Guidebook for Ventura

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Guidebook for Ventura

Food Scene

We have loved this place since we found it several years ago. Great food, great alternatives food options, great vibe. Other great things: House-made cashew milk! Great vegan offerings for breakfast and lunch! Close to Surfer's Point, Patagonia, and the Fairgrounds. Outdoor seating area too.
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Harvest Cafe
175 S Ventura Ave
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We have loved this place since we found it several years ago. Great food, great alternatives food options, great vibe. Other great things: House-made cashew milk! Great vegan offerings for breakfast and lunch! Close to Surfer's Point, Patagonia, and the Fairgrounds. Outdoor seating area too.
Intelligentsia coffee + outstanding traditional French pastries + classical music + great people watching on Main Street. Located inside the original Ventura Post Office, the interior is original exposed brick with modern light-wood overlays.
Café du Suro
375 E Main St
Intelligentsia coffee + outstanding traditional French pastries + classical music + great people watching on Main Street. Located inside the original Ventura Post Office, the interior is original exposed brick with modern light-wood overlays.
Beautiful, homey setting for non-greasy comfort breakfast and lunch comfort foods. Everything is home made, delicious and healthy. ** Can be very busy on the weekends ** Close by the bungalow.
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Cafe Nouveau
1497 E Thompson Blvd
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Beautiful, homey setting for non-greasy comfort breakfast and lunch comfort foods. Everything is home made, delicious and healthy. ** Can be very busy on the weekends ** Close by the bungalow.
Fish tacos! And fish burritos! And other great Mexican food options- with a variety of tasty sauces. Not far from downtown. Great local spot.
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Spencer Makenzie's
806 E Thompson Blvd
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Fish tacos! And fish burritos! And other great Mexican food options- with a variety of tasty sauces. Not far from downtown. Great local spot.
If you are a fan of wine and romance, you will enjoy Barrel 33. Close by the bungalow.
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Barrel 33
1067 E Thompson Blvd
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If you are a fan of wine and romance, you will enjoy Barrel 33. Close by the bungalow.
Tacos and burritos on the Pier! Enjoy a beautiful afternoon or evening eating over the ocean. Sunset is an especially great time to be here. Fresh, creative, delicious.
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Beach House Tacos
668 E Harbor Blvd
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Tacos and burritos on the Pier! Enjoy a beautiful afternoon or evening eating over the ocean. Sunset is an especially great time to be here. Fresh, creative, delicious.
Paradise Pantry is our favorite date-night restaurant, hands-down. Right across the street from the SanBuenaventura Mission. If you are a foodie you will enjoy Paradise Pantry and they have a small market too, so you can take some paradise home with you.
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Paradise Pantry
222 E Main St
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Paradise Pantry is our favorite date-night restaurant, hands-down. Right across the street from the SanBuenaventura Mission. If you are a foodie you will enjoy Paradise Pantry and they have a small market too, so you can take some paradise home with you.
Stephen's is a restaurant + patio + market, with authentic, hearty Greek + Mediterranean food. Right around the corner from the bungalow. Great brunch, too.
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Stephen's Market and Grill
2632 E Main St
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Stephen's is a restaurant + patio + market, with authentic, hearty Greek + Mediterranean food. Right around the corner from the bungalow. Great brunch, too.
Walking distance to the bungalow! Classic breakfast standards.
Galloping Hen
305 S Borchard Dr
Walking distance to the bungalow! Classic breakfast standards.
Delicious thin crust pizza. Small space. Order at the counter + eat in or take out.
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Meridians
2417 E Harbor Blvd
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Delicious thin crust pizza. Small space. Order at the counter + eat in or take out.
HAPPY HOUR
Kibo Sushi
2695 East Thompson Boulevard
HAPPY HOUR
Centrally located, tasty Vietnamese sandwiches. You may wait a little while for your food to be ready- but it's worth it.
Banh-Mi Grill
Centrally located, tasty Vietnamese sandwiches. You may wait a little while for your food to be ready- but it's worth it.

Entertainment & Activities

right around the corner from the bungalow! lots of great drop-in class options
Grassroots Yoga
2280 E Main St
right around the corner from the bungalow! lots of great drop-in class options

Getting Around

Craving time at the beach but don't want to haul your stuff? Rent it all at Seaward Surf + Sport! They've got beach chairs, surfboards, boogie boards, fins, wetsuits, beach cruiser bikes, kayaks +++ AND they offer surfing lessons.
Seaward Surf & Sport
1082 S Seaward Ave
Craving time at the beach but don't want to haul your stuff? Rent it all at Seaward Surf + Sport! They've got beach chairs, surfboards, boogie boards, fins, wetsuits, beach cruiser bikes, kayaks +++ AND they offer surfing lessons.
Take the train to SB or LA from Ventura!
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Ventura Raceway
10 W Harbor Blvd
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Take the train to SB or LA from Ventura!
Great local bike shop- they really know their stuff.
Open Air Bicycles
Great local bike shop- they really know their stuff.

Essentials

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Vons
6040 Telegraph Rd
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Vons
6040 Telegraph Rd
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Enormous 24 hour grocery store!
WinCo Foods
4750 Telephone Rd
Enormous 24 hour grocery store!

Shopping

modern seaglass jewelry + fun accessories
Betty Belts | Ocean Room Gallery
12 N Fir St
modern seaglass jewelry + fun accessories
Salzer's Records
5777 Valentine Rd
Every Saturday! Fun, live music, food stalls, hand made crafts, and of course delicious local farm-fresh produce!
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Ventura Farmers' Market (Downtown)
East Main Street
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Every Saturday! Fun, live music, food stalls, hand made crafts, and of course delicious local farm-fresh produce!
Absolutely fantastic small independent bookstore. I can never go in here without finding about 5 books I can't help but buy. There is a reason they moved into a space twice the size of their original space after only 3 years.
Timbre Books
1910 East Main Street
Absolutely fantastic small independent bookstore. I can never go in here without finding about 5 books I can't help but buy. There is a reason they moved into a space twice the size of their original space after only 3 years.

Parks & Nature

Concrete shipwreck + playground at the beach + bbq pits + walkable jetties
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Marina Park
2950 Pierpont Blvd
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Concrete shipwreck + playground at the beach + bbq pits + walkable jetties
A couple of miles away. Great place to hike and look out over the city, the ocean and the entire Ventura County region.
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Arroyo Verde Park Trail
Arroyo Verde Park Trail
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A couple of miles away. Great place to hike and look out over the city, the ocean and the entire Ventura County region.

Arts & Culture

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Bell Arts Factory
432 N Ventura Ave
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Ventura County Museum of History & Art
100 E Main St
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Mission San Buenaventura
211 E Main St
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Terrific place to see a live concert. Bands seem to really enjoy playing there- and the crowds are good. Great variety of artists come through. And there's a Big Lebowski/Last Supper painting on the wall behind the sound mixer that is not to be missed.
Ventura Music Hall
Terrific place to see a live concert. Bands seem to really enjoy playing there- and the crowds are good. Great variety of artists come through. And there's a Big Lebowski/Last Supper painting on the wall behind the sound mixer that is not to be missed.