Big Bear Favorites
Eating Out
Some of our favorite places to grab a bite to eat or get take-away for a picnic.
Delicious sandwiches, cheap beer, friendly service
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BJ's Restaurant and Sandwich Shop
110 E Big Bear BlvdDelicious sandwiches, cheap beer, friendly service
Start you day early here to beat the crowds! Best pancakes, best blobs. Open 6am to 2pm daily.
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Grizzly Manor Cafe
41268 Big Bear BlvdStart you day early here to beat the crowds! Best pancakes, best blobs. Open 6am to 2pm daily.
Voted Big Bear’s best burger. Love the tater tots and milkshakes. Huli huli chicken on Monday’s.
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Broadway Cafe
1117 W Big Bear BlvdVoted Big Bear’s best burger. Love the tater tots and milkshakes. Huli huli chicken on Monday’s.
Cafe Crepe
41003 Big Bear BlvdBig Bear Local
40616 Village DrSaucy Mama's Pizzeria
618 Pine Knot AveSpecial Events
One of the largest and most authentic Oktoberfests on the West Coast. Wear your lederhosen!
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Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest
42900 Big Bear BlvdOne of the largest and most authentic Oktoberfests on the West Coast. Wear your lederhosen!
Sightseeing
Big Bear Alpine Zoo
42801 Club View DrGreat talks by the zookeepers
Eye Of God
Quartz LaneBig Bear Valley Historical Museum
800 B Greenway DrBig Bear Solar Observatory
40386 N Shore Ln
Pebble Plains
165 Dixie Lee LnBluff Lake Reserve
Mill Creek RoadNight life
Cowboy Russ’s karaoke! So fun, even if you’re only a spectator. Get a pitcher of “mystery beer”, crack some peanuts and pull up a stool.
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Murray's Saloon & Eatery
672 Cottage LnCowboy Russ’s karaoke! So fun, even if you’re only a spectator. Get a pitcher of “mystery beer”, crack some peanuts and pull up a stool.
Kallans Bar And Grill
44761 Barton Ln NAdventure!
Big Bear Jeep Experience
42011 Big Bear BlvdThrill seekers can jump off the rocks into the lake
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Treasure Island or China Island (Garstin Island)
Thrill seekers can jump off the rocks into the lake
Big Bear Pirate Ship
398 Edgemoor RdBoulder Bay Bike Rentals
39164 Big Bear BlvdBaldwin Lake Stables
46475 Pioneer Town RdSnow Summit
880 Summit BlvdBear Mountain Ski Resort
43101 Goldmine DrYosemite Axe Throwing
41530 Big Bear BlvdNeighborhoods
Fawnskin
Moonridge
Big Bear
Big Bear Lake
Baldwin Lake
Amacebiso ngesixeko
Amabinzana aluncedo
Down the hill / Up the hill
Locals refer to getting to the mountain as "going up the hill" and leaving the mountain as "going down the hill." Everything is either "up the hill" or "down the hill."
For example: "I'm going down the hill to stock up on groceries."
Amabinzana aluncedo
Flatlander
Flatlander is how locals refer to people that do not live in Big Bear. Sometimes has a pejorative connotation.
Example: "Sorry I'm late, I got stuck behind a flatlander on the boulevard.
Ukuhamba-hamba
Winter travel
Always carry chains!
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Free trolley!
Mountain Transit provided free public transportation around Big Bear