Mesa Moments: The Westin South Coast Plaza
Expiration: 365 days after purchase
Adventure is just around the corner from The Westin South Coast Plaza hotel. Explore this pass to sip, shop, savor, and play your way through the best of Costa Mesa!
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Vaca brings Spain to SoCal via three-time Top Chef competitor chef Amar Santana. We’re big fans of the Bocadillos, or Spanish sandwiches, with vegetables or tuna. It’s our mission to get through the entire tapas menu someday, but it’s hard when we absolutely have to save room for the paella.
Segerstrom Center for the Arts is one of the nation’s most respected multi-disciplinary cultural institutions. It is Orange County’s largest non-profit arts organization. The Center remains committed to supporting artistic excellence and offering unsurpassed experiences to engage the community in new and exciting ways through the unique power of live performance and a diverse array of inspiring arts-based education and community engagement programs.
For more than 25 years, Water Grill has been one of the most lauded and celebrated seafood destinations in Southern California. Since its debut in 1989, the iconic restaurant has delivered a remarkable experience through its devotion to quality seafood and culinary skill. Hailed as one of the best seafood restaurants in Southern California, Water Grill consistently offers dazzling fish preparations of superior quality, variety and freshness.
OCMA is a free art museum in Costa Mesa that's always evolving, with exhibits rotating all year long. Each season brings new perspectives that spotlight different themes, emotions, and creative voices. Some displays are even interactive, so you can literally step into the art!
Did someone say 1970s Australian beach eatery? Outpost Kitchen’s Aussie inspiration melds the past and the present with fresh, local flavors—so you don’t need a passport or a time machine to enjoy a Brekky Sandwich or the Date Mate Salad. Grab a cocktail (we recommend My Secret Romance for the yuzu of it all) and take it easy, mate.
Tucked beside the Giorgio Armani boutique inside South Coast Plaza, Armani Caffè is the perfect spot to grab a coffee in between shopping. Sip an espresso, grab a flaky pastry, or linger over a fresh salad or panini. It’s sleek and luxe vibes make it totally selfie-worthy.
Officially known as California Scenario, this sculpture landscape is like being transported to another world, but it stays grounded in the indigenous plants and materials of California. It’s a vital, peaceful outdoor space, and it feels like getting lost and finding something vital at the same time. Our favorites are the Forest Walk and Desert Land.
Seasons 52 is a fresh grill and wine bar that offers a seasonally inspired menu. Ingredients are sourced at their peak and are thoughtfully prepared to enhance their natural flavor. Paired with over 100 wines and artisanal cocktails, there’s always something new to discover at Seasons 52.
The Capital Grille is a fine-dining restaurant that offers dry-aged steaks, fresh seafood, an award-winning wine list and professional service in an atmosphere of relaxed elegance. Open seven days a week, The Capital Grille is best known for its expertly prepared steaks, which are custom-aged for 18 to 24 days in-house.
Caló Kitchen + Tequila was inspired by Clemente Heredia’s passion for fantastic food and service. Enjoy a warm welcome environment that is elegant yet fun and relaxed. The menu is a selection of Mexican classics and contemporary favorites prepared with local, high-quality ingredients complemented by the finest collection of sipping tequilas in the country.
A delightfully bright feature in Costa Mesa's town square park the Ram is a 20 foot tall, 7 ton bright yellow steel abstraction inspired by the animal's horns. This sculpture was created by Charles O. Perry and commissioned by Henry Segerstrom in 1979.
Commissioned by Henry Segerstrom for the new Orange County Performing Arts Center that he generously donated to the city of Costa Mesa. Fire Bird is a major architectural sculpture of enormous scale created by Richard Lippold. Lippold’s Fire Bird is really about the colors and rhythms of music and how they relate to the asymmetric architecture of Segerstrom Center for the Arts.
South Coast Repertory is a professional resident theatre, founded in 1964 by David Emmes and Martin Benson. The Tony® Award-winning theater is widely regarded as one of America's foremost producers of new plays. SCR's extensive new play development program consists of commissions, residencies, readings, and workshops, from which up to five world premieres are produced each season.
The Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall is the jewel of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts plaza and features a magnificent façade of Portuguese limestone and graceful glass wall. In addition to the Center's own presentations and guest artists, this magnificent concert hall hosts resident companies Pacific Symphony, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County and Pacific Chorale. Jazz, pop, opera and classical music are featured in concert series events.
The Connector was created by Richard Serra as a highly visible focal point for the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. The weatherproof steel sculpture was installed in 2006 at 65 feet high and weighing 360 tons. You can actually walk into connector and even test the acoustics with a little song.
OCMA's café Verdant, offers a fresh, innovative, plant-forward menu that rotates and highlights the beauty of local and seasonal produce in Southern California. In addition to its menu of California cuisine replete with locally sourced, organic ingredients, Verdant offers gourmet coffees and teas, including ceremonial-grade matcha, and features a full bar with a carefully curated wine list and craft cocktails. The café space is located on the Orange County Museum of Art Upper Plaza and provides visitors with a chic dining experience in a bright and creative setting.
Leatherby's Cafe Rouge in Costa Mesa is a sophisticated, California French-inspired steakhouse located at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, known for its elegant ambiance and upscale cuisine that features locally sourced ingredients and a modern approach to classic dishes.
Treat yourself to a luxurious experience from the Michelin-starred French restaurant Knife Pleat. There’s three caviar options for caviar service, each of them more decadent than the last. Savor your buttery, popping bites with a chilled cocktail. We love the Iris Van Herpen for the shiso and plum notes.