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Kelly's French Bakery |
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Tables outside in beautiful garden. Full Breakfast, Lunch, dinner, takeout, coffee drinks, homemade ice cream stand. Best french fries, salads. |
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Swift St. Courtyard. Take one of our bikes. |
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Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing Co. |
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All-organic beers and hops, outdoor tasting bar |
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Swift St. Courtyard |
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| Wine Tasting |
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Silver Mountain Winery; Bonny Doon Vineyards; Vino Tabi Winery; Sones Cellars; Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard; Hillcrest Terrace Vineyards |
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Free tasting for seven local wineries |
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Swift St. Courtyard |
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el Salchichero Handcrafted Charcuterie |
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Take something to 115 Swift to barbeque. Know how to cook rabbit? |
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Swift St. Courtyard |
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New Leaf Community Market |
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Spectacular, unusual vegetables, great wine selection; good deli takeout. Have-everything grocery store that does not sell Diet Coke. |
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Down the street from Kelley's
300 Ingalls |
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| Exotic Chinese in a Non-Exotic Location |
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O'mei |
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VERY tasty, unusual, high-end Chinese dishes. Have the Chinese chicken salad as a first course. Could be the best Chinese food you've ever had. |
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Up the street:
2316 Mission St.In a small strip mall, at the end, on the corner |
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Ristorante Avanti |
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All local cheeses, meats, produce; great wine list; imaginative, delightful hors d'ouvres. Great collection of Italian pottery in all rooms. |
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Also up the street, in another strip mall on Mission: 1711 Mission St. Santa Cruz, 95060 |
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Zachary's |
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Hearty breakfasts and lunches in funky old building. Hungry? Try the big, fat tuna melt. Home-made potato salad. |
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Downtown: 819 Pacific Ave. Santa Cruz, 95060 |
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| Wine Tasting, Small plates, Live Jazz |
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Soif Wine Bar and Merchants |
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Live jazz; $1.00 oysters Monday nights. Local, organic cheeses, vegetables, meats for small (and bigger) plates. Try the lamb meatballs. |
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Downtown: 105 Walnut Ave. Santa Cruz, 95060 |
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The Silver Spur |
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The Owner bakes the pies, rolls, and breads. She's there. You can ask her what she baked that morning. Worth the long wait. |
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2650 Soquel Drive Santa Cruz, CA 95065 |
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| Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner at the ocean |
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Ideal Bar & Grill |
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Sit outside on the sand next to the Boardwalk. Watch excellent volleyball. Good Bloody Marys, seafood, salads. Watch a game on TVs in the bar. |
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106 Beach Steet Santa Cruz 95060 |
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| Walkaway Shrimp, Crab Cocktails |
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Stagnaro Brothers Seafood, Inc. |
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Check out the barking seals underneath the pier; go to the big hole for viewing them. |
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Outer end, Santa Cruz Wharf |
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Gayle's Bakery and Rosticerria |
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The Grand Daddy of Santa Cruz' culinary cult. Spawned Kelly's and Emily's, on Mission. To-die-for cakes, entrees, vegetables, sandwiches. Pick up a bottle of her poppyseed dressing. |
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504 Bay Ave. Capitola, CA 95010 |
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Pacific Trading Co. |
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Hip, tops, pants, jackets, bags, earrings, bracelets. Upgrade your look! |
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Next to Gayle's, above |
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Wisteria Antiques and Design |
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Several buildings full of French housewares, linens, prints. |
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5870 Soquel Dr. Soquel, CA 95073 |
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| Delighful Seaside Village |
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Zelda's on the Beach |
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Have a marguarita or an omelette at an outdoor table on the beach; explore this delightful seaside village. Take photos of the little pastel buildings. |
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203 Esplanade Capitola, CA 95010 |
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Yvonne's |
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For the next occasion where you want to knock 'em dead, get an outfit here. Free stylists (the young women in the store). They have men's things, too. |
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122 Capitola Ave. Capitola, CA 95010 |
