Guidebook for Salinas

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Guidebook for Salinas

Food Scene

Delicious breakfast...a locals favorite.
18 locals recommend
First Awakenings
171 Main St
18 locals recommend
Delicious breakfast...a locals favorite.
No reservations needed...just get there at 4pm, ask to sit on the back deck and watch the sheep at pasture with the Pacific Ocean as your backdrop. Enjoy delicious food. It is said you may catch a glimpse of Clint Eastwood too.
59 locals recommend
Mission Ranch Restaurant
26270 Dolores St
59 locals recommend
No reservations needed...just get there at 4pm, ask to sit on the back deck and watch the sheep at pasture with the Pacific Ocean as your backdrop. Enjoy delicious food. It is said you may catch a glimpse of Clint Eastwood too.
Cash only...scones and homemade jam. When Rachael Ray was just starting out, she stopped by and put The Tuck Box on the TV map. I have been going there since I was a little girl, took my daughter too and we still go. Not good for large groups. This is a little cottage.
10 locals recommend
Tuck Box
10 locals recommend
Cash only...scones and homemade jam. When Rachael Ray was just starting out, she stopped by and put The Tuck Box on the TV map. I have been going there since I was a little girl, took my daughter too and we still go. Not good for large groups. This is a little cottage.

Drinks & Nightlife

Fun atmosphere and yummy drinks.
10 locals recommend
Farmers Union Pour House
217 Main St
10 locals recommend
Fun atmosphere and yummy drinks.
Opens at 4pm and head upstairs to the rooftop bar for tasty appetizers, drinks and an unbeatable view of Carmel by the Sea.
68 locals recommend
Vesuvio Restaurant
Junipero Street
68 locals recommend
Opens at 4pm and head upstairs to the rooftop bar for tasty appetizers, drinks and an unbeatable view of Carmel by the Sea.

Parks & Nature

Incredible ocean experience.
309 locals recommend
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
62 CA-1
309 locals recommend
Incredible ocean experience.
Dramatic ocean beauty...we go often. Pack a lunch and be prepared to take a ton of photos.
20 locals recommend
Pfeiffer Big Sur Campground
California 1
20 locals recommend
Dramatic ocean beauty...we go often. Pack a lunch and be prepared to take a ton of photos.

Arts & Culture

Local hero.
41 locals recommend
National Steinbeck Center
1 Main St
41 locals recommend
Local hero.

Shopping

Great outdoor mall with great restaurant choices too.
12 locals recommend
Del Monte Center
Del Monte Center
12 locals recommend
Great outdoor mall with great restaurant choices too.

Entertainment & Activities

Incredible, interactive and not to be missed.
668 locals recommend
Monterey Bay Aquarium
886 Cannery Row
668 locals recommend
Incredible, interactive and not to be missed.

Essentials

This is where we grocery shop.
13 locals recommend
Nob Hill Foods
1320 S Main St
13 locals recommend
This is where we grocery shop.