Guidebook for Santa Cruz

Manda
Guidebook for Santa Cruz

Drinks & Nightlife

Great pub, with fantastic beers, locals atmosphere and locally made yummy cider!
10 locals recommend
Poet & Patriot Irish Pub
320 Cedar St
10 locals recommend
Great pub, with fantastic beers, locals atmosphere and locally made yummy cider!
Great shows and a great drinking spot!
109 locals recommend
The Crêpe Place
1134 Soquel Ave
109 locals recommend
Great shows and a great drinking spot!
Great dive bar. Upstairs is classier, downstairs very cozy and more low key. Lots of locals.
21 locals recommend
The Reef Bar & Restaurant
200 Locust St
21 locals recommend
Great dive bar. Upstairs is classier, downstairs very cozy and more low key. Lots of locals.
Great restaurant and bar. Best happy house food and drinks from 4 to 7 pm, though a bit on the pricy side. Worth it for the truffle fries!
11 locals recommend
515 Cedar St
515 Cedar Street
11 locals recommend
Great restaurant and bar. Best happy house food and drinks from 4 to 7 pm, though a bit on the pricy side. Worth it for the truffle fries!
Great local brewery, awesome atmosphere, shows movies a lot of nights.
94 locals recommend
Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard
334 Ingalls St
94 locals recommend
Great local brewery, awesome atmosphere, shows movies a lot of nights.

Food Scene

Best fancy coffee in town!
220 locals recommend
Verve Coffee Roasters
816 41st Ave
220 locals recommend
Best fancy coffee in town!
Closest coffee joint and real nice people! Boardgames too!
7 locals recommend
Fins Coffee
1104 Ocean St
7 locals recommend
Closest coffee joint and real nice people! Boardgames too!
Vegan and vegetarian diner with breakfast always and lots of yummy shakes!
21 locals recommend
Saturn Cafe
145 Laurel St
21 locals recommend
Vegan and vegetarian diner with breakfast always and lots of yummy shakes!
YES.
65 locals recommend
Betty Burgers
505 Seabright Ave
65 locals recommend
YES.
Super great atmosphere and some damn good food, including great brunch!
102 locals recommend
Harbor Café
535 7th Ave
102 locals recommend
Super great atmosphere and some damn good food, including great brunch!
Best burgers in town.
9 locals recommend
Surfrider Cafe
429 Front St
9 locals recommend
Best burgers in town.
Delicious and affordable noodles!
Betty's Noodle House
431 Front St
Delicious and affordable noodles!
Some of the best Mexican food around, with a great and super affordable taco cantina in the back!
6 locals recommend
Palomar Ballroom Santa Cruz
1344 Pacific Ave
6 locals recommend
Some of the best Mexican food around, with a great and super affordable taco cantina in the back!
DEElicious bagels!
23 locals recommend
Bagelry
1636 Seabright Ave
23 locals recommend
DEElicious bagels!
Darn good coffee, great atmosphere and the best bagel sandwiches in town (better than Bagelry!)
8 locals recommend
Firefly Coffee House
131A Front St
8 locals recommend
Darn good coffee, great atmosphere and the best bagel sandwiches in town (better than Bagelry!)
Pretty hip, kinda punkrock coffee spot with comfy couches and a huge porch for outside hangin'.
7 locals recommend
Caffe Pergolesi
418 Cedar St
7 locals recommend
Pretty hip, kinda punkrock coffee spot with comfy couches and a huge porch for outside hangin'.
Fantastic raw and healthy foods!!
39 locals recommend
Cafe Gratitude
103 Lincoln St
39 locals recommend
Fantastic raw and healthy foods!!
Some of the best brunch around!
47 locals recommend
Zachary's Restaurant
819 Pacific Ave
47 locals recommend
Some of the best brunch around!

Arts & Culture

A great museum with a wonderful philosophy of inclusivity and community! Also a great exhibit on the history of Santa Cruz and rotating art exhibits.
133 locals recommend
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
705 Front St
133 locals recommend
A great museum with a wonderful philosophy of inclusivity and community! Also a great exhibit on the history of Santa Cruz and rotating art exhibits.
Awesome show venue with a late night pizza joint too! Pool tables and bar upstairs as well.
81 locals recommend
The Catalyst
1011 Pacific Ave
81 locals recommend
Awesome show venue with a late night pizza joint too! Pool tables and bar upstairs as well.

Everything Else

Awesome vintage movie theater!
51 locals recommend
Del Mar Theater
1124 Pacific Ave
51 locals recommend
Awesome vintage movie theater!
Great bike shop.
Dave's Custom Bikes
910 Soquel Ave
Great bike shop.

Essentials

Great bulk section!
157 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
911 Soquel Ave
157 locals recommend
Great bulk section!
Fantastic, natural foods and great produce, as well as a huge bulk section. A better alternative to Whole Foods.
69 locals recommend
Staff of Life
1266 Soquel Ave
69 locals recommend
Fantastic, natural foods and great produce, as well as a huge bulk section. A better alternative to Whole Foods.
Most affordable grocery store with great selection of organics!
76 locals recommend
Shopper's Corner
622 Soquel Ave
76 locals recommend
Most affordable grocery store with great selection of organics!

Sightseeing

Yeah, you know the deal. Rides. Arcades. Atmosphere. Beach.
745 locals recommend
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Amusement Park
400 Beach St
745 locals recommend
Yeah, you know the deal. Rides. Arcades. Atmosphere. Beach.
A cute museum in a historic lighthouse all about surfing!
75 locals recommend
Santa Cruz Surfing Museum
701 W Cliff Dr
75 locals recommend
A cute museum in a historic lighthouse all about surfing!
A phenomenon of gravity and a famous spot!
208 locals recommend
The Mystery Spot
465 Mystery Spot Rd
208 locals recommend
A phenomenon of gravity and a famous spot!
Some great and very close hiking!
335 locals recommend
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
101 N Big Trees Park Rd
335 locals recommend
Some great and very close hiking!
Great for surfing and beaching it up!
116 locals recommend
Pleasure Point
116 locals recommend
Great for surfing and beaching it up!
Beautiful!!
97 locals recommend
Seacliff State Beach
State Park Drive
97 locals recommend
Beautiful!!
Very special place for hiking with our own local stupa!
68 locals recommend
Land of Medicine Buddha
5800 Prescott Rd
68 locals recommend
Very special place for hiking with our own local stupa!
Lovely!!
45 locals recommend
New Brighton State Beach
1500 Park Ave
45 locals recommend
Lovely!!

Shopping

Some of the best organic and yoga clothing around, made right here in Santa Cruz!!
Synergy Organic Clothing Flagship Store
1229 Pacific Avenue
Some of the best organic and yoga clothing around, made right here in Santa Cruz!!
Fun and funky vintage stuff!
Retro Paradise
1010 Pacific Ave
Fun and funky vintage stuff!
More fun and funky vintage!
Cognito Clothing
821 Pacific Ave
More fun and funky vintage!