Catalina Kitchen

On the pool level of Terranea Resort, this restaurant serves coastal New American food built from seasonal ingredients sourced around Southern California, with the ocean in view from most tables. Fridays bring a seafood buffet stacked with crab legs, oysters and peel-and-eat shrimp. Breakfast runs early, at 7am, and dinner stretches past 9 on weekends, with a full bar and a private room for larger groups. Reservations go through OpenTable, and the patio is the spot to catch dinner as the light changes over the water.