The Best Places to Eat and Stay in Fountain Valley
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The best places to eat and stay in Fountain Valley, according to the experts: Eater, the James Beard Awards, and the Los Angeles Times have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Nep Cafe comes out on top.
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Brodard Vietnamese Cuisine and Ayres Hotel Fountain Valley hold the next two places. AAA and Eater show up on more of this list than any other guide.
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Rank 1. Nep Cafe
Vietnamese-French
Coffee drinks topped with salted egg yolk set the tone at this all-day French-Vietnamese cafe in Fountain Valley, where the kitchen leans into the Vietnamese morning routine and the iced coffee is strong enough to renegotiate your afternoon plans. The menu runs to things like curry crab omelet, and the room fills fast with people who clearly know something you don't. A James Beard semifinalist for Best Chef: California.
The awards
- Eater The 38 Essential Orange County Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: California · Viet Nguyen
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Rank 2. Brodard Vietnamese Cuisine
Traditional Vietnamese
The awards
- Los Angeles Times The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- Eater The 38 Essential Orange County Restaurants
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The awards
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The awards
- AAA AAA: Approved