Drinks & Nightlife
Great drinks & food. More "upscale" than the typical beach restaurants in the Village.
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Paradise Beach Grille
215 EsplanadeGreat drinks & food. More "upscale" than the typical beach restaurants in the Village.
300 ft. Great place to watch the waves and have delicious drinks and food!
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Sotola Bar & Grill
231 Esplanade300 ft. Great place to watch the waves and have delicious drinks and food!
Food Scene
550 ft. Family restaurant with spectacular views!
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Zelda's on the Beach
203 Esplanade550 ft. Family restaurant with spectacular views!
500 ft. Very good pizza by the slice or whole piazzas. Get a slice and sit out on the benches overlooking the beach. Watch for Seagulls- they will dive and grab your food!
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Pizza My Heart
209 Esplanade500 ft. Very good pizza by the slice or whole piazzas. Get a slice and sit out on the benches overlooking the beach. Watch for Seagulls- they will dive and grab your food!
1/2 mile -Famous Bakery that has more than just deserts! Very good food, places to sit inside our out on covered patio. Gets crowded as people come from all around and stop here!
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Gayle's Bakery & Rosticceria
504 Bay Ave1/2 mile -Famous Bakery that has more than just deserts! Very good food, places to sit inside our out on covered patio. Gets crowded as people come from all around and stop here!
Shadowbrook Restaurant
1750 Wharf Rd1/4 mile- Unique (in a very good way).
3/4 mi. - One of our favorites! great people watching (but not to touristy!). See local Capitola/Santa Cruz families here and eat outside or inside. Not many tourists! Great food!
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Pleasure Pizza East Side Eatery
800 41st Ave3/4 mi. - One of our favorites! great people watching (but not to touristy!). See local Capitola/Santa Cruz families here and eat outside or inside. Not many tourists! Great food!
2.5 mi.- Hidden gem! Fantastic Italian food, great atmosphere, locals love this place!
11 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Star Bene
East Cliff Drive2.5 mi.- Hidden gem! Fantastic Italian food, great atmosphere, locals love this place!
3/4 mi. - Bring cash, they don't accept credit cards. The ultimate Breakfast burritos (and more). Very Santa Cruz'ish!
Go all the way through into back to outside eating area or eat out front and "people watch".
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Chill Out Cafe
860 41st Ave3/4 mi. - Bring cash, they don't accept credit cards. The ultimate Breakfast burritos (and more). Very Santa Cruz'ish!
Go all the way through into back to outside eating area or eat out front and "people watch".
Entertainment & Activities
3.5 mi- The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is recognized as one of the best "Seaside park in the world"!
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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Amusement Park
400 Beach St3.5 mi- The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is recognized as one of the best "Seaside park in the world"!
Shopping
350 ft. - Way too many unique beach shops to mention are in the Village, from high end, to beachy, to touristy!
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Capitola
350 ft. - Way too many unique beach shops to mention are in the Village, from high end, to beachy, to touristy!
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
911 Soquel Ave1/2 mi. - Healthy food
Parks & Nature
1 mi. - Not a "beach" to hang out on. Instead, watch some of the best surfing in all of Santa Cruz from the benches above the sand!
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The Hook Public Restrooms
511 41st Ave1 mi. - Not a "beach" to hang out on. Instead, watch some of the best surfing in all of Santa Cruz from the benches above the sand!
1.3 mi. - Walk from my home up the hill (going away from Capitola Village). Many ocean views, families walking or riding bikes (or on skate boards). You will pass "The Hook" and keep going along bike path, Spectacular ocean views on most of the walk.
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Pleasure Point
1.3 mi. - Walk from my home up the hill (going away from Capitola Village). Many ocean views, families walking or riding bikes (or on skate boards). You will pass "The Hook" and keep going along bike path, Spectacular ocean views on most of the walk.