Capistrano Dining

Many of the Restaurants of San Juan Capistrano, offer outdoor patio dining with heaters to keep off any winter chill in view of the Mission or Historic Los Rios District. The restaurants of Old Capistrano feature thematic atmosphere with candlelight, some with fireplaces, all with excellent cuisine.

International Cuisine is represented as the restaurateurs of San Juan serve carefully guarded family recipes. You will get to know and love the owners as they greet you with Old World hospitality. There are several fine Italian Restaurants in San Juan Capistrano including Tannins Restaurant and Ciao Pasta. The Capistrano Depot also known as Sarducci's offers American and Italian Cuisine as you dine along the train tracks in the Historic depot.

Northern European Cuisine is featured at L'Hirondelle and Café Mozart. L'Hirondelle's annual Christmas Carol sing-a-longs dinners are a Holiday tradition!

For a taste of the Caribbean, The Fish Market and Grille serves a bounty of freshly prepared seafood in a relaxing tropical atmosphere. To truly experience San Juan Capistrano Cuisine, one must began early in the morning with a big farm breakfast at Molly's Famous Café, and then work up an appetite for an afternoon or evening meal in the downtown.