Nardò

The story

Crafted with passion, served with love

A Taste of Italy on the Pacific Coast

Nardò sits along Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach, California, carrying a name rooted in the Salento region of southern Italy. The restaurant has earned the coveted 3 Slices rating from Gambero Rosso in their 2026 edition — one of the most respected Italian food guides in the world, and a benchmark for authentic Italian cuisine wherever it appears.

A Gambero Rosso 3 Slices distinction is not handed out lightly. It signals a serious commitment to Italian culinary tradition: quality ingredients, honest technique, and flavors that hold up against the real thing. For a restaurant on the Southern California coast, that kind of recognition speaks directly to what Nardò is doing in the kitchen.

On Pacific Coast Highway

The address alone — Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach — places Nardò in one of Southern California's most iconic stretches, where the ocean air and laid-back energy of the surf town meet the warmth of an Italian table. It is the kind of pairing that works precisely because Italian hospitality and California's relaxed coastal culture share a common instinct: good food, good company, time well spent.

Whether you are stopping in after a day on the beach or making the drive specifically for the food, Nardò offers something increasingly rare — Italian cuisine recognized at the highest level, served far from Italy's shores.