Pacific Diner

To get to Pacific Diner, drive to San Pedro and keep heading south until you’re about to drive off the bluffs into the ocean. That's where you’ll find this squat roadhouse of a diner, which has been serving fill-you-up breakfasts to harbor workers and Pee-dro locals since the 1970s. The highlights here are hearty, overflowing omelets stuffed with things like stewed chile verde or crab and avocado with hollandaise. But anything you could picture someone wearing a neon safety vest ordering is going to be great. If you’re dining solo, grab a stool at the front counter next to the kitchen. Otherwise, there’s a spread of tables out back on the covered patio.

photo credit: Garrett Snyder