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items Are you visiting or live near Atascadero or Paso Robles, CA? Here's some local favorites.
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Local Favorites
Outdoor Activities
Enjoy that California sun!
Atascadero Lake Park is a great location for a perfect family afternoon. There is a large playground, grassy space, picnic tables and plenty of parking. It's also a great for walking - about a mile around the lake. The Atascadero Zoo is located here too!
Atascadero Lake Park
Templeton Farmers Market is my favorite North County FM - but there are FM's in Atascadero and Paso Robles as well.
Templeton Farmers Market
SLO Farmers Market is the place to go for a fun night - entertainment, food vendors, fruit and veg stands, and lots of local artisans - it's a definite must! A perfect spot for people watching. It can be very crowded in peak seasons so if that's not ...
Downtown SLO Farmers' Market - San Luis Obispo
Three Bridges is one of the most popular trails in Atascadero. It's not too hard for kids either.
Three Bridges Oak Preserve
Atascadero has some great parks and places to relax! Sunkin' Gardens is centrally located downtown. Paloma park has a great playgound and lots of sports fields.
City Parks | City of Atascadero
Joy Playground is a specially designed play structure and area that caters to the needs of children with special needs. It is fun for everyone!
JOY Playground
Avila beach is one of our favorite family hang outs - only 30 minutes from Atascadero. There is a playground right next to the sand and the bay stays calm. This is not a surfing beach. There is also a creek outlet that also gives a nice safe swimming...
Avila Beach Park
Morro Bay is 30 minutes from Atascadero and a great day activity! Beach (great surfing), a long sand bar for walking, shops, coffee, food - you name it, Morro Bay has it!
Morro Bay
Heilmann Dog park is the place to take your animal friends in town.
Heilmann Dog Park
Restaurants
Good eats
A nice pizza place to sit in or take out!
Mountain Mike's Pizza
Fatties is a great take out pizza! They always have a 2 for 1 deal and great in-house combos. Check out their coupon page when ordering online.
Fatte's Pizza – Your Local Pizzeria.
Other Food & Drinks
Coffee, wine, beer - sometimes it's hard to decide!
JoeBella's is my favorite coffee spot! They have a great pumpkin latte made from real pumpkin. Also - don't miss their Mexican Mocha.
Joebella Coffee: Home
Bru is a fun local spot close to downtown. I love the chai here!
Bru Coffeehouse
If you can't go without your Starbucks - there are 3 locations in town!
Starbucks at Santa Rosa & Hwy 101 - Visit Atascadero
We are members at Cass and can't say enough good things! We love the wine and their food is amazing too! Weekend lunches are where it's at for us.
Cass Winery
I've worked for Justin before so I'm partial - but their wine is superb! There is a small tasting room downtown Paso Robles off 12 street, but if you are able to get out to their estate on Chimney Rock Rd - it's worth the drive!
JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery
Not only do they have great wine - there are works of art all over their property. Grab a glass and take a stroll around their grounds to check out the sculptures, many done by local artists.
Sculpterra Winery and Sculpture Garden
I love the atmosphere at Wolff. Their outdoor patio has an amazing view overlooking the vineyards. A great place to enjoy a glass.
Wolff Vineyards - Producers of fine Edna Valley Estate Grown ...
A beautiful estate with delicious wines. Castoro is a family friendly location.
Castoro Cellars Vineyards & Winery
Chronic is award winning wine with a cool vibe. At our blind wine tasting parties, Chronic has won first place a few years in a row!
Chronic Cellars
Club Car is my favorite local hang for cocktails. The bar tenders are top notch and they have some great in house creations. The atmosphere is amazing and they have live music every week, weekly trivia, and once a month karaoke!
Club Car Bar - Templeton Cocktail Bar
When Cielo opened I was geeking out this was a place in Atascadero! It's a huge step up from the town I grew up in. A really fun rooftop bar and small bites. We love going here with friends or a quick evening out.
Cielo - Italian Restaurant & Rooftop Bar
Barrel house is our favorite brewery to hang out at. They have a huge outdoor area with corn hole and other games. There is nothing like a slow Sunday afternoon drinking good beer and lounging by their waterfall. They also have a concert venue and so...
BarrelHouse Brewing Co. - Brewery and Beer Gardens
A hometown favorite - tent city is a small brewery with a food truck out back. They have a great beer selection and I really enjoy the mule hardwater.
Tent City Beer Company | Atascadero, California
An aesthetically pleasing beer garden with ice cream next door. Win win!
Ancient Owl Beer Garden & Bottle Shoppe
Blast and Brew is the sports bar in town. They have a small tap wall and great lunch and dinner specials. The location in Paso Robles has a larger tap wall selection and delicious pizza.
Blast and Brew
Bakeries have my heart forever. I don't think you can find a bad one. You need to come here. Trust me.
Welcome to the Back Porch Bakery
Bread. Enough said. Go get some!
Hush-Harbor Artisan Bakery & Cafe
I love having a pie shop in town. They also have cookies and the nicest bakers you'll meet!
Bramble Pie Company
A local creamery that features sheep's milk ice cream. IT IS SO GOOD! They have amazing flavors and offer a variety of cow's milk flavors as well.
Negranti Creamery
LOL has multiple flavor options, lots of toppings, and sauces. They also have boba tea which is what I always get.
LOL Yogurt
Amazing sandwiches - locally owned. A must for a lunch out!
Colony Sandwich Company: Home
For unique donuts all hours - this is the place! Our kids love the pillow donuts. I love the seasonal offerings. Always something new to try!
SloDoCo Donuts
This is our go-to donut place. We get dozens from here for church services, or ½ dzn for a Saturday am family treat.
Sunrise Donuts - Atascadero, CA - Yelp
Arts & Entertainment
Fun stuff to entertain
Recently updated, Colony cinema is our local movie theater. Most of their screens have reclining seats. They offer beer and wine, and Tuesday is cheap day - $6-7 movies! Monday night movie club is a fun experience - they usually zoom in someone conne...
Colony Cinemas Atascadero
Check out the tiger and red panda exhibits. Currently undergoing a lot of improvements - the Atascadero Zoo is a small zoo where you can enjoy meeting the animals up close.
Charles Paddock Zoo
Libraries are the doorway to millions of worlds. I love books and we visit the library weekly.
Atascadero Library
We had so much fun at Atown Chop Shop for my husbands birthday. Grab some friends and have a blast!
A-Town Chop Shop - Axe Throwing
Local Favorites
The Book Odyssey is my favorite local used book store! I can always find a treasure or two. Support local!
The Book Odyssey (@thebookodyssey) - Instagram