Our Guide to Area Bars, Dining, Wine Tasting, Desserts, and Groceries

Rick & Cherie
Rick & Cherie
Our Guide to Area Bars, Dining, Wine Tasting, Desserts, and Groceries

Drinks & Nightlife

Newly renovated. Worth a look as it's now gorgeous inside. Nice bar and also a full service restaurant. A few minutes walk from High Street Guesthouse. You might see us in there. Live music should probably resume soon.
39 recommandé par les habitants
Holbrooke Hotel
212 W Main St
39 recommandé par les habitants
Newly renovated. Worth a look as it's now gorgeous inside. Nice bar and also a full service restaurant. A few minutes walk from High Street Guesthouse. You might see us in there. Live music should probably resume soon.
Nice wine bar with some beer selections, too. Always has a good choice of varietals. Music on the weekends.
Cork 49
142 Mill St
Nice wine bar with some beer selections, too. Always has a good choice of varietals. Music on the weekends.
Local dive bar. Safe and fun place where you may meet some of the more colorful local characters.
6 recommandé par les habitants
Gary's Place
158 Mill St
6 recommandé par les habitants
Local dive bar. Safe and fun place where you may meet some of the more colorful local characters.
Grass Valley's newest brewpub. Good beer, food, and games. A short walk from High St Guesthouse
40 recommandé par les habitants
Grass Valley Brewing Company
141 E Main St
40 recommandé par les habitants
Grass Valley's newest brewpub. Good beer, food, and games. A short walk from High St Guesthouse
Good beer and good food located behind the Del Oro Theater.
38 recommandé par les habitants
Thirsty Barrel Taphouse & Grille
116 Neal St
38 recommandé par les habitants
Good beer and good food located behind the Del Oro Theater.
Nice bar with excellent live entertainment in Nevada City. Known for their inventive cocktails and nice vibe in an old Gold Rush era building.
91 recommandé par les habitants
Golden Era
309 Broad St
91 recommandé par les habitants
Nice bar with excellent live entertainment in Nevada City. Known for their inventive cocktails and nice vibe in an old Gold Rush era building.
Our favorite bar in Nevada City for live music which occurs each and every night and starts at 7pm. You can sit 'front and center' with the musicians. Crowd is a 'mature' crowd that still loves to get up and dance and sing along. Also a full service restaurant. For a list of all live music in the area, go to: http://www.mystarradio.com/music-calendar/
57 recommandé par les habitants
Friar Tuck's Restaurant & Bar
111 N Pine St
57 recommandé par les habitants
Our favorite bar in Nevada City for live music which occurs each and every night and starts at 7pm. You can sit 'front and center' with the musicians. Crowd is a 'mature' crowd that still loves to get up and dance and sing along. Also a full service restaurant. For a list of all live music in the area, go to: http://www.mystarradio.com/music-calendar/
Comfy haunt with pub grub, game broadcasts & live bands in a 19th-century building with a warm vibe in Nevada City. Music starts at 9:30 every night except for the once-a-month Friday afternoon 5-8pm Geezer Gig for the 60+ crowd.
49 recommandé par les habitants
Crazy Horse Saloon and Grill
230 Commercial St
49 recommandé par les habitants
Comfy haunt with pub grub, game broadcasts & live bands in a 19th-century building with a warm vibe in Nevada City. Music starts at 9:30 every night except for the once-a-month Friday afternoon 5-8pm Geezer Gig for the 60+ crowd.

Restaurants

Within walking distance or less than a ten minute drive
Surprising good Thai food in a very nice setting. All of the Thai classics with specials every night. Closed Mondays. Small, budget friendly wine list with decent choices. Family owned with restaurants in Sacramento and Davis.
36 recommandé par les habitants
Taste of Thai
204 W Main St
36 recommandé par les habitants
Surprising good Thai food in a very nice setting. All of the Thai classics with specials every night. Closed Mondays. Small, budget friendly wine list with decent choices. Family owned with restaurants in Sacramento and Davis.
Very good Italian food with a nice neighborhood bar. Large menu and a nice Gold Rush atmosphere inside. A five minute walk from High Street Guesthouse.
41 recommandé par les habitants
Cirino's at Main Street
213 W Main St
41 recommandé par les habitants
Very good Italian food with a nice neighborhood bar. Large menu and a nice Gold Rush atmosphere inside. A five minute walk from High Street Guesthouse.
Lively bistro with a nice outdoor patio. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner served daily. Friendly service and a nice bar. About a five minute walk from High Street Guesthouse
51 recommandé par les habitants
Tofanelli's Gold Country Bistro
302 W Main St
51 recommandé par les habitants
Lively bistro with a nice outdoor patio. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner served daily. Friendly service and a nice bar. About a five minute walk from High Street Guesthouse
Italian chefs prepare home style Italian. They also offer a nice patio for dining on Mill Street.
34 recommandé par les habitants
Sergio's Caffè
109 Mill St
34 recommandé par les habitants
Italian chefs prepare home style Italian. They also offer a nice patio for dining on Mill Street.
Excellent Mexican food with the nicest patio/courtyard in town. Very nice round bar that's a favorite with locals. Generous portions and a nice atmosphere. 1/2 mile from High Street Guesthouse.
38 recommandé par les habitants
Maria's
226 E Main St
38 recommandé par les habitants
Excellent Mexican food with the nicest patio/courtyard in town. Very nice round bar that's a favorite with locals. Generous portions and a nice atmosphere. 1/2 mile from High Street Guesthouse.
Authentic pasties which were the traditional lunches by local Cornish miners in the area's hard rock gold mines.
Marshall's Pasties
203 Mill St
Authentic pasties which were the traditional lunches by local Cornish miners in the area's hard rock gold mines.
Excellent baked goods and coffee next to Safeway. An easy walk from High St Guesthouse
26 recommandé par les habitants
Flour Garden Bakery
109 Neal St
26 recommandé par les habitants
Excellent baked goods and coffee next to Safeway. An easy walk from High St Guesthouse
Excellent pizzas. A local favorite.
27 recommandé par les habitants
Pete's Pizza & Tap House
114 W Main St
27 recommandé par les habitants
Excellent pizzas. A local favorite.
Great Thai food in this new restaurant that opened in 2019. Nice atmosphere and friendly service. It's just past the Starbucks on Freeman Lane.
Chandara Thai Restaurant
716-E Freeman Ln
Great Thai food in this new restaurant that opened in 2019. Nice atmosphere and friendly service. It's just past the Starbucks on Freeman Lane.
Newer addition to the local food scene. Casual menu that stresses local ingredients. Music nearly every night.
6 recommandé par les habitants
Wild Eye Pub
535 Mill St
6 recommandé par les habitants
Newer addition to the local food scene. Casual menu that stresses local ingredients. Music nearly every night.
Paleo, Vegan, and Middle Eastern food. Meze is fresh, quick, delicious food that is easy to prepare and easy to order.
58 recommandé par les habitants
MeZe Eatery Grass Valley
106 Mill St
58 recommandé par les habitants
Paleo, Vegan, and Middle Eastern food. Meze is fresh, quick, delicious food that is easy to prepare and easy to order.
Cool cafe in Nevada City with a farm-to-table focus serving wood-fired pizza, artisanal breads & house-brewed beer.
171 recommandé par les habitants
Three Forks Bakery & Brewing Co.
211 Commercial St
171 recommandé par les habitants
Cool cafe in Nevada City with a farm-to-table focus serving wood-fired pizza, artisanal breads & house-brewed beer.
This restaurant is located in an old Victorian home and serves delicious Italian dishes. We especially like their Cioppino and their Lamb Shank. Generous portions.
9 recommandé par les habitants
Alloro Cucina Italiana
124 Bank St
9 recommandé par les habitants
This restaurant is located in an old Victorian home and serves delicious Italian dishes. We especially like their Cioppino and their Lamb Shank. Generous portions.
Our newest fine dining venue located in the forest between Grass Valley and Nevada City. Excellent food and atmosphere. Open for dinner and Sunday brunch.
Alexander's Station Steakhouse and Event Center
400 Railroad Avenue
Our newest fine dining venue located in the forest between Grass Valley and Nevada City. Excellent food and atmosphere. Open for dinner and Sunday brunch.
Downtown Nevada City. Very good Thai food with a beautiful and spacious outdoor patio.
53 recommandé par les habitants
Sopa Thai Cuisine
312 Commercial St
53 recommandé par les habitants
Downtown Nevada City. Very good Thai food with a beautiful and spacious outdoor patio.

Grocery Stores

A smaller Safeway at the bottom of Neal Street that is open until midnight. It's a little more than a 1/4 mile walk but Neal St. is STEEP so it's a nice little workout.
28 recommandé par les habitants
Safeway
867 Sutton Way
28 recommandé par les habitants
A smaller Safeway at the bottom of Neal Street that is open until midnight. It's a little more than a 1/4 mile walk but Neal St. is STEEP so it's a nice little workout.
This is our community co-op which is opened in 1976, they have a good variety of healthy and natural foods in a very large space. Open every day from 7am-10pm. In addition to groceries they have many delicious to-go itemsavailable. https://briarpatch.coop/
93 recommandé par les habitants
BriarPatch Food Co-op
290 Sierra College Dr
93 recommandé par les habitants
This is our community co-op which is opened in 1976, they have a good variety of healthy and natural foods in a very large space. Open every day from 7am-10pm. In addition to groceries they have many delicious to-go itemsavailable. https://briarpatch.coop/

Tasting Rooms

Local wineries with tasting rooms
Nice local tasting room with some eclectic choices that are quite good.
11 recommandé par les habitants
Avanguardia Winery
163 Mill St
11 recommandé par les habitants
Nice local tasting room with some eclectic choices that are quite good.
Local tasting room that has some nice award winning wines.
10 recommandé par les habitants
Sierra Starr Vineyard & Winery
124 W Main St
10 recommandé par les habitants
Local tasting room that has some nice award winning wines.
The oldest operating winery in the region. Nice tasting room that is open until 8pm on weekends.
31 recommandé par les habitants
Nevada City Winery
321 Spring St
31 recommandé par les habitants
The oldest operating winery in the region. Nice tasting room that is open until 8pm on weekends.
Downtown Nevada City tasting room with tasty Zins and Syrahs
10 recommandé par les habitants
Szabo Vineyards
316 Broad Street
10 recommandé par les habitants
Downtown Nevada City tasting room with tasty Zins and Syrahs
A nice tasting room downtown which often will have live music to accompany your wine tasting experience.
10 recommandé par les habitants
Lucchesi Vineyards & Winery Tasting Room
128 Mill St
10 recommandé par les habitants
A nice tasting room downtown which often will have live music to accompany your wine tasting experience.

Breakfast Places

Eclectic place with excellent breakfasts. A seven minute walk from High St Guesthouse.
65 recommandé par les habitants
South Pine Cafe-Grass Valley
102 Richardson St
65 recommandé par les habitants
Eclectic place with excellent breakfasts. A seven minute walk from High St Guesthouse.
Breakfast (and dinner) spot that's only a five minute walk from our place. Nice outdoor patio with a HUGE breakfast menu.
51 recommandé par les habitants
Tofanelli's Gold Country Bistro
302 W Main St
51 recommandé par les habitants
Breakfast (and dinner) spot that's only a five minute walk from our place. Nice outdoor patio with a HUGE breakfast menu.
Old school breakfast spot. Great food, coffee and friendly service in a Western setting. A ten minute walk from here.
8 recommandé par les habitants
Charlie's Cafe
145 S Auburn St
8 recommandé par les habitants
Old school breakfast spot. Great food, coffee and friendly service in a Western setting. A ten minute walk from here.

Coffee & Tea Places

"Coffee first, cake always.” That's the motto emblazoned on the website for Brew Bakers Family Cafe, and it couldn't be more appropriate. Open at 8am for good coffee and house made pastries.
16 recommandé par les habitants
Brew Bakers Coffee and Tea House
209 W Main St
16 recommandé par les habitants
"Coffee first, cake always.” That's the motto emblazoned on the website for Brew Bakers Family Cafe, and it couldn't be more appropriate. Open at 8am for good coffee and house made pastries.
It's only about a five minutes drive from High St Guesthouse but they have a nice space and a fast drivethrough.
9 recommandé par les habitants
Starbucks
424 S Auburn St
9 recommandé par les habitants
It's only about a five minutes drive from High St Guesthouse but they have a nice space and a fast drivethrough.
Nice coffee shop next to the Del Oro theater downtown. An easy walk from High St Guesthouse.
19 recommandé par les habitants
Fable Coffee
201 Mill St
19 recommandé par les habitants
Nice coffee shop next to the Del Oro theater downtown. An easy walk from High St Guesthouse.
Beyond fresh baked breads, pastries and desserts. They offers daily small plates and weekend brunch.
14 recommandé par les habitants
Cake Bakery & Cafe
131 Mill St
14 recommandé par les habitants
Beyond fresh baked breads, pastries and desserts. They offers daily small plates and weekend brunch.
Old school coffee roaster that serves up a nice breakfast menu amidst the bags of coffee. Less than a ten minute walk from our place.
21 recommandé par les habitants
Carolines Coffee Roasters
128 S Auburn St
21 recommandé par les habitants
Old school coffee roaster that serves up a nice breakfast menu amidst the bags of coffee. Less than a ten minute walk from our place.
New Age tea house in Nevada City. From the owners: A gathering place to enjoy non-alcoholic, plant-based drink offerings that support healthy practices, elevated conversation, and artistic expression, somewhere we could truly connect with each other and the transformational power of plants.
26 recommandé par les habitants
Elixart
203 York St
26 recommandé par les habitants
New Age tea house in Nevada City. From the owners: A gathering place to enjoy non-alcoholic, plant-based drink offerings that support healthy practices, elevated conversation, and artistic expression, somewhere we could truly connect with each other and the transformational power of plants.

Ice Cream

A Grass Valley icon. Excellent ice creams, chocolates, and candy.
28 recommandé par les habitants
Lazy Dog Chocolateria
111 Mill St
28 recommandé par les habitants
A Grass Valley icon. Excellent ice creams, chocolates, and candy.
Enjoy locally made ice creams on Main Street in Nevada City
61 recommandé par les habitants
Treats
210 Main St
61 recommandé par les habitants
Enjoy locally made ice creams on Main Street in Nevada City