Guidebook for Novato

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Guidebook for Novato

Food Scene

You can walk in 5 minutes from our house, wonderful and inexpensive Indian restaurant. I recommend the Tandoori chicken and the curries are fantastic.
Little Goan Indian Cafe
2007 Novato Blvd
You can walk in 5 minutes from our house, wonderful and inexpensive Indian restaurant. I recommend the Tandoori chicken and the curries are fantastic.
Best breakfast in town, often a bit of a wait but it turns over quickly. Indoor/outdoor seating.
14 residents recomanen
Marvin's Restaurant
1112 Grant Ave
14 residents recomanen
Best breakfast in town, often a bit of a wait but it turns over quickly. Indoor/outdoor seating.
Classic American dishes. Full bar that offers handcrafted cocktails, Napa Valley wines, and draft beer, seating inside and outside. Great for family and a date night.
13 residents recomanen
Boca Tavern
340 Ignacio Blvd
13 residents recomanen
Classic American dishes. Full bar that offers handcrafted cocktails, Napa Valley wines, and draft beer, seating inside and outside. Great for family and a date night.
Italian specialties like pizza and pasta, along with soups, salads, and other classic American entrees. Full bar. Indoor/outdoor seating
12 residents recomanen
Boca Pizzeria
454 Ignacio Blvd
12 residents recomanen
Italian specialties like pizza and pasta, along with soups, salads, and other classic American entrees. Full bar. Indoor/outdoor seating
Casual Italian & American fare, as well as breakfast, we go here when we can’t get into Marvin’s, it can take a little while to get your food but it’s a nice place. Good mimosas. Indoor/outdoor seating.
10 residents recomanen
Grazie Restaurant
823 Grant Ave
10 residents recomanen
Casual Italian & American fare, as well as breakfast, we go here when we can’t get into Marvin’s, it can take a little while to get your food but it’s a nice place. Good mimosas. Indoor/outdoor seating.
Quaint trattoria with a cozy bar & a fireplace offering a broad menu of rustic Italian fare & wine. Comfort food · Great dessert · Upscale
7 residents recomanen
Chianti Cucina
7416 Redwood Blvd
7 residents recomanen
Quaint trattoria with a cozy bar & a fireplace offering a broad menu of rustic Italian fare & wine. Comfort food · Great dessert · Upscale
Great Pizza, order to pick up or they deliver.
15 residents recomanen
Stefano's Pizza
11 E Blithedale Ave
15 residents recomanen
Great Pizza, order to pick up or they deliver.
Californian fare & drinks served in a scenic hilltop restaurant with a lounge/bar & patio. Great bar scene, has a fireplace and a outdoor patio with great views.
8 residents recomanen
Hilltop 1892
850 Lamont Ave
8 residents recomanen
Californian fare & drinks served in a scenic hilltop restaurant with a lounge/bar & patio. Great bar scene, has a fireplace and a outdoor patio with great views.
It’s somewhat expensive and you will need a reservation but it is very good, smoked tasting to die for.
13 residents recomanen
Masa Sushi
813 Grant Ave
13 residents recomanen
It’s somewhat expensive and you will need a reservation but it is very good, smoked tasting to die for.
Cool spot to buy/BBQ/eat oysters. Reserve a bench by the water with a BBQ.
118 residents recomanen
Hog Island Oyster Co
20215 Shoreline Hwy
118 residents recomanen
Cool spot to buy/BBQ/eat oysters. Reserve a bench by the water with a BBQ.
You can drive or get the SMART train. It is a half hour drive from the house but worth it if you are into seafood.
22 residents recomanen
The Shuckery
100 Washington St
22 residents recomanen
You can drive or get the SMART train. It is a half hour drive from the house but worth it if you are into seafood.

Drinks & Nightlife

Updated American food & Irish dishes plus a diverse drinks menu in quaint, pub-style quarters. Has an outdoor deck for food and drinks.
18 residents recomanen
Finnegan's Marin Restaurant & Bar
877 Grant Ave
18 residents recomanen
Updated American food & Irish dishes plus a diverse drinks menu in quaint, pub-style quarters. Has an outdoor deck for food and drinks.
Good bar inside and out with big fire pit.
9 residents recomanen
Wildfox Restaurant
225 Alameda del Prado
9 residents recomanen
Good bar inside and out with big fire pit.

Sightseeing

Good spot to walk and get to the water
46 residents recomanen
Point Reyes Lighthouse
46 residents recomanen
Good spot to walk and get to the water

Parks & Nature

Camping
45 residents recomanen
Parc Estatal Samuel P Taylor
8889 Sir Francis Drake Blvd
45 residents recomanen
Camping
5 minute drive from the house, great hikes and view when you get to the top
11 residents recomanen
Mount Burdell Preserve
11 residents recomanen
5 minute drive from the house, great hikes and view when you get to the top
Great for hikes, 10 minute drive from the house
12 residents recomanen
Olompali State Historic Park
8901 Redwood Blvd
12 residents recomanen
Great for hikes, 10 minute drive from the house
Hiking and camping
87 residents recomanen
Parc Estatal de China Camp
101 Peacock Gap Trail
87 residents recomanen
Hiking and camping

Essentials

Good for all things
183 residents recomanen
Lucky
1750 Fulton St
183 residents recomanen
Good for all things
23 residents recomanen
Safeway
5720 Nave Dr
23 residents recomanen
27 residents recomanen
Whole Foods Market
790 De Long Ave
27 residents recomanen
Light groceries, pharmacy, drinks
6 residents recomanen
CVS
2035 Novato Blvd
6 residents recomanen
Light groceries, pharmacy, drinks

Everything Else

Good for bulk/group purchases. you need to be a member
6 residents recomanen
Costco Wholesale
300 Vintage Way
6 residents recomanen
Good for bulk/group purchases. you need to be a member

Entertainment & Activities

Good music scene
30 residents recomanen
HopMonk Tavern Novato
224 Vintage Way
30 residents recomanen
Good music scene
21 residents recomanen
Scandia Family Fun Center
5301 Redwood Dr
21 residents recomanen
11 residents recomanen
Cinemark
44 Rowland Way
11 residents recomanen
6 residents recomanen
Century Northgate
7000 Northgate Dr
6 residents recomanen
19 residents recomanen
Boulevard Cinemas
200 C St
19 residents recomanen
Bowling alley
AMF Boulevard Lanes
1100 Petaluma Blvd S
Bowling alley