CUCINA’s contemporary Italian cuisine is prepared with a focus on California seasonality and the bounty of local farms. Combined flavors of Italy with the organic freshness of Southern California is emblematic of CUCINA’s from-scratch menus. Standouts include shareable portions of house made pastas, innovative pizzas, cleverly crafted seafood and meat preparations, an elevated selection of antipasti, dolci, and signature cheese and salumi program.
Seasonal Italian eats with a Californian spin plus craft cocktails & wine shop in rustic-chic digs. Based on 778 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ Delivery
Address:
951 Newport Center Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: (949) 706-1416
Website:
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Hours
| Friday |
11 AM–9:30 PM |
| Saturday |
11 AM–9:30 PM |
| Sunday |
11 AM–8:30 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–8:30 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday |
11 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday |
11 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday |
11 AM–9 PM |
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Reservations: urbankitchengroup.comopentable.com
Reviews
Kristerpher Henderson (MooseQuest)
5 Stars for one reason.
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stancexpunks
The food, drinks, service and decor here are AMAZING, as they are at every Cucina restaurant. Been to this location a few times and I can confidently say the Irvine location is better in terms of food. The menu is pretty much the same if not almost identical, but there is a noticeable (albeit slight) difference in quality of food. That being said, everything here still tastes very delicious and the service and decor are superb as always. It’s nowhere near as busy as the Irvine location, so I’ve never had to wait for a seat, and the atmosphere is much more relaxed, open, airy. Really love the Cucina group of restaurants— my favorite!!
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Brandon
Hats off to Head Chef/Manger Jad! I usually go to the Irvine Spectrum location but I ended up coming to Fashion Islands on my last visit.
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Lien Pham
I always order the mushroom with goat cheese pizza to go . The pizza was perfectly seasoned and not salty with lots of mushrooms. The crust was crunchy on the rim, chewy, soft in the center but not soggy. Delicious!
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Marconi BS
the restaurant is very beautiful and comfortable, but the pizza is too salty, the pasta with the meat too salty, my 13 year old son couldn’t eat the pizza because it was too salty and my guests also found it too salty, I was very frustrated
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Alicia Garner
I really enjoyed the food amd the service. Was very pleased ! Make reservations is a must!
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Livia Velasquez
Excelent attention in the bar. The octopus was amazing. Good vine and good atmosphere… i recomended it.
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Brandon Yi
Stopped by here for dinner. It was busy but definitely could eat here. Would recommend getting a reservation just in case. When you enter in, there is a wide variety of wine that captures your attention. Once you’re led inside, you can tell it’s a pretty big restaurant. Ordered drinks and food to make it simple. The drink I got was recommended by the server. I wanted something on the sweeter side vs all the other mixed drink available on the menu. Definitely was a great mix. Ricotta pizza was nice with a bit a saltiness from the cheeses but lightness and almost like a breath a fresh air with the ricotta. Squash blossoms were fantastic. Fried wonderfully and the cheese (more like a marscapone/cream cheese type) in the middle of the flower really is killer and the stem of the blossom was cooked on point, tender and easy to eat. The octopus was tasty and goes great with all the pickles and sauce. Squid ink pasta was nice with the tomato pieces to help add to it. The steak was delicious as well with the sauce and mushrooms to give it more of a meatiness and lightness. Overall I’d come back but for me the squash blossoms was the highlight.
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James Hsu
We enjoyed the food and the atmosphere at the relaxing restaurant. Service was great.
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Fumi Balogun
Visited Saturday evening @ 7pm without a reservation and waited 1.5 hours to get seated (we ended up choosing a spot/seating ourselves at the long community table next the bar).
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