Guidebook for Eureka

Wendy & Rick
Wendy & Rick
Guidebook for Eureka

Food Scene

Delicious Vietnamese and Thai food, fast service, inexpensive.
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Pho Thiên Long
307 4th St
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Delicious Vietnamese and Thai food, fast service, inexpensive.
Fresh Oaxacan food made fresh from scratch daily. Try the fish tacos with mango salsa or anything smothered in mole sauce!
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Oaxaca Grill Restaurant
508 Henderson St
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Fresh Oaxacan food made fresh from scratch daily. Try the fish tacos with mango salsa or anything smothered in mole sauce!
Healthy Japanese food and they often have brown rice! Fish and non-seafood options. Salmon or teriyaki chicken bentos are so good!
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Restaurant Hana
2120 4th St
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Healthy Japanese food and they often have brown rice! Fish and non-seafood options. Salmon or teriyaki chicken bentos are so good!
Beautiful, savory sushi. Popular place for locals.
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Sushi Spot Arcata
670 9th St
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Beautiful, savory sushi. Popular place for locals.
Our favorite burgers in the area. Meat options and a vegetarian nut burger that is over the moon. Mashed potatoes in waffle cones and homemade ice cream too!
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The Lighthouse Grill
355 Main St
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Our favorite burgers in the area. Meat options and a vegetarian nut burger that is over the moon. Mashed potatoes in waffle cones and homemade ice cream too!
Great breakfasts right by the bay.
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Gill's By the Bay
77 Halibut Ave
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Great breakfasts right by the bay.
A local favorite for breakfasts. Old fashioned good food with great service.
The Cutten Chalet
3980 Walnut Dr
A local favorite for breakfasts. Old fashioned good food with great service.
Bagels with lots of toppings, pastries, coffee drinks. One of our favorite places.
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Los Bagels Co
403 2nd St
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Bagels with lots of toppings, pastries, coffee drinks. One of our favorite places.
Top notch coffee, pastries (including amazing pies and cakes), and a breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu. Even beer and wine.
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Ramone's Bakery & Cafe
2297 Harrison Ave
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Top notch coffee, pastries (including amazing pies and cakes), and a breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu. Even beer and wine.
If you are driving the 101 from the south, this store in the redwoods makes great burgers, including my favorite, their veggie burger (and I always add avocado). It's about an hour-and-a-half south of us.
The Peg House
69501 US-101
If you are driving the 101 from the south, this store in the redwoods makes great burgers, including my favorite, their veggie burger (and I always add avocado). It's about an hour-and-a-half south of us.
Awesome beer and a good food menu too!
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Eel River Brewing Company
1777 Alamar Way
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Awesome beer and a good food menu too!

Drinks & Nightlife

Cozy bar in the historic Eagle House. Music some evenings during the week.
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Phatsy Kline's Parlor Lounge
129 2nd St
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Cozy bar in the historic Eagle House. Music some evenings during the week.

Parks & Nature

A beautiful drive through the redwoods with hikes along the way.
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Avenue of the Giants North Entrance
Jordan Road
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A beautiful drive through the redwoods with hikes along the way.
It's a beautiful 4-mile drive from our place to the parking area at the end of Elk River Road. Then it's a gorgeous 11-mile out and back hike through the forest, with a paved trail for the first mile.
Headwaters Forest Trail
Headwaters Forest Trail
It's a beautiful 4-mile drive from our place to the parking area at the end of Elk River Road. Then it's a gorgeous 11-mile out and back hike through the forest, with a paved trail for the first mile.
A paved, flat trail along the edge of the bay through the entire town of Eureka. Good for walking or cycling.
Hikshari' Trailhead
Waterfront Trail
A paved, flat trail along the edge of the bay through the entire town of Eureka. Good for walking or cycling.
Sweet town with an artist's co-op, Trinidad Trading Company (a great store for jewelry), the Beachcomber Cafe and more right next to the ocean. Drive through town and park near the pier. Walk on Trinidad State Beach or hike around Trinidad Head.
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Trinidad
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Sweet town with an artist's co-op, Trinidad Trading Company (a great store for jewelry), the Beachcomber Cafe and more right next to the ocean. Drive through town and park near the pier. Walk on Trinidad State Beach or hike around Trinidad Head.
Hike or drive and stop at picturesque sites along the ocean. Walk down to Agate Beach. Visit the Sumeg Village.
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Patricks Point State Park
4150 Patricks Point Dr
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Hike or drive and stop at picturesque sites along the ocean. Walk down to Agate Beach. Visit the Sumeg Village.

Arts & Culture

Rotating art shows with works by some of the most accomplished local artists. Includes a gift shop downstairs.
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Morris Graves Museum of Art
636 F St
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Rotating art shows with works by some of the most accomplished local artists. Includes a gift shop downstairs.
Collection of local artifacts and history.
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Clarke Historical Museum
240 E St
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Collection of local artifacts and history.

Shopping

Lots of quaint specialty shops, art galleries, antiques, and restaurants.
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Old Town
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Lots of quaint specialty shops, art galleries, antiques, and restaurants.

Essentials

Good deli, hot food tray, and combination of organic and conventional foods.
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Eureka Natural Foods
1450 Broadway St
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Good deli, hot food tray, and combination of organic and conventional foods.

Entertainment & Activities

Gorgeous beads and supplies to make your own jewelry, or design something and let the artists who work there help you make it!
Talisman
214 F St
Gorgeous beads and supplies to make your own jewelry, or design something and let the artists who work there help you make it!
Rent a kayak and paddle on one of the serene lagoons north of Trinidad.
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Kayak Zak's
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Rent a kayak and paddle on one of the serene lagoons north of Trinidad.
Our local cherished and well-managed zoo.
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Sequoia Park Zoo
3414 W St
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Our local cherished and well-managed zoo.