · 7 Fullerton 92832 · 6 Costa Mesa 92627 · 6 Garden Grove 92843 · 6 Buena Park 90621 · 6 Santa Ana 92701 · 5 Costa Mesa 92626 · 5 San Juan Capistrano 92675 · 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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