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Best Beer-on-Tap Selection
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Best Bread
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Best Burrito
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Best Butcher Shop
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Best California Cuisine
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Best Chinese Restaurant
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Best Coffeehouse
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Best Deli
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Best French Fries
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Best Grocery Store
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Best Healthy Menu
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Best Ice Cream/Yogurt
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Best Inexpensive Restaurant
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Best Innovative Menu
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Best Italian
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Best Late-Night Eatery
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Best Local Wine
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Best Local Wines Tasting Room
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Best Lunch Under $5
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Best Mexican
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Best Microbrewery
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Best Muffins
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Best Natural Foods Store
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Best Neighborhood Market
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Best New Restaurant
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Best Outdoor Dining
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Best Pizza
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Best Place to Splurge
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Best Restaurant Desserts
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Best Restaurant in Santa Cruz County
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Food and Drink
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Gayle's Bakery and Rosticceria
504 Bay Ave., Capitola
462-1200
Kelly's French Pastry
1547 Pacific Ave., SC
423-9059
7486 Soquel Drive, Aptos
662-2911
The Buttery
702 Soquel Ave., SC
458-3020
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Cole's
8059 Aptos St., Aptos
662-1721
2590 Portola Drive, SC
476-4424
Hindquarter Bar & Grille
303 Soquel Ave., SC
426-7770
Little Lou's
1415 41st Ave., Capitola
479-7427
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Zachary's Restaurant
819 Pacific Ave., SC
427-0646
Linda's Seabreeze Cafe
542 Seabright Ave., SC
427-9713
Walnut Avenue Cafe
106 Walnut Ave., SC
457-2307
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Chaminade
1 Chaminade Lane, SC
475-5600
Walnut Avenue Cafe
106 Walnut Ave., SC
457-2307
Zachary's Restaurant
819 Pacific Ave., SC
427-0646
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99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall Beer Pub
104 Walnut Ave., SC
459-9999
Santa Cruz Brewing Company/Front St. Pub
516 Front St., SC
429-8838
Seabright Brewery
519 Seabright Ave., SC
426-2739
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Alfaro's Cafe and Bakery
920 Pacific Ave., SC
426-9240
Kelly's French Pastry
1547 Pacific Ave., SC
423-9059
7486 Soquel Drive, Aptos
662-2911
Gayle's Bakery and Rosticceria
504 Bay Ave., Capitola
462-1200
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Zachary's Restaurant
819 Pacific Ave., SC
427-0646
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Carpo's
2400 Porter St., Soquel
476-6260
Jack's Hamburgers
202 Lincoln St., SC
423-4421
Front St. Pub
516 Front St., SC
429-8838
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Taqueria Vallarta
608 Soquel Ave., SC
457-8226
893 41st Ave., SC
464-7022
Costa Brava
505 Seabright Ave., SC
423-8190
Jalapeños Taqueria
206 Laurel St., SC
457-0159
1201 Soquel Ave., SC
466-9739
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Shopper's Corner
622 Soquel Ave., SC
423-1696
Deluxe Foods of Aptos
783 Rio Del Mar, Aptos
688-7442
Corralitos Market and Sausage Co.
569 Corralitos Rd., Watsonville
722-2633
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Cafe Cruz
2621 41st Ave., SC
476-3801
Oswald
1547 C Pacific Ave., SC
423-7427
Clouds
110 Church St., SC
429-2000
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O'mei Sichuan Chinese Restaurant
2316 Mission St., SC
425-8458
Golden Buddha
4610 Soquel Drive, Soquel
479-0788
King Schwan
415 Ocean St., SC
429-5898
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Jahva House
120 Union St., SC
459-9876
Caffé Pergolesi
418 Cedar St., SC
426-1775
Espresso Royale Caffe
1545 Pacific Ave., SC
429-9804
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Zoccoli's Delicatessen
1534 Pacific Ave., SC
423-1711
Erik's DeliCafe
712 Front St., SC
425-5353
1664 Soquel Ave., SC
458-1414
102 Rancho del Mar Shopping Center, Aptos
688-5656
1601 41st Ave., Capitola
475-4646
Mike's Deli Cafe
1222 Soquel Ave., SC
425-2328
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McDonald's
Many locations
Carpo's
2400 Porter St., Soquel
476-6260
Front St. Pub
516 Front St., SC
429-8838
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Shopper's Corner
622 Soquel Ave., SC
New Leaf Community Market
2351 Mission St., SC
426-1299
1134 Pacific Ave., SC
425-1793
1210 41st Ave., Capitola
479-7113
6240 Hwy 9, Felton
335-7322
Safeway
Many locations
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Dharma's Restaurant
4250 Capitola Rd., Capitola
462-1717
Cafe del Sol
1315 Water St., SC
423-8041
Fresh Choice
3555 Clares St., Capitola
479-9873
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Double Rainbow
1123 Pacific Ave., SC
423-3231
Polar Bear Ice Cream
1224 Soquel Ave., SC
425-5188
Marianne's Ice Cream
1020 Ocean St., SC
458-1447
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Asian Rose Cafe
1547 Pacific Ave., SC
458-3023
Carpo's
2400 Porter St., Soquel
476-6260
Taqueria Vallarta
608 Soquel Ave., SC
457-8226
893 41st Ave., SC
464-7022
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Pearl Alley Bistro & Wine Bar
110 Pearl Alley, SC
429-8070
Oswald
1547 C Pacific Ave., SC
423-7427
India Joze
1001 Center St., SC
427-3554
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Ristorante Avanti
1711 Mission St., SC
427-0135
Ristorante Italiano
555 Soquel Ave., SC
458-2321
Ciao Bella
9217 Hwy 9, Ben Lomond
336-9221
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The Crepe Place
1134 Soquel Drive, SC
429-6994
So Say We
418 Front St., SC
454-9547
Saturn Cafe
1230 Mission St., SC
429-8505
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Bonny Doon Vineyard
10 Pine Flat Road, SC
425-3625
Bargetto Winery
3535 N. Main St., Soquel
475-2258
Trout Gulch Vineyards
3875 Trout Gulch Rd., Aptos
688-4380
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Bargetto Winery
3535 N. Main St., Soquel
475-2258
Bonny Doon Vineyard
10 Pine Flat Road, SC
425-3625
Storrs Winery
303 Potrero, SC
458-5030
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Taqueria Vallarta
608 Soquel Ave., SC
457-8226
893 41st Ave., SC
464-7022
Asian Rose Cafe
1547 Pacific Ave., SC
458-3023
The Bagelry
320 Cedar St., SC
429-8049
1636 Seabright Ave., SC
425-8550
4763 Soquel Ave., Soquel
462-9888
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El Palomar
1336 Pacific Ave. SC
425-7575
Taqueria Vallarta
608 Soquel Ave., SC
457-8226
893 41st Ave., SC
464-7022
Rosa's Rosticceria
493 Lake Ave., SC
479-3536
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Santa Cruz Brewing Company/Front St. Pub
516 Front St., SC
429-8838
Seabright Brewery
519 Seabright Ave., SC
426-2739
Boulder Creek Brewery
13040 Hwy. 9, Boulder Creek
338-7882
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Rebecca's Mighty Muffins Inc.
514 Front St., SC
429-1940
Emily's Good Things to Eat
1129 Mission St., SC
429-9866
Kelly's French Pastry
1547 Pacific Ave., SC
423-9059
7486 Soquel Drive, Aptos
662-2911
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New Leaf Community Market
2351 Mission St., SC
426-1299
1134 Pacific Ave., SC
425-1793
1210 41st Ave., Capitola
479-7113
6240 Hwy 9, Felton
335-7322
Staff of Life
1305 Water St., SC
423-8632
Stapleton's
415 River St., SC
425-5888
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Shopper's Corner
622 Soquel Ave., SC
New Leaf Community Market
2351 Mission St., SC
426-1299
1134 Pacific Ave., SC
425-1793
1210 41st Ave., Capitola
479-7113
6240 Hwy 9, Felton
335-7322
Day's Market Liquors & Deli
526 Seabright Ave., SC
423-4289
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Star Bene
2-1245 E. Cliff Dr., SC
479-4307
Aldo's
841 Almar Ave., SC
429-9982
Mike's Deli Cafe
1222 Soquel Ave., SC
425-2328
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The Crepe Place
1134 Soquel Drive, SC
429-6994
Crow's Nest
Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor, SC
476-4560
Ristorante Italiano
555 Soquel Ave., SC
458-2321
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Pizza My Heart
1116 Pacific Ave., SC
426-2511
209 Esplanade, Capitola
475-5714
5401 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley
439-0880
Tony & Alba's Pizza
817 Soquel Ave., SC
425-8669
1501 41st Ave., Capitola
475-4450
226 Mt. Hermon Road, Scotts Valley
439-9999
Upper Crust
2415 Mission St., SC
423-9010
2501 Soquel Dr., SC
476-2333
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Shadowbrook Restaurant
1750 Wharf St., Capitola
475-1511
Bittersweet Bistro
783 Rio del Mar Blvd., Aptos
662-9799
Oswald
1547 C Pacific Ave., SC
423-7427
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Bittersweet Bistro
783 Rio del Mar Blvd., Aptos
662-9799
India Joze Restaurant & Bakery
1001 Center St., SC
427-3554
Oswald
1547 C Pacific Ave., SC
423-7427
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Shadowbrook Restaurant
1750 Wharf St., Capitola
475-1511
Thai House
353 Soquel Ave., SC
458-3546