Eat
A&J Restaurant
Taiwanese spot in Irvine serving beef noodle soup, crispy pork chop rice, and Sichuan-style spicy wontons.
Jeffrey Rd Ste D · Irvine
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- TravelHere stay
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- Day trips within 50 mi
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Irvine, chapter by chapter
The places our guests pick first, chapter by chapter. The full list is one tap away.
Chapter 1 · Where to eat
Where to eat
- Eat
Cluck Kitchen
Crispy chicken sandwiches, meaty tenders, and juicy wings with bold spice, from a local Irvine chicken spot.
MacArthur Blvd · Irvine
- Eat
NEP Cafe
Modern Vietnamese eatery offering a contemporary take on Vietnamese dining, with current and evolving dishes.
Culver Dr · Irvine
- Eat
Sessions West Coast Deli
A deli rethinking sandwiches and salads, offering a fresh, imaginative menu of radical eats in Irvine.
Barranca Pkwy · Irvine
- Eat
Soup Shop
Comforting Vietnamese spot in Los Olivos Marketplace serving slow-simmered pho bowls, garlic noodles, and crispy eggrolls.
Irvine Center Dr · Irvine
- Eat
SUP Noodle Bar - Irvine
Vietnamese comfort kitchen serving pho with 48-hour beef bone broth and unlimited noodle refills.
Culver Dr Unit 2H · Irvine
Chapter 2 · Where to drink
Coffee, tea and drinks
- Drink
Cassel Earth Coffee
Gourmet-quality espresso and pastries, including French-style financier cakes, inside Irvine's Atrium Building lobby.
Von Karman Ave Suite 120 · Irvine
- Drink
Blk Dot Coffee
Cafe serving slow-dripped Vietnamese coffee drinks, plus matcha, chai lattes, bagels, toast, and sandwiches.
Alton Pkwy · Irvine
- Drink
Cha For Tea
Boba tea shop serving freshly made drinks sweetened to your preference, plus crispy chicken, dumplings, and beef stew.
Campus Dr Ste M173 · Irvine
- Drink
Desouro
Tea-focused counter serving black, oolong, and matcha drinks, plus fruit slushes and toppings, with no food.
Culver Dr Ste D · Irvine
Chapter 3 · What to see
What to see
- See
William R. Mason Regional Park
Lakeside park with wilderness trails and model-boat sailing beside campus.
University Drive · Irvine
- See
Colonel Bill Barber Marine Corps Memorial Park
Large civic park with formal gardens, memorial wall, athletic fields and playgrounds honoring a Medal of Honor recipient.
Civic Center Plaza · Irvine
- See
Irvine Historical Museum
Local history exhibits in the oldest wooden ranch house on original Irvine Ranch
San Joaquin · Irvine
- See
Quail Hill Community Park
Community park and center with new nature-inspired playground adjacent to open-space trail access.
Shady Canyon Drive · Irvine
Chapter 4 · Get outside
Get outside
- Do
Adventure Playground
Rare staffed imaginative play space with giant blocks, mud pits, slides and natural areas for creative exploration.
Beech Tree Lane · Irvine
- Do
Irvine Barclay Theatre
Intimate 750-seat venue jointly run by city and UCI hosting varied music, dance and theater since 1990.
Campus Drive · Irvine
- Do
Irvine Farmers Market
Long-running large outdoor market with dozens of farm vendors offering regional produce year-round.
Newport Coast Drive · Irvine
- Do
Jeffrey Open Space Trail
Jeffrey Open Space Trail, a named hiking trail on OpenStreetMap.
Jeffrey Road and Locust · Irvine
Stays nearby
Stay in Irvine
Short-term rentals where Koli already knows the house.
Day trips · within about 50 miles
Bigger days out from Irvine
- Disneyland Park
Walt Disney's original 1955 theme park in Anaheim.
13 mi · about ~30 min
- Knott's Berry Farm
Coaster-heavy theme park in Buena Park that started as a berry stand.
17 mi · about ~40 min
- Aquarium of the Pacific
Long Beach aquarium with sea otters, sharks and a lorikeet aviary.
25 mi · about ~55 min
- Los Angeles County Arboretum
127 acres of gardens and roaming peafowl in Arcadia.
36 mi · about ~75 min
- The Huntington
Library, art museum and botanical gardens, including a Japanese garden and a Chinese garden.
37 mi · about ~75 min
- Olvera Street
Mexican marketplace street in El Pueblo, the city's founding site.
37 mi · about ~75 min
- California Science Center
Hands-on science museum and home of the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
38 mi · about ~75 min
- Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Dinosaur hall, gem vault and gardens in Exposition Park.
38 mi · about ~75 min
Drive times are estimates from the middle of Irvine with light traffic (straight-line miles, allowing for the roads). LA traffic can double them; check a map before you go.
Getting here and around
Getting to Irvine
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