Guidebook for Arcata
Food Scene
Just across from Murphy's Market, a great drive through and sit down internet café. Only a couple mins drive, or 7-8 min walk from house!
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Coffee Break Internet Cafe
700 Bayside Rd Just across from Murphy's Market, a great drive through and sit down internet café. Only a couple mins drive, or 7-8 min walk from house!
Another great coffee shop and restaurant just a few minutes away on Samoa Blvd. Offers yummy, healthy options and good coffee stop.
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Beachcomber Cafe
363 Trinity St Another great coffee shop and restaurant just a few minutes away on Samoa Blvd. Offers yummy, healthy options and good coffee stop.
Our local Mexican restaurant, owned and run by the awesome, Adriana, close to Murphy's Market and just a couple minutes drive from house! No Rez required unless large party. Full bar.
Adriana's Mexican & American Restaurant
850 Crescent Way Our local Mexican restaurant, owned and run by the awesome, Adriana, close to Murphy's Market and just a couple minutes drive from house! No Rez required unless large party. Full bar.
High quality meals at this evening restaurant upstairs on the Plaza. Full bar. Tends to be noisy but great food.
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Plaza Grill
780 7th St High quality meals at this evening restaurant upstairs on the Plaza. Full bar. Tends to be noisy but great food.
Great breakfast lunch place - Mexican-Jewish inspired! Also great coffee drinks.
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Los Bagels
1061 I St Great breakfast lunch place - Mexican-Jewish inspired! Also great coffee drinks.
Great Thai-inspired soup and noodle place in northtown Arcata. Closed some weeks during the summer. Also a yummy frozen yoghurt shop next door.
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Japhy's Soup & Noodles
1563 G St Great Thai-inspired soup and noodle place in northtown Arcata. Closed some weeks during the summer. Also a yummy frozen yoghurt shop next door.
Local Italian/American restaurant on the Plaza with full bar.
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Mazzotti's on the Plaza
773 8th St Local Italian/American restaurant on the Plaza with full bar.
Fun café overlooking the Plaza for people watching, with breakfast, lunch and some weekend dinners. Great café atmosphere.
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Cafe Brio
791 G St Fun café overlooking the Plaza for people watching, with breakfast, lunch and some weekend dinners. Great café atmosphere.
Another fabulous health and regular food grocery store, with an awesome deli that has nightly dinner specials for about $6!
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Wildberries Marketplace
747 13th St Another fabulous health and regular food grocery store, with an awesome deli that has nightly dinner specials for about $6!
Great for healthy and regular groceries, with deli. Just a block from the downtown Plaza.
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Cooperative
25 4th Street Great for healthy and regular groceries, with deli. Just a block from the downtown Plaza.
Good Sushi restaurant located inside the lovely old Arcata Hotel on the Plaza.
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Tomo Japanese Restaurant
708 9th StGood Sushi restaurant located inside the lovely old Arcata Hotel on the Plaza.
Drinks & Nightlife
Good food, beer and wine (planning to get full bar) with a side room dedicated to great live music many nights of the week.
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Humboldt Brews LLC
856 10th St Good food, beer and wine (planning to get full bar) with a side room dedicated to great live music many nights of the week.
Fun, off the beaten path local brewery with fish & chip truck usually outside. Across from the Arcata Marsh on South G Street.
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Redwood Curtain Brewing Company
550 S G St Fun, off the beaten path local brewery with fish & chip truck usually outside. Across from the Arcata Marsh on South G Street.
A fun bar and tea house with odd. Aridity of entertainment including movies, Kareoke and other entertainment in the back. Nice to sit and chat, play games, and relax here. Often has students but mixed age-group clientele.
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Richards' Goat Tavern & Tea Room
401 I St A fun bar and tea house with odd. Aridity of entertainment including movies, Kareoke and other entertainment in the back. Nice to sit and chat, play games, and relax here. Often has students but mixed age-group clientele.
Full bar and pies - sweet and savory. Outside sitting also available in nice weather.
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Slice Of Humboldt Pie
828 I St Full bar and pies - sweet and savory. Outside sitting also available in nice weather.
Jambalaya
915 H St Bar/restaurant off the Plaza usually has live music.
Parks & Nature
Newton B. Drury Center
1111 2nd StArcata Marsh Interpretive Center
569 S G St Bird Sanctuary on the Bay.
Bosque Comunitario de Arcata
And Big Lagoon, both near Orick. Great places to kayak, swim (but cold!), and picnic. There are also campsites but they can only be reached by boat.
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Stone Lagoon
And Big Lagoon, both near Orick. Great places to kayak, swim (but cold!), and picnic. There are also campsites but they can only be reached by boat.
Entertainment & Activities
Cafe Mokka
495 J StHot Tubs & Cafe.
Arcata Theatre Lounge
1036 G StEvents, bar, music, movies, comedy etc.
Getting Around
Arcata-Mad River Transit System
925 E StNot Sundays. AMRTS check bus schedule on their website.
Arts & Culture
Arcata Plaza
844 H St Great local plays and shows.
Great concerts, dance and theatre offered through HSU. Probably need advance tickets for most events. Some big names come through here.
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Center Arts At Humboldt State
1 Harpst StGreat concerts, dance and theatre offered through HSU. Probably need advance tickets for most events. Some big names come through here.
Swing dance and other classes in the Creamery building, folk music house concerts, festivals and events.
Creamery District
1251 9th StSwing dance and other classes in the Creamery building, folk music house concerts, festivals and events.
Everything Else
North Coast Journal
310 F StWeekly calendar of all events, has website.