Guidebook for Soquel

Jill
Guidebook for Soquel

Sightseeing

Small, beautiful, full of locally owned businesses and restaurants. Great for ocean watching and people watching.
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Capitola Beach Company
131 Monterey Ave
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Small, beautiful, full of locally owned businesses and restaurants. Great for ocean watching and people watching.
Beautiful, long stretch of beach and path, great for beach BBQ's. Great for bike rides. Check out the Cement Ship (no, really).
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Seacliff State Beach
State Park Drive
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Beautiful, long stretch of beach and path, great for beach BBQ's. Great for bike rides. Check out the Cement Ship (no, really).
Locally made wine, beautiful location, close to us!
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Soquel Vineyards
8063 Glen Haven Rd
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Locally made wine, beautiful location, close to us!
Beautiful property, quick drive up to the vineyard and tasting room. Sweet people and delicious wine!
Hunter Hill Vineyard & Winery
7099 Glen Haven Road
Beautiful property, quick drive up to the vineyard and tasting room. Sweet people and delicious wine!

Everything Else

Downtown has everything! Food, movie theaters, shopping, bars, art, music, cafes.
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Downtown Association
740 Front St
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Downtown has everything! Food, movie theaters, shopping, bars, art, music, cafes.
Locally made wine, large property with great gift shop, tasting room and patio over looks the creek. You can easily walk from our place!
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Bargetto Winery
3535 N Main St
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Locally made wine, large property with great gift shop, tasting room and patio over looks the creek. You can easily walk from our place!

Arts & Culture

Rides, games, sun, beach. Free admission!
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Parco divertimenti di Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
400 Beach St
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Rides, games, sun, beach. Free admission!
Beautiful art and artisan gifts!
Many Hands Gallery
715-B Capitola Ave
Beautiful art and artisan gifts!
Art/live space for artists. On the river, near b bike path. quick walk or bike ride to downtown Santa Cruz, great cafe, regular demos and exhibits from artists, dance events, music performances, etc.
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Tannery Arts Center
1010 River St
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Art/live space for artists. On the river, near b bike path. quick walk or bike ride to downtown Santa Cruz, great cafe, regular demos and exhibits from artists, dance events, music performances, etc.
Beautiful paintings, jewelry, woodworking, silk paintings, great handmade cards. Diverse, elegant, unique.
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Artisans & agency
1368 Pacific Ave
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Beautiful paintings, jewelry, woodworking, silk paintings, great handmade cards. Diverse, elegant, unique.

Food Scene

A quick walk down the hill brings you to at least 15 options for breakfast, coffee, lunch, and dinner.
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Soquel
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A quick walk down the hill brings you to at least 15 options for breakfast, coffee, lunch, and dinner.
View of the river, cozy atmosphere, two fireplaces, great food prepared with local ingredients, easy walk from the house.
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Michael's on Main
2591 S Main St
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View of the river, cozy atmosphere, two fireplaces, great food prepared with local ingredients, easy walk from the house.
Not the chain, but a family owned taqueria with great burritos.
El Chipotle Restaurant
4724 Soquel Dr
Not the chain, but a family owned taqueria with great burritos.
A local institution. Locally owned, with movie nights, open mic, and the most imaginative coffee drinks you've ever seen. Jill recommends the "Ray of Freakin Sunshine."
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Ugly Mug CoffeeHouse
4640 Soquel Dr
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A local institution. Locally owned, with movie nights, open mic, and the most imaginative coffee drinks you've ever seen. Jill recommends the "Ray of Freakin Sunshine."
Great rolls, takeout, huge menu, nice people.
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Sushi Garden
820 Bay Ave
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Great rolls, takeout, huge menu, nice people.
Locally owned Thai. With yummy pineapple rice that will make you speechless.
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Sawasdee Thai Cuisine
5050 Soquel Dr
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Locally owned Thai. With yummy pineapple rice that will make you speechless.
Best bagels outside of New York City.
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The Bagelry Soquel
4763 Soquel Dr
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Best bagels outside of New York City.
Friendly, fast, fresh, tasty. Perfect breakfast diner food.
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Sunrise Cafe
4718 Soquel Dr
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Friendly, fast, fresh, tasty. Perfect breakfast diner food.
Pastries, sandwiches, rotisserie, coffee. Great place to grab dinner to go on your way home.
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Gayle's Bakery & Rosticceria
504 Bay Ave
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Pastries, sandwiches, rotisserie, coffee. Great place to grab dinner to go on your way home.
Best pizza in town, quick delivery, online ordering. Cool T-shirts too!
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Pizza My Heart
209 Esplanade
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Best pizza in town, quick delivery, online ordering. Cool T-shirts too!
Great fireplace room that overlooks beach and Soquel Creek, nice patio too. Intimate restaurant with great appetizers.
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Paradise Beach Grille
215 Esplanade
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Great fireplace room that overlooks beach and Soquel Creek, nice patio too. Intimate restaurant with great appetizers.
The view! If only for a cocktail and a walk out to the patio that overlooks the creek. Walk down the path to the restaurant, then take the funicular back up. Great bar with high ceiling & fireplace!
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Shadowbrook Restaurant
1750 Wharf Rd
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The view! If only for a cocktail and a walk out to the patio that overlooks the creek. Walk down the path to the restaurant, then take the funicular back up. Great bar with high ceiling & fireplace!

Drinks & Nightlife

Craft beer at its finest. Kid, dog, outside food friendly.
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Beer 30
2504 S Main St
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Craft beer at its finest. Kid, dog, outside food friendly.

Essentials

Not what you'd expect from a gas station. Fresh produce, delicious deli, halal meats, fantastic wine selection, wide ice cream selection. What else could you need?
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AJ's Chevron Mart & Car Wash
5955 Soquel Dr
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Not what you'd expect from a gas station. Fresh produce, delicious deli, halal meats, fantastic wine selection, wide ice cream selection. What else could you need?

Shopping

Treasure trove, great quality, nice people, walking distance from the house!
Center Street Antiques
3010 Center St
Treasure trove, great quality, nice people, walking distance from the house!