Guidebook for Pacifica
Food Scene
Stuckeys Sustainable
2500 Francisco BlvdAmazing fresh and freshly frozen seafood daily.
Best seafood restaurant around. Great location at the beach. Been here for decades. Cheesy decor, but it's really all about the food.
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Moonraker
105 Rockaway Beach AveBest seafood restaurant around. Great location at the beach. Been here for decades. Cheesy decor, but it's really all about the food.
Best breakfast in Pacifica, hands down. Fresh baked things, good coffee, nice folks. They do rotating art exhibits too. Live music sometimes.
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Salada Beach Cafe
220 Paloma AveBest breakfast in Pacifica, hands down. Fresh baked things, good coffee, nice folks. They do rotating art exhibits too. Live music sometimes.
Decent coffee shop. Just a few blocks from the house. Nothing fancy or special. Breakfasty options.
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Cafe Pacifica
1821 Palmetto AveDecent coffee shop. Just a few blocks from the house. Nothing fancy or special. Breakfasty options.
Tiny taqueria with almost all organic ingredients, gluten free, vegan/veg options, sweet owners, really yummy cheap food. No ambiance - get the food to go.
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The Green Enchilada
444 Manor PlazaTiny taqueria with almost all organic ingredients, gluten free, vegan/veg options, sweet owners, really yummy cheap food. No ambiance - get the food to go.
Shopping
Great smaller food market, locally owned, many organic offerings and some housewares too.
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Oceana Market
200 Eureka DrGreat smaller food market, locally owned, many organic offerings and some housewares too.
Safeway
12 Manor Plaza
Target
2675 Geary BlvdSightseeing
Quirky old building with a varied history. Tours should be scheduled in advance.
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Sam's Castle
900 Mirador TerraceQuirky old building with a varied history. Tours should be scheduled in advance.
Pescadero
Nice beach, small, quaint town
Always packed with fisherpeople (and you can be one of them b/c no license is required to fish here...ever!). Walk out to the end for views of whales breaching during their migration seasons.
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Pacifica Municipal Pier
2100 Beach Blvd Always packed with fisherpeople (and you can be one of them b/c no license is required to fish here...ever!). Walk out to the end for views of whales breaching during their migration seasons.
Parks & Nature
Linda Mar
Popular (often crowded) surfing beach
Great tide pools at low tide. Long stretch of beach. Usually sea lions around.
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Moss Beach
Great tide pools at low tide. Long stretch of beach. Usually sea lions around.
Iconic beach known for the annual big wave surf competition. In the winter waves here can get to between 25-60 feet. The best big wave pros have surfed here and some have died here.
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Mavericks Beach
Iconic beach known for the annual big wave surf competition. In the winter waves here can get to between 25-60 feet. The best big wave pros have surfed here and some have died here.
State park. Small beach with fishing and surfing opportunities.
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Montara Beach
Cabrillo HwyState park. Small beach with fishing and surfing opportunities.
Drinks & Nightlife
Fun local bar with live music on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays
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Winters Tavern
1522 Francisco BlvdFun local bar with live music on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays
Entertainment & Activities
Great little yoga studio with a handful of rooms and great teachers. Lots of classes to choose from.
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Ocean Yoga
90 Eureka DrGreat little yoga studio with a handful of rooms and great teachers. Lots of classes to choose from.
The local high school is only blocks away and offers seven gorgeous blue/green tennis courts and an aquatics center at the Jean Brink Pool - all open to the public. The pool is a 10 lane, 25 yard indoor pool that is open year round. The City of Pacifica, Parks Beaches & Recreation Department is the primary user of the pool and offers a wide array of aquatic programs for participants.
Oceana High School
401 Paloma AvenueThe local high school is only blocks away and offers seven gorgeous blue/green tennis courts and an aquatics center at the Jean Brink Pool - all open to the public. The pool is a 10 lane, 25 yard indoor pool that is open year round. The City of Pacifica, Parks Beaches & Recreation Department is the primary user of the pool and offers a wide array of aquatic programs for participants.