Ventura Restaurants

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  • 1. Café Zack

    $$$

    A local favorite for anniversaries and other celebrations, Zack's serves classic European dishes in an intimate, two-room 1930s cottage adorned with local art. Entrées of note include seafood specials (depending on the local catch), slow-roasted boar shank, and filet mignon, the latter typically crusted in peppercorns or topped with porcini mushrooms.

    1095 E. Thompson Blvd., Ventura, California, 93001, USA
    805-643–9445

    Known For

    • Personal service
    • House-made desserts
    • Excellent California wines

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. No lunch Sat.
  • 2. Andria's Seafood

    $$

    The specialties at this casual, family-oriented restaurant in Ventura Harbor Village are fresh fish-and-chips and homemade clam chowder. After placing your order at the counter, you can sit outside on the patio and enjoy the view of the harbor and marina.

    1449 Spinnaker Dr., Ventura, California, 93001, USA
    805-654–0546

    Known For

    • Harbor views
    • Plates with locally caught grilled fish
    • Wide-ranging menu of salads, burgers, chicken, and sides

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Reservations not accepted
  • 3. Brophy Bros.

    $$

    The Ventura outpost of the wildly popular Santa Barbara restaurant provides the same fresh seafood-oriented meals in a spacious second-story setting overlooking the harbor. Feast on everything from fish-and-chips and crab cakes to chowder and delectable fish—often straight from the boats moored below.

    1559 Spinnaker Dr., Ventura, California, 93001, USA
    805-639–0865

    Known For

    • Lively atmosphere
    • Harbor views
    • Killer clam bar
  • 4. Harbor Cove Café

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    Waterfront views (from beside the Channel Islands National Park Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center), hearty, cooked-to-order meals, and boxed picnic lunches make this casual dockside eatery a popular spot for island travelers and beachgoers. Fill up on a breakfast burrito before boarding the boat; take a boxed deli-sandwich along; and refuel posttrip with a hefty Angus burger, chowder, or fish-and-chips.

    1867 Spinnaker Dr., Ventura, California, 93001, USA
    805-658–1639

    Known For

    • Hearty breakfasts
    • Harbor views
    • Seafood tacos

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No dinner
  • 5. Lure Fish House

    $$

    Fresh, sustainably caught seafood charbroiled over a mesquite grill, a well-stocked oyster bar, specialty cocktails, and a wine list heavy on local vintages lure diners into this slick, nautical-theme space downtown. The menu, which emphasizes the use of organic vegetables alongside the local catches, includes tacos, sandwiches, and salads.

    60 S. California St., Ventura, California, 93001, USA
    805-567–4400

    Known For

    • Shrimp-and-chips
    • Cioppino
    • Charbroiled oysters
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  • 6. Rumfish y Vino

    $$

    The sibling of a popular namesake restaurant in Placencia, Belize, Rumfish y Vino serves up zesty Caribbean fare with a California Wine Country twist in a courtyard venue just off Main Street near the mission. Eat in the beach-chic dining room or on the heated patio with a roaring fireplace, and perhaps enjoy one of the live music shows offered several nights a week. The seafood-heavy menu changes depending on the local catch.

    434 N. Palm St., Ventura, California, 93001, USA
    805-667–9288

    Known For

    • Delectable fish tacos and flatbreads
    • Happy hour and creative cocktails
    • Caribbean fish stew

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