Driftwood Kitchen Happy Hour

Opens 5pm

Perched directly above the Pacific in south Laguna, Driftwood Kitchen serves fresh seafood, hand-cut steaks, and hand-shucked oysters with sweeping ocean views from every seat. The Stateroom Bar is the spot for cocktails at the water's edge. Upscale but unfussy, with a California coastal menu driven by seasonal ingredients.

Glass-walled south-Laguna restaurant with the closest table-to-water distance of any HH venue in Laguna Beach — the dining room sits directly above the surf line. The HH menu is seafood-forward (the $2 oyster special is the cheapest food item on the entire Laguna HH circuit), with a tight bar-program focus on West Coast wines and an elevated take on the casual coastal-cocktail format. The patio is the prime real estate but books up quickly on weekends; the bar-room seats offer essentially the same view with same-day availability. Pricing is mid-range for the cliffside ocean-view tier ($9–$11 cocktails, $8–$14 small plates) — strong value for a venue with this view at this price.

Verified May 20, 2026