Placentia
Placentia is a city in Orange County in Southern California.
Get in
Map of Placentia (California)
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
- 1 301 Cafe, 301 W Santa Fe Ave, ☏ +1 714 996-8001.
- 2 Mi Casita Restaurant, 330 W Santa Fe Ave, ☏ +1 657 444-2710, micasitamailinglist@gmail.com.
- 3 El Farolito, 201 S Bradford Ave.
- Taco Sabroso. Has happy hour Monday-Thursday 4PM-7PM which includes 2 dollar beers and 1 tacos
- 4 El Cantarito Restaurant, 120 W Santa Fe Ave, ☏ +1 714 528-6090. M–Th 7AM–9PM, F–Su 7AM–9PM.
- Mariscos Chapala.
- Rosa Pizza.
Drink
- The Bruery, 717 Dunn Way, ☏ +1 714 996-6258. 12pm – 10pm every day. Microbrewery and tap room. Crowded every night and usually boasts a food truck outside.
Sleep
- Fairfield Inn Placentia, 710 West Kimberly Ave, toll-free: +1-800-308-5286, fax: +1 714 996-0586.
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 118 E. Orangethorpe Ave, ☏ +1 714 528-7778.
- Residence Inn Anaheim Placentia/Fullerton, 700 W Kimberly Ave, ☏ +1 714 996-0555, fax: +1 714 993-1043.
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 |