Guidebook for Morro Bay

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Guidebook for Morro Bay

Food Scene

Great little coffee shop within walking distance.
31 locals recommend
Top Dog Coffee Bar
857 Main St
31 locals recommend
Great little coffee shop within walking distance.
Great American breakfast joint, nice walk.
Carla's Diner
1147 Scott St
Great American breakfast joint, nice walk.
Great french Bakery, fresh bread, pastries, coffee,sandwiches, burgers, great breakfast and lunch. Try an egg sandwich on a fresh croissant or baguette.
27 locals recommend
La Parisienne
1140 Front St
27 locals recommend
Great french Bakery, fresh bread, pastries, coffee,sandwiches, burgers, great breakfast and lunch. Try an egg sandwich on a fresh croissant or baguette.
Yummy and a little different.
29 locals recommend
Frankie and Lola's Front Street Cafe
1154 Front St
29 locals recommend
Yummy and a little different.
Great fine dining and happy hour specials!
48 locals recommend
Windows On the Water
699 Embarcadero
48 locals recommend
Great fine dining and happy hour specials!
Great food, a local favorite! Super popular so make reservations.
46 locals recommend
The Galley Seafood Grill & Bar‎
899 Embarcadero
46 locals recommend
Great food, a local favorite! Super popular so make reservations.
If you want to take a break form the hustle and bustle on the Embarcadero, head to the back bay for a great lunch or dinner. Dinner is only Thur-Sun. Near Natural History Museum, kayak rentals, hikes
44 locals recommend
Bayside Cafe
10 State Park Rd
44 locals recommend
If you want to take a break form the hustle and bustle on the Embarcadero, head to the back bay for a great lunch or dinner. Dinner is only Thur-Sun. Near Natural History Museum, kayak rentals, hikes
Sit on the outdoor patio and enjoy some great local fish and oysters! After lunch, you can walk along the boardwalk towards the rock and see a few otters.
45 locals recommend
Tognazzini's Dockside Restaurant
1245 Embarcadero
45 locals recommend
Sit on the outdoor patio and enjoy some great local fish and oysters! After lunch, you can walk along the boardwalk towards the rock and see a few otters.
Great local fish market and restaurant.
21 locals recommend
Giovanni's Fish Market And Galley
1001 Front St
21 locals recommend
Great local fish market and restaurant.
Local favorite Mexican.
19 locals recommend
Taco De Mexico
980 Main St
19 locals recommend
Local favorite Mexican.
Yummy Mexican fusion. Very popular and very busy.
84 locals recommend
Taco Temple Morro Bay
2680 Main St
84 locals recommend
Yummy Mexican fusion. Very popular and very busy.
Right on the Bay, beautiful views, nice breakfast, lunch and dinner with a nice happy hour. Easy walk down Marina St to the Embarcadero.
21 locals recommend
Blue Sky Bistro
699 Embarcadero
21 locals recommend
Right on the Bay, beautiful views, nice breakfast, lunch and dinner with a nice happy hour. Easy walk down Marina St to the Embarcadero.
Little local pizza shop, local place to watch sports. Again, short walk!
12 locals recommend
Pizza Port
787 Main St
12 locals recommend
Little local pizza shop, local place to watch sports. Again, short walk!
A staple in Morro Bay. Good food, great views, easy walk from cottage!
55 locals recommend
Dorn's Breakers Cafe
801 Market Ave
55 locals recommend
A staple in Morro Bay. Good food, great views, easy walk from cottage!
Hand carved roast beef, bratwurst, and more, a local favorite.
18 locals recommend
Hofbrau der Albatross
901 Embarcadero
18 locals recommend
Hand carved roast beef, bratwurst, and more, a local favorite.
Great local Burgers and homemade chips!
10 locals recommend
Wee Shack
1698 Main St
10 locals recommend
Great local Burgers and homemade chips!
Yummy salt water taffy and candy shop!
Crills Salt Water Taffy
903 Embarcadero
Yummy salt water taffy and candy shop!
Short walk for Mexican food then down the block for a movie!
11 locals recommend
Mi Casa Restaurant
650 Morro Bay Blvd
11 locals recommend
Short walk for Mexican food then down the block for a movie!
Soft serve Ice Cream, banana splits, sundaes, burgers, fries, shakes. Not far from the Theater, easy walk.
Fosters Freeze
801 Piney Way
Soft serve Ice Cream, banana splits, sundaes, burgers, fries, shakes. Not far from the Theater, easy walk.
An old Morro Bay Staple. Great retro cafe, nice breakfast joint, family run, just a few blocks away!
7 locals recommend
Hungry Fisherman
399 Beach St
7 locals recommend
An old Morro Bay Staple. Great retro cafe, nice breakfast joint, family run, just a few blocks away!
Across from our little theater, great to grab a bite before a movie.
11 locals recommend
Thai Elephant Morro Bay
355 Morro Bay Blvd
11 locals recommend
Across from our little theater, great to grab a bite before a movie.
Great local Bar and Restaurant. The bar is small, but what a view. You can see the pier and surfers while you have a drink waiting for a table for a great dinner.
51 locals recommend
Schooners
171 N Ocean Ave
51 locals recommend
Great local Bar and Restaurant. The bar is small, but what a view. You can see the pier and surfers while you have a drink waiting for a table for a great dinner.
Great Vegan Restaurant featuring local organic produce, juices and smoothies.
48 locals recommend
Shine Cafe
415 Morro Bay Blvd
48 locals recommend
Great Vegan Restaurant featuring local organic produce, juices and smoothies.
The Grill Hut
850 Quintana Rd
Rock Espresso Bar
275 Morro Bay Blvd
Sun-N-Buns Bakery & Espresso Bar
830 Embarcadero

Shopping

A fantastic, local new and used book store with great gifts. Be sure to check out the garden and chapel in the back!
6 locals recommend
Garden Wedding Chapel
845 Main St
6 locals recommend
A fantastic, local new and used book store with great gifts. Be sure to check out the garden and chapel in the back!
Fun to look at their amazing collection of shells, it has been in Morro Bay forever! It's where I bought the cute shell night light in bathroom!
8 locals recommend
The Shell Shop, Inc.
590 Embarcadero
8 locals recommend
Fun to look at their amazing collection of shells, it has been in Morro Bay forever! It's where I bought the cute shell night light in bathroom!
Great women's clothing and more.
Poppy
911 Embarcadero
Great women's clothing and more.
Great collection of gifts and plants. A local favorite.
11 locals recommend
The Garden Gallery
680 Embarcadero
11 locals recommend
Great collection of gifts and plants. A local favorite.

Entertainment & Activities

Our awesome local theater only a short walk away.
31 locals recommend
Bay Theatre
464 Morro Bay Blvd
31 locals recommend
Our awesome local theater only a short walk away.
On the south end of the bay, laid back with a friendly staff. Have lunch next door at The Bayside Cafe after a kayak of the bay!
30 locals recommend
Kayak Shack
10 State Park Road
30 locals recommend
On the south end of the bay, laid back with a friendly staff. Have lunch next door at The Bayside Cafe after a kayak of the bay!
The company, service, equipment is all very nice and affordable.
10 locals recommend
Kayak Horizons
551 Embarcadero
10 locals recommend
The company, service, equipment is all very nice and affordable.
This course has the nickname of "Poor Man's Pebble Beach" and rightly so. The views of Morro Bay, the ocean and the sandspit are spectacular. Not unusual to see deer and wild turkey on the course.
47 locals recommend
Morro Bay Golf Course
201 State Park Rd
47 locals recommend
This course has the nickname of "Poor Man's Pebble Beach" and rightly so. The views of Morro Bay, the ocean and the sandspit are spectacular. Not unusual to see deer and wild turkey on the course.

Essentials

Grocery store for supplies.
104 locals recommend
Albertsons
189 Niblick Rd
104 locals recommend
Grocery store for supplies.
If you need the post office.
Morro Bay Post Office
898 Napa Ave
If you need the post office.
Local small town grocery store, fast and easy to get in and out of.
9 locals recommend
Cookie Crock Warehouse
490 Quintana Rd
9 locals recommend
Local small town grocery store, fast and easy to get in and out of.
Great little health food store with local, organic produce.
23 locals recommend
Sunshine Health Foods
415 Morro Bay Blvd
23 locals recommend
Great little health food store with local, organic produce.

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice pub with a great selection of beer and they play vinyl for your listing pleasure, with occasional live music.
40 locals recommend
The Libertine Pub
801 Embarcadero
40 locals recommend
Nice pub with a great selection of beer and they play vinyl for your listing pleasure, with occasional live music.
Great wine and beer selection, nice atmosphere and great Paninis.
35 locals recommend
STAX Wine Bar and Bistro
1099 Embarcadero
35 locals recommend
Great wine and beer selection, nice atmosphere and great Paninis.
Local watering hole within walking distance.
18 locals recommend
Legends At the Old Circle Inn
899 Main St
18 locals recommend
Local watering hole within walking distance.
Nightly live music, bar, within walking distance.
11 locals recommend
Otter Rock Cafe
885 Embarcadero
11 locals recommend
Nightly live music, bar, within walking distance.
Wonderful Wines, informative staff!
Chateau Margene
845 Embarcadero
Wonderful Wines, informative staff!
opening soon
53 locals recommend
The Siren Bar and Grill
900 Main St
53 locals recommend
opening soon
Nice spot for a glass of wine with occasional live music.
Morro Bay Wine Seller
601 Embarcadero
Nice spot for a glass of wine with occasional live music.

Parks & Nature

Beautiful hiking and scenery.
341 locals recommend
Montaña de Oro State Park
3550 Pecho Valley Rd
341 locals recommend
Beautiful hiking and scenery.
Great hike with a spectacular view! Take Main St to the Golf Course, stay to the left until you reach parking lot at top. Steep, but not difficult with amazing views!
18 locals recommend
Black Hill Lookout
Upper State Park Road
18 locals recommend
Great hike with a spectacular view! Take Main St to the Golf Course, stay to the left until you reach parking lot at top. Steep, but not difficult with amazing views!
Walk along the boardwalks for a quick and easy tour of the estuary from the marina parking lot in the State Park. Trail at end of parking lot. Rent a canoe or kayak to really see it up close!
Morro Bay Estuary
Walk along the boardwalks for a quick and easy tour of the estuary from the marina parking lot in the State Park. Trail at end of parking lot. Rent a canoe or kayak to really see it up close!
There's ample parking at the southern end of the beach at The Rock. You can walk for miles all the way to Cayucos.
24 locals recommend
Morro Strand State Beach
24 locals recommend
There's ample parking at the southern end of the beach at The Rock. You can walk for miles all the way to Cayucos.
Tidelands park is at the southern end of the Embarcadero. It has manicured lawns, beautiful benches, lovely picnic tables, and walkway with beautiful views of the bay. A wonderful play ground for kids
11 locals recommend
Tidelands Playground
301-351 Embarcadero
11 locals recommend
Tidelands park is at the southern end of the Embarcadero. It has manicured lawns, beautiful benches, lovely picnic tables, and walkway with beautiful views of the bay. A wonderful play ground for kids
This is a park that you just might miss, if you are not real observant. The sign for the turn is small and it looks like a turn into a residential area. Beautiful spot with shore made of oyster shells
Bayshore Bluffs Park
This is a park that you just might miss, if you are not real observant. The sign for the turn is small and it looks like a turn into a residential area. Beautiful spot with shore made of oyster shells
Explore this natural reserve and unique ecosystem on a series of boardwalk trails. It's a popular spot for birders. Look for rare reptiles, insects, mammals and plants including the unique Pygmy Oak.
45 locals recommend
Elfin Forest
17th Street
45 locals recommend
Explore this natural reserve and unique ecosystem on a series of boardwalk trails. It's a popular spot for birders. Look for rare reptiles, insects, mammals and plants including the unique Pygmy Oak.

Sightseeing

Morro Rock, the last in a chain of long-extinct volcanoes called the Nine Sisters and covers over 50 acres at its base and towers 576 feet above the entrance to Morro Bay. Trail at base on left side.
142 locals recommend
Morro Rock
Coleman Drive
142 locals recommend
Morro Rock, the last in a chain of long-extinct volcanoes called the Nine Sisters and covers over 50 acres at its base and towers 576 feet above the entrance to Morro Bay. Trail at base on left side.
Discover the lavish mansion and estate of William Randolph Hearst. Take a guided tour of the castle and its gorgeous gardens, and the Hearst Castle Theater. You might even see a real Zebra.
327 locals recommend
Hearst Castle
750 Hearst Castle Road
327 locals recommend
Discover the lavish mansion and estate of William Randolph Hearst. Take a guided tour of the castle and its gorgeous gardens, and the Hearst Castle Theater. You might even see a real Zebra.
Worth the beautiful drive up Hwy 1. See hundreds of elephant seals and their pups.
28 locals recommend
Friends Of The Elephant Seal Gift Shop
250 San Simeon Ave
28 locals recommend
Worth the beautiful drive up Hwy 1. See hundreds of elephant seals and their pups.