The Anthill Pub on the UC Irvine campus has a a great drink selection and amazing pub food menu. If you're not sure what to order the fire ants dish, buffalo popcorn chicken with Louisiana hot sauce and blue cheese dipping sauce, is especially good. The rotating beer menu is carefully curated and has one of the best selections in all of Irvine - the fact that this is on a college campus is a recipe for an interesting atmosphere. Live music and other events are held here often.

This classic Irish pub is located in the heart of Newport Beach. It attracts an eclectic crowd of professionals, college students and everybody in between. There is frequently live music by Irish folk duos. If you are yearning for a good pint of Guinness and a virtual trip to Ireland, this is the place for you. There is a Sunday brunch from 10:30a onwards.

Side Door is deviously hidden a few steps away from Pacific Coast Highway, a red key above the door the only advertisement for this hidden gem. The official gastropub of fine dining manor house Five Crowns, Side Door boasts an august English pomp while maintaining a convivial atmosphere. Knowledgeable bartenders guide guests through a massive selection of wines and craft beers, both on tap and in the bottle, as well as a number of signature cocktails and classic libations. The menu is significantly different from the aristocratic British offerings served one room over, savory selections of California cuisine adding to the amenity of an on-call charcuterie chef. English influences surely make their way onto the menu, but only as a staging area to showcase fresh California produce and that type of refinement that Newport Beach does best. Plush couches, banquettes and communal tables are tastefully situated around crackling fireplace, creating an unparalleled ambiance for an elegant escape.

With a welcoming sign of 'Welcome to the beach' Alley Restaurant and Bar greets first timers as well the 'Alleycats' into their breezy, seaside pub. This legendary Newport Beach restaurant which has been reveling locals and visitors alike for the past 25 years with their American pub cuisine of classic burgers, sandwiches, Filet Mignon, lamb shank, chicken picatta, garlic green beans, pound cake, sand dabs, New Zealand Rack of Lamb, Chilean Sea bass and more and late night 'anti happy hour' at their vibrant bar. The vintage look of the main dining area with its stained glass bay windows and dim lighting, invites you for a time of fun and frolic. Alley serves lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. Welcome to the world of Alley.