Local Recommendations

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Local Recommendations

Local Restaurants and Grocery

Love this local healthfood store. It’s the Erewhon of mill valley :)
192 locals recommend
Good Earth Natural Foods
720 Center Blvd
192 locals recommend
Love this local healthfood store. It’s the Erewhon of mill valley :)
Great place to have dinner or drinks with a view. upscale casual
45 locals recommend
Barrel House Tavern
660 Bridgeway
45 locals recommend
Great place to have dinner or drinks with a view. upscale casual
Good for beer wine and bites. Great view. Casual
22 locals recommend
Joinery, Beerhall + Rotisserie
300 Turney Street
22 locals recommend
Good for beer wine and bites. Great view. Casual
Good food and service. TV
70 locals recommend
Bungalow 44
44 E Blithedale Ave
70 locals recommend
Good food and service. TV
Local small health food market.
30 locals recommend
Driver's Market & Deli
200 Caledonia St
30 locals recommend
Local small health food market.
Steakhouse. Sitting at the bar here is fun and cozy. Festive during holiday season
103 locals recommend
Buckeye Roadhouse
15 Shoreline Hwy
103 locals recommend
Steakhouse. Sitting at the bar here is fun and cozy. Festive during holiday season
Fun place to hang out drink wine/beer by the water. Casual
129 locals recommend
Bar Bocce
1250 Bridgeway
129 locals recommend
Fun place to hang out drink wine/beer by the water. Casual
Amazing authentic Italian pizza made in a wood fire oven. Small local restaurant.
7 locals recommend
Sandrino Pizza & Vino
45 Caledonia St
7 locals recommend
Amazing authentic Italian pizza made in a wood fire oven. Small local restaurant.
Top rated sushi restaurant. Insanely good. Pricey
114 locals recommend
Sushi Ran
107 Caledonia St
114 locals recommend
Top rated sushi restaurant. Insanely good. Pricey
One of the best seafood places on the water. Casual
126 locals recommend
Fish.
350 Harbor Dr
126 locals recommend
One of the best seafood places on the water. Casual
52 locals recommend
Farmshop
2233 Larkspur Landing Cir
52 locals recommend
Pick up a bag of oysters here and enjoy a picnic.
41 locals recommend
Tomales Bay Oyster Company
15479 CA-1
41 locals recommend
Pick up a bag of oysters here and enjoy a picnic.
For oyster lovers
Hog Island Larkspur
2401 Larkspur Landing Cir
For oyster lovers
Great for salads and sandwiches and baked goods
77 locals recommend
Rustic Bakery
2017 Larkspur Landing Cir
77 locals recommend
Great for salads and sandwiches and baked goods
Cute scene. Good food. Casual. Great for lunch after a hike.
37 locals recommend
Hook Fish Co. at Proof Lab Beer Garden
254 Shoreline Highway
37 locals recommend
Cute scene. Good food. Casual. Great for lunch after a hike.
Traditional American Breakfast
38 locals recommend
FRED'S Place
1917 Bridgeway
38 locals recommend
Traditional American Breakfast
Trendy Mexican restaurant
80 locals recommend
Playa Mill Valley
41 Throckmorton Ave
80 locals recommend
Trendy Mexican restaurant
Popular Puerto Rican restaurant. Casual.
226 locals recommend
Sol Food
903 Lincoln Ave
226 locals recommend
Popular Puerto Rican restaurant. Casual.
Michael Minna restaurant. Sceney. Cute bar. Fun clubhouse upstairs with pool table.
The Bungalow Kitchen - Tiburon
Michael Minna restaurant. Sceney. Cute bar. Fun clubhouse upstairs with pool table.
Great restaurant for healthy food with a gorgeous ambience and view. There’s also a coffee/smoothie shop in the front.
Malibu Farm Tiburon
Great restaurant for healthy food with a gorgeous ambience and view. There’s also a coffee/smoothie shop in the front.
Coffee shop but also great for a light breakfast. In the heart of Sausalito.
Sausalito Equator
1201 Bridgeway
Coffee shop but also great for a light breakfast. In the heart of Sausalito.
Bakery in mill valley.
Le Marais Bakery
Bakery in mill valley.
Great restaurant in Larkspur. Pizza & Italian. The soft serve with olive oil is a must 🤤
80 locals recommend
Picco Restaurant
320 Magnolia Ave
80 locals recommend
Great restaurant in Larkspur. Pizza & Italian. The soft serve with olive oil is a must 🤤
Next to Restaurant Picco - more casual as it’s a smaller menu with only Pizza. No reservations.
24 locals recommend
Pizzeria Picco
316 Magnolia Ave
24 locals recommend
Next to Restaurant Picco - more casual as it’s a smaller menu with only Pizza. No reservations.
Casual Mediterranean
Souvla
Casual Mediterranean
One of my favorite places to eat in Tiburon with a view. Healthy. Family friendly. Great for the daytime
Malibu Farm Tiburon
One of my favorite places to eat in Tiburon with a view. Healthy. Family friendly. Great for the daytime
Chic bar/ restaurant at Cavallo Point lodge. Walkable to beautiful views of Golden Gate Bridge and the city.
9 locals recommend
Farley Bar
602 Murray Cir
9 locals recommend
Chic bar/ restaurant at Cavallo Point lodge. Walkable to beautiful views of Golden Gate Bridge and the city.

Sightseeing

Great place for hiking or a day at the beach.
170 locals recommend
Muir Beach
170 locals recommend
Great place for hiking or a day at the beach.
Destination hiking spot.
660 locals recommend
Muir Woods National Monument
660 locals recommend
Destination hiking spot.
Scenic hiking spot.
226 locals recommend
Mount Tamalpais
226 locals recommend
Scenic hiking spot.
273 locals recommend
Point Reyes National Seashore
273 locals recommend
There’s also some good lookouts of the Golden Gate Bridge on our side of the bridge.
1321 locals recommend
Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
1321 locals recommend
There’s also some good lookouts of the Golden Gate Bridge on our side of the bridge.
Great easy 3 mile (round trip) hike that leads to beach in Mill Valley
103 locals recommend
Tennessee Valley Trailhead
591 Tennessee Valley Road
103 locals recommend
Great easy 3 mile (round trip) hike that leads to beach in Mill Valley
Famous hike in Mill Valley
31 locals recommend
Dipsea Trail Head
98 Cascade Way
31 locals recommend
Famous hike in Mill Valley

Neighborhoods

Downtown Mill Valley is a hidden gem nestled in the redwoods you'll find boutique shops and great little restaurants. A short drive from there is the Mill Valley lumberyard with more shops and food!
76 locals recommend
Mill Valley
76 locals recommend
Downtown Mill Valley is a hidden gem nestled in the redwoods you'll find boutique shops and great little restaurants. A short drive from there is the Mill Valley lumberyard with more shops and food!
Charming downtown with gorgeous views of the water and San Francisco. Great restaurants. Local boutique stores.
317 locals recommend
Sausalito
317 locals recommend
Charming downtown with gorgeous views of the water and San Francisco. Great restaurants. Local boutique stores.
Family friendly. Food & Shopping. Stores like Nordstrom, Anthropology, Madewell.
66 locals recommend
Town Center Corte Madera
100 Corte Madera Town Center
66 locals recommend
Family friendly. Food & Shopping. Stores like Nordstrom, Anthropology, Madewell.
There’s a great outdoor Marin Country Mart here with food shopping and great views. Farmers markets on Saturdays
Larkspur Landing Circle
Larkspur Landing Circle
There’s a great outdoor Marin Country Mart here with food shopping and great views. Farmers markets on Saturdays
Gorgeous little town on the water. Views of San Francisco. Shopping and food.
53 locals recommend
Tiburon
53 locals recommend
Gorgeous little town on the water. Views of San Francisco. Shopping and food.

Traveler advice

Customs and culture

If you drive into San Francisco

After parking be sure not to leave anything visible in your car to avoid break in. The city is generally safe but is infamous for this.
Don't miss

Sunday’s Farmers Market in San Rafael

Great mix of produce and ready made food
Don't miss

Saturday Farmers Market

Saturday farmers market at Larkspur Country Mart