The 13 Best Places for Clams in Santa Cruz

Iris: Clam chowder is delicious!

Bruce Santo: Best clam strips ever !! I drive here just for the clam strips.

Morgan C.: Food is diner style - salty and overproduced Clam Chowder is adequate, but no where near awesome. The best is the Very Fresh Fish. Drinks are fine. Come for the service, not the food.

Peter McQueen: Excellent new artisan pizza restaurant in Santa Cruz. The dungeness crab salad was outstanding. Also enjoyed the clam, garlic, and parsley pizza.

Brad Haeger: Try the clam pizza, fabulous!!!

Rob Hapner: The Brussels sprouts and pancetta pizza was soooo good. Finished off with the chocolate nemesis. Yum!

kumi monster: The weather right now is perfect - hope it stays that way for the Clam Chowder Cook Off & Festival Feb 26!

kumi monster: Clam Chowder cook-off 2012! Feb 25 is coming up ~ !! yum yum yum!

kumi monster: Clam chowder cook off!

Bobbie Nelson: The clam chowder and fresh fish dishes are wonderful. Get there on a Wendesday to see the sail boats races and sunset

Miguel Sojo: Excellent clam chowder. Nice place witg great ambience and view

Debra Wareness: Surf n turf. Amazing salad bar. But not the clam chowder.

Omer Zach: Wow. Awesome home fries, good clam chowder. Definitely get garlic in your omelette and the molasses bread.

Stephen Peaslee: Try the brunch specials. You won't be disappointed. Delicious and huge portions. I really like the ambiance here

Rosi Miramontes: Potatoes excellent! Grilled cheese awesome! Sourdough pancakes delish! Great place good service :)

Vicky Watson: Try the New England Clam Chowder - Not much to look at. But I love this version so much it was what I had my hubby smuggle into the hospital after each kid.

Trisha Liu: Deluxe Garden Salad is gigantic and delicious! Get it with honey lemon dressing.

Yuri Parsons: order the crepe Alexander, it's super yummy

Margaret Furagganan: Best clam chowder ever!

Cristina B.: My dad loves their fried calamari and I really like their fish dishes and their sweet potato fries! Good place to watch sunset too!

Andrew Ward: Very noisy at dinnertime. Better for lunch

iKon: Clam chowder with a view to die for.

Sarah R: Great views of the harbor from the patio. Get the hibiscus mimosa, and fish tacos or the chicken fajita salad

Alicia Rogers: Delicious breakfast! Sit outside along the Harbor with the heat lamps.

Damian Bayona: If there's a line, sit at the outside bar area for immediate food and drink service. The breakfast croissant is a must try 👌🏻

Nick Piper: Bottomless mimosas Friday

Sondra Baca: Everything here is deeelish!! The Avocado Bene, Veggie scramble and Mimosa Fridays is the best. Plus the staff is great!

Jamie Currie: Super cool hotel. Clean and comfy beds, great views.

Detlev Artelt: Nice and perfect located hotel in Santa Cruz. Direct at the beach.

Jason Rosenberg: Get a room facing the Ocean. Read more.

Gabby H: House-made bread, salads are generous, pasta has good texture. (Hostess seated three new tables in green waiter’s section — didn’t work out well for us. He was great but in the weeds.)

Matt Rodkey: Sit at the bar for great service and wonderful conversation.

Gabby H: The bread is delicious. You can take a loaf home on Fridays and Saturdays. Not known for desserts. (We skipped it.)

Erin Sheehan: I really enjoyed the 'Santa Cruzer' vegetarian sandwich. It was excellent but I would definitely recommend asking (upon ordering) that avocado be added :)

Adam Kalsey: Don't let the large crowd turn you off. They work quick here.

André Elias: Every day I try a new sandwich and they're all so good! But the New Yorker is still my favorite. ;)

Yuma Tripp: Any roll with cream cheese! And tempura it!

MC: The avalanche is sweet!

Kai: Death Star!