Guidebook for Soquel
Food Scene
Pizza My Heart
209 EsplanadeThe best Pizza!
Everything is delicious! Pastries and coffee, lunch, dinner. Many grab and go items as well. This bakery and rotisserie is amazing! The line can be long at times.
155 locals recommend
Gayle's Bakery & Rosticceria
504 Bay Ave Everything is delicious! Pastries and coffee, lunch, dinner. Many grab and go items as well. This bakery and rotisserie is amazing! The line can be long at times.
Ugly Mug CoffeeHouse
4640 Soquel DrLocal scene and great coffee.
Our favorite place for something a bit more special! Great patio seating too!
88 locals recommend
Café Cruz
2621 41st AveOur favorite place for something a bit more special! Great patio seating too!
Verve Coffee Roasters
816 41st AveEasy going, easy on the wallet and delicious! Great burgers, salad bar, rotisserie chicken.
19 locals recommend
Carpo's Restaurant
2400 Porter StEasy going, easy on the wallet and delicious! Great burgers, salad bar, rotisserie chicken.
Peet's Coffee
214 Mt Hermon RdDelicious and right next to the beach. Limited seating, but you can wait next door and enjoy drinks and music at Capitola Wine Bar.
23 locals recommend
Caruso's Tuscan Cuisine
115 San Jose AveDelicious and right next to the beach. Limited seating, but you can wait next door and enjoy drinks and music at Capitola Wine Bar.
Cafe style with delicious vegetarian farm to table meals. Great for breakfast and lunch.
17 locals recommend
Pretty Good Advice
3070 Porter StCafe style with delicious vegetarian farm to table meals. Great for breakfast and lunch.
Intimate setting for dinner, locally sourced, farm to table restaurant.Patio seating is lovely.
32 locals recommend
HOME
3101 N Main StIntimate setting for dinner, locally sourced, farm to table restaurant.Patio seating is lovely.
Silver Spur
2650 Soquel DrA local favorite for breakfast.
Local historic place offering up quality coffee drinks and homemade organic baked goods. Local handcrafted items for sale as well.
Casalegno's Country Store
3 Laurel Glen RdLocal historic place offering up quality coffee drinks and homemade organic baked goods. Local handcrafted items for sale as well.
Drinks & Nightlife
Featuring lots of interesting beers on tap. Local gathering place with mostly outdoor seating. Pets and children welcome. Outdoor games in the adult only space. Great for afternoon and evenings. You can bring in your own food or order from Carpos , which is next door and has a food window in Beer Thirty’s patio.
82 locals recommend
Beer 30
2504 S Main StFeaturing lots of interesting beers on tap. Local gathering place with mostly outdoor seating. Pets and children welcome. Outdoor games in the adult only space. Great for afternoon and evenings. You can bring in your own food or order from Carpos , which is next door and has a food window in Beer Thirty’s patio.
Soquel Vineyards
8063 Glen Haven RdBeautiful setting and wonderful local wine.
Great place to enjoy a collection of local wines and food.
9 locals recommend
Vinocruz Wine Bar + Kitchen
4901 Soquel DrGreat place to enjoy a collection of local wines and food.
Great selection of wines and local musicians often play here. Right near the beach too.
15 locals recommend
Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants
115 San Jose AveGreat selection of wines and local musicians often play here. Right near the beach too.
Essentials
Nob Hill Foods
809 Bay AveTrader Joe's
700 Front StWhole Foods Market
911 Soquel AveThis local natural foods grocery store is located right near the entrance to Forest of Nisene Marks State Park. They have a great deli to get a lunch for your hike.
248 locals recommend
New Leaf Community Markets
1101 Fair AveThis local natural foods grocery store is located right near the entrance to Forest of Nisene Marks State Park. They have a great deli to get a lunch for your hike.
Parks and Nature
Beautiful creek and forest trails for hiking, running and biking.
272 locals recommend
The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
Aptos Creek RoadBeautiful creek and forest trails for hiking, running and biking.
Walk through the redwoods at the peaceful grounds of a Buddhist retreat. Prayer temple is beautiful.
68 locals recommend
Land of Medicine Buddha
5800 Prescott RdWalk through the redwoods at the peaceful grounds of a Buddhist retreat. Prayer temple is beautiful.
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
101 N Big Trees Park RdEverything Else
Beach, shops, restaurants, bars, SUP, surfing, it has everything in one place.
167 locals recommend
Capitola Beach Company
131 Monterey AveBeach, shops, restaurants, bars, SUP, surfing, it has everything in one place.
Pacific Avenue
Pacific AvenueSightseeing
The Mystery Spot
465 Mystery Spot RdSanta Cruz Beach Boardwalk Amusement Park
400 Beach St