Guidebook for San Anselmo
Food Scene
Great bar with margaritas, delicious food, and interesting decor, includes a fireplace. Santana often sited there while dining. Tell the owner, Patrick, I sent you. I taught his wife in RN school.
44 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Marinitas
218 Sir Francis Drake BlvdGreat bar with margaritas, delicious food, and interesting decor, includes a fireplace. Santana often sited there while dining. Tell the owner, Patrick, I sent you. I taught his wife in RN school.
Since 1996, Insalata’s has brought the warm spirit of the Mediterranean to Marin. Oprah loved this place! Marinitas is owned by the same person and they offer cookbooks for sale.
46 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Insalata's
120 Sir Francis Drake BlvdSince 1996, Insalata’s has brought the warm spirit of the Mediterranean to Marin. Oprah loved this place! Marinitas is owned by the same person and they offer cookbooks for sale.
Landmark restaurant and take out, people come from all over for the Chinese Chicken salad and chicken okasan. When I have parties, I cater from Comforts!
53 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Comforts
335 San Anselmo AveLandmark restaurant and take out, people come from all over for the Chinese Chicken salad and chicken okasan. When I have parties, I cater from Comforts!
Ethnic dishes next to a fire pit in the center of the restaurant, is lovely anytime. Live music during the night. Gratis, they offer gummi bears and animal cookies, for dessert.
59 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Sorella Caffe
107 Bolinas RdEthnic dishes next to a fire pit in the center of the restaurant, is lovely anytime. Live music during the night. Gratis, they offer gummi bears and animal cookies, for dessert.
My Dad from LA says this is his favorite Italian restaurant, great veal and nice choice of wines.
29 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Fradelizio's Ristorante
35 BroadwayMy Dad from LA says this is his favorite Italian restaurant, great veal and nice choice of wines.
Little hole in the wall, but the service is impeccable, the sushi is delicious. When really decadent, I order $69 worth of sushi and walk to Mariniitas for dessert.
12 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Sushi 69
69 Center BlvdLittle hole in the wall, but the service is impeccable, the sushi is delicious. When really decadent, I order $69 worth of sushi and walk to Mariniitas for dessert.
Across from the College of Marin, this place has great breakfast and overall healthy food, like a spinach salad.
28 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Half Day Cafe
848 College AveAcross from the College of Marin, this place has great breakfast and overall healthy food, like a spinach salad.
Next to the famous, upper end, Woodlands Market, the Woodlands Cafe is a landmark restaurant, where Sean Penn has been sited, when he lived in SA.
12 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Woodlands Cafe
799 College AveNext to the famous, upper end, Woodlands Market, the Woodlands Cafe is a landmark restaurant, where Sean Penn has been sited, when he lived in SA.
Great diner food, especially for breakfast, fun decor.
18 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Theresa & Johnny's Comfort Food
817 4th StGreat diner food, especially for breakfast, fun decor.
Fabulous breakfast on Sundays, including fresh fish in a wooded environment with outside and inside dining.
22 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Two Bird Café
625 San Geronimo Valley DrFabulous breakfast on Sundays, including fresh fish in a wooded environment with outside and inside dining.
Occupying an imposing lime green building in downtown San Rafael, Sol Food is bright, plant filled space with communal tables and Puerto Rican classics. Serves no alcohol but the limeaide is delicious
226 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Sol Food
903 Lincoln AveOccupying an imposing lime green building in downtown San Rafael, Sol Food is bright, plant filled space with communal tables and Puerto Rican classics. Serves no alcohol but the limeaide is delicious
Walking distance, across the street from the Good Earth, maybe not authentic but offers great "eats" at reasonable prices, indoor and outdoor seating.
37 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Avatar's Punjabi Burritos
15 Madrona StWalking distance, across the street from the Good Earth, maybe not authentic but offers great "eats" at reasonable prices, indoor and outdoor seating.
New restaurant, good bar and outdoor seating, walking distance from studio
17 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Pizzalina
914 Sir Francis Drake BlvdNew restaurant, good bar and outdoor seating, walking distance from studio
M.H.Bread and Butter
101 San Anselmo AveFresh baked goods, including delicious croissants.
Phil Lesh from the Grateful Dead owns this music space, restaurant and bar on the waterfront overlooking the Richardson bay. Has an exceptional list of Northern California draft beers and happy hour.
98 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Terrapin Crossroads
100 Yacht Club DrPhil Lesh from the Grateful Dead owns this music space, restaurant and bar on the waterfront overlooking the Richardson bay. Has an exceptional list of Northern California draft beers and happy hour.
Serves a decadent Dungeness crab roll, among many other worthy offerings, at picnic tables overlooking the water. Then walk the waterfront for a glimpse of Sausalitos eclectic houseboats.
126 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Fish.
350 Harbor DrServes a decadent Dungeness crab roll, among many other worthy offerings, at picnic tables overlooking the water. Then walk the waterfront for a glimpse of Sausalitos eclectic houseboats.
Just like its namesake Farley, the popular San Francisco Chronicle comic-strip character created by the late Phil Frank, Farley Bar is a Bay Area favorite. Understated and relaxing, it offers a small-plate menu, creative cocktails, cozy fireplaces, leather club chairs, and a bar crafted from a fallen tree. Farley Bar's merry mix of lodge guests and locals provides the social heart of Cavallo Point.
59 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Cavallo Point Lodge
601 Murray CirJust like its namesake Farley, the popular San Francisco Chronicle comic-strip character created by the late Phil Frank, Farley Bar is a Bay Area favorite. Understated and relaxing, it offers a small-plate menu, creative cocktails, cozy fireplaces, leather club chairs, and a bar crafted from a fallen tree. Farley Bar's merry mix of lodge guests and locals provides the social heart of Cavallo Point.
Village Sake - Japanese Pub
19 Bolinas RdEntertainment & Activities
Save room for homemade ice cream in the elevator size shop where there is almost always a line. Try classics like mint chip, cookies and cream, and more exotic options like vanilla honey lavender.
70 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Fairfax Scoop
63 BroadwaySave room for homemade ice cream in the elevator size shop where there is almost always a line. Try classics like mint chip, cookies and cream, and more exotic options like vanilla honey lavender.
Essentials
Easy one mile walk to Good Earth where you may find organic food at high prices, breakfast/lunch/dinner bar and many other delicious foods.
192 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Good Earth Natural Foods
720 Center BlvdEasy one mile walk to Good Earth where you may find organic food at high prices, breakfast/lunch/dinner bar and many other delicious foods.
Sells exceptional cheeses, like triple cream Red Hawk and Mt Tam, along with baguettes, charcuterie and wine in a restored barn in downtown Point Reyes Station. Then head to Hog Island Oyster Company.
54 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Cowgirl Creamery
80 4th StSells exceptional cheeses, like triple cream Red Hawk and Mt Tam, along with baguettes, charcuterie and wine in a restored barn in downtown Point Reyes Station. Then head to Hog Island Oyster Company.
Drinks & Nightlife
For an after dinner drink head over to this new wine bar across from Bolinas Park, that serves small plates, local beer and regional wines. UFO shaped fireplace and bar is reclaimed barn siding.
12 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
123 Bolinas Rd
123 Bolinas RoadFor an after dinner drink head over to this new wine bar across from Bolinas Park, that serves small plates, local beer and regional wines. UFO shaped fireplace and bar is reclaimed barn siding.
Great wine selection, good service. I liked their sweet, bacon sprinkled roasted brussels sprouts as an appetizer.
Lincoln Park
Lincoln ParkGreat wine selection, good service. I liked their sweet, bacon sprinkled roasted brussels sprouts as an appetizer.
123 Bolinas Ave
123 Bolinas AvenueOrganic, seasonal, neighborhood restaurant.
Sightseeing
Is a magnificent Queen Anne mansion with floor to ceiling stained glass windows and a creaky staircase that leads to a gallery that features local artists.
8 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Falkirk Cultural Center
1408 Mission AveIs a magnificent Queen Anne mansion with floor to ceiling stained glass windows and a creaky staircase that leads to a gallery that features local artists.
Has an intriguing collection of local mementos and exhibitions about county icons and institutions like the Golden Gate Bridge or the notorious San Quentin Prison.
Marin History Museum
1125 B StHas an intriguing collection of local mementos and exhibitions about county icons and institutions like the Golden Gate Bridge or the notorious San Quentin Prison.
Extensive factual history of Walt Disney's life and magnificent view of GGB.
90 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
พิพิธภัณฑ์ครอบครัววอลต์ดิสนีย์
104 Montgomery StExtensive factual history of Walt Disney's life and magnificent view of GGB.
Arts & Culture
Docent led tours every W & F at 1030 $10 adults, $5 seniors. Thousands of visitors come to Marin County each year to see the futuristic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Marin County Civic Center. It was Wright’s last major commission and is one of the famed architect’s most distinctive designs. It is now a national and state historic landmark.
24 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
County of Marin
3501 Civic Center DrDocent led tours every W & F at 1030 $10 adults, $5 seniors. Thousands of visitors come to Marin County each year to see the futuristic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Marin County Civic Center. It was Wright’s last major commission and is one of the famed architect’s most distinctive designs. It is now a national and state historic landmark.
Parks & Nature
Drive down Butterfield Rd, Turn right on Fawn Drive, go up the hill and to your left, there is a hiking trail, that offers vistas of San Rafael Marin Civic Center and Sleepy Hollow, San Anselmo. No parking passes needed.
Fawn Drive
Fawn DriveDrive down Butterfield Rd, Turn right on Fawn Drive, go up the hill and to your left, there is a hiking trail, that offers vistas of San Rafael Marin Civic Center and Sleepy Hollow, San Anselmo. No parking passes needed.
From its thunderous ocean breakers crashing against rocky headlands and expansive sand beaches to its open grasslands, brushy hillsides, and forested ridges, Point Reyes offers visitors over 1500 species of plants and animals to discover. Home to several cultures over thousands of years, the Seashore preserves a tapestry of stories and interactions of people.
273 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
พอยต์เรย์ส์แหลมทะเลแห่งชาติ
From its thunderous ocean breakers crashing against rocky headlands and expansive sand beaches to its open grasslands, brushy hillsides, and forested ridges, Point Reyes offers visitors over 1500 species of plants and animals to discover. Home to several cultures over thousands of years, the Seashore preserves a tapestry of stories and interactions of people.
Just north of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, Mount Tamalpais State Park rises majestically from the heart of Marin County. Its deep canyons and sweeping hillsides are cloaked with cool redwood forests, oak woodlands, open grasslands, and sturdy chaparral. The breathtaking panorama from Mount Tamalpais’s 2,571-foot peak includes the Farallon Islands 25 miles out to sea, the Marin County hills, San Francisco Bay, the East Bay, and Mount Diablo. On rare occasions, the snow-covered Sierra Nevada can be seen 150 miles away.
The park offers superlative hiking, picnicking, wildlife watching, and mountain and road bicycling.
226 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Mount Tamalpais
Just north of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, Mount Tamalpais State Park rises majestically from the heart of Marin County. Its deep canyons and sweeping hillsides are cloaked with cool redwood forests, oak woodlands, open grasslands, and sturdy chaparral. The breathtaking panorama from Mount Tamalpais’s 2,571-foot peak includes the Farallon Islands 25 miles out to sea, the Marin County hills, San Francisco Bay, the East Bay, and Mount Diablo. On rare occasions, the snow-covered Sierra Nevada can be seen 150 miles away.
The park offers superlative hiking, picnicking, wildlife watching, and mountain and road bicycling.
History buffs and hikers alike will be fascinated by China Camp State Park in San Rafael, with 15 miles of trails winding through a Gold Rush-era shrimp fishing village on the shores of the San Pablo Bay. Many historical artifacts remain there to this day, and waterfront views mix with unparalleled wildlife watching opportunities in a park also popular with horseback riders, kayakers, and stand-up paddleboarders.
87 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
China Camp State Park
101 Peacock Gap TrailHistory buffs and hikers alike will be fascinated by China Camp State Park in San Rafael, with 15 miles of trails winding through a Gold Rush-era shrimp fishing village on the shores of the San Pablo Bay. Many historical artifacts remain there to this day, and waterfront views mix with unparalleled wildlife watching opportunities in a park also popular with horseback riders, kayakers, and stand-up paddleboarders.
An island in the San Francisco Bay, so you will need to make arrangements to get there by boat. But the 13 miles of trails offer remarkable views of the San Francisco skyline, Mount Tamalpais and the Marin Headlands, and the 360-degree view from atop Mount Livermore is an uphill climb that’s worth the rewards.
107 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Angel Island Café
Main StreetAn island in the San Francisco Bay, so you will need to make arrangements to get there by boat. But the 13 miles of trails offer remarkable views of the San Francisco skyline, Mount Tamalpais and the Marin Headlands, and the 360-degree view from atop Mount Livermore is an uphill climb that’s worth the rewards.
Perhaps the most famed view in Marin County is the scenic vista view of the Golden Gate Bridge from the Marin Headlands trails. Advanced hikers can find their spectacular scenery on trails like the Pacific Coast’s Muir Beach to Tennessee Beach Loop, or the very challenging 31-mile Ridge to Bridge Trail that spans from Sir Francis Drake Boulevard to the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Marin Headlands
Perhaps the most famed view in Marin County is the scenic vista view of the Golden Gate Bridge from the Marin Headlands trails. Advanced hikers can find their spectacular scenery on trails like the Pacific Coast’s Muir Beach to Tennessee Beach Loop, or the very challenging 31-mile Ridge to Bridge Trail that spans from Sir Francis Drake Boulevard to the Golden Gate Bridge.
The redwood-rich gorges of Samuel P. Taylor State Park in Lagunitas make it one of the most scenic hikes in Marin County, and highlights include the Bolinas Ridge Trail, with views of pastures and grasslands, and the Barnabe Peak that overlooks the San Geronimo Valley.
45 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Samuel P Taylor State Park
8889 Sir Francis Drake BlvdThe redwood-rich gorges of Samuel P. Taylor State Park in Lagunitas make it one of the most scenic hikes in Marin County, and highlights include the Bolinas Ridge Trail, with views of pastures and grasslands, and the Barnabe Peak that overlooks the San Geronimo Valley.
Walk among old growth coast redwoods, cooling their roots in the fresh water of Redwood Creek and lifting their crowns to reach the sun and fog. Federally protected as a National Monument since 1908, this primeval forest is both refuge and laboratory, revealing our relationship with the living landscape.
660 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
อนุสาวรีย์แห่งชาติมิวอิ้ว
Walk among old growth coast redwoods, cooling their roots in the fresh water of Redwood Creek and lifting their crowns to reach the sun and fog. Federally protected as a National Monument since 1908, this primeval forest is both refuge and laboratory, revealing our relationship with the living landscape.