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information. The town also hosts a number of food festivals and events throughout the year that highlight everything from salsa to wine to clam chowder. And talk about fresh: you’ll find restaurants with their own gardens, where chefs step outside and pick what they need. All types of seafood–sand dabs, albacore, salmon, ling cod, oysters, Dungeness crab – come from the Monterey Bay, ending up in a myriad of menu choices. Is a romantic dinner on your agenda? Santa Cruz’s restaurants are ready, with linen-clad, candlelit dining rooms, knowledgeable, attentive service and unparalleled ambience flavored with the area’s natural beauty and abundance. You’ll find legendary restaurants with postcard-perfect ocean views, intimate European-style bistros featuring daily specials fresh from local farmer’s markets, and classic surf-and-turf served amidst dark wood and hushed lighting. On the Santa Cruz Wharf, where sea lions bark and seagulls circle overhead, a handful of delightful restaurants offer the freshest-ofthe-fresh seafood, along with unparalleled views of the sunset from windows on all sides. Nearby towns like Capitola Village, Soquel and Aptos are all home to fabulous chefs whose restaurants offer signature dishes that make each a destination spot. A bit of advice: don’t skip dessert. From world-famous salt water taffy, locally made ice cream and internationally known gourmet chocolates, to made-from-scratch pastries featuring locally grown apples, kiwis, strawberries and ollalieberries, the end of your meal will be as exciting as the beginning.
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t’s said that in Santa Cruz, restaurants and coffee shops outnumber residents, and although that may be an exaggeration, it’s true that the city prides itself on its food. You’ll find your every dining experience to be top-notch, with an integrity of ingredients, technique and flavors not matched in many places. The California lifestyle includes a blessed abundance of fresh seafood and organic ingredients, and our coterie of talented chefs rivals that of any bigger city. Eateries range from big, bold and fancy 5-star restaurants to cozy, owner-operated establishments. You can enjoy an amazing ocean view and sunset, chic urban ambience or a laid-back local’s favorite; you’ll discover restaurants with a private cable car, haunted resi [? ?[?H ?[??[??[?[??[?? ?Z] ?Y????[?H?^?\?[?]?X?^ ?]?Y?[??K ?? ?]ZK?H[??[?[?[?X[??[ H ??[??\???[?N???[?? ][X[?[?YY]\??[?X[??Y^X?[?[???^?[X[???\[?\?H???H?\?\?[? ?\?H[? ???\??K?[Z[X\?[Y\?X?[???Y????? \?X[ H ?][???[?X? ?\? ?^ ?[?? [?\?Y[?H? [??\?[?Y ?[? \?H[?] ?[???? ?[??? [??]?Z] H?[?[Z[?YY ?[? \?\???\? H^H?H^ ?[??H?]??ZY?????[? ?? [??] H??[???YH ????[?\? ?\??? ?[?????Z] ?[??YH[?H??\? X?Z?Y]Y??[?? ??KY?Z[? ???N? [?]\?[???H H ?[??] ?]H ?[?? H?XX?????Y?HH?\?????[?\???^H[?\ ]^?\?? ]ZY? [?? YH?\?K\?[??Y ?[[???[ H??Y?Y]\? ???\???X?H\?X???\????H?X\??H?\? ??[K H\?X???H?\][? H ?? ?[??] ?Y[? [??? [?? ?[??H???HH ?\?H???[? ?X\?\?\????H H ?XKHX\? H ?[? ?X? [YY? ?]?[?\?X???[ H ?? X?Y[??YY[? ?XYH?\?\?[???XY ?]?\? ]?[??[?? ^??K??\????HH ??? Y?\?Y?[???[?\??][?[?Z\?[?\????H HX?Y?X??[H\?H ? [\? ?? ?]ZK?\[?\?H[?[?X[? ?\?]\?[? ???\?[???Y??] ?\? ?[\??[Y[?H? [????XZ?\?[???[??\?H ? [\? \?[Y\?\?K[???^?H[??[???\?H?\? ?[? ? ??[?? ?? [??[?X][??][?H?[X?\????[? ?? ??]?? ][??\?H H??K[?]8?&\?^ X?Y ] [?x?&[ Z?H [?\? [YH[?[???H [?\?YX[]HZ\?\?[ H X?H
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