Guidebook for Santa Cruz

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Guidebook for Santa Cruz

Food Scene

The best hands down Thai food in town! Great service. Ask for Rose the waitress extraordinaire! Tell them that we referred you.
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@ Thai Recipe
2106A Mission St
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The best hands down Thai food in town! Great service. Ask for Rose the waitress extraordinaire! Tell them that we referred you.
Best Sushi and Japanese food in town. Sit at the bar. Enjoy the unique flavors (spicy and non). Some lunch specials are very affordable.
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Sushi Totoro
1701 Mission St
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Best Sushi and Japanese food in town. Sit at the bar. Enjoy the unique flavors (spicy and non). Some lunch specials are very affordable.
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Zachary's Restaurant
819 Pacific Ave
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Great place for breakfast.
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The Walnut Avenue Cafe
106 Walnut Ave
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Great place for breakfast.
Chinese food. A little expensive but good.
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O'mei
2316 Mission St
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Chinese food. A little expensive but good.
Indian food. Buffet may be available. Plan to be flexible. Service may be flexible too :-)
Aroma India Bistro
810 Pacific Ave
Indian food. Buffet may be available. Plan to be flexible. Service may be flexible too :-)
Indian Restaurant. Decent buffet. Chai provided. Standard Northern Indian Food. Vegetarian menu.
Maharaja
270 Soquel Ave
Indian Restaurant. Decent buffet. Chai provided. Standard Northern Indian Food. Vegetarian menu.
Great pizza. May have long lines especially on weekends. Order and pick up is easier!
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Pizza My Heart
209 Esplanade
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Great pizza. May have long lines especially on weekends. Order and pick up is easier!
Probably the best Italian place in town. A little away - you may prefer to drive. Get reservations! and clarify open hours!
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Lillian's Italian Kitchen
1148 Soquel Ave
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Probably the best Italian place in town. A little away - you may prefer to drive. Get reservations! and clarify open hours!
Also a sports bar. Right on Pacific. They have a great show put on by the waiters at night (some nights). Be prepared for the show!
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Kiantis Pizza & Pasta Bar
1100 Pacific Ave
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Also a sports bar. Right on Pacific. They have a great show put on by the waiters at night (some nights). Be prepared for the show!
Vegan Food. Great tasting stuff! Great service!
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Cafe Gratitude
103 Lincoln St
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Vegan Food. Great tasting stuff! Great service!
The best ice cream in town!
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Marianne's Ice Cream
1020 Ocean St
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The best ice cream in town!
Ice cream. Healthy and natural!
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Mission Hill Coffee & Creamery
1101 B Pacific Ave
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Ice cream. Healthy and natural!
Decadence :-) Chocolate, great meals (sandwiches to quiche to salads to desserts that will melt your heart and quench your appetite!
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Chocolate the Restaurant
1522 Pacific Ave
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Decadence :-) Chocolate, great meals (sandwiches to quiche to salads to desserts that will melt your heart and quench your appetite!
Bagels!
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Bagelry
1636 Seabright Ave
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Bagels!
Beach Street Cafe
399 Beach St
Coffee
Good coffee place. Wireless. Sandwiches and light snacks. Easy Parking. Close by.
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Coffeetopia
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Good coffee place. Wireless. Sandwiches and light snacks. Easy Parking. Close by.
Starbucks on the west side.
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Starbucks
21620 E Cliff Dr
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Starbucks on the west side.
Good coffee. Good Teas.
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Peet's Coffee
214 Mt Hermon Rd
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Good coffee. Good Teas.
Beware. Place has a shop with stuff that women love. This can be dangerous to the wallet :-) Serves snacks, sandwiches and other light fare.
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Farm Bakery & Cafe
6790 Soquel Dr
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Beware. Place has a shop with stuff that women love. This can be dangerous to the wallet :-) Serves snacks, sandwiches and other light fare.
Chinese. Pretty decent. Affordable. Well mannered service. Sometimes hard to understand English.
Shun Feng Restaurant
420 River St
Chinese. Pretty decent. Affordable. Well mannered service. Sometimes hard to understand English.
Best high level non Asian Restaurant in the area. Reservations must be made! Great burgers through more expensive seafood through more expensive food :-) Bar also present.
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Café Cruz
2621 41st Ave
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Best high level non Asian Restaurant in the area. Reservations must be made! Great burgers through more expensive seafood through more expensive food :-) Bar also present.
Brazilian Food!
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Cafe Brasil
1410 Mission St
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Brazilian Food!
Self serve. Quick generally. Okay food.
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Taqueria La Cabaña
2332 Mission St
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Self serve. Quick generally. Okay food.
Brunch and breakfast in a nice location.
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Rockys Cafe
6560 Hwy 9
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Brunch and breakfast in a nice location.
Great food for brunch, lunch. Baked goods, sandwiches.. nice location. Can get crowded.
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Kelly's French Bakery
402 Ingalls St
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Great food for brunch, lunch. Baked goods, sandwiches.. nice location. Can get crowded.
Lovely ocean views from the pier. Night or day.. it is very nice and romantic. Bar area and dining. Excellent food. Try the lobster quesadilla.
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Olitas Cantina & Grille
49 Municipal Wharf
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Lovely ocean views from the pier. Night or day.. it is very nice and romantic. Bar area and dining. Excellent food. Try the lobster quesadilla.
Coffee, teas. Right next to the Del Mar Theater on Pacific Ave. Sit outside when it is sunny and people watch. Sandwiches, cookies and snacks. Bathroom available.
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Cafe Delmarette
1126 Pacific Ave
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Coffee, teas. Right next to the Del Mar Theater on Pacific Ave. Sit outside when it is sunny and people watch. Sandwiches, cookies and snacks. Bathroom available.
Featured in a reality TV show. Restaurant Impossible. It has become much better ! :-) Nice jazz on some nights. Bar, breakfast, brunch, dinner.
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Hoffman's Downtown
1102 Pacific Ave
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Featured in a reality TV show. Restaurant Impossible. It has become much better ! :-) Nice jazz on some nights. Bar, breakfast, brunch, dinner.
Chinese and fine teas and small snacks. Quiet - no electronics - phones and smart devices must be turned off inside. Lovely to be in peace here.
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Hidden Peak Teahouse
1541 Pacific Ave
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Chinese and fine teas and small snacks. Quiet - no electronics - phones and smart devices must be turned off inside. Lovely to be in peace here.
Vegetarian Sri Lankan (close to Indian but not quite Indian) food. Owner can be very generous - very wonderful man.
Asian Rose Cafe
Vegetarian Sri Lankan (close to Indian but not quite Indian) food. Owner can be very generous - very wonderful man.
Great seafood. Nice location with views of the ocean.
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Stagnaro Bros.
59 Municipal Wharf
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Great seafood. Nice location with views of the ocean.
Great seafood.
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Gilda's
37 Municipal Wharf
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Great seafood.
View of ocean. Bar and restaurant. Decent Thai. @ThaiRecipe on Mission Street is the best Thai in town.
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Sawasdee By The Sea
101 Main St
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View of ocean. Bar and restaurant. Decent Thai. @ThaiRecipe on Mission Street is the best Thai in town.
Santa Cruz has okay Falafel to be honest :-)
Falafel Hut محل فلافل حاره
309 Beach St
Santa Cruz has okay Falafel to be honest :-)
Bar, Restaurant. Great views! Especially in day time. Upstairs for locals and cheaper food (still decent). Below overpriced and pretty good food. Not excellent.. but the scenery is what you go for unless you go upstairs for the decent food at lower prices.
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Crow's Nest Restaurant
2218 E Cliff Dr
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Bar, Restaurant. Great views! Especially in day time. Upstairs for locals and cheaper food (still decent). Below overpriced and pretty good food. Not excellent.. but the scenery is what you go for unless you go upstairs for the decent food at lower prices.
Great breakfast with stunning views. Parking a little bit challenging but not bad - may have to park and walk a bit. Good Decent food.
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Aldo's Harbor Restaurant
790 Mariner Park Way
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Great breakfast with stunning views. Parking a little bit challenging but not bad - may have to park and walk a bit. Good Decent food.
Pick up food and eat on the wharf as you hear the seals and sea-lions etc. barking underneath. Decent clam chowder.
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The Picnic Basket
125 Beach St
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Pick up food and eat on the wharf as you hear the seals and sea-lions etc. barking underneath. Decent clam chowder.

Essentials

Healthy organic food ala Whole Foods.
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New Leaf Community Markets
1101 Fair Ave
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Healthy organic food ala Whole Foods.
Typical Safeway.
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Safeway
2203 Mission St
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Typical Safeway.
Pharmacy and some essentials.
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CVS
1700 Mission St
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Pharmacy and some essentials.
Pharmacy. They are supposed to be 24 hours. Please call to verify.
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CVS
1700 Mission St
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Pharmacy. They are supposed to be 24 hours. Please call to verify.
Healthy whole foods! Organic!
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Whole Foods Market
911 Soquel Ave
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Healthy whole foods! Organic!

Drinks & Nightlife

Very close by. Enjoy a drink and then a short walk home. Also a n excellent menu for early breakfast, lunch and dinner. They have an attached cafe serving coffee and snacks as well. Right on the beach next to the pier entrance.
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Ideal Bar & Grill
106 Beach St
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Very close by. Enjoy a drink and then a short walk home. Also a n excellent menu for early breakfast, lunch and dinner. They have an attached cafe serving coffee and snacks as well. Right on the beach next to the pier entrance.
Also serves lunch and dinner. Very close by. Have a drink and then a short walk to your room. View of the ocean.
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Aquarius
175 W Cliff Dr
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Also serves lunch and dinner. Very close by. Have a drink and then a short walk to your room. View of the ocean.
Beer, Great food. Ask for Virginia as your server - She is awesome! Burgers are great.
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99 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall
110 Walnut Ave
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Beer, Great food. Ask for Virginia as your server - She is awesome! Burgers are great.
Wine - we have not been here ! :-)
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Vino Prima Wine Bar
55 Municipal Wharf
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Wine - we have not been here ! :-)
Wine food.
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Soif
105 Walnut Ave
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Wine food.
Sports bar : Good place to watch games!
KC's Sports Bar & Lounge
711 Pacific Ave
Sports bar : Good place to watch games!

Everything Else

Roller Coasters, Amusement arcade, Hot Dogs. By the beach. Enjoy!
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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Amusement Park
400 Beach St
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Roller Coasters, Amusement arcade, Hot Dogs. By the beach. Enjoy!
The Beach. Can get crowded. But close .. very close to us - five minute walk. Also close to food etc.
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Cowell Beach
Front St
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The Beach. Can get crowded. But close .. very close to us - five minute walk. Also close to food etc.
Beach: within driving distance at the end of West Cliff Drive.
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Natural Bridges State Beach
2531 W Cliff Dr
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Beach: within driving distance at the end of West Cliff Drive.
Relatively quieter beach. Fire pits at certain times of the year. Must be reserved way in advance by showing up early and staking a 'claim' over the pit by sitting around and shooing off everyone else who tries to grab the spot. :-)
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Twin Lakes Beach
995 Live Oak Avenue
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Relatively quieter beach. Fire pits at certain times of the year. Must be reserved way in advance by showing up early and staking a 'claim' over the pit by sitting around and shooing off everyone else who tries to grab the spot. :-)
Gas Station
Valero
Gas Station
Gas for your car
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Rotten Robbie
4200 Williams Rd
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Gas for your car
Modest museum. Art and History like it says :-) Quiet. Wonderful place to relax at the top floor outside.
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Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
705 Front St
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Modest museum. Art and History like it says :-) Quiet. Wonderful place to relax at the top floor outside.
Grocery store with healthy organic food. Ala Whole Foods.
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Staff of Life
1266 Soquel Ave
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Grocery store with healthy organic food. Ala Whole Foods.
Yogurt!
Yogurtland
2117 Mission St
Yogurt!
Hot tubs to rent and massages! Hot tubs are fairly affordable. Massages can be on the expensive side but the masseuses are very good generally!
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Tea House Spa
112 Elm St
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Hot tubs to rent and massages! Hot tubs are fairly affordable. Massages can be on the expensive side but the masseuses are very good generally!
Hot tubs to rent. Massages. Competes well with Tea House spa: see their description as well.
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Well Within Spa
417 Cedar St
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Hot tubs to rent. Massages. Competes well with Tea House spa: see their description as well.
Clothing optional inside. Hot tubs for rent privately. You can rent the use of the public hot tubs as well. Massages available. Decent and can be badly organized on bad days :-)
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Kiva Retreat
702 Water St
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Clothing optional inside. Hot tubs for rent privately. You can rent the use of the public hot tubs as well. Massages available. Decent and can be badly organized on bad days :-)
The University.
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University of California at Santa Cruz
Arboretum Road
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The University.

Sightseeing

Silly for some. Serious for others. Place has mysterious magnetic properties that has you see some crazy things occur in front of your eyes.
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The Mystery Spot
465 Mystery Spot Rd
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Silly for some. Serious for others. Place has mysterious magnetic properties that has you see some crazy things occur in front of your eyes.

Parks & Nature

Hiking, Walking.
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Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Campground
2591 Graham Hill Rd
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Hiking, Walking.

Entertainment & Activities

Theater: Shows, Entertainment.
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Civic Auditorium
307 Church St
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Theater: Shows, Entertainment.
Standard Popular Movie faire.
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Regal Santa Cruz 9
1405 Pacific Ave
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Standard Popular Movie faire.
Classy movies - foreign, artistic, classic good stuff for the intellect and artistic stimulation.
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Del Mar Theater
1124 Pacific Ave
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Classy movies - foreign, artistic, classic good stuff for the intellect and artistic stimulation.
Bowling! and Karoake!
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Boardwalk Bowl
115 Cliff St
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Bowling! and Karoake!
Great artsy movies - foreign, intellectually stimulating. etc.
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Landmark's Nickelodeon Theatre
210 Lincoln St
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Great artsy movies - foreign, intellectually stimulating. etc.
Super comfy chairs. Great movies.
Regal Cinemas Riverfront 2
155 River St S
Super comfy chairs. Great movies.
Great for the kid in you and the creative in your kids. Create your own ceramic masterpiece with simple to use paints and ideas from the friendly staff.
Petroglyph Ceramic Lounge
125 Walnut Ave
Great for the kid in you and the creative in your kids. Create your own ceramic masterpiece with simple to use paints and ideas from the friendly staff.