The Scene:

In a town like Laguna Beach with six million visitors a year, no shortage of billionaire residents and its own bevy of reality series we often wonder why there aren’t better restaurants. Broadway by Amar Santana proves the exception located in a charming storefront space in the inner village concealed behind two picture windows and single-door entrance. Inside, a large bar staffed by a serious arrangement of professional mixologists works a long bar under row of industrial pendant lights with Edison bulbs and series of five high-top tables available for walk-in dinner service. Loft-style rafter ceiling and exposed concrete walls add an urban feel to a more OC design palette of burlap-covered chairs with nail head detailing and black-and-white artwork.