{"id":531987,"date":"2026-07-08T22:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T22:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/531987\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T22:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T22:42:08","slug":"rhoc20-housewives-share-their-favorite-orange-county-restaurants-orange-county-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/531987\/","title":{"rendered":"RHOC20: Housewives share their favorite Orange County restaurants \u2013 Orange County Register"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s the reality TV series that launched a global sensation, and it started \u201cbehind the gates\u201d of Orange County\u2019s Coto de Caza. Bravo\u2019s \u201cThe Real Housewives of Orange County<\/a>\u201d has reached a major milestone: 20 seasons and 20 years of the Real Housewives franchise.<\/p>\n

As any loyal viewer will tell you, local restaurants have become a major backdrop for reality TV scenes. It\u2019s a chance to see the area, and normalize the moment \u2014 reality TV stars are just like us after all, they dine!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also proven to be a perk of not only an easy location to film, but for some entrepreneurial housewives, such as the \u201cReal Housewives of Beverly Hills\u201d star Lisa Vanderpump<\/a> and the \u201cReal Housewives of Rhode Island\u201d newbie Ashley Iaconetti, it\u2019s a chance to show off their businesses<\/a> in the hopes viewers will visit. This proved to be a smart tactic for LVP in particular, as it led to her spinoff series, \u201cVanderpump Rules<\/a>,\u201d which focuses on the lives of the employees at her restaurant SUR (Sexy Unique Restaurant, in case you were curious).<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also some curiosity as to where the Housewives eat on the show, which prompted us to compile a guide and map of all the local restaurants featured on RHOC each season. We\u2019ve also spoken with restaurants<\/a> in the area about whether being shown on the Bravo reality TV show has impacted business; spoiler alert: they say there\u2019s an economic boost from it.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just Southern California locals who want to give the spots on TV a try, fans of the shows are making sure that spots like the Quiet Woman<\/a>, which is heavily featured on RHOC thanks to Shannon Storms Beador, are a stop in their trip itinerary when they come to the area on vacation.<\/p>\n

So with the celebration of 20 years of the \u201cReal Housewives of Orange County,\u201d we asked this season\u2019s cast, as well as some original housewives, to share their favorite Orange County restaurant recommendations. Here\u2019s what they had to say:<\/p>\n

Shannon Storms Beador:<\/p>\n

A place where I frequent at least two days a week is The Bungalow. It\u2019s close to where I live, so I get to walk, I get to sit outside with my dog, and I think it\u2019s great. Close second is Ocean 48.<\/p>\n

Tamra Judge:<\/p>\n

That is such a tough one because Eddie and I are such health and fitness freaks that we do like to cook our own food. But I would say if we were to go out and splurge and eat things we shouldn\u2019t, I would say Truly Pizza is one of the most amazing. In fact, I\u2019m going tomorrow night to their new location in Laguna Beach.<\/p>\n

Carmella Garcia:<\/p>\n

I\u2019m old school, I love Javier\u2019s, especially after their remodel. I love that and I love a good steak from Mastro\u2019s. Also, there was a cute little spot we went to [this season], Palmilla.<\/p>\n

Emily Simpson:<\/p>\n

I like, I think it\u2019s called Palmilla, the Mexican restaurant. I\u2019ve filmed there maybe like three or four times now. So good.<\/p>\n

Gina Kirschenheiter:<\/p>\n

Five Vines in San Juan Capistrano. It\u2019s so funny because it\u2019s one of our first spots that Travis and I went on a little date at and it\u2019s so special to us. And it is a wine bar and I have been sober for five years and it continues to be my No. 1. Special, incredible place.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s small. The owners are lovely. They treat everybody who walks through the door like gold. The food is incredible. The chef has won awards for his soups and stuff. I mean, it\u2019s phenomenal. So, even if you\u2019re not, you know, a wine lover, you\u2019ll still love Five Vines.<\/p>\n

Vicki Gunvalson:<\/p>\n

It isn\u2019t just one. I mean, seriously, I live in Rancho Santa Margarita, Coto de Caza, which are totally different than the Newport Beach girls. There\u2019s really some quality restaurants in San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente. I don\u2019t want to pick just one. Everybody works hard at their restaurant and you know, wants to showcase a beautiful menu. I can\u2019t just pick one because that would single out all the other ones that I\u2019ve been at.<\/p>\n

Jo De La Rosa:<\/p>\n

I actually really love Sol. It is super cute if you guys love Mexican. It\u2019s like amazing. I\u2019m a really really big fan. They have an amazing nacho cheese pan thing that is so ooey gooey and delicious. So, highly recommend if you go there.<\/p>\n

Bravo\u2019s \u201cThe Real Housewives of Orange County<\/a>\u201d returns for its momentous 20th season with a supersized premiere on Thursday, July 9 at 8 p.m. ET\/PT. Episodes will be available to stream the next day on Peacock.<\/p>\n

Additionally, \u201cThe Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th<\/a>\u201d premieres with a supersized episode on Sunday, Aug. 9 at 9 p.m. ET\/PT on Bravo. Episodes will be available to stream the next day on Peacock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s the reality TV series that launched a global sensation, and it started \u201cbehind the gates\u201d of Orange…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":531988,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[4670,242829,242830,146,85,46,12865,43340,60897,242831,867,411,206878],"class_list":["post-531987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-california","tag-costa-mesa","tag-dana-point","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-newport-beach","tag-orange-county","tag-real-housewives-of-orange-county","tag-san-juan-capistrano","tag-things-to-do","tag-tv","tag-tv-and-streaming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=531987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531987\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/531988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=531987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=531987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=531987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}