Guidebook for Santa Cruz

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Guidebook for Santa Cruz

Food Scene

Great spot if you love coffee and coffee culture!
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Verve Coffee Roasters
816 41st Ave
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Great spot if you love coffee and coffee culture!
Amazing ice-cream spot with interesting flavors!
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The Penny Ice Creamery Pleasure Point
820 41st Ave
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Amazing ice-cream spot with interesting flavors!
One of Santa Cruz hot spots for pizza
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Pleasure Pizza East Side Eatery
800 41st Ave
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One of Santa Cruz hot spots for pizza
amazing food and cocktails. Also has a bar and outdoor seating.
Portola Drive
Portola Drive
amazing food and cocktails. Also has a bar and outdoor seating.
A little gem. Great food, drinks and garden seating.
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Café Cruz
2621 41st Ave
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A little gem. Great food, drinks and garden seating.
Quirky dining rooms & views of Soquel Creek. Huge restaurant with tram.
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Shadowbrook Restaurant
1750 Wharf Rd
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Quirky dining rooms & views of Soquel Creek. Huge restaurant with tram.
Great place for fish, eating by the creek and ocean views. Also located in the charming little Capitola Village.
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Paradise Beach Grille
215 Esplanade
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Great place for fish, eating by the creek and ocean views. Also located in the charming little Capitola Village.
If you love yummy BBQ food go there! Outdoor seating.
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Cole's Bar-B-Q
2590 Portola Dr
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If you love yummy BBQ food go there! Outdoor seating.
On the other side of Santa Cruz just 15 minute drive away. Amazing Brazilian brunch food. Worth the short drive!
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Cafe Brasil
1410 Mission St
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On the other side of Santa Cruz just 15 minute drive away. Amazing Brazilian brunch food. Worth the short drive!
This coffee shop has more of a laid back locals vibe. It's laid back and they make delicious homemade tuna salad on a bagel.
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Coffeetopia
3701 Portola Dr
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This coffee shop has more of a laid back locals vibe. It's laid back and they make delicious homemade tuna salad on a bagel.
If you love fish this is a nice spot to go. It's right on the harbor.
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Aldo's Harbor Restaurant
790 Mariner Park Way
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If you love fish this is a nice spot to go. It's right on the harbor.
For sushi and asian noodle soup lovers!
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KAITO
1855 41st Avenue
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For sushi and asian noodle soup lovers!
Breakfast at its best! Vegetarian and carnivores will be pleased with their selection of omelets and tofu scrambles. Seat about 12 people and only open until 2pm
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Cliff Cafe
815 41st Ave
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Breakfast at its best! Vegetarian and carnivores will be pleased with their selection of omelets and tofu scrambles. Seat about 12 people and only open until 2pm
Chill Out Cafe is a breakfast and lunch cafe with 22 different breakfast burritos, sandwiches, soups, salads and a full coffee bar. There is indoor and backyard patio seating.
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Chill Out Cafe
860 41st Ave
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Chill Out Cafe is a breakfast and lunch cafe with 22 different breakfast burritos, sandwiches, soups, salads and a full coffee bar. There is indoor and backyard patio seating.
One of the most popular spots to go for brunch. Homemade style with lots of varieties. A bit of a long wait but worth it. Can get coffee from the nearby Verve Roasters in the meantime while waiting.
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Linda's Seabreeze Café
542 Seabright Ave
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One of the most popular spots to go for brunch. Homemade style with lots of varieties. A bit of a long wait but worth it. Can get coffee from the nearby Verve Roasters in the meantime while waiting.
Cozy twist with Italian flare
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Gabriella Café
910 Cedar St
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Cozy twist with Italian flare
Hawaiian food with live music, bar and outdoor seating
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Pono Hawaiian Grill
120 Union Street
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Hawaiian food with live music, bar and outdoor seating
Coffeeshop in a Victorian house. Lots of locals go there.
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Caffe Pergolesi
418 Cedar St
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Coffeeshop in a Victorian house. Lots of locals go there.
Eatery with rustic-industrial looks offers a gastropub menu with Californian leanings & craft beer.
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West End Tap and Kitchen
334 Ingalls St
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Eatery with rustic-industrial looks offers a gastropub menu with Californian leanings & craft beer.
Airy space featuring wood-fired pizza with seasonal toppings & organic Mediterranean dishes.
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Bantam
1010 Fair Ave
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Airy space featuring wood-fired pizza with seasonal toppings & organic Mediterranean dishes.

Drinks & Nightlife

New Brewery. Lofty, industrial-chic brewery & taproom for European-style beers, plus cheese & charcuterie snacks.
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New Bohemia Brewing Co.
1030 41st Ave
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New Brewery. Lofty, industrial-chic brewery & taproom for European-style beers, plus cheese & charcuterie snacks.
Locals bar with a cowboy's vibe
Over the Hill Gang Saloon
3530 Portola Dr
Locals bar with a cowboy's vibe
A more secluded locals bar
Castaways
3623 Portola Dr
A more secluded locals bar

Everything Else

Great yoga studio offering classes daily
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Pleasure Point Yoga
3707 Portola Dr
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Great yoga studio offering classes daily
Watch surfers from here and hang out on the steps for some great views. Surfer's hot spot.
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Pleasure Point County Park
East Cliff Drive
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Watch surfers from here and hang out on the steps for some great views. Surfer's hot spot.
If you love fresh pressed juices and acai bowls go here!
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Amazon Juices
1066 41st Avenue
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If you love fresh pressed juices and acai bowls go here!
Favorite spot to have different varieties of fresh acai bowls
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Samba Rock Acai Cafe
291 Water St
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Favorite spot to have different varieties of fresh acai bowls
Favorite bookshop in Santa Cruz
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Bookshop Santa Cruz
1520 Pacific Ave
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Favorite bookshop in Santa Cruz
This microbrewery makes organic beers & serves them in a dog-friendly taproom with eats & a garden.
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Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard
334 Ingalls St
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This microbrewery makes organic beers & serves them in a dog-friendly taproom with eats & a garden.

Arts & Culture

Amusement park offering a variety of games & rides right on a mile-long stretch of sandy beach.
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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Amusement Park
400 Beach St
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Amusement park offering a variety of games & rides right on a mile-long stretch of sandy beach.
Closest local Movie Theatre
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CineLux Capitola Cafe and Lounge
1475 41st Ave
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Closest local Movie Theatre
Great spot to eat by the harbor. Also offers Stand up comedy Sunday nights at 8pm. Lots of fun!
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Crow's Nest Restaurant
2218 E Cliff Dr
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Great spot to eat by the harbor. Also offers Stand up comedy Sunday nights at 8pm. Lots of fun!
This is such an amazing spot for delicious crepes. Savory and sweet. Also has some great live music a bar and outdoor garden for seating.
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The Crêpe Place
1134 Soquel Ave
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This is such an amazing spot for delicious crepes. Savory and sweet. Also has some great live music a bar and outdoor garden for seating.
We love this movie theatre because each seat reclines back as if one were in first class on a plane!
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Regal Santa Cruz 9
1405 Pacific Ave
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We love this movie theatre because each seat reclines back as if one were in first class on a plane!
Art museum sometimes has some great shows
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Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
705 Front St
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Art museum sometimes has some great shows

Essentials

Amazing community supermarket offering locally grown food and organic produce.
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New Leaf Community Markets
1101 Fair Ave
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Amazing community supermarket offering locally grown food and organic produce.
Small convenience store serving breakfast and mexican food by the cliff. Great spot to get snack and quick coffee by the water.
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The Point Market
23040 E Cliff Dr
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Small convenience store serving breakfast and mexican food by the cliff. Great spot to get snack and quick coffee by the water.

Sightseeing

Go for a nice walk through the tall trees, by the lake and to the beach. Great spot to go lay down on the beach and have incredible views.
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Moran Lake County Park
22775 E Cliff Dr
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Go for a nice walk through the tall trees, by the lake and to the beach. Great spot to go lay down on the beach and have incredible views.
The park features a natural bridge across a section of the beach. It is also well known as a hotspot to see monarch butterfly migrations.
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Natural Bridges State Beach
2531 W Cliff Dr
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The park features a natural bridge across a section of the beach. It is also well known as a hotspot to see monarch butterfly migrations.
Rotating exhibits on surfing culture & local history housed in a historic, preserved lighthouse
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Santa Cruz Surfing Museum
701 W Cliff Dr
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Rotating exhibits on surfing culture & local history housed in a historic, preserved lighthouse
Beach shops, seafood restaurants, sea lions & fishing draw crowds to this landmark bayside pier.
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Santa Cruz Wharf
21 Municipal Wharf
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Beach shops, seafood restaurants, sea lions & fishing draw crowds to this landmark bayside pier.

Shopping

If you love thrift shops and vintage clothes this is definitely a great place to checkout
All Shook Up Vintage Clothing
861 41st Ave
If you love thrift shops and vintage clothes this is definitely a great place to checkout
Surf Shop
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Billabong
4105 Portola Dr
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Surf Shop
Surf Shop
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O'Neill Surf Shop
110 Cooper St
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Surf Shop
Surf Shop
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Freeline Surf Shop
821 41st Ave
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Surf Shop
Surf Shop
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Rip Curl - Santa Cruz
753 41st Ave
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Surf Shop
Great place for thrift shop buyers and antique collectors
Clearwater Bazaar Antiques
1226-A Mission St
Great place for thrift shop buyers and antique collectors