Santa Cruz, CA Restaurants

Start your day off right with our complimentary On The House™ hot breakfast - now featuring made-to-order waffles! Also including two daily hot entrees, such as sausage patties, eggs or French toast sticks. Also cereal, yogurt, bagels, muffins, mixed fruit, juice, milk, coffee, tea - or, if you’re in a big hurry, grab an On the Run Breakfast Bag™ at the front desk.

From seafood to steak, we have all kinds of great restaurants close by in Santa Cruz - here are some of our favorites. And if a really quick bite is what you want, there's a 24-hour Denny's right next door!

Hampton Inn Santa Cruz - Our Favorite Places to Eat!

American

Clouds Downtown 110 Church Street 429-2000

Hindquarter Bar/Grill 303 Soquel Ave 426-7770

Hollins House at Pasatiempo Golf Club 20 Clubhouse Road 459-9155

Shadowbrook 1750 Wharf Road, Capitola 475-1511

Chinese/Island

Island Grill/Tiki Room 221 Cathcart 426-4852

Little Shanghai 1010 Cedar 458-2460

King Chwan 415 Ocean Street 429-5898

Coffee

Lulu Carpenter’s 1545 Pacific Ave

Santa Cruz Coffee Co 1330 Pacific Ave

Dessert

Marianne’s Ice Cream 1020 Ocean St

Marini’s 1308 Pacific Ave

The Buttery 702 Soquel Ave 458-3020

Family Friendly

Jack’s Burgers 202 Lincoln

Pizza My Heart 1116 Pacific 426-2511

Santa Cruz Diner 909 Ocean Street 426-7151

Italian

Ristorante Italiano 555 Soquel Avenue 458-2321

Mexican

El Palomar 1336 Pacific Avenue 425-7575

Taqueria Vallarta 1101 Pacific Avenue 471-2655‎

Seafood

Crow’s Nest 2218 East Cliff Drive 476-4560
Gilbert’s 25 Municipal Wharf 423-5200

Riva’s 31 Municipal Wharf 429-1223

Stagnaro’s 59 Municipal Wharf 423-2180

And just for fun, here are some local specials:

Mondays:

· 99 Bottles Resturant and Pub – Your choice of any two sandwiches, burgers, or appetizers (mix and match) for only 14.99 starting at 5:00pm

Tuesdays:

· Acapulco - $2.00 Taco Tuesdays, 1/2 price appetizers and drink specials from 4pm to 6pm.

· Center Street Grill - Only $10 for an Angus burger and either wine, beer, well drink or soda.

· Fresh Prep Kitchens - Complete dinner TO GO for two - $10!
Hoffman's Bistro and Patisserie - Two for One Burgers

· Hula's Island Grill and Tiki Room - $3 Longboards and Kids eat free night!

· Kianti's Pizza & Pasta Bar - 1/2 price appetizers.

· Marini's Candies - $1 kids’ ice cream cone 1-4pm.

· Pacific Cookie Company - $1 off every 1/2 dozen cookies after 5pm.

· Pacific Thai - $1 off Thai Tea and $1-$2 all ‘Thai’ Titled Entrees

· Rosie McCann's - Kids eat free on Tuesdays!

· Saturn Café - Two Dollar Tuesday special menu items!

· Woodstocks –Free Wildebread or Cinnabread with purchase & live music

Wednesday

· Oswalds - Choose between 3 appetizers, 3 entrees, and 3 desserts — all for only $29*.

Call 831.423.7427 for reservations

· Center Street Grill, 1001 Center St - All pasta dishes & pizzas only $9.95!

Thursday

· Thursday night BBQ’s at the Crow’s Nest 5:00pm Eat on the Beach!

Hampton Inn Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz, CA
1505 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Tel: 831-457-8000 Fax: 831-457-8900
Email: SRUHH_hampton@hilton.com