Dining
Featured Businesses
Restaurant Directory
Antonio’s Pizzeria & Cabaret
Breakfast 8am – 11am. Pancakes, waffles, omelettes, lunch & dinner til 11:00 pm. Pizza, pasta, salads, chubby chuck burgers, steak & seafood too! Waterfront and patio dining, full bar, entertainment & special events.
Armstrong’s fish market & seafood restaurant
The only fresh seafood dining on avalon bay. Featuring delicious mesquite broiled seafood, steaks, and chicken. Fresh sashimi, clams, oysters, mussels, and crab cakes. Full bar.
Avalon Grille
Avalon’s newest and most exciting restaurant! Unique menu featuring the highest quality ingredients, large central bar and outdoor seating. Located at the foot of the green pleasure pier. Open 10am-10pm, 7 days a week.
Avalon Seafood
New ownership same great taste! Open air restaurant on the green pier serving a variety of seafood, freshly cooked fish & chicken. All food is cooked to order.
Buffalo Nickel Restaurant
Where the locals eat! Avalon’s best mexican food with specialties like pizza, steaks, seafood & more. Lunch & dinner. Breakfast served on sat. & sun. Come enjoy our soothing waterfall. Pebbly beach road where the helicopters land.
Channel House Restaurant
Fine dining. Perfect spot for a special evening. Romantic dinners, weddings, holiday parties. Lunch & catering, too!
- Reservations: 310-510-1617
- Fax: 310-510-1619
Coyote Joe’s
Authentic mexican and american specialties. Near the foot of the pier. Breakfast, lunch and dinner served year round. Outdoor dining, full bar, happy hour. Friendly staff.
DC3 Gifts & Grille
Enjoy breakfast or lunch at catalina’s airport-in-the-sky in catalina island’s interior.
El Galleon Restaurant & Karaoke Lounge
The place for aged steaks, fresh seafood, prime rib, luau pork, bbq ribs, live lobster & abolone. Large assortment of appetizers. Lunch & dinner. Happy hour 3-6, karaoke 9-close.
Joe’s Place
Where islanders & tourists meet to enjoy good food & friendly service at family prices. Pancakes, hamburgers, full dinners—we serve the works! We’re right in the middle of all the fun, at the foot of the green pleasure pier.
Luau Larry’s
Relax and enjoy the ocean view, great food, tropical drinks, live music, and dancing. Try our famous “wicky wacker” or our house beer “garibaldi lager. Luau Larry’s where the bar meets the bay!
Mi Casita Mexican Food
A family restaurant. Steaks, ribs, chicken & seafood specials. Margaritas by the pitcher. Full bar, home of the “cazuelas”. Ask any islander. Patio dining upstairs.
Nings Chinese Garden
Specializing in mandarin and szechwan cuisine. Serving lunch and dinner. Summer hours 11 am to 10 pm. Winter hours 11 am to 8 pm. Take out food available
Original Antonio’s Deli
Genuine pizza, sub sandwiches, hot pastrami, philly cheese steaks sandwiches, antipastos and caesar salads. Beer & wine with juke box music from the 1950′s. Open daily, lunch & dinner. Food to go & delivery.
Original Jack’s Country Kitchen & Bake Shop
Serving tasty burgers, fries, fresh pie, and more. Hearty “like mom used to make” food, with a bright and nostalgic atmosphere. Proudly features fresh eggs from cage-free hens. Jidori free-range chicken, kobe beef and niman ranch beef and pork, which contains no antibiotics or hormones and is all natural vegetarian fed and humanely raised. Fresh baked breads, cakes and pies made daily at its adjoining bakery. Enjoy malts, shakes, hot fudge sundaes & banana splits featuring lampert’s premium ice cream. Open 6am to 10pm. Breakfast (served until 2pm daily), lunch & dinner. 118 catalina ave. Just a few steps up from the green pier.
Ristorante Villa Portofino
Take your taste buds on a culinary adventure. We offer a sampling of regional italian specialties along with the best of european & american cuisine. Steaks, veal, lamb, fresh seafood, homemade desserts, espresso, cappuccino, full bar, fine domestic & italian wines. Avalon’s favorite fine dining experience.
Sally’s Waffle Shop
Specializing in delicious omelettes and waffles. Served in a cozy and friendly atmosphere on the beachfront. Next to joe’s place at foot of the green pleasure pier.
Steve’s Steakhouse
A local favorite featuring choice steaks, fresh seafood and rack of lamb. Upstairs with panoramic harbor views. Open 7 days a week, lunch & dinner, full bar, reservations accepted, group rates available.
The Cottage
Formally known as the pancake cottage. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Specializing in italian, mexican and american cuisine. 6 am to 10 pm daily.
- 615 crescent avenue
- 310-510-0726
The Landing Bar and Grill
Catalina island’s best kept secret. Harbor views from our outside patio or inside by the fireplace. Steak, seafood, pasta and terrific mexican dishes.
Casino Dock Cafe
Located between the beautiful casino & avalon bay. Enjoy a leisurely breakfast or lunch outdoors or just come out for a refreshing cocktail & delicious snacks. Catering available for all occasions.
Coney Island West
Patio dining & food to go. Come to crescent & metropole for fresh made-to-order charbroiled chicken, burgers, hot dogs, fish & chips, shakes, cold beer & wine and more. Quality and service since 1980.
Eric’s on the Pier
Open daily 74 yrs. Most popular place in town. Best old fashion burger, soft taco, burritos, fish & chips & more to go. Come in bathing suit – pick a stool keep your beer inside the white line.
Big Olaf’s
Ffeaturing giant homemade waffle cones, premium ice cream sundaes, malts, shakes, nonfat soft serve, frozen yogurt, frozen bananas, banana splits, popsicles & ice cream sandwiches.
- 220 crescent ave.
- 310-510-0798
Catalina Coffee & Cookie Company
Gourmet coffee, expresso, ice blended drinks, chai, & smoothies, bagels, morning goodies & afternoon treats. Home of the killer brownie. Open 5 am in the metropole market place
Cold Stone Creamery
The ultimate homemade ice cream experience”. Come create your own combination with over 40 different mix-ins. Ice cream made on-site daily. Located at the historical glenmore plaza hotel.
Dessert Island
Avalon’s dessert center. Ice cream sundaes, fresh made waffle cones, hot or cold coffee drinks, smoothies, malts, shakes, fudge factory, salt water taffy. Pastries, freshly made juices. Near green pier.
Di Miele Delights
We handle all your baking needs. Birthdays, weddings, bachelorette parties. Personalized cakes can be made with your own picture on it. Let us help you plan your event.
Lloyd’s of Avalon
Home of the world famous lloyd’s salt water taffy made in the window. Fabulous carmel apples, chocolates ‘n goodies homemade here! Fresh baked cinnamon rolls and yummies.
Original Jack’s Country Kitchen & Bake Shop
Located 1/4 block from the green pleasure pier, fresh baked doughnuts, croissants, cookies, muffins, and bolios and whole fresh pies. Premium juices, herb teas and fresh ground kona coffee. Featuring lapperts premium ice cream, shakes and malts. Custom-order cakes for all occasions.
Blue Water Entertainment
A full service entertainment production-distribution company. Creator of “hollywood’s magical island-catalina” contact us for your entertainment and production needs.
Chi-Chi Club
21 & over nightclub. Dance club, pool tables and kitchen. Dj’s, live bands, & shows for every generation. Vip lounge available for private parties and groups. Open daily until 2 am.
El Galleon Restaurant & Karoke Lounge
The place for aged steaks, fresh seafood, prime rib, luau pork, bbq ribs, live lobster & abolone. Large assortment of appetizers. Lunch & dinner. Happy hour 3-6, karaoke 9-close.
Jazztrax Festival
Over 21 years of smooth jazz at avalon’s casino ballroom oct 5 – 7, 2008; oct 12 – 14, 2008; oct 19 – 21, 2008. Full weekend concert tickets from $119.50 (for 10 concerts). Call for ticket info or go to our website.
Marlin Club
Where the young surrender and the old grow tender. Local watering hole restored to circa 1946 decor. Great drinks at the right price. Oldest bar in town. An island tradition. 10 am to 2 am.
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