Sea Breezes & Sunsets: Oceanview Dining in Southern California

One thing we get asked often at our LA limo service and party bus offices is: what are some ideas for the best ocean-view dining in the Los Angeles area? There is not any more glorious stretch of coastline in America than the seemingly endless miles of California shore that extend from Santa Barbara in the north to Orange County in the south.

These regions are more popular than ever for ocean-view dining amongst our Los Angeles limousine customers. Having served Southern California now for more than fifteen years, we are proud to be the top-rated provider of Malibu wine tours as well as limo service in LA. Here are some of our client's favorite ocean-view restaurants! In addition to eateries, our LA limo service has included some popular ocean-view wineries for Malibu wine tours.


Beau Rivage

Come for a Mediterranean meal at this French-style beachside eatery, located across the Pacific Coast Highway from the ocean. With its unobstructed ocean views, flower-covered stone patio, and larger indoor fireplace, this restaurant is the perfect romantic getaway. With plenty of Italian- and French dishes including pasta, spaghetti, and more. On a Malibu wine tour, many clients decide to check out their walk-in wine cellar. 


Duke’s Malibu

Lovers of all things Polynesian will fall in love with Duke’s at the beach. This surfing-themed restaurant offers plenty of seafood, chicken, pasta dishes, and other varieties, and is also recognized for its great Duke’s Day-Glo tropical cocktails. There are also options for sitting in the sand itself, a few feet from the waves of the ocean. So why head-on Malibu wine tours to the Santa Monica Mountains when you can enjoy wine-sipping by looking at the ocean waves?


Café del Rey

This internationally recognized restaurant on Admiralty Way in Marina del Rey offers marina-front dining unlike anywhere else in the Greater L.A. Area. Many tourists have asked us about this place when renting an LAX sedan at the airport. In addition to their great wine varietals, many LA limo clients also love their great seafood selections. Among the most popular dishes are smoked salmon sushi rolls, shrimp salads, lobster, and crab. Besides seafood, Café del Rey also offers some great desserts, especially their exclusive raspberry napoleon brulée is definitely worth checking out.


Gladstone’s 4 Fish

Located on Sunset Boulevard, the restaurant’s wooden deck has a view of beachgoers and surfers. And at busier times, they even set the tables right in the sand! This place is particularly popular for its seafood and afternoon and night drinking. Gladstone’s 4 Fish offers twenty different seafood appetizers, and as recently told us by Calabasas party bus clients: “their chocolate cake, the Mile High Cake, is truly delicious and is more than enough for the whole table”!


Cheesecake Factory

Cheesecake Factory, located on Mother’s Beach in Marina del Rey, is another popular limousine destination for ocean-view dining. Although located by the yachts of the marina, there is plenty of great ocean- and beach views from this seaside restaurant. We recently had a kids' birthday party going here in a party bus because of the large group of kids. For them it wasn’t all about the ocean views though, this restaurant is also a popular destination for PokémonGo tours in LA.


Paradise Cove Beach Cafe

Situated in the sand dunes of a Malibu beach, you can’t get closer to the ocean than this. Enjoy a limo ride here for a nice meal accompanied by a day at the beach! It is primarily a seafood restaurant, but all kinds of food are served. Enjoy a cocktail or glass of white on the patio while overlooking the Pacific!


Shutters on the Beach

Daily serviced by our LA limo service, Shutters on the Beach, or One Pico, as the restaurant here is called, is located on 1 Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica. This hotel restaurant offers a large fireplace, amazing ocean views, and a romantic atmosphere. From the house-smoked salmon to the lamb or Alaskan halibut, this restaurant won’t let you down. Make sure to step outside and check out their great patio and patio views while sipping on a cocktail. The lobby bar at Shutters on the Beach plays live music 7 nights per week.


Geoffrey’s Malibu

After visiting this oceanfront cliff restaurant overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the City of Malibu, you’’ quickly understand why this restaurant has become so popular with our Los Angeles limousine clients. Offering the perfect view, delicious delicacies, and even an outdoor table tucked between two palms, Geoffrey’s will definitely make you feel like you’re on an Italian holiday. Our staff has transported thousands of clients to Geoffrey’s, and we’ve even witnessed a few marriage proposals there as well.


Beachcomber Cafe

At the foot of the pier in Malibu is where we find the Beachcomber Café. The best spot here is to ask for their patio table which overlooks Surfrider Beach. This is a great destination for any Los Angeles limousine client looking for lunch or dinner by the sunny beach areas of Malibu. We’ve also had recently a client call to book an LAX sedan straight to this café from LAX. This cafe is known for its great beach views and its convenient mix for beaching and dining days.


Rosenthal Wine Bar & Patio

Although food is only available when food trucks are present, Rosenthal is one of our wine touring services' most popular destinations on Malibu wine tours. Here you can enjoy live entertainment on weekends while relaxing and enjoying the view of Topanga Beach and the ocean waves. Along with Malibu Family Wines and SIP Malibu Grapes, Rosenthal is one of the most popular wine tour destinations for our top-rated LA limo service. Various wine contests are kept throughout the Malibu region, and we have often transported wine specialists with LAX sedan and limousine vehicles from LAX and other airports to the vineyards of Malibu.

See also: Best Boat Tours in Malibu!

Although not on Malibu wine tours, wine-tasting trips to the Deep Sea Tasting Room in Santa Barbara are also popular. This wine-tasting venue is located on Stearns Wharf with unmatched ocean views in all directions. If you have had your beaching fix and yearn to explore the rugged mountainous Malibu Canyons, we serve numerous clients on Malibu wine tour varieties to this gorgeous region.

For the ultimate Malibu wine tour, head to Malibu Family Wines, an idyllic outdoor tastings-venue nestled in a canyon surrounded by vineyards and nature. Besides offering Los Angeles limousine services, our services also provide buses, for example, party bus rentals in LA and elsewhere, as well as the top-rated LAX sedan services. Contact us today to get your free quote! We are proud to be the only Southern California transportation company to offer a price-match guarantee to all our clients.

Wine-tasting by the ocean at the Deep Sea Tasting Room in Santa Barbara.

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