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Santa Cruz hot spots

Santa Cruz hot spots

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Created by E Alicia • Updated On: May 15, 2013

some of my fav's in SC, Soquel, Aptos, Capitola

Hula's Island Grill is one of Santa Cruz hot spots.

1. Hula's Island Grill

8.3
221 Cathcart St (btwn Pacific Ave & Cedar St), Santa Cruz, CA
Restaurant · Downtown Santa Cruz · 80 tips and reviews

Cyndi S.Cyndi Smith: BEST Calamari *ever* - Abalone style. BEST Mai Tai coctails EVER. :) BEST Sweet Potato Fries! Pretty much everything on the menu is a winner.

Crow's Nest Restaurant is one of Santa Cruz hot spots.

2. Crow's Nest Restaurant

8.3
2218 E Cliff Dr (at 5th Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
American Restaurant · Eastside · 111 tips and reviews
Capitola Village By The Sea is one of Santa Cruz hot spots.

3. Capitola Village By The Sea

9.3
Monterey Ave. (at Capitola Ave.), Capitola, CA
Shopping Plaza · 17 tips and reviews
Rio Del Mar Beach is one of Santa Cruz hot spots.

4. Rio Del Mar Beach

8.5
Rio Del Mar Blvd (at Aptos Beach Dr), Aptos, CA
Beach · 19 tips and reviews
Bargetto Winery is one of Santa Cruz hot spots.

5. Bargetto Winery

9.2
3535 N Main St, Soquel, CA
Winery · 4 tips and reviews
Wilder Ranch State Park is one of Santa Cruz hot spots.

6. Wilder Ranch State Park

9.3
1401 Coast Rd, Santa Cruz, CA
State or Provincial Park · 10 tips and reviews
The Fishhook is one of Santa Cruz hot spots.

7. The Fishhook

Hwy 1 and Hwy 17, Santa Cruz, CA
Road · Eastside · 2 tips and reviews
The Buttery is one of Santa Cruz hot spots.

8. The Buttery

8.8
702 Soquel Ave (Branciforte Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
Bakery · Eastside · 47 tips and reviews
Lulus Midtown is one of Santa Cruz hot spots.

9. Lulus Midtown

8.1
911 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Coffee Shop · Eastside · 9 tips and reviews
Santa Cruz Flea Market is one of Santa Cruz hot spots.

10. Santa Cruz Flea Market

5.9
2260 Soquel Dr, Santa Cruz, CA
Flea Market · 4 tips and reviews
MJA Vineyards is one of Santa Cruz hot spots.

11. MJA Vineyards

7.7
328 Ingalls St (btwn Swift & Fair), Santa Cruz, CA
Winery · Westside · 12 tips and reviews
Kayak Connections is one of Santa Cruz hot spots.

12. Kayak Connections

413 Lake Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Harbor or Marina · Eastside · 1 tip
Regal Santa Cruz is one of Santa Cruz hot spots.

13. Regal Santa Cruz

7.4
1405 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Movie Theater · Downtown Santa Cruz · 17 tips and reviews
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is one of Santa Cruz hot spots.

14. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

8.5
400 Beach Street (btw Riverside Ave & Cliff St), Santa Cruz, CA
Pedestrian Plaza · Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk · 186 tips and reviews
Lighthouse Field State Beach is one of Santa Cruz hot spots.

15. Lighthouse Field State Beach

9.1
W Cliff Dr (btw Pelton & Columbia), Santa Cruz, CA
State or Provincial Park · Westside · 10 tips and reviews
Pleasure Point is one of Santa Cruz hot spots.

16. Pleasure Point

9.5
E Cliff Dr (at 36th Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
Beach · 13 tips and reviews
Santa Cruz Wharf is one of Santa Cruz hot spots.

17. Santa Cruz Wharf

21 Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz, CA
Pier · 58 tips and reviews
Natural Bridges State Beach is one of Santa Cruz hot spots.

18. Natural Bridges State Beach

9.2
2531 W Cliff Dr (at Crespi Ct), Santa Cruz, CA
State or Provincial Park · Westside · 45 tips and reviews