Guidebook for Occidental

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Guidebook for Occidental

Food Scene

Open Fri - Mon. Fresh breads warm out of oven, fougasse, scones, famous sticky buns. Coffee. Beautiful gardens.
176 locals recommend
Wild Flour Bread
140 Bohemian Hwy
176 locals recommend
Open Fri - Mon. Fresh breads warm out of oven, fougasse, scones, famous sticky buns. Coffee. Beautiful gardens.
Amazing pizza, homemade breadsticks, good Italian food — the real deal. Pianist on weekends. Patio in summer.
35 locals recommend
Union Hotel Restaurant & Cafe
3731 Main St
35 locals recommend
Amazing pizza, homemade breadsticks, good Italian food — the real deal. Pianist on weekends. Patio in summer.
Great breakfast/brunch/lunch. Gluten-free Belgian waffles. Outdoor seating. The happening place.
91 locals recommend
Howard Station Cafe
3611 Bohemian Hwy
91 locals recommend
Great breakfast/brunch/lunch. Gluten-free Belgian waffles. Outdoor seating. The happening place.
Sweet spot for lattes and all the rest. Wifi.
Colleen's Coffee Shop
17175 Bodega Hwy
Sweet spot for lattes and all the rest. Wifi.
Ocean views to die for, live music Thursday nights.
46 locals recommend
Bluewater Bistro
21301 Heron Dr
46 locals recommend
Ocean views to die for, live music Thursday nights.
Local seafood, bay views. Dine-in restaurant or take-out. Outdoor tables - lunch with the seagulls.
31 locals recommend
The Tides Wharf & Restaurant
835 Bay Hwy
31 locals recommend
Local seafood, bay views. Dine-in restaurant or take-out. Outdoor tables - lunch with the seagulls.
Outrageous place for a sunset drink and/or a nice dinner with ocean views.
105 locals recommend
River's End Restaurant & Inn
11048 CA-1
105 locals recommend
Outrageous place for a sunset drink and/or a nice dinner with ocean views.
Tasty Indian food, where the Russian River meets the sea. Indoor/outdoor seating.
Sizzling Tandoor
9960 CA-1
Tasty Indian food, where the Russian River meets the sea. Indoor/outdoor seating.
Just 20 minutes south ... Great barbecued oysters with different sauces, homemade clam chowder and more with tables on Tomales Bay.
67 locals recommend
The Marshall Store
19225 CA-1
67 locals recommend
Just 20 minutes south ... Great barbecued oysters with different sauces, homemade clam chowder and more with tables on Tomales Bay.
Seafood and views, but the highlight is the pier with seats at the tip of it. You're out in the bay and the sunsets...wow. Bring champagne.
103 locals recommend
Nick's Cove
23240 CA-1
103 locals recommend
Seafood and views, but the highlight is the pier with seats at the tip of it. You're out in the bay and the sunsets...wow. Bring champagne.

Everything Else

Sip tea in the peaceful Japanese tea garden, then submerge in a private spa room before the blanket wrap.
118 locals recommend
Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary
209 Bohemian Hwy
118 locals recommend
Sip tea in the peaceful Japanese tea garden, then submerge in a private spa room before the blanket wrap.
Organic gardens, seasonal plant sales, educational events.
10 locals recommend
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
15290 Coleman Valley Rd
10 locals recommend
Organic gardens, seasonal plant sales, educational events.
Fantastic restaurant for breakfast, lunch. Gluten-free crepes and other excellent offerings.
15 locals recommend
Jenner Inn
10400 CA-1
15 locals recommend
Fantastic restaurant for breakfast, lunch. Gluten-free crepes and other excellent offerings.

Sightseeing

Cliffside trails with views up and down the coastline, whale-watching in season, easy beach access, free parking, bathrooms.
72 locals recommend
Bodega Head
72 locals recommend
Cliffside trails with views up and down the coastline, whale-watching in season, easy beach access, free parking, bathrooms.
Historic town (notable as Hitchcock’s filming location for "The Birds"). Art galleries and antique shops, including The Wooden Duck, with 17th- and 18th-century antiques.
60 locals recommend
Bodega
60 locals recommend
Historic town (notable as Hitchcock’s filming location for "The Birds"). Art galleries and antique shops, including The Wooden Duck, with 17th- and 18th-century antiques.

Shopping

Fun, colorful wind spinners of all kinds, nostalgic toys, salt water taffy.
16 locals recommend
Second Wind
Eastshore Road
16 locals recommend
Fun, colorful wind spinners of all kinds, nostalgic toys, salt water taffy.

Essentials

Organic produce, sandwich bar, a cross-over "health food" grocery store.
27 locals recommend
Bohemian Market
3691 Main St
27 locals recommend
Organic produce, sandwich bar, a cross-over "health food" grocery store.
Fruits, flowers, veggies, cold case -- everything you might need, in a country style market. Latte - coffee shop outside.
6 locals recommend
Bill's Farm Basket
10315 Bodega Hwy
6 locals recommend
Fruits, flowers, veggies, cold case -- everything you might need, in a country style market. Latte - coffee shop outside.