Opal Cliffs, CA Local Area Information

A fairly typical bookstore, Capitola Book Cafe is a shop of note because of illustrious authors and personalities it regularly hosts for readings, talks, and signings. David Sedaris, Jonathan Franzen and Isabelle Allende are just a few of the writers who drop in at Capitola Book Cafe. Besides selling books, CDs and DVDs, as the name suggests, a cafe serves Santa Cruz Roasting Co. coffee and tastin... (read more)

Two friends liked wine, and they also liked the beach, and decided why not combine the two? That's how Cava Wine Bar, a spartan yet surprisingly homey tasting room in the heart of downtown Capitola came to be. What started as a lemon-aid stand in San Francisco (literally) grew into a go-to destination for sampling wines born in the Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey. Naturally, they pour tasters fr... (read more)