Guidebook for Santa Cruz

Paul
Guidebook for Santa Cruz

Food Scene

Very reasonably priced Indian food, including a vegetarian buffet, right downtown by the movie theaters.
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Sitar Indian Cuisine
1133 Pacific Ave
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Very reasonably priced Indian food, including a vegetarian buffet, right downtown by the movie theaters.
I love the fresh fish, the Asian cole slaw, and the yam fries. Rice bowls are great, too. A nice Tiki bar and Hawaiian atmosphere. Not expensive and right downtown, too.
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Hula's Island Grill
221 Cathcart St
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I love the fresh fish, the Asian cole slaw, and the yam fries. Rice bowls are great, too. A nice Tiki bar and Hawaiian atmosphere. Not expensive and right downtown, too.

Drinks & Nightlife

Thursday evenings on the beach all summer: live music (free), BBQ, including a veggie burger option, beer, wine, and mixed drinks. Inside, beautiful harbor and ocean views and moderately priced American food. Weekend evenings: music or comedy, witha cover charge. Tuesday nights, my friend Bruce places conga with a reggae band.
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Crow's Nest Restaurant
2218 E Cliff Dr
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Thursday evenings on the beach all summer: live music (free), BBQ, including a veggie burger option, beer, wine, and mixed drinks. Inside, beautiful harbor and ocean views and moderately priced American food. Weekend evenings: music or comedy, witha cover charge. Tuesday nights, my friend Bruce places conga with a reggae band.
A variety of fresh local brews and sports on four screens (muted). Walk from my house. Food is okay, mostly burgers & fries. I like the Teriyaki salmon sandwich, around $11, or Teriyaki salmon on spinach & cranberries salad.
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Seabright Social
519 Seabright Ave
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A variety of fresh local brews and sports on four screens (muted). Walk from my house. Food is okay, mostly burgers & fries. I like the Teriyaki salmon sandwich, around $11, or Teriyaki salmon on spinach & cranberries salad.

Sightseeing

World-class surfing and a beautiful walk on an asphalt path astride West Cliff Drive past the surfer statue, Surfing Museum, Its Beach, and Lighthouse Field. Take the stairs down to Its Berach (dog-friendly) or Moore's Beach, or walk all 2 miles along the ocean cliff all the way to Natural Bridges State Beach!
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Steamer Lane
700 W Cliff Dr
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World-class surfing and a beautiful walk on an asphalt path astride West Cliff Drive past the surfer statue, Surfing Museum, Its Beach, and Lighthouse Field. Take the stairs down to Its Berach (dog-friendly) or Moore's Beach, or walk all 2 miles along the ocean cliff all the way to Natural Bridges State Beach!
Home of east side surfing, walk along East Cliff Drive from 32nd St. to 41st Ave. When the tide is low, you can explore tidepools and find starfish & anemonies. Watch for see otters, dolphins and even the occasional whale in the water along with surfers. Have a coffee and a breakfast burrito at the Point market & cafe. Breakfast served all day.
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Pleasure Point
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Home of east side surfing, walk along East Cliff Drive from 32nd St. to 41st Ave. When the tide is low, you can explore tidepools and find starfish & anemonies. Watch for see otters, dolphins and even the occasional whale in the water along with surfers. Have a coffee and a breakfast burrito at the Point market & cafe. Breakfast served all day.

Everything Else

Street music, colorful people, cafes, shopping, movie theaters, bookstores, bars, restaurants, smoke shops and medicinal dispensaries, this is 8 blocks of pure Santa Cruz!
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Downtown Association
740 Front St
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Street music, colorful people, cafes, shopping, movie theaters, bookstores, bars, restaurants, smoke shops and medicinal dispensaries, this is 8 blocks of pure Santa Cruz!

Parks & Nature

Redwoods! Trails! But don't bring your dog!
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Henry Cowell Redwoods Állami Park
101 N Big Trees Park Rd
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Redwoods! Trails! But don't bring your dog!
Behind the swim center you'll find the entrance to a 3/4 mile circular path at Schwan Lake Park. Dogs on leash allowed. A wide dirt path keeps you away from abundant poson oak off the path. You'll path Schwan lagoon with ducks and other wildfowl. The swim Center is good, too, if you seek lap swimming in a chlorinated pool, but hours are limited. Kiddie pool for the tots. Lifeguards.
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Simpkins Family Swim Center
979 17th Ave
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Behind the swim center you'll find the entrance to a 3/4 mile circular path at Schwan Lake Park. Dogs on leash allowed. A wide dirt path keeps you away from abundant poson oak off the path. You'll path Schwan lagoon with ducks and other wildfowl. The swim Center is good, too, if you seek lap swimming in a chlorinated pool, but hours are limited. Kiddie pool for the tots. Lifeguards.

Shopping

My friends own the store and everything they carry is screened for sustainable environmental and social manufacturing practices. But be forewarned: that costs money!
Eco Goods
1130 Pacific Ave
My friends own the store and everything they carry is screened for sustainable environmental and social manufacturing practices. But be forewarned: that costs money!
Fresh organic produce and baked goods, a center aisle of sale items, deli and sushi counter, and take-out hot food that goes half-price at 8 pm daily until 9 pm closing!
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Staff of Life
1266 Soquel Ave
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Fresh organic produce and baked goods, a center aisle of sale items, deli and sushi counter, and take-out hot food that goes half-price at 8 pm daily until 9 pm closing!

Essentials

Open til 10 pm nightly!
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Trader Joe's
700 Front St
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Open til 10 pm nightly!