ALFRESCO EATS

There’s no better place for outdoor dining than in Center City Anaheim, where fantastic weather and historic buildings set the background for enjoying delicious bites and incredible drinks.

Center Street Promenade

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Make your way to Center Street Promenade, where the sidewalks and patios are bustling with outdoor cafes and unique eateries. Start o at Good Food, a trendy food hall with a large patio that’s open to all nearby restaurants. Locals swear by K&A Cafe (kacatering.com) for breakfast with its excellent chilaquiles, topped generously with freshsliced avocado and either red or green sauce. Another must-stop spot is Okayama Kobo (kayamakobousa.com), a Japanese bakery and cafe where kawaii (meaning “cute”) fresh-baked goodies live up to the hype, especially the sought-after flu y milk bun. Craft by Smoke and Fire (craftbysmokeandfire.com) mixes California comfort food with traditional Texas-style barbecue. Grab a finely crafted drink with your favorite piled-high meat plate, like the foodie-friendly Mac Rib Sandwich, a monolith of smoked beef rib on top of a crispy smash-burger melt.

On the other side of the Promenade is Pour Vida Tortillas & Taps (pvtandt. com), which serves up modern twists on Mexican street food with a curated selection of local craft brews and cocktails. Local wine enthusiasts frequent Colony Wine Merchant (colonywinemerchant.com), which has seasonal tasty bites matched with curated flights. You can’t go wrong with a cheese and charcuterie board paired with a seasonal sommelier suggestion. W. Center St., Anaheim, centerstreetanaheim.com

Anaheim Packing District

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 The Anaheim Packing District is a unique food hall experience that encompasses four historic landmarks. Start your culinary adventure at the MAKE Building (anaheimmake.com), once a marmalade factory built in 1917, that now houses comic book-themed Unsung Brewing, newcomer Tacos El Gringo, California-grown Pali Wine Co. as well as an artfully arranged patio to relax on.

Across the train tracks lies the Packing House, a former Sunkist orange facility dating back to 1919, now home to over two dozen acclaimed small restaurants and a charming backyard. If you crave a juicy burger and beer, dine on the deck of a real vintage train car at The Iron Press Kids will love the soul food sides at Georgia’s Restaurant, grilled cheese sandwiches at Black Sheep GCB, fried chicken sandwiches at Sweetbird, and fresh tacos at Urbana, for starters.

Stop by the Packard Building, once a 1925 car dealership, where you can imbibe at Monkish Beer Co., (monkishbrewing.com), an outdoor beer garden with a spacious patio. Next door at Farmers Park, brunchaholics gravitate to Poppy & Seed (poppyandseedoc. com), a glass-greenhouse where you’ll be seated among trees and an herb-vegetable garden that’s the source of most of Chef Michael Reed’s innovative creations.