Editor’s Note: This story is part of Good Times’ annual Santa Cruz Visitors Guide 2019. Read the full publication here. In the 21st century, one of the measures of any city’s dining scene is its food truck culture. But while the food truck scene in nearby Silicon Valley is one of the most innovative in…
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Dining Destination: Soquel Village
Most visitors to Santa Cruz flock to downtown when it comes time to eat out. But located just outside the most worn tourist paths, and a short trip inland from Capitola Village, lies another dining destination whose concentration of restaurants rivals downtown in their diversity and consistency of quality. On the strip of Soquel Drive…
Aptos’ Booka Delivers Something New
From the kitchen to your door—831 Sandwiches is the newest in gustatory convenience.
C Is for Cookie and Claret
Ever wonder how the cookie was invented?
Foodie File: Silver Spur
Linda Hopper dishes on how pancakes make her sleepy and why bacon is the new food group.
Hailing California Cabs at ‘Premier Cruz’ Event
Cookies, wines, and why New Leaf is so cutting edge.
Gold Awards 2013: Food & Drink – Reader’s Picks
This is where to find not only the best dishes in Santa Cruz County, but the best restaurants for romance, great views and more.
Letters to the Editor, Feb. 13-19
One reader dismisses concerns about public water, while another gets deep into the real reason for corked wine.
Mr. Toots’ Tasty Coffee, Big Cookies
Even on a chilly winter morning, the sunny balcony of Mr. Toots—overlooking the Capitola Beach and estuary—invites coffee lovers to linger, soak up some sun (assuming it isn’t raining, of course) and nurse that double latté for a while. Amazingly, when Lisa and I met for our monthly literary reconnoiter last week at the upstairs coffeehouse, Mr. Toots seemed exactly as I had left it. Church pews, couches, cafe tables and plenty of free wi-fi make Mr. Toots a pleasant place to park that laptop and surf the web.
Ambrosia’s Impressive Lunch Buffet
We’ve been fans of the plush and well-seasoned Indian cookery at Ambrosia India Bistro in Aptos since it opened. On the site of the former Bleu Spoon (and before that a locally beloved pancake house), Ambrosia offers a long list of tandoori classics, a wide range of naans and plenty of curries—vegan and vegetarian as well as lamb, chicken and beef.
