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Sapphire Laguna

Old Pottery Place
1200 S. Coast Hwy. (Agate St.) Send to Phone
Laguna BeachCA 92651
949-715-9888 | Make Restaurant Reservations
Classy and rustic South Laguna hot spot for Modern American cuisine, coffee and gourmet snacks. Sapphire Laguna Restaurant is one of our | Top 10 Orange County (CA) FoodRating Restaurants | Top 10 Orange County (CA) ChefsTable Restaurants |

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Lunch & Dinner daily, Brunch Sat.-Sun.

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Dining room at Sapphire Laguna, Laguna Beach, CASapphire Laguna has stood the test of time as a down-to-earth restaurant in South Laguna Beach. Chef Azmin Ghahreman presides over this charming bistro, which channels Laguna’s art and architecture along with the chef’s culinary artistry and passion for world cuisines. Once The Pottery Shack and now part of Old Pottery Place, Sapphire Laguna owes its look to interior designer Si Teller, who combined Craftsman-style open architecture and warm woods with artsy Laguna touches like hand-blown glass from local artist John Barber. Ghahreman continues to rock the kitchen with his contemporary global cuisine. We enjoy starting with the earthy yet delicate wild mushroom “cappuccino,” which comes with porcini foam. The light pumpkin ravioli gets full flavor from toasted hazelnuts, goat cheese and a burnt sage-butter sauce. Ghahreman cooks delicate fish in dishes like steamed halibut with shiitake mushrooms, cilantro, green onion and shoyu or pan-seared barramundi with an olive oil-poached tomato in an herbes de provence butter. The chef is also adept at slow cooking, as in his Kurobuta pork shank with butternut risotto, Brussels sprouts, quince mustard and cipollini onion jus. What to drink with your meal can present a pleasant challenge, as the cellar here features a well-chosen list of more than 900 wines. Head to the adjacent Sapphire Pantry for some hard-to-find international cheeses, fine wines, a European coffee bar, charcuterie, sandwiches, deli salads and chocolates to go.

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