Ever since the project was announced in 2020, news about the $5 billion Anaheim development known as OCVibe has been slowly trickling out. Backed by the Samueli family, owners of the Anaheim Ducks, the 95-acre mixed-use entertainment district was approved by the city in 2022 and is expected to open in phases starting in early 2027.
There will be a 5,000-seat, state-of-the-art concert hall as well as a resurrected version of the Golden Bear, a beloved Huntington Beach music venue that shuttered 40 years ago. And, of course, there will be plenty to eat at OCVibe — including new concepts by star chefs from Los Angeles, Orange County and beyond.
Once complete, OCVibe will almost certainly be the hottest place to eat anywhere in Orange County. At the very least, it’s a giant get for Anaheim, which, save for pockets like Little Arabia, is mostly known for theme park eateries and chain restaurants. OCVibe is only a 10-minute drive from Disneyland, sitting adjacent to the Honda Center and across the street from recently sold Angel Stadium. Soon it will offer locals, tourists and the greater Orange County community access to everything from fine dining to an expansive food hall.
Former French Laundry chef de cuisine Tim Hollingsworth, fresh off debuting Alphabet Bar & Grill in the newly reopened Palisades Village mall, has joined the slate of top-notch talent. Hollingsworth’s landmark Downtown Los Angeles restaurant Otium closed in 2024 after a nearly 10-year run; his yet-to-be-named wood-fired restaurant at OCVibe will mark his first foray into Orange County…