About South Coast Plaza

South Coast Plaza is a world-renowned family-owned and operated shopping center, celebrating over 55 years of excellence, located in Orange County, California, in Costa Mesa. Founded by the Segerstrom Family in 1967, the shopping center sits on what had been the family’s lima bean fields and dairy farming operations.

Today, South Coast Plaza is an internationally acclaimed shopping destination, attracting visitors from all over the world because of its curated collection of over 250 of the most sought-after boutiques and critically acclaimed restaurants.  It is a vibrant center of culture and commerce, with close proximity to Segerstrom Center for the Arts and Orange County Museum of Art.  

Highlights:

South Coast Plaza consistently ranks among the most successful retail centers in the nation with annual sales exceeding $2.4 billion.

Ever evolving, the shopping center opened more than forty new boutiques and restaurants in 2024.

The center is known for having the best of the best in every category of retail. It features a unique collection of over 250 of the most prominent brands, including the highest number of luxury retailers under one roof in the country.  Those brands include Chanel, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Loewe, Dior, Gucci, Balmain, and Alaia, many of them flagships.  It also features more than thirty fine jewelry and time piece brands including Cartier, Bulgari, Harry Winston, Graff, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Rolex.  Its broad selection of contemporary retail includes such popular names as Reformation, Amiri, Palm Angels, Tory Burch, Anine Bing, A.P.C.and Zimmermann. 

The shopping center’s award winning and diverse eateries include Knife Pleat, a Michelin star restaurant, Petrossian at Tiffany, Armani/Caffe, Din Tai Fung, Vaca by Top Chef favorite, Amar Santana, and a number of other chef-driven dining concepts.

Known for an elevated shopping experience, South Coast Plaza offers amenities such as a private suite for V.I.C. clients, multiple valet parking locations, language assistance, concierge services, and personal shoppers.

The adjacent Segerstrom Center for the Arts and Orange County Museum of Art contribute to South Coast Plaza’s reputation as a center of both cultural enrichment and commerce.