whether it’s a day or weekend trip, here’s some of my fav spots to go with the girls~ in no particular order
~1 hour 15 mins from sf
fav wineries:
ashes & diamonds
hall winery
nicolson ranch
flora springs
v. sattui
fav restaurants/ bars:
cadet
charlies
ristorante allegria
petit soleil
bear at stanley ranch
napa
~1 hour from sf
fav wineries:
scribe
nicolson ranch
kokomo
bartholomew
restaurants:
the girl & the fig
sunflower caffe
il fuoco
lasalette
della santina’s trattoria
oso
valley
the beacon
sonoma
~1 hour from sf
restaurants:
barbara’s fishtrap
pasta moon
johnny’s
half moon bay brewing co
reccs:
half moon bay state beach
pescadero state beach
mavericks beach (for big waves)
lemos farm
half moon bay
~2 & 1/2 hours from sf
reccs:
alvarado st brewery
jacks
beach house at lovers point
monterey aquarium
red house cafe
passionfish
bistro moulin
revival ice cream
cannery row
monterey
~4 hours from sf
reccs:
coachman hotel
chambers
swiss lakewood
sunny side
dog & bear
sugar pine point beach
lake tahoe
~4 hours from sf
pack some lunch & drinks, bring tubes and float in the river!
more populated and also secluded spots all along the river!
yuba river
~1 hour & half from sf
fav beaches:
panther beach
shark fin cove
capitola beach
bonny doon beach
sunny cove
restaurants:
pizza my heart
sea breeze cafe
firefly coffee house
jack o’neill
santa cruz
~1 hour from sf
wineries:
wente
wood family
3 steve’s
mitchell katz
darcy kent
restaurants:
the press
sons of liberty alehouse
wingen bakery
locanda wine bar
the black cat
first street alehouse
livermore
~3 & 1/2 hours from sf
reccs:
mcway falls
bixby falls
point lobos state state park
ewoldsen trail
the sur house
sierra mar
big sur
~15 mins from sf
restaurants:
scoma’s
barrel house tavern
poggio
sandrino
angelino
fred’s coffee shop
sausalito
~3 hours & 15 mins from sf
a hiker’s and campers dreamm
reccs:
hike half dome
glacier point
yosemite falls
rafting
yosemite national park
~30 mins from sf
go at sunset for the best view in marin over the tops of the clouds!
or hike during the day for panoramic views of marin and sf!
mount tamalpais
~2 & 1/2 hours from sf
reccs:
el bistro by the sea
grasing’s
casanova
barmel
