Hula's Island Grill & Tiki Room is one of The 15 Best Places for French Fries in Santa Cruz.

1. Hula's Island Grill & Tiki Room

8.4
221 Cathcart St (btwn Pacific Ave & Cedar St), Santa Cruz, CA
Restaurant · Downtown Santa Cruz · 79 tips and reviews

Cyndi S.Cyndi Smith: BEST Calamari *ever* - Abalone style. BEST Mai Tai coctails EVER. :) BEST Sweet Potato Fries! Pretty much everything on the menu is a winner.

IS K.IS KLE: Can't get enough of this place. Hawaiian fish soup is amazing. Fish tacos, veggie burger, fish sandwich, plantains, fries - all great.

Christina P.Christina Pedersen: The Dukes Pork plate is the BEST. It's also a great place for happy hour - the drinks and apps are delicious (specifically the sweet potato fries, pot stickers, and the pirate ship - just share!)

Betty Burgers is one of The 15 Best Places for French Fries in Santa Cruz.

2. Betty Burgers

7.1
505 Seabright Ave (at Murray St.), Santa Cruz, CA
Burger Joint · Eastside · 33 tips and reviews

Matt R.Matt Rodkey: Sweet potato fries are awesome

Daniel D.Daniel De Guia: Only place I've found that offers a basket of 1/2 regular fries & 1/2 sweet potato fries. Lube sauce for dipping was awesome!

Eric S.Eric Sellars: Nice outdoor seating area. Loved the burgers and fries.

Jack's Hamburgers is one of The 15 Best Places for French Fries in Santa Cruz.

3. Jack's Hamburgers

7.7
202 Lincoln St (Cedar), Santa Cruz, CA
Burger Joint · Downtown Santa Cruz · 21 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Best french fries ever.

Frank S.Frank S.: Best fries around.

Meadhbh O.Meadhbh Oh: don't forget to season your fries if you get carry out. they're low sodium when you get them.

The Walnut Avenue Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for French Fries in Santa Cruz.

4. The Walnut Avenue Cafe

8.0
106 Walnut Ave (at Pacific Ave.), Santa Cruz, CA
Café · Downtown Santa Cruz · 62 tips and reviews

Mark S.Mark S: Chrizo,Onion and Cheese Scramble with Homefries - Amazing

Keith W.Keith Wilson: Coffee while you wait outside and amazing scrambles. Order your home fries "extra crispy" and you won't be disappointed.

Angelica W.Angelica W: Perfectly cooked home fries

Rosie McCann's Irish Pub & Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for French Fries in Santa Cruz.

5. Rosie McCann's Irish Pub & Restaurant

8.2
1220 Pacific Ave (at Walnut St), Santa Cruz, CA
Pub · Downtown Santa Cruz · 32 tips and reviews

Mike B.Mike Black: Garlic fries literally have cloves on them. #StankyBreath

Monica H.Monica Hertzz: Best veggie burger I have ever had!! Made with black beans. And I subbed the house salad for the French fries and the salad was just as delicious! Definitely coming here more!

Richard S.Richard Stewart: Fish and chips with a pint of murphy's or go with the Irish nachos and green flash west coast IPA. Great place for lunch or dinner

Johnny's Harborside is one of The 15 Best Places for French Fries in Santa Cruz.

6. Johnny's Harborside

7.2
493 Lake Ave (at Eaton St), Santa Cruz, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Eastside · 37 tips and reviews

LaurissaLaurissa: Fish tacos were yummy and the sweet potato fries were outstanding. Portions are ENORMOUS though.

Cristina B.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!

Sarah R.Sarah R: Get the French dip with sweet potato fries and an x-rated margarita

Harbor Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for French Fries in Santa Cruz.

7. Harbor Cafe

8.8
535 7th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Café · 41 tips and reviews

Avery J.Avery Jenkins: Get the Cali Benedict - an Eggs Benedict with hollandaise sauce served on an open-faced croissant with bacon and avocado served with homefries or hashbrowns. Simply Delicious!!!

whitney b.whitney b: Worth the hype (and the wait). Gluten free options available. The polenta Benedict is amazing!

Nick P.Nick Piper: Bottomless mimosas Friday

Zachary's Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for French Fries in Santa Cruz.

8. Zachary's Restaurant

8.2
819 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Breakfast Spot · Downtown Santa Cruz · 60 tips and reviews

Toby M.Toby Morning: The best damn breakfast spot in the the US. The home fries are incredible, I add cheddar cheese with sour cream to mines, yummy!!

Toby M.Toby Morning: Try the homefries with Cheddar cheese and sour cream

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

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Parking is one of The 15 Best Places for French Fries in Santa Cruz.

9. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Parking

7.7
400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, CA
Parking · 6 tips and reviews

@JPSmithNYC@JPSmithNYC: Garlic fries are a must have

Robert H.Robert Hernandez: You can drink on the boardwalk, and good boardwalk food

Melanie B.Melanie Bettencourt: Bring LOTS of $$$!! Make sure to print out the coupons online...

Taqueria Los Pericos is one of The 15 Best Places for French Fries in Santa Cruz.

10. Taqueria Los Pericos

8.6
139 Water St (at River St.), Santa Cruz, CA
Burrito Restaurant · Downtown Santa Cruz · 35 tips and reviews

Em L.Em Lazer-Walker: Legit SoCal-style Mexican food. Tacos, burritos, everything was great (they even have a California / asada french fry burrito!). Killer salsa bar too.

Q D.Q Dahling: Get the "Breakfast burrito" chorizo, beans, eggs and salsa---nothing better than that

Marvin H.Marvin Hodgson: Burritos and Carne Asada plate were wonderful. Best I've had in a long time! Great local spot!

Los Pinos is one of The 15 Best Places for French Fries in Santa Cruz.

11. Los Pinos

7.8
2019 N Pacific Ave (Water St), Santa Cruz, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Downtown Santa Cruz · 12 tips and reviews

Ben C.Ben Cruz: Go for the torta lunch special. Includes bomb fries.

Philip G.Philip Gao: One of the FEW places in Santa Cruz with Cabeza meat. So good.

Thom G.Thom Gerdes: eat in and get chips and salsa-- super hot, one of the best in town

515 Kitchen & Cocktails is one of The 15 Best Places for French Fries in Santa Cruz.

12. 515 Kitchen & Cocktails

8.1
515 Cedar St, Santa Cruz, CA
Lounge · Downtown Santa Cruz · 56 tips and reviews

Allison L.Allison Levitsky: Truffle fries + seriously killer cocktail menu.

Jon B.Jon Burns: Great food and cocktails for the money cant be beat.

ᴡ K.ᴡ Killam: Pretty decent happy hour, good service

Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing is one of The 15 Best Places for French Fries in Santa Cruz.

13. Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing

8.1
402 Ingalls St Ste 27 (btw Fair Ave and Swift Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
Brewery · Westside · 34 tips and reviews

PatrickPatrick: Good fries

Hai L.Hai Li: I love the Juice Box IPA. Amazing taste. The staff was super friendly.

Sabina B.Sabina B.: Get the beer flight and sample all the goodness. If you're here during the colder months, get their ginger beer - it will not disappoint. The IPA is solid as well.

Falafel House Downtown is one of The 15 Best Places for French Fries in Santa Cruz.

14. Falafel House Downtown

7.2
113 Walnut Ave (btw Cedar & Pacific), Santa Cruz, CA
Falafel Restaurant · Downtown Santa Cruz · 9 tips and reviews

Dan O.Dan Osorio: Best french fries in my opinion!

Chris W.Chris Williams: get the combo plate & the pistachio baklava!

Giovanni P.Giovanni Paredes: Best humus on earth !

The Red Room is one of The 15 Best Places for French Fries in Santa Cruz.

15. The Red Room

7.6
1003 Cedar St (Locust St), Santa Cruz, CA
Bar · Downtown Santa Cruz · 41 tips and reviews

Sarah C.Sarah C: Add truffle oil to your french fries for $2...SO DELICIOUS!

Ellie B.Ellie Bobrowski: GREAT beer selection. Best place to try a new beer or cocktail!

John W.John W: This place is full of ghosts.