Guidebook for Half Moon Bay
Food Scene
They serve breakfast, lunch & dinner. Fresh seafood at the harbor!
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Ketch Joanne Restaurant & Harbor Bar
17 Johnson PierThey serve breakfast, lunch & dinner. Fresh seafood at the harbor!
You can sit outside and order from the patio bar if you don't want to wait for a table. Inside has pricy dining, but the food is delicious! The view is fantastic! Or just buy a quart of clam chowder in the store at the front of the restaurant & bring it back to your private room, where you can heat it up in the microwave. No need for crowds or waiting for a table! This is a great place to ride your bike to, but don't forget your wallet.
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Sam's Chowder House
4210 CA-1You can sit outside and order from the patio bar if you don't want to wait for a table. Inside has pricy dining, but the food is delicious! The view is fantastic! Or just buy a quart of clam chowder in the store at the front of the restaurant & bring it back to your private room, where you can heat it up in the microwave. No need for crowds or waiting for a table! This is a great place to ride your bike to, but don't forget your wallet.
Deli style sandwiches, they bake their own bread daily. The molasses bread is my favorite! All kinds of sandwiches, sometimes live music outside. The pastrami & Swiss is oh so yummy!
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San Benito Ale House
356 Main StDeli style sandwiches, they bake their own bread daily. The molasses bread is my favorite! All kinds of sandwiches, sometimes live music outside. The pastrami & Swiss is oh so yummy!
Pizza here is budget friendly & the other food is great too! The outside courtyard is really nice. Italian food.
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It's Italia
401 Main StPizza here is budget friendly & the other food is great too! The outside courtyard is really nice. Italian food.
Fancy restaurant with an ocean view, very close to the cottage.
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Miramar Beach Restaurant
131 Mirada RdFancy restaurant with an ocean view, very close to the cottage.
Drinks & Nightlife
They have casual dining outside & fancy dining inside. Live music & dancing weekends! Fire pits outside with view of the harbor & ocean.
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Half Moon Bay Brewing Company
390 Capistrano RdThey have casual dining outside & fancy dining inside. Live music & dancing weekends! Fire pits outside with view of the harbor & ocean.
Pool tables, food served until 9 pm, local scene, live music on weekends, dancing, bar.
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Old Princeton Landing Public House & Grill
460 Capistrano RdPool tables, food served until 9 pm, local scene, live music on weekends, dancing, bar.
Hop Dogma Brewing Co.
270 Capistrano RdLocation moved to the harbor.
Sightseeing
This is less than 10 minutes drive from house. There is a secret beach below the lighthouse.
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HI Point Montara Lighthouse Hostel
8800 Cabrillo HwyThis is less than 10 minutes drive from house. There is a secret beach below the lighthouse.
There is also a secret beach below the lighthouse. Park in lot and walk down to lighthouse. There is handicap parking at bottom near lighthouse. Walk down the cliffs to the secret beach.
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HI Point Montara Lighthouse Hostel
8800 Cabrillo HwyThere is also a secret beach below the lighthouse. Park in lot and walk down to lighthouse. There is handicap parking at bottom near lighthouse. Walk down the cliffs to the secret beach.
Parks & Nature
You can ride your bike right along the beach & ocean cliffs. In the morning there is fog lifting from the ground. See beautiful wild flowers & smell the ocean! Bikes are for rent in Half Moon Bay. The trail starts just 2 blocks from the cottage.
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Coastal Trail
You can ride your bike right along the beach & ocean cliffs. In the morning there is fog lifting from the ground. See beautiful wild flowers & smell the ocean! Bikes are for rent in Half Moon Bay. The trail starts just 2 blocks from the cottage.
The trails start at the end of our street! You can hike just a 1/2 mile loop that starts at one end of the street and ends up at the park just a block away, or go all the way to Montara Mountain several miles away. See the ocean & harbor views from lookout point up in the hills.
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Quarry Park
The trails start at the end of our street! You can hike just a 1/2 mile loop that starts at one end of the street and ends up at the park just a block away, or go all the way to Montara Mountain several miles away. See the ocean & harbor views from lookout point up in the hills.
Since the shifting of sand last year, this beach is no longer easy to get onto. There are a couple of other Miramar beaches which are easier to walk onto located just south of the bridge and South of Miramar restaurant. You can park in the neighborhood during the day and walk down the coastal trail to the beach trail. Santa Rosa is a good street to park on.
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Miramar Beach
Since the shifting of sand last year, this beach is no longer easy to get onto. There are a couple of other Miramar beaches which are easier to walk onto located just south of the bridge and South of Miramar restaurant. You can park in the neighborhood during the day and walk down the coastal trail to the beach trail. Santa Rosa is a good street to park on.
You can walk on the reefs at low tide and view sealife in the tidepools. Closed due to Covid 19.
Moss Beach Park
You can walk on the reefs at low tide and view sealife in the tidepools. Closed due to Covid 19.
Francis Beach
There is campground on the beach. Paid parking at around $10
This beach is so nice, I love the coarse sand here! There is a lot of steps down to the beach so not good for disabled folks. But, I have brought my mom here and she was content to sit in the car at the top of the cliff and watch/listen to the waves. The waves get big here, so not a good place for swimming. But it's a great place to walk on the beach if you want a pretty good workout.
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Montara Beach
Cabrillo HwyThis beach is so nice, I love the coarse sand here! There is a lot of steps down to the beach so not good for disabled folks. But, I have brought my mom here and she was content to sit in the car at the top of the cliff and watch/listen to the waves. The waves get big here, so not a good place for swimming. But it's a great place to walk on the beach if you want a pretty good workout.
You can walk on the trail and get a great view of Half Moon Bay out past the pier.
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Mavericks Beach
You can walk on the trail and get a great view of Half Moon Bay out past the pier.
Above Gray Whale Cove. Park in the lot on HWY 1. Ascend up the mountain to the South. Easy trail, panoramic views!
Gray Whale Cove Trail
Gray Whale Cove TrailAbove Gray Whale Cove. Park in the lot on HWY 1. Ascend up the mountain to the South. Easy trail, panoramic views!
Shopping
This is a quaint hometown Main Street USA, where you will find many little gift shops, restaurants & where the center of all our festivals happen, such as Pumpkin Festival & Night of Lights.
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Main Street
Main StreetThis is a quaint hometown Main Street USA, where you will find many little gift shops, restaurants & where the center of all our festivals happen, such as Pumpkin Festival & Night of Lights.
Essentials
This store is chock full of organic foods and products. You will be impressed!
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New Leaf Community Markets
150 San Mateo RdThis store is chock full of organic foods and products. You will be impressed!
Getting Around
International Airport about 1/2 hour drive away.
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San Francisco International Airport
International Airport about 1/2 hour drive away.
HMB Board Shop
3032 N Cabrillo HwyThis surf shop rents bicycles & wetsuits & surf boards.