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Newport Beach's Fashion Island is a California shopping paradise
Extraordinary shopping awaits you in Newport Beach. Whether you visit our world-class
shopping centers or one-of-a-kind designer boutiques, you'll find special gifts
and mementos, always in tasteful style. From beach souvenirs, sportswear and avant-garde
fashion and accessories to innovative art, traditional antiques and priceless
treasures, you've come to a shopper's paradise!
Fashion Island: Located above the glistening
Pacific Ocean across the bay from the peninsula, Fashion Island is Orange county's
only open-air regional
shopping center, featuring 200 unique stores and restaurants, including Bloomingdale's,
Neiman Marcus, Wolfgang
Puck Cafe, Cheesecake Factory, and many, many more.
Fashion Island offers
a variety of entertainment such as Edwards Island Cinemas with eight movie screens,
weekly concerts throughout the summer, children's activities, fashion shows, and
Harley-Davidson and Mercedes-Benz exhibitions in the spring.
Other local shopping
places:
Balboa Island: Beachwear shopping second to none. Stroll through
the village on an island in the middle of the bay, browse through over 70 specialty
boutiques, or try a Balboa Bar or a Frozen Banana, first invented here on Balboa
Island.
Cannery Village and Lido Marina Village: Two charming shopping
villages on the waterfront, offering designer boutiques, fine art galleries, antique
shops and boardwalk cafes overlooking beautiful Newport Harbor.
South Coast Plaza: Shop until you drop…one of the biggest
malls in the USA. It will take you days to cover all the stores. Nearby is Metro
Point, with a selection of outlet-like discount stores.
Orange County Marketplace: The Fairgrounds has huge swap meets
on the weekends with over 1200 vendors offering bargain prices (admission $2)
and mid-week you can find the freshest produce at the Farmer's Market.
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