Guidebook for La Selva Beach
Food Scene
Great cocktails, cool vibe and pretty good food. Try the Ahi tower! Ask for Stephanie at the bar to make your drink. She is an award winning bartender with her own drink line sold in stores!
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The Hideout
9051 Soquel DrGreat cocktails, cool vibe and pretty good food. Try the Ahi tower! Ask for Stephanie at the bar to make your drink. She is an award winning bartender with her own drink line sold in stores!
BEST SEAFOOD/MEXICAN food with a view of the ocean and super close to the cottage. It is my favorite place close by. Best margaritas in town too!
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Palapas Restaurant & Cantina
21 Seascape VillageBEST SEAFOOD/MEXICAN food with a view of the ocean and super close to the cottage. It is my favorite place close by. Best margaritas in town too!
Creative cocktails & light eats are served in a quirky, lounge like space with mismatched chairs.
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515 Kitchen & Cocktails
515 Cedar StCreative cocktails & light eats are served in a quirky, lounge like space with mismatched chairs.
Incredible Italian food. Be prepared to for a long wait but it is soooo good!
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Lillian's Italian Kitchen
1148 Soquel AveIncredible Italian food. Be prepared to for a long wait but it is soooo good!
The Crêpe Place
1134 Soquel Avecool scene, great food!
Rice bowls, noodles & other Asian eats in a colorful, counter-serve venue with an outdoor patio. Heathy/affordable eats
Favs: Goddess of Springtime salad with teriyaki salmon on top OR Spicy Dan's Peanut Delight noodle dish (I add chicken)
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Charlie Hong Kong
1141 Soquel AveRice bowls, noodles & other Asian eats in a colorful, counter-serve venue with an outdoor patio. Heathy/affordable eats
Favs: Goddess of Springtime salad with teriyaki salmon on top OR Spicy Dan's Peanut Delight noodle dish (I add chicken)
My favorite coffee in Santa Cruz with the BEST Avocado Toast!
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Verve Coffee Roasters
816 41st AveMy favorite coffee in Santa Cruz with the BEST Avocado Toast!
Best Pizza! I worked here as a kid (pics still on the wall) and they filmed part of the Jay Moriarity movie "Chasing Mavericks here. Cool to grab a slice and walk to the cliffs and watch the surfers at "The Hook" and Pleasure point. Great walking path too!
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Pleasure Pizza
4000 Portola DrBest Pizza! I worked here as a kid (pics still on the wall) and they filmed part of the Jay Moriarity movie "Chasing Mavericks here. Cool to grab a slice and walk to the cliffs and watch the surfers at "The Hook" and Pleasure point. Great walking path too!
Great breakfast burritos/Locals vibe. Cash only (ATM inside)
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Chill Out Cafe
860 41st AveGreat breakfast burritos/Locals vibe. Cash only (ATM inside)
Close by coffee and quick eats. It isn't my very very favorite but it is pretty dang good and about 5 minutes from house and you can walk to the beach from there.
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Ground Control Coffeehouse & Eatery
10 Seascape BlvdClose by coffee and quick eats. It isn't my very very favorite but it is pretty dang good and about 5 minutes from house and you can walk to the beach from there.
near by sushi, great vibe, sooooo good. This is the 2nd they have opened in town.
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Akira Aptos
105 Post Office Drnear by sushi, great vibe, sooooo good. This is the 2nd they have opened in town.
We love this place. It is right at the tiny airport. Watch small planes fly in and out. Lots of pilots fly in just to grab a bite to eat and go. They have live music a lot and great cocktails!
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Ella's At The Airport
100 Aviation WayWe love this place. It is right at the tiny airport. Watch small planes fly in and out. Lots of pilots fly in just to grab a bite to eat and go. They have live music a lot and great cocktails!
Drinks & Nightlife
This place is awesome if you are into the brewery scene.
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Beer 30
2504 S Main StThis place is awesome if you are into the brewery scene.
Corralitos Brewing Company
2536 Freedom BlvdParks & Nature
sand dune beach. Reminds me of east coast beaches
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Playa Sunset State
Sunset Beach Roadsand dune beach. Reminds me of east coast beaches
Parque Estatal Forestal de Nisene Marks
Aptos Creek RoadWe have a couple passes. Normally $49.95 per adult. So will save you up to $100. World famous aquarium and a ton of tourist places surrounding!
668 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Monterey Bay Aquarium
886 Cannery RowWe have a couple passes. Normally $49.95 per adult. So will save you up to $100. World famous aquarium and a ton of tourist places surrounding!
Great beach to spend the day at! If you park on Ocean View Drive (street before the Manresa Parking lot) you can park for free and walk down the stairs. (same distance from Manresa Parking lot to beach). But there are not any bathrooms/showers if you go the free parking way. We typically park for free and it works great. The closest beach to our house is walking distance from our house (~3/4 mile) but not great if you have gear you want to bring down or little ones who are not down for a longer walk (both ways)
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Playa Estatal Manresa
1445 San Andreas RdGreat beach to spend the day at! If you park on Ocean View Drive (street before the Manresa Parking lot) you can park for free and walk down the stairs. (same distance from Manresa Parking lot to beach). But there are not any bathrooms/showers if you go the free parking way. We typically park for free and it works great. The closest beach to our house is walking distance from our house (~3/4 mile) but not great if you have gear you want to bring down or little ones who are not down for a longer walk (both ways)
The beach and the park are beautiful. Best during off season or during the week in my opinion as it gets a bit busy but the tide pools are awesome, the natural bridge beautiful, and during the weekends, from mid-October through through mid-January, guided tours of the Monarch Butterfly Grove are available at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., with peak monarch observation occurring in late-November and early-December, according to a Docent Naturalist.
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Natural Bridges State Beach
2531 W Cliff DrThe beach and the park are beautiful. Best during off season or during the week in my opinion as it gets a bit busy but the tide pools are awesome, the natural bridge beautiful, and during the weekends, from mid-October through through mid-January, guided tours of the Monarch Butterfly Grove are available at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., with peak monarch observation occurring in late-November and early-December, according to a Docent Naturalist.
Great to rent a kayak and go fishing in the slough! One of our favorite things to do. That whole area around Moss Landing is great. Check out The Haute Cafe and art studio &Phil's Fish Market.
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Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
Great to rent a kayak and go fishing in the slough! One of our favorite things to do. That whole area around Moss Landing is great. Check out The Haute Cafe and art studio &Phil's Fish Market.
Entertainment & Activities
This is a great touristy spot. Shopping, beach, restaurants on the water. Free concerts on the beach during the summer.
Check out the local calendar for Capitola online.
Art in wine festival is Sept 8th and 9th in 2018
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Capitola Beach Company
131 Monterey AveThis is a great touristy spot. Shopping, beach, restaurants on the water. Free concerts on the beach during the summer.
Check out the local calendar for Capitola online.
Art in wine festival is Sept 8th and 9th in 2018