Placentia (California)

Placentia is a city in Orange County in Southern California.

Get in

By car

The CA-57 Orange freeway runs north-south through the city. The CA-91 Riverside freeway is only a mile south of the city and runs east-west.

By bus

Orange County Transportation Authority offers bus service.

Get around

The only reliable way to get around Placentia is by car. Buses are notoriously slow and have few stops, and because of this, few locals use them regularly, causing a vicious cycle in which this leads to services being only minimally offered.

See

• Old Town Placentia. Site where the city was born. Includes a lot of buildings from the early twenties. Also home to several popular Mexican restaurants. 

Do

Buy

Eat

• 🌍 301 Cafe, 301 W Santa Fe Ave, ☎ [phone]. 
• 🌍 Mi Casita Restaurant, 330 W Santa Fe Ave, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 
• 🌍 El Farolito, 201 S Bradford Ave. 
• Taco Sabroso. Has happy hour Monday-Thursday 4PM-7PM which includes 2 dollar beers and 1 tacos 
• 🌍 El Cantarito Restaurant, 120 W Santa Fe Ave, ☎ [phone]. M–Th 7AM–9PM, F–Su 7AM–9PM. 
• Mariscos Chapala. 
• Rosa Pizza. 

Drink

• The Bruery, 717 Dunn Way, ☎ [phone]. 12pm – 10pm every day. Microbrewery and tap room. Crowded every night and usually boasts a food truck outside. (updated Oct 2015)

Sleep

• Fairfield Inn Placentia, 710 West Kimberly Ave, toll-free: [phone], fax: [phone]. 
• Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 118 E. Orangethorpe Ave, ☎ [phone]. 
• Residence Inn Anaheim Placentia/Fullerton, 700 W Kimberly Ave, ☎ [phone], fax: [phone]. 

Go next

• Yorba Linda - Located 4 miles to the east, Yorba Linda is the birthplace of President Richard Nixon and is home to his Presidential library and museum.

Routes through Placentia

Pomona ← Fullerton ←

N  S

→ Anaheim → Santa Ana