Where to Eat
on the Pacific Coast Highway

Waterfront Restaurant in California near the Pacific Coast Highway

Where to Eat on the Pacific Coast highway is our favorite section of the website. For us, eating out is one of the joys of travel, from breakfast through lunch to dinner. We don't care if it's a cheap cafe, a mom and pop place, an all-American diner or one of the Los Angeles Top Tables. If the food is good, we enjoy it!

Along the Pacific Coast of Washington, Oregon and California, there are all these choices of where to eat and more, including brewpubs and wineries that serve fine food, bakeries for tasty home-made snacks, San Francisco's Best Chinatown Restaurants, and family-friendly places too.

There are also lots of places where you can share a romantic meal, maybe in some of the finest San Diego restaurants.

So, whether you just want a pizza, a pancake, or the full five-course special chef's gourmet menu, we'll try to point you in the right direction on Where to Eat along the Pacific Coast Highway. Every mouthful counts!

And if you want to recommend somewhere good to eat anywhere along the Pacific Coast Highway, be sure to scroll down to see how you can share your own finds with us and out other visitors. If you've found a good restaurant, they deserve an online pat on the back, which might make someone else's Pacific Coast Highway trip so much better.

Personal Favorites
Santa Barbara: Olio e Limone
Santa Monica: FIG in the Fairmont Miramar Santa Monica Hotel

Restaurant Guides
San Diego Restaurants: Zagat Guide
Seattle Restaurants: Zagat Guide

In their June 2009 issue Travel+Leisure magazine rated their
Top Ten Burgers in the USA. Two of them are on or near the
Pacific Coast Highway, one in Seattle and one in San Francisco.
To find out where they are, click on
America's Best Burgers.

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Historic and Authentic 101 Cafe
The 101 Cafe is the oldest Cafe along the Historic Highway 101 (PCH) on the West Coast.
Open from 7:00 AM till Midnight everyday.
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