Food & Drink Blogs

Where are the Best Burgers in Ventura? Right Here.

Aug 16, 2022 / Visit Ventura

Ventura Does America’s Classic Proud  Today we address an American classic. And — happy, affordable coincidence (you can thank us after you wipe the zesty mess off your front) — Ventura is home to some of the best burgers you’ll find.  And here at Visit Ventura, we are home to honest, informative answers. So, once... MORE

Where Can I Find a Great Happy Hour in Ventura?

Aug 12, 2022 / Visit Ventura

Where Can I Find a Great Happy Hour in Ventura? Ah, Happy Hour. Two simple words that cue, well, so much happiness.  Happily, Ventura has more than its share of happiness – and great Happy Hour discounts. Places where you can get delicious food and Happy Hour drinks for, yes, less. And Ventura’s Happy Hours,... MORE

Where is the Best Place to Eat Breakfast in Ventura?

Jun 29, 2022 / Visit Ventura

Ah, breakfast. In Ventura it tastes just a bit better. After a good surf, salt still on your lips. Or maybe a run along the beach. Or a bike ride or hike on a quiet trail, rising into the sky, along with the run. Or maybe you’re coming in after staying up through the dawn.... MORE

Where Can You Get Great Seafood in Ventura?

Jan 25, 2022 / Visit Ventura

Ventura and seafood are inseparable. Like sunrise and sunset. Like love and Paris. Like Buzz and Woody. And Ventura and seafood are connected by one delicious word. Fresh. And that word makes all the difference. In most of Ventura’s restaurants, the seafood comes right out of the sea and right off the boat. Mix in... MORE

Nine Great Off the Beaten Path Ventura Restaurants

Nov 19, 2021 / Visit Ventura

Rewarding travel is about exploring hidden corners, here in Ventura and anywhere else you choose to adventure. Here’s what you get when you venture outside the norm. Lost, maybe. But also the satisfaction of a special find. In the cases below, restaurants that are as good as they are affordable. Restaurants that are family run... MORE

Where Can I Get Great Mexican Food in Ventura? Everywhere.

Oct 29, 2021 / Visit Ventura

Where Can I Get Great Mexican Food in Ventura? Everywhere and any how. In the sweet bite of a jalapeno margarita at Casa de Soria. In the steam and temptation rising from the albondigas soup (meatballs with vegetables) at Taqueria Tepatitlan. In the crunch of cabbage and pop of lime in Doña Raquel’s fish tacos... MORE

Ventura’s Top Healthy Eats

Jan 05, 2021 / Visit Ventura

  Granted, eating healthy isn’t always easy. Or maybe it is for you.  Maybe you knew what acai berries were long before everyone else started mispronouncing them. Or maybe last night’s dinner was a one-pound bag of peanut M&M’s. Either way, you don’t have to explain yourself. What you do in the privacy of your... MORE

Ventura’s Ten Best Coffee Shops

Sep 29, 2020 / Visit Ventura

  With all due humility there may be no better place to enjoy a fine cup of coffee and an equally fine accoutrement (maple bacon croissant anyone?) than Ventura. Happy coincidence, we’ve also roared up (depending on how much coffee you’ve had) on National Coffee Day (September 29th). And if you missed it, well International... MORE