And The Foodie Destination Award Goes To…..Buena Park, CA!

Buena Park offers several esteemed restaurants including L.A. Time's Best of the Southland, Porto's Bakery & Cafe. The world-renowned Cuban restaurant serves delectable desserts, savory sandwiches and authentic Cuban Potato Balls and empanadas. Honeymee, famous for its award-winning raw honey, was named one of the ‘Best Spots for Soft Serve and Frozen Custard’ by Zagat. We highly recommend the Honey Affogato for a sweet treat with a kick - soft serve topped with honey and coffee. For some caffeine, head to Coffee Code, named ‘Best Coffeehouse in Orange County’ by OC Weekly.

Buena Park hosted its third annual Taste of Buena Park Food Awards for 2026. Winners include #1 Jin Cook, a Korean food destination and family-owned gem that delivers bold flavors. #2 Porto’s Bakery, a Cuban restaurant where fans flock for potato balls, empanadas, cheese rolls, meat pies, and guava pastries. #3 M Korean BBQ serves thin-sliced prime brisket and marinated beef oyster steak cooked right in front of you. #4 Atoyubu dazzles with vibrant Asian fusion flavors, from tofu-wrapped bites filled with salmon, crab, avocado, or spicy tuna. #5 Portillo’s brings Chicago-style hot dogs and sandwiches. #6 The Cauldron, a French-inspired restaurant and bar, serves creative cocktails such as the show-stopping 'Knotty Kid,' where fluffy cotton candy dissolves into vodka and lemon. #7 Nobibi offers imaginative soft-serve creations surrounded by cotton candy. #8 Izakaya Ichie delivers Japanese seafood fusion. #9 Rock & Brews serves classic American comfort food. And #10 Thirty Acres Kitchen celebrates the legendary boysenberry, a fruit invented right here in Buena Park.

Chicago based company, Portillo's and winner of five Silver Platter Awards for the ‘Best Restaurant in the Country’ serves up the tastiest sausages, Italian beef sandwiches and hamburgers around. Insider tip: don’t forget to save room for their chocolate cake shake. In the mood for quality street tacos? Tacos La Calle was named one of the ‘Top 10 Best New Restaurants in the OC’ by OC Weekly and ‘Top 10 Places for Cheap Eats in Orange County’ by the OC Register. The tacos are delicious and so are the mulitas, street corn on the cob and the entire menu - but you can be the judge of that. Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner, located outside the main gate of Knott's Berry Farm, was named one of the ‘Top 50 Most Kid-Friendly Restaurants in America’ for 2019 by OpenTable. Their mouth-watering fried chicken, biscuits and boysenberry pie have been fan favorites since 1934. A west coast favorite, In-N-Out Burger has won numerous local and national awards such as TimesOC’s Readers’ Choice Awards for Best Hamburger and one of the ‘10 Most Craveable Burger Chains’ by Restaurant Business. Order a neapolitan shake along with animal-style fries and burger - you can thank us later. If you're wanting to spend the evening with a spirited spirit, then OC Weekly’s 'Best Neighborhood Bar in North Orange County' The Cauldron Spirits and Brews is the place to be. Their signature boysenberry cotton candy drink, 'The Knotty Kid' is a must have.