Guidebook for Aptos
Food Scene
Very cute and private setting. You can talk with one another without competing with surrounding noises.
Food is very good; our favorite is the Surf n Turf dish (beef and crab cakes).
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Café Sparrow
8042 Soquel DrVery cute and private setting. You can talk with one another without competing with surrounding noises.
Food is very good; our favorite is the Surf n Turf dish (beef and crab cakes).
Very special restaurant located on a beautiful spot in Capitola. You can ride the tram down to the restaurant or walk down with a beautiful herb garden and river-view scenery. If you're celebrating a special ocassion, this will be fun and memorable restaurant to go to. Very good food. Can be loud when it's busy. Moderately expensive.
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Shadowbrook Restaurant
1750 Wharf RdVery special restaurant located on a beautiful spot in Capitola. You can ride the tram down to the restaurant or walk down with a beautiful herb garden and river-view scenery. If you're celebrating a special ocassion, this will be fun and memorable restaurant to go to. Very good food. Can be loud when it's busy. Moderately expensive.
Drinks & Nightlife
Walk to the restaurant by the beach. Good food and a happening place at night if you like night life. Walk to the iconic Cement Ship and enjoy a great sunset.
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Café Rio Aptos
131 EsplanadeWalk to the restaurant by the beach. Good food and a happening place at night if you like night life. Walk to the iconic Cement Ship and enjoy a great sunset.
Downtown Santa Cruz is a fun place to see the culture of Santa Cruz county. We are not all that weird though!
Restaurants, shops and bar and movie theaters.
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Downtown Association
740 Front StDowntown Santa Cruz is a fun place to see the culture of Santa Cruz county. We are not all that weird though!
Restaurants, shops and bar and movie theaters.
Parks & Nature
Great for nature lovers and bikers. Beautiful redwoods! You can walk or drive to the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park. 7.8 miles.
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I-State Park ye-Nisene Marks
Aptos Creek RoadGreat for nature lovers and bikers. Beautiful redwoods! You can walk or drive to the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park. 7.8 miles.
Essentials
This store is located in Deer Park Shopping center. Carries gourmet foods. In this Shopping Center there are also nail salon, pizza place, breakfast/lunch restaurant (The Red Apple Cafe).
There is a Safeway close by if you want your day to day items.
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Deluxe Foods of Aptos
783 Rio Del Mar BlvdThis store is located in Deer Park Shopping center. Carries gourmet foods. In this Shopping Center there are also nail salon, pizza place, breakfast/lunch restaurant (The Red Apple Cafe).
There is a Safeway close by if you want your day to day items.
Sightseeing
Beautiful sunsets. During the Spring to Fall season, you can spot porpoise, dolphins and whales.
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Rio Del Mar State Beach
Beautiful sunsets. During the Spring to Fall season, you can spot porpoise, dolphins and whales.
Entertainment & Activities
Wine Tour in the Pleasant Valley area of Aptos. It is called the Little Napa! Saturday is a good day to go. There 3 or 4 vineyards.
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Pleasant Valley Vineyards
600 Pleasant Valley RdWine Tour in the Pleasant Valley area of Aptos. It is called the Little Napa! Saturday is a good day to go. There 3 or 4 vineyards.
Hunter Hill Vineyard & Winery
7099 Glen Haven RoadAnother area for wine tastings. Soquel has 4 or 5 wine tasting room.
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Amusement Park
400 Beach StArts & Culture
This long stretch of sand has great accessible facilities including picnic areas, an interpretive center and RV camping. Known for a half sunk concrete freighter (ship) and the fishing pier that connects to it. While the ship is unsafe and closed, the pier is open for fishing.
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Seacliff State Beach
State Park DriveThis long stretch of sand has great accessible facilities including picnic areas, an interpretive center and RV camping. Known for a half sunk concrete freighter (ship) and the fishing pier that connects to it. While the ship is unsafe and closed, the pier is open for fishing.