Guidebook for Arcata

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Guidebook for Arcata

Drinks & Nightlife

$ lunch and dinner, local beer, and live music and performances.
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Humboldt Brews LLC
856 10th St
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$ lunch and dinner, local beer, and live music and performances.
Live music, independent films, karaoke, small food plates, great cocktail lounge, and very comfortable!
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Richards' Goat Tavern & Tea Room
401 I St
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Live music, independent films, karaoke, small food plates, great cocktail lounge, and very comfortable!
Arcata Theatre Lounge is a very "Arcata" place to be! They show older movies, independent movies and are also a music venue and have live performances. They are a venue for the local comedy improv groups and serve wine, beer, and food. They offer hamburgers, salads, french fries, BLT's, popcorn and more. Lots of seating offered.
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Arcata Theatre Lounge
1036 G St
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Arcata Theatre Lounge is a very "Arcata" place to be! They show older movies, independent movies and are also a music venue and have live performances. They are a venue for the local comedy improv groups and serve wine, beer, and food. They offer hamburgers, salads, french fries, BLT's, popcorn and more. Lots of seating offered.
Gambling, nightlife, concerts, dining, and lounge. Inside the casino is Sunset Restaurant. $$$. They have a variety of seafood, steaks, etc. and an ocean view (great for watching the sunsets).
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Cher-Ae Heights Casino and Bingo
27 Scenic Dr
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Gambling, nightlife, concerts, dining, and lounge. Inside the casino is Sunset Restaurant. $$$. They have a variety of seafood, steaks, etc. and an ocean view (great for watching the sunsets).

Food Scene

$$ Great crepes and atmosphere! Very artistic and great food presentations, not to mention yummy! Good cafe latte served in a bowl and mimosas as well.
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Renata's Creperie
1030 G St
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$$ Great crepes and atmosphere! Very artistic and great food presentations, not to mention yummy! Good cafe latte served in a bowl and mimosas as well.
$$ This is a cafe, bakery, breakfast&lunch hangout, and have great desserts! They offer dinner on the weekends. They serve Blue Bottle coffee. Good place to get your morning started.
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Cafe Brio
791 G St
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$$ This is a cafe, bakery, breakfast&lunch hangout, and have great desserts! They offer dinner on the weekends. They serve Blue Bottle coffee. Good place to get your morning started.
$ Great Vietnamese food and the only Vietnamese restaurant in town. Open for lunch and dinner, closed on Mondays. I recommend the coconut shrimp.
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Pho Hoang
1390 G St
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$ Great Vietnamese food and the only Vietnamese restaurant in town. Open for lunch and dinner, closed on Mondays. I recommend the coconut shrimp.
$$-$$$ Very nice restaurant with great food, Abruzzi is underground and you feel like you're in a grotto when you are inside. Elegant and has a wine and cocktail bar as well. You can also see the chefs preparing the meals.
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Abruzzi Ristorante
780 7th St
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$$-$$$ Very nice restaurant with great food, Abruzzi is underground and you feel like you're in a grotto when you are inside. Elegant and has a wine and cocktail bar as well. You can also see the chefs preparing the meals.
$$-$$$ Wonderful, tasty food and just as wonderful desserts. Folie Douce is elegant and intimate.
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Folie Douce
1551 G St
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$$-$$$ Wonderful, tasty food and just as wonderful desserts. Folie Douce is elegant and intimate.
More than a dessert shop, Bittersweet serves sweet pies and savory pies, chicken pot pie, salads, beef, chicken and pork empanadas, and hot apple cider. They are known for their apple cider. Industrial-hip interior with lots of seating, indoors and out.
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Slice Of Humboldt Pie
828 I St
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More than a dessert shop, Bittersweet serves sweet pies and savory pies, chicken pot pie, salads, beef, chicken and pork empanadas, and hot apple cider. They are known for their apple cider. Industrial-hip interior with lots of seating, indoors and out.
$$$ A beautiful 20 minute drive north from Arcata, along the coast, you will find Larrupin. They have wonderful food, including great seafood, and an elegant, romantic atmosphere and interior. Live music on weekends.
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The Larrupin' Cafe
1658 Patricks Point Dr
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$$$ A beautiful 20 minute drive north from Arcata, along the coast, you will find Larrupin. They have wonderful food, including great seafood, and an elegant, romantic atmosphere and interior. Live music on weekends.
$$ The cookhouse serves lunch and dinner. You sit in rows on benches, family style, all you can eat and it is an experience in itself. To the left of the restaurant is a wing dedicated to Arcata's history and culture- a historic logging museum. Samoa Cookhouse is just 10 minutes West, along the ocean and sand dunes. They are open 7 days a week.
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Samoa Cookhouse
908 Vance Ave
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$$ The cookhouse serves lunch and dinner. You sit in rows on benches, family style, all you can eat and it is an experience in itself. To the left of the restaurant is a wing dedicated to Arcata's history and culture- a historic logging museum. Samoa Cookhouse is just 10 minutes West, along the ocean and sand dunes. They are open 7 days a week.

Parks & Nature

With good running trails, the marsh has natural wildlife of various ducks and birds, and is peaceful.
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Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center
569 S G St
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With good running trails, the marsh has natural wildlife of various ducks and birds, and is peaceful.
Has many hiking trails that weave through the redwood trees. Very beautiful and rugged. When you go onto the trails it is as if you are in the heart of the forest. There is also an open park with lots of open grass area and a playground.
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Redwood Park
490 Park Dr
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Has many hiking trails that weave through the redwood trees. Very beautiful and rugged. When you go onto the trails it is as if you are in the heart of the forest. There is also an open park with lots of open grass area and a playground.
Approx. 10 minutes away, Moonstone Beach has a beautiful, rocky shoreline and is good for walking and hiking. There is also a fine dining restaurant on the beach: Moonstone Grill. It can be expensive, but is worth the experience!
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Moonstone Beach
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Approx. 10 minutes away, Moonstone Beach has a beautiful, rocky shoreline and is good for walking and hiking. There is also a fine dining restaurant on the beach: Moonstone Grill. It can be expensive, but is worth the experience!
Trinidad is a quaint little town with gift shops and its' own lighthouse. It is only 10 minutes North on highway 101 and 11 miles. Lovely beach and hiking trails. Starfish and sea lions abound. The pier is also a wonderful place to be.
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Trinidad Head Trail
Trinidad Head Trail
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Trinidad is a quaint little town with gift shops and its' own lighthouse. It is only 10 minutes North on highway 101 and 11 miles. Lovely beach and hiking trails. Starfish and sea lions abound. The pier is also a wonderful place to be.

Essentials

Wildberries is also a grocery store that caters to healthy, organic, natural foods and products. Wildberries has a larger deli than Co-op, where you can get anything from grilled vegetables to jerk chicken and salmon. They also have Wildplatter Cafe, which serves prepared dinners, chicken skewers and hamburgers, just name a few. You can get good Humboldt-made products at Wildberries (Co-op as well) like Lacey's cookies, slug slime, and Humboldt Fog cheese.
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Wildberries Marketplace
747 13th St
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Wildberries is also a grocery store that caters to healthy, organic, natural foods and products. Wildberries has a larger deli than Co-op, where you can get anything from grilled vegetables to jerk chicken and salmon. They also have Wildplatter Cafe, which serves prepared dinners, chicken skewers and hamburgers, just name a few. You can get good Humboldt-made products at Wildberries (Co-op as well) like Lacey's cookies, slug slime, and Humboldt Fog cheese.
The co-op is not only a general grocery store, but it caters to healthy, organic, natural foods and products, including "Non-GMO Project" labeled products. They have a hot deli inside for breakfast and lunches, a cold deli for sandwiches, salads,etc., and a sushi deli.
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Cooperative
25 4th Street
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The co-op is not only a general grocery store, but it caters to healthy, organic, natural foods and products, including "Non-GMO Project" labeled products. They have a hot deli inside for breakfast and lunches, a cold deli for sandwiches, salads,etc., and a sushi deli.

Entertainment & Activities

A short drive south from Arcatais the famous Loleta Cheese Factory, which offers tours. It's a good idea to call first.
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Loleta Cheese Factory
252 Loleta Dr
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A short drive south from Arcatais the famous Loleta Cheese Factory, which offers tours. It's a good idea to call first.
The interior is a cafe and a very comfortable, intimate, cozy place to hang out and get peace & quiet. They have a nice fireplace and board games as well. Out back, behind the cafe, are the saunas and hot tubs. It is very beautiful and peaceful out there, with a large pond and a bridge. There are private rooms, or cabanas, that are home to the saunas & hot tubs. It is highly recommended that you make a reservation if want one. Otherwise, you can just explore and ask to be seen a few of the saunas and hot tubs, which are very nice and relaxing.
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Finnish Country Sauna & Tubs
495 J St
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The interior is a cafe and a very comfortable, intimate, cozy place to hang out and get peace & quiet. They have a nice fireplace and board games as well. Out back, behind the cafe, are the saunas and hot tubs. It is very beautiful and peaceful out there, with a large pond and a bridge. There are private rooms, or cabanas, that are home to the saunas & hot tubs. It is highly recommended that you make a reservation if want one. Otherwise, you can just explore and ask to be seen a few of the saunas and hot tubs, which are very nice and relaxing.

Shopping

Fun, funky, chic and colorful, they have a lot of different items here from books to bags to jewelry, decor, gift items and more.
Zen
1091 H St
Fun, funky, chic and colorful, they have a lot of different items here from books to bags to jewelry, decor, gift items and more.