Restaurants

Breakfast/Brunch

Establishment (click for menu) Kind of food Style Affordability (from Yelp)
Café Brazil Brazilian Sit-down $$
Kelly's French Bakery Bakery, coffee and tea Order @ counter $$
The Buttery Bakery, breakfast, sandwiches Order @ counter $$
Walnut Avenue Café American (traditional) Sit-down/Bar $$
Zachary's American (traditional) Sit-down $$

Lunch/Dinner

Downtown

Establishment (click for menu) Kind of food Style Affordability (from Yelp)
Nick the Greek Greek Order @ counter $$
Laili Middle Eastern, Mediterranean Sit-down $$
Mozaic Middle Eastern, Mediterranean Sit-down $$
Taqueria Los Pericos Mexican Order @ counter $
El Palomar Mexican Sit-down $$
Alderwood American (new), cocktail bar Sit-down $$$
Bad Animal American (new), wine bar, used books Sit-down $$
Soif American (new), wine bar, tapas/small plates Sit-down $$$
Pacific Thai Thai Sit-down $$
515 Kitchen & Cocktails American (new), cocktails, tapas/small plates Sit-down $$
Hula's Island Grill Hawaiian, Tiki bar Sit-down $$

Abbott Square is another nice option for dining downtown. It is a food-court style outdoor space with diverse dining and drinking options. $$-$$$

West side

Establishment (click for menu) Kind of food Style Affordability (from Yelp)
West End Tap & Kitchen American (traditional), gastropub, salad Sit-down/Bar $$
Bantam Pizza, American (new) Sit-down/Takeout $$
Taqueria Santa Cruz Mexican Sit-down $
Sabieng Thai Order @ counter $$
At Thai Recipe Thai Sit-down $$

Coffee shops

Downtown

Establishment (click for website) Affordability (from Yelp)
Eleventh Hour Coffee $$
Lulu Carpenter's $
Peet's Coffee $
Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting Company $
Tabby Cat Café $
Verve $$

West side

Establishment (click for website) Affordability (from Yelp)
Coffeetopia $$
Companion Bake Shop (amazing bakery!) $$
Emily's Good Things To Eat $
The Abbey $