The Top 12 Restaurants in Anaheim
The best restaurants in Anaheim, by the professional record: The Pinnacle Guide, James Beard Awards, and Los Angeles Times have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Strong Water comes out on top.
Albaraka Restaurant and Napa Rose hold the next two places. Los Angeles Times shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Eater next.
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- The Pinnacle Guide 2 Pins
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
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Rank 2. Albaraka Restaurant
Palestinian Middle Eastern
- Los Angeles Times The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- Eater The 38 Essential Orange County Restaurants
- Los Angeles Times #32 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
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Rank 4. Poppy & Seed
Modern Southern
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.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: California · Michael Reed
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Rank 5. Kareem's Falafel
Middle Eastern
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Rank 9. Angel's Tijuana Tacos
Tijuana-Style Mexican
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Rank 9. Tacos Los Cholos
Mexican
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Rank 9. Tiendita
Mexican
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Rank 12. Forn Al Hara
Classic Middle Eastern