Where to Eat on the Pacific Coast Highway

Where to eat on the Pacific Coast Highway: advice on the best fine dining options, budget restaurants, romantic locations in Oregon, Washington and California.

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 finest gourmet restaurants. If the food is good, we enjoy it!

Where to Eat on the Pacific Coast Highway

Best Restaurants in Santa Barbara

Best Restaurants in Santa Cruz

Ten San Francisco Dishes and Drinks

Where to Eat in Carmel

Where to Eat in Monterey

Where Else to Eat in Monterey

Where to Eat in San Diego

Where to Eat in Yachats

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.

San Francisco's Chinatown

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!

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