The 74 Best Places to Eat and Stay in Anaheim
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The best places to eat and stay in Anaheim, according to the experts: AAA, Michelin Guide, and Forbes Travel Guide have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. The Ranch comes out on top.
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Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa and Poppy & Seed hold the next two places. AAA shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Los Angeles Times next.
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Rank 1. The Ranch
Steakhouse
The popovers arrive with housemade tomato jam before you've even settled in, which tells you a lot about how this Anaheim steakhouse operates. Saddle-and-spur decor sets the mood at this meat-forward room, though produce from the restaurant's own farm keeps things from feeling purely carnivorous. The prime rib and scalloped potatoes are built for sharing, as is everything else, unless you've skipped lunch with conviction.
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- AAA AAA: Four Diamonds
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Craftsman timber beams and a stone hearth the size of a small house anchor the lobby of this Disney resort hotel, which opens directly onto California Adventure and Downtown Disney. More than 900 rooms means it's never exactly intimate, but the proximity to the parks is the whole point. Tenaya Stone Spa offers a quieter corner when the churro fumes get overwhelming. Cast members handle everything with unsettling cheer, which is either magical or unnerving depending on your caffeine level.
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- AAA AAA: Four Diamonds
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
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Dinner inside a working greenhouse, with outdoor tables ringed by citrus trees and herbs, sets the mood before a plate arrives. Poppy & Seed is a fine dining room in Anaheim's Packing District built around organic, locally sourced Southern cooking, the kind where shrimp and grits shares a menu with steak tartare brightened by pickled sea beans. A James Beard semifinalist, it draws a crowd that dresses up without overdoing it and lingers well past sunset.
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- AAA AAA: Three Diamonds
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: California · Michael Reed
- AAA Three Diamonds
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: California · Michael Reed
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- The Pinnacle Guide The Pinnacle Guide: 2 Pins
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2024 · Nominee · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2025 · Nominee · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- The Pinnacle Guide 2 Pins
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
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- Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times: The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times: #32 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
- Eater Eater: The 38 Essential Orange County Restaurants
- Los Angeles Times The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- Los Angeles Times #32 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
- Eater The 38 Essential Orange County Restaurants
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- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
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Rank 46. Anaheim White House
Italian
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Rank 46. En Familia
Modern Mexican
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Rank 67. URBANA
Mexican
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Rank 68. Kareem's Falafel
Middle Eastern
The house falafel recipe here is so closely guarded that the family started selling it wholesale rather than let anyone reverse-engineer it at a competitor's table. This cash-friendly falafel shop sits in Anaheim's Little Arabia District and gets properly packed at lunch, so the outdoor patio exists for good reason. The baba ganoush and hummus are the moves, though the feta fries suggest the kitchen isn't precious about tradition either.
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Rank 71. Tacos Los Cholos
Mexican
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- LAist LAist: Tacos · Best Bites
- Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times: Filet mignon tacos · The 101 Best Tacos in Los Angeles
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Rank 71. Tiendita
Mexican
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Rank 74. Forn Al Hara
Classic Middle Eastern
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