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My top Santa Cruz recs
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Shelby Dong
Some of my favorite Santa Cruz food and places to visit! After living her for 4+ years these are my go-to spots!
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Food
You must get their breakfast burrito! It has perfectly cooked meat and the best salsa!
Cat & Cloud Coffee
The perfect brunch spot! Everything on their menu is delicious!
Busy Bee's Cafe & Catering
Fav sushi place on the west side of SC
SUSHI TOTORO - Updated July 2025 - 337 Photos & 490 Reviews
Great downtown brewery
Lupulo Craft Beer House
Love this restaurant, great happy hour and food!
Venus Spirits Cocktails & Kitchen | Westside
Great pizza (Bookies) and good drinks! But go for the pizza!
Sante Adairius Rustic Ales
Great coffee shop downtown, also a great evening bar and food
11th Hour Coffee
Best little Italian restaurant!
Lago di Como
Such a great restaurant
Laili Restaurant
Also check out their downtown tasting room
Big Basin Vineyards
The best local cookies!
Pacific Cookie Company
A must when you come to Santa Cruz
Marianne's Ice Cream
Some of the best fresh, local bagel shop!
The Bagelry - Santa Cruz
Found this gem in downtown and LOVED it! Great portions for the price and the food is delicious!
Mozaic
Good pizza + fun to get the shirt
Pizza My Heart for pizza by the slice or whole pie
New on the upper west side and it doesn’t disappoint
Home - Pogonip Pizza
Westside pizza place and the deep dish style is so good
Upper Crust Pizza & Pasta | Best Pizza in Santa Cruz, CA
Another great westside pizza place
Bantam
The best chowder on the wharf!
HOME | Stagnaro Bros. Seafood Inc.
What to do / visit
My favorite SC local bookstore in cute Capitola!
Two Birds Books
A wonderful walking path, viewing the ocean and beautiful houses
West Cliff Drive (2026) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Reviews)
Another must stop bookstore if you’re in town!
Bookshop Santa Cruz
10/10 recommend staying to watch the karaoke at the bar!
Boardwalk Bowl
Always a great family friendly place!
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Where my CrossFit peeps at?! If you’re in town for vacation and don’t want your fitness to stop, come drop in!
west fitness santa cruz
Super trippy but so fun to explore and learn
The Mystery Spot
They have birks! And cute socks. It’s a fun store with tons of shoe options.
Sockshop & Shoe Company | Downtown Santa Cruz – Sockshop ...
Great local surf shop
Berdels
Another great local surf shop
Pacific Wave Surf Shop | Santa Cruz, California | Home
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Rip Curl Surf Shop
The best florist in town! I love that you can just walk up, ask for a bouquet in the price range you want and they will make it on the spot!
The Flower Shack
