Along the scenic Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach, Javier’s Restaurant – Newport Beach brings together refined Mexican cuisine, premium ingredients, handcrafted cocktails, and one of Orange County’s most recognizable dining settings.

Located at Crystal Cove Promenade just north of Laguna Beach, Javier’s Newport Beach pairs its Mexican menu with an ocean-view atmosphere that makes it a popular destination for lunch, dinner, celebrations, and sunset cocktails.

From Laguna Beach to Southern California

Javier’s story began in 1995, when the first Javier’s opened in Laguna Beach. The restaurant quickly developed a local following before closing its original Laguna location at the end of 2007.

The brand continued to expand throughout Southern California and beyond. Javier’s opened at Irvine Spectrum in 2004 and moved into its Newport Beach location at Crystal Cove Promenade in 2008. The company has since added locations in Los Angeles, San Diego, Downtown Los Angeles, Pasadena, Las Vegas, and Los Cabos.

Today, Javier’s describes its approach as a combination of Mexican heritage, contemporary sophistication, quality ingredients, and regional Mexican influences.

A Menu Built Around Premium Ingredients

One of the defining characteristics of Javier’s is its emphasis on premium proteins and seafood.

The restaurant says it serves exclusive center-cut #1 Prime Angus beef from Omaha, Nebraska, while its seafood selection includes Mexican white prawns, U-10 scallops, Dungeness crab, and Maine lobster.

The menu offers plenty of choices for both seafood lovers and steak fans. Guests can begin with ceviche, aguachile, empanadas, taquitos, guacamole, or queso fundido before moving on to larger entrées.

Seafood, Steaks and Mexican Classics

Javier’s dinner menu offers a broad selection of seafood specialties, including shrimp, crab, lobster and seasonal fish.

Popular-style selections include Enchiladas de Camarón, Enchiladas de Cangrejo, Enchiladas Pueblo with Maine lobster, Camarones al Mojo de Ajo, and Callitos Mazatlán featuring scallops with asparagus and a creamy chipotle sauce.

For steak lovers, the menu includes prime filet mignon, ribeye, New York cuts, skirt steak and specialty combinations such as Mar y Tierra, pairing filet mignon with Maine lobster tail.

Classic Mexican dishes remain part of the menu as well, including mole poblano, chile verde, carnitas, birria, enchiladas, tacos and chile relleno.

Margaritas, Cocktails and Tequila

The Javier’s experience extends beyond the food.

The restaurant features a substantial tequila program and a cocktail menu built around Javier’s own tequila selections, margaritas and specialty drinks. Options include the Javier’s Cristalino, Javier’s Margarita, Casa, Jalapeño, Pepino, Tamarindo and Guayaba.

For many guests, a visit to Javier’s is as much about enjoying a cocktail and the atmosphere as it is about dinner.

A Newport Beach Dining Destination

The Newport Beach location is particularly distinctive because of its setting along Pacific Coast Highway at Crystal Cove Promenade.

The restaurant describes the location as offering spectacular Pacific views, with an ocean-view patio that makes it especially suited to sunset cocktails and dinner.

The combination of coastal scenery, dramatic interiors, Mexican-inspired cuisine and an extensive bar program gives the Newport Beach location a setting that feels distinctly Southern Californian.

Dining, Celebrations and Private Events

Javier’s Newport Beach also offers private and semi-private dining spaces for celebrations, family gatherings and business events.

The Marcos Room accommodates up to 14 guests and features an ocean view. The Rotunda Room accommodates up to 28 guests, while La Capilla Room can accommodate up to 48 guests and is designed for larger gatherings, business meetings and celebrations.

This makes the Newport Beach location an option not only for a casual lunch or dinner, but also for special occasions where the setting is part of the experience.

More Javier’s Locations to Explore

While Newport Beach remains an important part of the Javier’s story, the restaurant has grown into a broader Southern California dining brand.

Guests can also find Javier’s at Irvine Spectrum, Westfield Century City, Westfield UTC in La Jolla, Downtown Los Angeles, and Old Pasadena, in addition to locations outside Southern California. The company’s newest Southern California locations in Downtown Los Angeles and Pasadena opened in 2025.

The SocalEat Take

Javier’s is a restaurant that combines several elements of the Southern California dining experience: Mexican-inspired cuisine, premium seafood and steaks, handcrafted cocktails, an extensive tequila selection, and a setting designed for lingering over a meal.

For Orange County diners, the Newport Beach location adds another attraction — its Pacific Coast Highway setting and ocean views at Crystal Cove.

Whether you're meeting friends for margaritas, planning a special dinner, or looking for a memorable coastal dining experience, Javier’s offers a distinctly polished take on Mexican cuisine in one of Orange County’s most recognizable settings.

Visit Javier’s Newport Beach

Javier’s Restaurant – Newport Beach
Crystal Cove Promenade
7832 E. Coast Hwy
Newport Beach, CA 92657
Phone: (949) 494-1239

The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner, with later hours on Friday and Saturday.

Visit Javier’s official website

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