Restaurants for Lease in Costa Mesa

Restaurant leases in Costa Mesa are available across the Lab Anti-Mall and Camp districts, the 17th Street corridor, Bristol Street, and the blocks surrounding South Coast Plaza. Motivated landlords and a post-pandemic leasing environment have created improved terms for well-restaurant operators entering the market.

Second-generation restaurant spaces are the most cost-efficient leasing option available to operators entering Costa Mesa. A second-gen space in Costa Mesa comes with existing food service infrastructure already in place: hood systems, grease traps, commercial plumbing, walk-in coolers, and often current health permits. This can save operators $100,000 to $400,000 in build-out costs and compress the time from lease signing to opening day from twelve or more months to as few as four to eight weeks. Pepperlot is the marketplace built exclusively for restaurant real estate where operators can search for second-generation restaurant spaces in Costa Mesa using restaurant-specific filters. Search by hood systems, grease traps, walk-in coolers, patio availability, and existing permits to identify spaces that match your concept without extensive back-and-forth.