Guidebook for Santa Cruz

Nicole & Sam
Nicole & Sam
Guidebook for Santa Cruz

Our Favorites in the Food Scene

They are a fun family environment and their food is AMAZING!!
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Cafe Brasil
1410 Mission St
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They are a fun family environment and their food is AMAZING!!
A Hawaiian restaurant/Bar that often has great live music. Very kid friendly. http://www.hulastiki.com/
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Hula's Island Grill
221 Cathcart St
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A Hawaiian restaurant/Bar that often has great live music. Very kid friendly. http://www.hulastiki.com/
Great place to have healthy local organic food. Get everything you need for a picnic and take it across the street to the beach.
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The Picnic Basket
125 Beach St
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Great place to have healthy local organic food. Get everything you need for a picnic and take it across the street to the beach.
This is a cute small batch ice creamery that makes everything from scratch and features unusual flavors. :)
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The Penny Ice Creamery
913 Cedar St
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This is a cute small batch ice creamery that makes everything from scratch and features unusual flavors. :)
This is a fantastic fancy restaurant. Great food and atmosphere with a wonderful walled outdoor garden, you can go wrong here.
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Laili
101 Cooper St
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This is a fantastic fancy restaurant. Great food and atmosphere with a wonderful walled outdoor garden, you can go wrong here.
The best coffee in town.
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Verve Coffee Roasters
816 41st Ave
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The best coffee in town.
Delicious Breakfast with a comfortable outdoor courtyard with big outdoor couches tucked away from the cars.
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Café Iveta
2125 Delaware Ave
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Delicious Breakfast with a comfortable outdoor courtyard with big outdoor couches tucked away from the cars.
Delicious
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The Cremer House
6256 CA-9
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Delicious
Definitely the healthiest meal downtown. Vegan and delicious with a fun Santa Cruz vibe.
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Cafe Gratitude
103 Lincoln St
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Definitely the healthiest meal downtown. Vegan and delicious with a fun Santa Cruz vibe.
A Santa Cruz Institution, a vegetarian restaurant where everything is delicious.
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Dharma's Restaurant
4250 Capitola Rd
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A Santa Cruz Institution, a vegetarian restaurant where everything is delicious.
For chocolate lovers who would like to sit and have a delicious cookie or chocolate beverage.
Mutari Chocolate House & Factory
504 Front St
For chocolate lovers who would like to sit and have a delicious cookie or chocolate beverage.
New fancy restaurant in town. Great happy hour burgers.
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Alderwood Santa Cruz
155 Walnut Ave
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New fancy restaurant in town. Great happy hour burgers.

Essentials

Great Natural Food Store with everything you need besides meat.
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The Food Bin and The Herb Room
1130 Mission St
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Great Natural Food Store with everything you need besides meat.
Large health minded grocery store with several prepared food options and a great place to grab a greens juice.
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New Leaf Community Markets
1101 Fair Ave
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Large health minded grocery store with several prepared food options and a great place to grab a greens juice.
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Trader Joe's
700 Front St
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Whole Foods Market
911 Soquel Ave
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Staff of Life
1266 Soquel Ave
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Other places of interest

This is a great bike shop where you can rent bikes by the hour.
Cycle Works
375 Mission St
This is a great bike shop where you can rent bikes by the hour.
UCSC Campus
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University of California at Santa Cruz
Arboretum Road
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UCSC Campus
Great Vintage Shopping.
Moon Zooom
1630 W San Carlos St
Great Vintage Shopping.

Sightseeing & Other attractions

The park has 34 miles of hiking, biking and equestrian trails winding through coastal terraces and valleys. Several restored buildings once belonging to the Wilder family are preserved.
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Parque Estatal Wilder Ranch
1401 Coast Rd
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The park has 34 miles of hiking, biking and equestrian trails winding through coastal terraces and valleys. Several restored buildings once belonging to the Wilder family are preserved.
Beautiful Kid friendly walk, bike or run through the redwoods and creeks. Truly invigorating!
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El Bosque del Parque Estatal Nisene Marks
Aptos Creek Road
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Beautiful Kid friendly walk, bike or run through the redwoods and creeks. Truly invigorating!
The largest redwoods around. Short loop that is great to let kids run.
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Parque Estatal de los Bosques de Secuoyas de Henry Cowell
101 N Big Trees Park Rd
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The largest redwoods around. Short loop that is great to let kids run.
Cute little downtown to poke around with a nice beach and several places to eat overlooking the water
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Capitola Beach Company
131 Monterey Ave
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Cute little downtown to poke around with a nice beach and several places to eat overlooking the water
Another nice beach and local deli spot
Rio del Mar
Another nice beach and local deli spot

Entertainment, Events & Activities

This beach, with its famous natural bridge, is an excellent vantage point for viewing shore birds, migrating whales, & seals & otters playing offshore.
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Playa Estatal de los Puentes Naturales
2531 W Cliff Dr
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This beach, with its famous natural bridge, is an excellent vantage point for viewing shore birds, migrating whales, & seals & otters playing offshore.
Fun place to drive up the coast to for homemade strawberry shortcake and a U-pick.
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Swanton Berry Farm
25 Swanton Rd
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Fun place to drive up the coast to for homemade strawberry shortcake and a U-pick.
This is a great yoga studio that offers kids yoga classes in the studio across the hall from their adult yoga classes so parents and kids can all enjoy at the same time. http://lumayoga.com/center.htm
Luma Yoga
1010 Center St
This is a great yoga studio that offers kids yoga classes in the studio across the hall from their adult yoga classes so parents and kids can all enjoy at the same time. http://lumayoga.com/center.htm
The Kid Zone by the beach. http://www.beachboardwalk.com/ Have a delicious lunch before you go at The Picnic Basket or get a picnic to go.
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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Amusement Park
400 Beach St
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The Kid Zone by the beach. http://www.beachboardwalk.com/ Have a delicious lunch before you go at The Picnic Basket or get a picnic to go.
Great trees to climb, animals to pet and trails to explore.
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Parque Estatal Wilder Ranch
1401 Coast Rd
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Great trees to climb, animals to pet and trails to explore.
A walk through the trees
Pogonip Creek Nature Loop
Pogonip Creek Nature Loop
A walk through the trees
Strawberry U Pick and a fun place to hang out with kids. They offer soup and coffee as well as strawberry shortcake an a little farmhouse with toys to play games.
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Swanton Berry Farm
25 Swanton Rd
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Strawberry U Pick and a fun place to hang out with kids. They offer soup and coffee as well as strawberry shortcake an a little farmhouse with toys to play games.
On the second Sunday of every month downtown
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Santa Cruz Antique Fair
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On the second Sunday of every month downtown

Drinks & Nightlife

Good Live Music Venue
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The Crêpe Place
1134 Soquel Ave
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Good Live Music Venue
Great Live Music- Mostly Jazz
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Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar St
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Great Live Music- Mostly Jazz
Live Music
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Moe's Alley
1535 Commercial Way
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Live Music
Live Music
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The Catalyst
1011 Pacific Ave
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Live Music
Performing Arts Center with larger acts www.riotheatre.com
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Rio Theatre
1205 Soquel Ave
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Performing Arts Center with larger acts www.riotheatre.com