Few can dispute the truth of Keat's words, 'a thing of beauty is a joy forever' and this is readily apparent once you enter Ti Amo Ristorante which is located in Laguna Beach. Warm reds, heavy furnishings, glittering candelabras and a profusion of flowers helps to create a truly Italian atmosphere that resonates with its relaxed charm and easy sophistication. The building where this restaurant is housed dates to 1928 and was modeled after a Tuscan villa, whose gentle frescoes on the walls add to the charm and beauty of the place.

The menu bears a few Mediterranean influences as well, and typically you might expect to begin with antipasti dishes of tuna tartare with capers or Dungeness crab cakes with honey chipotle aioli and follow it with pastas and salads. There is also a hoisin lemon marinated mixed seafood grill served over saffron rice, but their signature dish of Chilean sea bass on a flaming cedar plank is a must try.