Dates: March 21-24, 2025

Day 1: Friday 3/21 [OC]

• Dinner: Diamond Jamboree
  • Yigah (the bossam here is good)
  • Haidilao? (it’s $$$)
  • Cava??
• Dessert:
  • Seaside bakery (lol)
  • Omomo (boba, like 45 min wait boba)
  • Hey Tea
• Activities:
  • Turtle Rock (night views of OC, around UCI)

Day 2: Saturday 3/22 [OC]

• Brunch: Nep Cafe (FV or Irvine, might be busy bc weekend)
  • Vietnamese-style brunch, unique if you have never had it (I used to work here lol)
• Dinner:
  • kbbq: baekjeong, sookdal
  • viet: brodard (spring rolls)
  • mazemen: menya hanabi, mogu mogu
• Other Food/Cafe/Desserts:
  • Seaside bakery ??
  • Omomo (boba)
  • Torotea (diamond bar/626 far but it’s good)
  • Portos (everyone & their moms buy pastries here)
• Activities:
  • Beach: Newport beach + Laguna
  • Shopping: South Coast Plaza, Irvine Spectrum
  • Museums: OCMA (FREEEEE)

Day 3: Sunday 3/23 [LA]

• Lunch:
  • Boritgogae (barley rice, lot’s of veggies tho, set lunch is $30/person but worth if want)
  • Liu’s Cafe (taiwanese brunch, small seating, no parking, but it’s cheapish and good!!)
• Dinner:
  • Pigya (Kbbq, I heard it’s pretty good)
  • Pine & Crane (kyrene said it’s good, i think)
• Other Food/Cafe/Desserts:
  • Maru (ippodo matcha, yum creamtop)
  • Yeems (einspanner latte so good so glossy)
  • Community Goods (noho, long lines, hailey bieber)
  • Stagger
• Activities:
  • Museums: Grififth Observatory (outside is free?) or Getty Villa (free)

Day 4: Monday 3/24 [OC]