Guidebook for Aptos

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Guidebook for Aptos

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Famous Beach Boardwalk Amusement Park. Free concerts on the beach every Friday night throughout the summer.
745 locals recommend
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Amusement Park
400 Beach St
745 locals recommend
Famous Beach Boardwalk Amusement Park. Free concerts on the beach every Friday night throughout the summer.
Spectacular for biking, hiking and running.
272 locals recommend
The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
Aptos Creek Road
272 locals recommend
Spectacular for biking, hiking and running.
Sailing, volleyball, kayaking, whale watching, sailboat races Wednesday nights and Music on the beach Thursday evenings.
40 locals recommend
Santa Cruz Harbor
135 5th Ave
40 locals recommend
Sailing, volleyball, kayaking, whale watching, sailboat races Wednesday nights and Music on the beach Thursday evenings.
A famous Santa Cruz attraction, you have to see it to believe it!
208 locals recommend
The Mystery Spot
465 Mystery Spot Rd
208 locals recommend
A famous Santa Cruz attraction, you have to see it to believe it!
Bowling alley at the boardwalk...1/2 price bowling M-F 2-5pm.
46 locals recommend
Boardwalk Bowl
115 Cliff St
46 locals recommend
Bowling alley at the boardwalk...1/2 price bowling M-F 2-5pm.
Best Pinot you'll ever taste! Winemaker Brandon Armitage recently won Double Gold for the 2012 Dry Hole Vineyard Chalone at the San Francisco Pinot Noir Shootout!Tell Jeannie that Margaret sent you:)
7 locals recommend
Armitage Tasting Room
5610 Post Office Dr
7 locals recommend
Best Pinot you'll ever taste! Winemaker Brandon Armitage recently won Double Gold for the 2012 Dry Hole Vineyard Chalone at the San Francisco Pinot Noir Shootout!Tell Jeannie that Margaret sent you:)
Tide pooling and amazingly beautiful!
309 locals recommend
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
62 CA-1
309 locals recommend
Tide pooling and amazingly beautiful!
Shops and restaurants right on the water! Kayak rentals available
37 locals recommend
Moss Landing
37 locals recommend
Shops and restaurants right on the water! Kayak rentals available
One of our favorite places in the world! If you have time, I highly recommend you visit. The drive down HWY 1 is breathtaking!!
332 locals recommend
Big Sur
332 locals recommend
One of our favorite places in the world! If you have time, I highly recommend you visit. The drive down HWY 1 is breathtaking!!
Great surfing spot and visit the Point Market and Cafe for the best breakfast burritos in town!! http://www.santacruz.com/places/point-market-and-cafe
116 locals recommend
Pleasure Point
116 locals recommend
Great surfing spot and visit the Point Market and Cafe for the best breakfast burritos in town!! http://www.santacruz.com/places/point-market-and-cafe
Every Saturday morning! Open year round, rain or shine Saturdays, 8 am until 12pm http://www.localharvest.org/aptos-farmers-market-at-cabrillo-college-mbcfm-M29751
44 locals recommend
Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College
6500 Soquel Dr
44 locals recommend
Every Saturday morning! Open year round, rain or shine Saturdays, 8 am until 12pm http://www.localharvest.org/aptos-farmers-market-at-cabrillo-college-mbcfm-M29751
Around the corner in Seascape Village. Great market offering lots of organics, specialty items and deli. Our neighbors Dan and Julie own the market and Julie is a great cook!!
19 locals recommend
Seascape Foods
16 Seascape Village
19 locals recommend
Around the corner in Seascape Village. Great market offering lots of organics, specialty items and deli. Our neighbors Dan and Julie own the market and Julie is a great cook!!
Closest Wells Fargo.
Wells Fargo Bank
7701 Soquel Dr
Closest Wells Fargo.

Food Scene

Great restaurant and Live Music on the harbor. Menus in house binder.
276 locals recommend
Crow's Nest Restaurant
2218 E Cliff Dr
276 locals recommend
Great restaurant and Live Music on the harbor. Menus in house binder.
Stroll 1/2 block down to this excellent restaurant located in Seascape Resort. Menus in house binder.
40 locals recommend
Sanderlings Restaurant at Seascape Resort
1 Seascape Resort Dr
40 locals recommend
Stroll 1/2 block down to this excellent restaurant located in Seascape Resort. Menus in house binder.
Best Acai Bowls Ever! They are seriously to die for. Grab a bowl to-go and enjoy your meal on West Cliff, one of the most scenic areas in all of Santa Cruz.
79 locals recommend
Cafe Brasil
1410 Mission St
79 locals recommend
Best Acai Bowls Ever! They are seriously to die for. Grab a bowl to-go and enjoy your meal on West Cliff, one of the most scenic areas in all of Santa Cruz.
A lovely vegetarian restaurant with numerous vegan options. A personal and local favorite for vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. Menu in house binder.
62 locals recommend
Dharma's Restaurant
4250 Capitola Rd
62 locals recommend
A lovely vegetarian restaurant with numerous vegan options. A personal and local favorite for vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. Menu in house binder.
Great place for breakfast! Above Deluxe Foods of Aptos.
42 locals recommend
Red Apple Café
783 Rio Del Mar Blvd
42 locals recommend
Great place for breakfast! Above Deluxe Foods of Aptos.
Yum!! Gayle's has something for everyone. Lots of delicious food for picnics and/or if you want to pick up something tasty for dinner after a fun day at the beach! Menus in house binder.
155 locals recommend
Gayle's Bakery & Rosticceria
504 Bay Ave
155 locals recommend
Yum!! Gayle's has something for everyone. Lots of delicious food for picnics and/or if you want to pick up something tasty for dinner after a fun day at the beach! Menus in house binder.
My favorite restaurant in Santa Cruz! Reservations recommended.
88 locals recommend
Café Cruz
2621 41st Ave
88 locals recommend
My favorite restaurant in Santa Cruz! Reservations recommended.
Delicious French Cuisine in Aptos Village.
79 locals recommend
Café Sparrow
8042 Soquel Dr
79 locals recommend
Delicious French Cuisine in Aptos Village.
Favorite! Delicious Authentic Northern Chinese Cuisine, right next to Deluxe Foods of Aptos. Menu in house binder.
13 locals recommend
Panda Inn
783 Rio Del Mar Blvd
13 locals recommend
Favorite! Delicious Authentic Northern Chinese Cuisine, right next to Deluxe Foods of Aptos. Menu in house binder.
Great coffee!!
220 locals recommend
Verve Coffee Roasters
816 41st Ave
220 locals recommend
Great coffee!!
Well worth the drive to Big Sur! This restaurant is amazing with incredible views!
94 locals recommend
Nepenthe
48510 CA-1
94 locals recommend
Well worth the drive to Big Sur! This restaurant is amazing with incredible views!
Close by and they have great breakfast/lunch at the Cafe and food to go...visit the restaurant for dinner.
71 locals recommend
Bittersweet Bistro
787 Rio Del Mar Blvd
71 locals recommend
Close by and they have great breakfast/lunch at the Cafe and food to go...visit the restaurant for dinner.
Great for beer and burgers.
57 locals recommend
burger. Aptos
7941 Soquel Dr
57 locals recommend
Great for beer and burgers.
Right around the corner. Look for coupons and menu in house binder.
20 locals recommend
Village Host Pizza & Grill
4 Seascape Village
20 locals recommend
Right around the corner. Look for coupons and menu in house binder.
Coffee shop right around the corner in Seascape Village. Serving breakfast and lunch.
8 locals recommend
Ground Control Coffeehouse & Eatery
10 Seascape Blvd
8 locals recommend
Coffee shop right around the corner in Seascape Village. Serving breakfast and lunch.
Chinese food around the corner in Seascape Village. Dine in/take out
Hong Kong Garden
14 Seascape Village
Chinese food around the corner in Seascape Village. Dine in/take out
Favorite Thai Restaurant!
13 locals recommend
Star of Siam Thai Cuisine - Soquel Village
3005 Porter St
13 locals recommend
Favorite Thai Restaurant!
Very Good Thai Food.
16 locals recommend
Sawasdee Thai Cuisine
5050 Soquel Dr
16 locals recommend
Very Good Thai Food.
Very Good Thai Restaurant in Capitola.
16 locals recommend
Thai Basil
101 S Murphy Ave
16 locals recommend
Very Good Thai Restaurant in Capitola.
On the beach! Great views and good food/cocktails.
48 locals recommend
Café Rio Aptos
131 Esplanade
48 locals recommend
On the beach! Great views and good food/cocktails.
On the Capitola Wharf...Live music on Sundays.
22 locals recommend
Wharf House Restaurant
1400 Wharf Rd
22 locals recommend
On the Capitola Wharf...Live music on Sundays.
Great for dinner/drinks. Live music Sunday afternoons.
50 locals recommend
Paradise Beach Grille
215 Esplanade
50 locals recommend
Great for dinner/drinks. Live music Sunday afternoons.
Great burgers and ice cream !! At Seacliff Beach.
8 locals recommend
Sno-White Drive-In
223 State Park Dr
8 locals recommend
Great burgers and ice cream !! At Seacliff Beach.
Favorite Mexican Restaurant!
91 locals recommend
Manuel's Mexican Restaurant
261 Center Ave
91 locals recommend
Favorite Mexican Restaurant!

Drinks & Nightlife

Fabulous and just a short walk from the house !! Menu in house binder.
59 locals recommend
Palapas Restaurant & Cantina
21 Seascape Village
59 locals recommend
Fabulous and just a short walk from the house !! Menu in house binder.

Shopping

Visit the tasting room for the highest quality cold extracted, extra virgin olive oils, infused oils, nut and seed oils, aged balsamic vinegar’s and international sea salts! My favorite is the Picual!
The True Olive Connection
7568 Soquel Drive
Visit the tasting room for the highest quality cold extracted, extra virgin olive oils, infused oils, nut and seed oils, aged balsamic vinegar’s and international sea salts! My favorite is the Picual!
Our local grocery store. Lots and lots of specialty food items you won't find anywhere else. Great deli to pick up sandwiches for a day at the beach.
78 locals recommend
Deluxe Foods of Aptos
783 Rio Del Mar Blvd
78 locals recommend
Our local grocery store. Lots and lots of specialty food items you won't find anywhere else. Great deli to pick up sandwiches for a day at the beach.
A great little shop selling jewelry and fine art from local artists.
Local Color
46840 California 1
A great little shop selling jewelry and fine art from local artists.
In case you forgot something or need a pharmacy.
9 locals recommend
CVS
783 Rio Del Mar Blvd
9 locals recommend
In case you forgot something or need a pharmacy.
Rite Aid is close by...
18 locals recommend
Rite Aid
80 Rancho Del Mar
18 locals recommend
Rite Aid is close by...