Guidebook for San Rafael
Essentials
This is no 7-11: it has nice produce, quality food and a good butcher, plus tasty prepared foods.
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Santa Venetia Market
71 San Pablo AveThis is no 7-11: it has nice produce, quality food and a good butcher, plus tasty prepared foods.
United States Postal Service
4083 24th StA few minutes walk from our house.
Food Scene
Coffee shop with a Mediterranean-leaning lunch menu. Comfortable place to hang out or absorb yourself in the wifi.
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Aroma Cafe
1122 4th StCoffee shop with a Mediterranean-leaning lunch menu. Comfortable place to hang out or absorb yourself in the wifi.
Puerto Rican cuisine; everything is tasty and the atmosphere is warm, communal and casual.
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Sol Food
903 Lincoln AvePuerto Rican cuisine; everything is tasty and the atmosphere is warm, communal and casual.
Bogie's Too
1335 4th StOur quirky neighborhood restaurant; breakfast and lunch; American cuisine.
Homey, family run, neighborhood Basque restaurant. Lunch and dinner.
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Le Chalet Basque Restaurant
405 N San Pedro RdHomey, family run, neighborhood Basque restaurant. Lunch and dinner.
Gaspare's Pizzeria Ristorante
200 Merrydale RdGood Italian food and bar; dinner.
Amazing food sold by friendly farmers and vendors.
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Thursday Marin Farmers' Market
5800 Ave of the FlagsAmazing food sold by friendly farmers and vendors.
Amazing food sold by friendly farmers and vendors.
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The Sunday Marin Farmers Market
3501 Civic Center DrAmazing food sold by friendly farmers and vendors.
Drinks & Nightlife
Bar, music venue and restaurant-- together or separately: the bar has additional seating away from the music, so that you can audit the music while talking with your companion(s). It's a great place.
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Fenix Restaurant and Bar
919 4th StBar, music venue and restaurant-- together or separately: the bar has additional seating away from the music, so that you can audit the music while talking with your companion(s). It's a great place.
Arts & Culture
Civic Center Library
3501 Civic Center DrA few minutes walk from our house, in the Marin Civic Center.
Entertainment & Activities
Art house, Art Deco inspired, independent repertory film theater.
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Smith Rafael Film Center
1118 4th StArt house, Art Deco inspired, independent repertory film theater.
Parks & Nature
The Civic Center features a huge man-made pond, inhabited by ducks, geese and other waterfowl, a lovely park, a pétanque court, a children's playground and the historic, Frank Lloyd Wright designed Civic Center.
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County of Marin
3501 Civic Center DrThe Civic Center features a huge man-made pond, inhabited by ducks, geese and other waterfowl, a lovely park, a pétanque court, a children's playground and the historic, Frank Lloyd Wright designed Civic Center.
On the other side of San Pedro Mountain, on the shore of San Pablo Bay. It includes a historic Chinese American shrimp-fishing village and a salt marsh. It has wonderful hiking and mountain biking trails, scenic views, and open spaces.
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China Camp State Park
101 Peacock Gap TrailOn the other side of San Pedro Mountain, on the shore of San Pablo Bay. It includes a historic Chinese American shrimp-fishing village and a salt marsh. It has wonderful hiking and mountain biking trails, scenic views, and open spaces.
Behind our neighborhood; trails lead to the ridge, which offers expansive views of forests & eagles.
San Pedro Mountain Open Space Preserve
Behind our neighborhood; trails lead to the ridge, which offers expansive views of forests & eagles.
Shopping
Copperfield's Books
1200 4th StBookstore and coffee shop.
A large shopping mall with a movie theater: shopatnorthgate.com. Two other, smaller malls are adjacent, which include a grocery store, restaurants, etc. Together, they feature most stores that you might need.
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Northgate
5800 Northgate DrA large shopping mall with a movie theater: shopatnorthgate.com. Two other, smaller malls are adjacent, which include a grocery store, restaurants, etc. Together, they feature most stores that you might need.