Guidebook for Santa Cruz

Mathew
Guidebook for Santa Cruz

Food Scene

Best coffee roasters in town. They also have a downtown coffee place, but actual roasting warehouse is here in Seabright, and they also serve coffee here too. Check out the latest coffee trend here.
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Verve Coffee Roasters
816 41st Ave
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Best coffee roasters in town. They also have a downtown coffee place, but actual roasting warehouse is here in Seabright, and they also serve coffee here too. Check out the latest coffee trend here.
Best Restaurant in town, Northern Italian oriented, good for special occasions.
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La Posta
538 Seabright Ave
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Best Restaurant in town, Northern Italian oriented, good for special occasions.
Pizza and Pasta - Very good food, reasonable prices. Great salads, pasta, soup, and handmade pizza's. Friendly staff!
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Tramonti
528 Seabright Ave
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Pizza and Pasta - Very good food, reasonable prices. Great salads, pasta, soup, and handmade pizza's. Friendly staff!
Great views and great bar. Watch the sailboats go in and out of the harbor. Very cool bar on 2nd floor, views.
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Crow's Nest Restaurant
2218 E Cliff Dr
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Great views and great bar. Watch the sailboats go in and out of the harbor. Very cool bar on 2nd floor, views.
Best cafe' in town, best desserts and cakes. Also, good for breakfasts and sandwiches.
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The Buttery
702 Soquel Ave
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Best cafe' in town, best desserts and cakes. Also, good for breakfasts and sandwiches.
Best seafood in town
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Johnny's Harborside
493 Lake Ave
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Best seafood in town
Best Sushi in town - located Downtown Santa Cruz
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Shogun Japanese Restaurant
1123 Pacific Ave
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Best Sushi in town - located Downtown Santa Cruz
Best international wine and tapas menu in town. Located downtown.
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Soif
105 Walnut Ave
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Best international wine and tapas menu in town. Located downtown.
An institution in the area - cakes, desserts, coffee, eat-in or take-out. Specializes in "Blue Plate Specials" - comfort food that does well for take-out.
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Gayle's Bakery & Rosticceria
504 Bay Ave
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An institution in the area - cakes, desserts, coffee, eat-in or take-out. Specializes in "Blue Plate Specials" - comfort food that does well for take-out.
Great for patio lunch, lots of shops and wineries nearby.
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Kelly's French Bakery
402 Ingalls St
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Great for patio lunch, lots of shops and wineries nearby.
Best Ice Cream in town.
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Marianne's Ice Cream
1020 Ocean St
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Best Ice Cream in town.
Nice views, good food. Seafood. Bar.
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Aquarius
175 W Cliff Dr
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Nice views, good food. Seafood. Bar.
Family friendly seafood on the wharf.
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Stagnaro Bros.
59 Municipal Wharf
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Family friendly seafood on the wharf.
Nice menu, reasonable prices, family friendly.
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Hoffman's Downtown
1102 Pacific Ave
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Nice menu, reasonable prices, family friendly.
Sunday brunch atop hill. Buffet brunch.
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The Spa at Chaminade
1 Chaminade Ln
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Sunday brunch atop hill. Buffet brunch.
Best Pizza in Town. Iconic atmosphere.
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Pizza My Heart
209 Esplanade
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Best Pizza in Town. Iconic atmosphere.
Gourmet Italian. Cozy.
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Lago di Como
21490 E Cliff Dr
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Gourmet Italian. Cozy.
Seafood, oysters, beach, bar.
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Café Rio Aptos
131 Esplanade
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Seafood, oysters, beach, bar.
Nice menu, a little slanted to comfort food.
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Oswald Restaurant
121 Soquel Ave
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Nice menu, a little slanted to comfort food.
Cute, good food, romantic.
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Gabriella Café
910 Cedar St
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Cute, good food, romantic.
Large menu selection, fun decorations inside, pho'a noodle soups, pancakes, omelets, sandwiches, family and budget friendly.
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Santa Cruz Antique Fair
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Large menu selection, fun decorations inside, pho'a noodle soups, pancakes, omelets, sandwiches, family and budget friendly.
Best Burgers in town!
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Betty Burgers
505 Seabright Ave
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Best Burgers in town!
Most romantic restaurant around, anniversaries and joyful get-togethers. Park at the top of the bluff and take cable car down to restaurant, or walk down hillside with gardens and waterfalls. Great bar room too.
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Shadowbrook Restaurant
1750 Wharf Rd
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Most romantic restaurant around, anniversaries and joyful get-togethers. Park at the top of the bluff and take cable car down to restaurant, or walk down hillside with gardens and waterfalls. Great bar room too.
Great breakfasts! Not very big, and a line can form especially on weekends, but they serve coffee outside for people waiting.
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Linda's Seabreeze Café
542 Seabright Ave
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Great breakfasts! Not very big, and a line can form especially on weekends, but they serve coffee outside for people waiting.
Innovative sushi restaurant nearby.
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I Love Sushi
516 Front St
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Innovative sushi restaurant nearby.
Probably my 3rd choice sushi, I would favor Shogun and I Love Sushi, but this is on the east side of town and sometimes easier to just drop in here.
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Akira Sushi
1222 Soquel Ave
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Probably my 3rd choice sushi, I would favor Shogun and I Love Sushi, but this is on the east side of town and sometimes easier to just drop in here.
Best Thai food in town. We've been going to their Soquel restaurant for years, and they opened up in the old Casablanca hotel right near the Boardwalk recently. Would recommend to all Thai food lovers.
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Sawasdee By The Sea
101 Main St
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Best Thai food in town. We've been going to their Soquel restaurant for years, and they opened up in the old Casablanca hotel right near the Boardwalk recently. Would recommend to all Thai food lovers.
Right on the beach, good Mexican food and drinks. Watch beach volleyball during the day. Family friendly - kids can run onto the beach and still be seen from restaurant. Nice bar too.
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Cafe El Palomar
2222 E Cliff Dr
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Right on the beach, good Mexican food and drinks. Watch beach volleyball during the day. Family friendly - kids can run onto the beach and still be seen from restaurant. Nice bar too.
It's right on the beach, and 10am on Saturday mornings, people gather to play their Ukuleles.
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Kind Grind
2222 East Cliff Drive
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It's right on the beach, and 10am on Saturday mornings, people gather to play their Ukuleles.
Asian street food, very casual, very delicious! Good take-out choice or eat-in. Open until 11pm.
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Charlie Hong Kong
1141 Soquel Ave
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Asian street food, very casual, very delicious! Good take-out choice or eat-in. Open until 11pm.
The only Mongolian restaurant in the 'extended' SF Bay Area. Nice people and nice food for the more adventurous diners.
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Oyunaa's Mongolian Cuisine
1209 Soquel Ave
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The only Mongolian restaurant in the 'extended' SF Bay Area. Nice people and nice food for the more adventurous diners.
Very unusual - they take crepes to the next level; they put anything in them you can imagine and they taste great! Try the Greek crepe (artichokes, olives, feta) or the Jambalaya crepe (Andouille sausage, shrimp, etc). Good for any meal of the day, outdoor patio dining in the back in the garden. Creative Santa Cruz, relaxed style. Good for late breakfasts/brunch, casual. Evening live music, full bar, and open late.
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The Crêpe Place
1134 Soquel Ave
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Very unusual - they take crepes to the next level; they put anything in them you can imagine and they taste great! Try the Greek crepe (artichokes, olives, feta) or the Jambalaya crepe (Andouille sausage, shrimp, etc). Good for any meal of the day, outdoor patio dining in the back in the garden. Creative Santa Cruz, relaxed style. Good for late breakfasts/brunch, casual. Evening live music, full bar, and open late.
A hole-in-the-wall that doesn't look like much, but they have the best burritos in town - sometimes the line goes out the door. Cash only. Try the Green Chili Beef (Chili Verde). They have a location in Capitola as well that's a little larger. Satisfying mexican food.
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Tacos Moreno
1053 Water St
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A hole-in-the-wall that doesn't look like much, but they have the best burritos in town - sometimes the line goes out the door. Cash only. Try the Green Chili Beef (Chili Verde). They have a location in Capitola as well that's a little larger. Satisfying mexican food.

Parks & Nature

Closest park with giant redwoods.
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헨리코웰레드우즈주립공원
101 N Big Trees Park Rd
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Closest park with giant redwoods.
Best beach. It's big and sandy, clean, and across the street. Listing cover photograph taken on this beach.
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씨브라이트해변
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Best beach. It's big and sandy, clean, and across the street. Listing cover photograph taken on this beach.
Beautiful beach.
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내추럴 브리지스 스테이트 비치
2531 W Cliff Dr
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Beautiful beach.
Hiking above cliffs, wildlife, hiking, biking.
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와일더랜치주립공원
1401 Coast Rd
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Hiking above cliffs, wildlife, hiking, biking.
Huge beach, walk for miles.
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Rio Del Mar State Beach
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Huge beach, walk for miles.
Beautiful, small beach town. Parking can be a challenge.
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Capitola Beach Company
131 Monterey Ave
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Beautiful, small beach town. Parking can be a challenge.
Iconic surfing, year around.
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스티머레인
700 W Cliff Dr
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Iconic surfing, year around.
Nice beach across yacht harbor from Seabright Beach. Beautiful sunset views.
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투인라케스베아치
995 Live Oak Avenue
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Nice beach across yacht harbor from Seabright Beach. Beautiful sunset views.

Getting Around

They can pickup.
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Hertz
2724 Soquel Avenue
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They can pickup.
Sometimes you need Avis.
Avis Car Rental
630 Ocean St
Sometimes you need Avis.

Arts & Culture

Jazz performances, world music.
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Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar St
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Jazz performances, world music.
Learn history of city/location.
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산타크루즈 예술과 역사 박물관
705 Front St
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Learn history of city/location.
A little neighborhood nature museum only 2 minute walk away. Kids climb on the outdoor full-scale gray whale in the yard for fun and photos. Be sure to see the creek nearby with native plants gardens (both sides of East Cliff Dr) built and maintained by neighborhood volunteers.
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블랙메사카지노
1305 E Cliff Dr
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A little neighborhood nature museum only 2 minute walk away. Kids climb on the outdoor full-scale gray whale in the yard for fun and photos. Be sure to see the creek nearby with native plants gardens (both sides of East Cliff Dr) built and maintained by neighborhood volunteers.

Essentials

Best Grocery and Butcher shop in town. Huge variety in a medium/small space, largest wine selection, quick checkout.
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Shopper's Corner
622 Soquel Ave
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Best Grocery and Butcher shop in town. Huge variety in a medium/small space, largest wine selection, quick checkout.
Great groceries and deli-made sandwiches. Aka Whole Paycheck.
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Whole Foods Market
911 Soquel Ave
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Great groceries and deli-made sandwiches. Aka Whole Paycheck.
Good, basic grocery store. Has wide variety of cereals/sodas, household goods at low prices.
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Safeway
117 Morrissey Blvd
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Good, basic grocery store. Has wide variety of cereals/sodas, household goods at low prices.
Shockingly low prices, hit-and-miss quality. The Santa Maria Tri-tip is a winner for grilling!
Grocery Outlet Bargain Market
120 Morrissey Blvd
Shockingly low prices, hit-and-miss quality. The Santa Maria Tri-tip is a winner for grilling!
Another Drug Store and more nearby.
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Walgreens
1718 Soquel Ave
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Another Drug Store and more nearby.
Drug Store and more.
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CVS
1700 Mission St
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Drug Store and more.
Very basic conveniences near beach, 2 blocks away - Firewood, liquor/beer, bread, ice cream.
Day's Market Liquors & Deli
526 Seabright Ave
Very basic conveniences near beach, 2 blocks away - Firewood, liquor/beer, bread, ice cream.

Entertainment & Activities

Iconic amusement park
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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Amusement Park
400 Beach St
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Iconic amusement park
Independent Films
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Del Mar Theater
1124 Pacific Ave
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Independent Films
Art House movies.
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Landmark's Nickelodeon Theatre
210 Lincoln St
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Art House movies.

Sightseeing

Beautiful views, surfers, houses.
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웨스트클리프드라이브
West Cliff Drive
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Beautiful views, surfers, houses.
Sailing cruises - 2 hours usually. 70 foot long boat, serve snacks and beverages.
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Chardonnay Sailing Charters
790 Mariner Park Way
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Sailing cruises - 2 hours usually. 70 foot long boat, serve snacks and beverages.
Beautiful Campus.
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캘리포니아대학교샌타크루즈
Arboretum Road
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Beautiful Campus.
Humpback and Gray Whales abound ! Dolphins, others....
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Santa Cruz Whale Watching
1718 Brommer St
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Humpback and Gray Whales abound ! Dolphins, others....