Guidebook for Soquel
Food Scene
Love this little Chinese food place! Food is good and affordable. Excellent funky decor, and complete with pics of famous patrons from the 80's on the wall.
Golden Buddha
9071 Soquel DrLove this little Chinese food place! Food is good and affordable. Excellent funky decor, and complete with pics of famous patrons from the 80's on the wall.
It's yummy! They've also got a huge tequila list and tequila bar. The furthest Mexican place from my house (meaning you'll walk five minutes instead of two), but my favorite.
7 locals recommend
Little Tampico
2605 S Main StIt's yummy! They've also got a huge tequila list and tequila bar. The furthest Mexican place from my house (meaning you'll walk five minutes instead of two), but my favorite.
Gayle's Bakery & Rosticceria
504 Bay AveEverything is good here. Everything.
Pleasure Pizza
4000 Portola Dr$1 slices of cheese pizza on Tuesdays. It's called Cheesy Tuesday.
Pizza My Heart
209 EsplanadeThey deliver, and they're tasty!
Funky place, good coffee, wifi & local entertainment magazines to find out what's going on in Santa Cruz. Bring your own mug for a discount, they're green over there!
19 locals recommend
Ugly Mug CoffeeHouse
4640 Soquel DrFunky place, good coffee, wifi & local entertainment magazines to find out what's going on in Santa Cruz. Bring your own mug for a discount, they're green over there!
My favorite local breakfast place. My parents love to eat here when they visit.
8 locals recommend
Sunrise Cafe
4718 Soquel DrMy favorite local breakfast place. My parents love to eat here when they visit.
Award winning barristas here. Not around the corner, but a must-do for those who love coffee.
220 locals recommend
Verve Coffee Roasters
816 41st AveAward winning barristas here. Not around the corner, but a must-do for those who love coffee.
Entertainment & Activities
Cool playscape at the bottom, up one level to soccer fields surrounded by a running course that's a half mile. Open space trails above from which you can climb and see the whole bay on a clear day.
19 locals recommend
Anna Jean Cummings Park
461 Soquel San Jose RdCool playscape at the bottom, up one level to soccer fields surrounded by a running course that's a half mile. Open space trails above from which you can climb and see the whole bay on a clear day.
Everything Else
Gorgeous Buddhist monastery with amazing art, workshops & nature. Redwood hiking all around, and if you're hearty, you can hike all the way to Nisene Marks in Aptos from here.
68 locals recommend
Land of Medicine Buddha
5800 Prescott RdGorgeous Buddhist monastery with amazing art, workshops & nature. Redwood hiking all around, and if you're hearty, you can hike all the way to Nisene Marks in Aptos from here.
Soquel Demonstration State Forest
29400 Highland WayTechnical mountain biking heaven.
Sightseeing
Sight see, surf, run, ride a bike, skate, walk, all over-looking the ocean. Why else are ya' here?
20 locals recommend
East Cliff Drive
East Cliff DriveSight see, surf, run, ride a bike, skate, walk, all over-looking the ocean. Why else are ya' here?
Drinks & Nightlife
not really a bar, more of a tasting room. Awesome beers, great laid-back atmosphere, and dog friendly to boot. You can bring your own food with you, too. Most hungry visitors stop by Gayle's first.
28 locals recommend
Sante Adairius Rustic Ales
103 Kennedy Drnot really a bar, more of a tasting room. Awesome beers, great laid-back atmosphere, and dog friendly to boot. You can bring your own food with you, too. Most hungry visitors stop by Gayle's first.
Super local bar. Laid back, friendly, and I seem to recall enjoying their fish n' chips. Sunrise Cafe delivers breakfast to bar patrons if you really need to watch the game at JJ's.
J J's Saloon
Super local bar. Laid back, friendly, and I seem to recall enjoying their fish n' chips. Sunrise Cafe delivers breakfast to bar patrons if you really need to watch the game at JJ's.
Arts & Culture
Wine tasting in the neighborhood. You can bike there and bike back. If you brought bikes!
31 locals recommend
Bargetto Winery
3535 N Main StWine tasting in the neighborhood. You can bike there and bike back. If you brought bikes!
Essentials
Fruit, veggies, coffee, yogurt, snacks. Quick run to the cute fruit stand. Next to a fish market with meat and other good stuff. Enjoy the fresh breakfast food run.
6 locals recommend
Sunnyside Produce
2520 S Main StFruit, veggies, coffee, yogurt, snacks. Quick run to the cute fruit stand. Next to a fish market with meat and other good stuff. Enjoy the fresh breakfast food run.
Trader Joe's
700 Front StEveryone loves Trader Joe's! Here's the local one.