Guidebook for Aptos

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Guidebook for Aptos

Food Scene

Consistently good food, casual
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Zameen Mediterranean Cuisine
7528 Soquel Dr
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Consistently good food, casual
Bakery, Rosticceria, Food to Go... Eat at Gayle's or take away... Expensive but well worth it.
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Gayle's Bakery & Rosticceria
504 Bay Ave
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Bakery, Rosticceria, Food to Go... Eat at Gayle's or take away... Expensive but well worth it.
Okay, consistent Cantonese Chinese food.
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Panda Inn
783 Rio Del Mar Blvd
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Okay, consistent Cantonese Chinese food.
Good Mexican. Full bar.
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Palapas Restaurant & Cantina
21 Seascape Village
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Good Mexican. Full bar.
Good Japanese Lunch Buffet
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Miyako Japanese Restaurant
1820 41st Ave
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Good Japanese Lunch Buffet
Good restaurant. Nice courtyard eating in back.
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Laili
101 Cooper St
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Good restaurant. Nice courtyard eating in back.
Good for breakfast
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Linda's Seabreeze Café
542 Seabright Ave
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Good for breakfast
Good pastery
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Kelly's French Bakery
402 Ingalls St
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Good pastery
Good Italian
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Lillian's Italian Kitchen
1148 Soquel Ave
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Good Italian
Good Italian
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La Posta
538 Seabright Ave
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Good Italian
Okay Indian food; lunch buffet and dinner buffet too
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Ambrosia India Bistro - Aptos
207 Sea Ridge Rd
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Okay Indian food; lunch buffet and dinner buffet too
Good breakfast, nice gift shop. Nice atmosphere.
Hwy 1 & Davenport Ave (Cash Store) station
Good breakfast, nice gift shop. Nice atmosphere.
Good to eat burgers when in Big Sur
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Nepenthe
48510 CA-1
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Good to eat burgers when in Big Sur
Good sandwiches to go, good breads
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Big Sur Bakery
47540 CA-1
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Good sandwiches to go, good breads
Breakfast
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Zachary's Restaurant
819 Pacific Ave
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Breakfast

Essentials

Deluxe is less than 1 mi. away. It has everything! Meat counter, hot bar, sushi, deli, organic veggies, good selection of everything. Pricey but worth it...
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Deluxe Foods of Aptos
783 Rio Del Mar Blvd
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Deluxe is less than 1 mi. away. It has everything! Meat counter, hot bar, sushi, deli, organic veggies, good selection of everything. Pricey but worth it...
Good local natural food store
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Aptos Natural Foods
7506 Soquel Dr
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Good local natural food store
Buy organic produce at a food stand
Everett Family Farm
2111 Soquel San Jose Rd
Buy organic produce at a food stand

Shopping

Good store for running shoes and sporting clothes. Very good service.
Fleet Feet Sports
7960 Soquel Dr
Good store for running shoes and sporting clothes. Very good service.
Buy local produce
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Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College
6500 Soquel Dr
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Buy local produce

Parks & Nature

Hiking!!!
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Nisene Marksin osavaltion metsäpuisto
Aptos Creek Road
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Hiking!!!
Good for walking and enjoying the sea
Platform beach Aptos
Good for walking and enjoying the sea
Another good beach!
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Seacliff State Beach
State Park Drive
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Another good beach!
Beautiful, varied hiking trails by see to hidden beaches and up mountain for miles. Beautiful views.
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Wilder Ranchin osavaltion puisto
1401 Coast Rd
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Beautiful, varied hiking trails by see to hidden beaches and up mountain for miles. Beautiful views.
Nice hiking under forest, creek, paths. Parking can be tough if you don't get there early.
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Fall Creek Unit Trailhead
Felton Empire Road
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Nice hiking under forest, creek, paths. Parking can be tough if you don't get there early.
Hiking trails, big redwoods, a train
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Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
101 N Big Trees Park Rd
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Hiking trails, big redwoods, a train
Hiking, big redwood trees, creeks...
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Big Basin Redwoods State Park
21600 Big Basin Way
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Hiking, big redwood trees, creeks...
Good hiking place
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Byrne-Milliron Forest
809 Browns Valley Rd
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Good hiking place
Beautiful
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Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
62 CA-1
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Beautiful
hiking
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Andrew Molera State Park
45500 CA-1
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hiking
Ewoldsen Trailhead
Good hike
See it
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McWay Falls
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See it
Limekiln Trail
Limekiln Trail
Hiking...
Pacific Valley Bluff Trail
Pacific Valley Bluff Trail
Hike
Cruickshank Trail to Villa Creek Camp, 6 miles - Great mountain, ocean and creek views, along with a wide variety of tree and plant life. This trail has it all. After an initial set of switchbacks, the Cruickshank Trail is a fairly straight run along the canyon above Villa Creek, eventually winding down towards Villa Creek Camp and it's gorgeous redwood setting near several small waterfalls and sun-dappled pools of water.
Cruickshank Trailhead
California 1
Cruickshank Trail to Villa Creek Camp, 6 miles - Great mountain, ocean and creek views, along with a wide variety of tree and plant life. This trail has it all. After an initial set of switchbacks, the Cruickshank Trail is a fairly straight run along the canyon above Villa Creek, eventually winding down towards Villa Creek Camp and it's gorgeous redwood setting near several small waterfalls and sun-dappled pools of water.
Willow Creek Trail (3.6 miles) - Although a little out of the way, the Willow Creek Trail winds through huge redwoods, a beautiful rocky creek, and a bit of history. Several campsites also dot the well-maintained path which starts off as an old rocky road and includes a crumbling homestead site in addition to gorgeous trees and scenery.
Willow Creek Trail
Willow Creek Trail
Willow Creek Trail (3.6 miles) - Although a little out of the way, the Willow Creek Trail winds through huge redwoods, a beautiful rocky creek, and a bit of history. Several campsites also dot the well-maintained path which starts off as an old rocky road and includes a crumbling homestead site in addition to gorgeous trees and scenery.
Mill Creek Trail (3.2 miles) - Less than a mile from Highway 1, but worth the 2 or 3 hour hike into Mill Creek Canyon. A moderate 3.2 mile out and back hike, the scenery varies from California Bay forests to huge Redwood groves and rocky streams. The trail is a bit sketchy in places, but mostly flat and straight.
Mill Creek Trail
Mill Creek Trail
Mill Creek Trail (3.2 miles) - Less than a mile from Highway 1, but worth the 2 or 3 hour hike into Mill Creek Canyon. A moderate 3.2 mile out and back hike, the scenery varies from California Bay forests to huge Redwood groves and rocky streams. The trail is a bit sketchy in places, but mostly flat and straight.
The trailhead for Mill Creek Trail
Mill Creek Trailhead
Mill Creek Trail
The trailhead for Mill Creek Trail
Partington Cove Trail (1 mile) - A quick and steep hike takes you down through a tree-lined canyon to a scenic rocky beach and through a tunnel to Partington Cove. Used as a loading point for tanbark around the turn of the nineteenth century, Partington Cove's history comes alive as you walk through the 60 foot tunnel and pop out in a secluded cove where rusty remains of the loading apparatus perch on the rocks.
Partington Cove Trail
Partington Cove Trail
Partington Cove Trail (1 mile) - A quick and steep hike takes you down through a tree-lined canyon to a scenic rocky beach and through a tunnel to Partington Cove. Used as a loading point for tanbark around the turn of the nineteenth century, Partington Cove's history comes alive as you walk through the 60 foot tunnel and pop out in a secluded cove where rusty remains of the loading apparatus perch on the rocks.

Drinks & Nightlife

Restaurant and bar... during the day, get a table out on the patio, look over the ocean, and drink a glass of wine!
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Sanderlings Restaurant at Seascape Resort
1 Seascape Resort Dr
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Restaurant and bar... during the day, get a table out on the patio, look over the ocean, and drink a glass of wine!

Everything Else

Worth seeing before it is gone!
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S.S. Palo Alto
201 State Park Dr
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Worth seeing before it is gone!
Good yoga teachers
Yoga Within
8035 Soquel Dr
Good yoga teachers
Excellent yoga instruction. Try teacher Kofi Busia!
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Yoga Center Santa Cruz
846 Front St
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Excellent yoga instruction. Try teacher Kofi Busia!