Where to Eat & What to Do
Here are the Bride and Grooms top recommendations for fun local activities and tasty spots to check out when visiting the coast for our wedding weekend!
Places to Eat & Drink
Rollerville Cafe
A diner style breakfast/lunch spot with a locals vibe!
Trinks Cafe
Located in Gualala, 15 minutes South of Point Arena, this tasty cafe offers hearty meals, great coffee/tea, and yummy desserts!
Cove Coffee
Starbucks? Who needs it! Cove Coffee carries all of your caffeinated needs. Also, their bagels are absolutely killer!
Surf Market BBQ
The Best BBQ east of the Pacific ocean! Located in front of Gualala’s Surf Market, this BBQ stand serves a variety of smoked meats around lunch time!
Point Arena Pizza
Located near the pier, Point Arena pizza offers a variety of brick oven pizza pies and organic salads.
Anchor Bay Thai Kitchen
Located five minutes North of Gualala, this restaurant offers traditional Thai cuisine, if you’re looking for somewhere to spice up your night!
Pier Place
Formally the Chowder House, the Point Arena Pier Place is an oceanfront restaurant with coastal cuisine and local beer and wine to offer!
Gama
Gama Japanese restaurant curates their menu from local ingredients and also offers a tasty sake and beer list!
Franny’s Cup & Saucer
The grooms favorite bakery! Indulge your sweet-tooth with a huckleberry danish or any other hand made baked goods!
Sign of the Whale
Come test your pool skills and sip on a delicious cocktail! A classic dive-bar vibes that’s great to meet up with other people going to the wedding!
Things To Do
Hike Along The Bluffs
Take a scenic hike that overlooks the Point Arena Pier and the Pacific Ocean!
Arena Theater
You can’t miss it… it’s literally the only theater in town! Located on the main street, catch a show or a movie in a classic old school theater.
Go to the Beach
Beach in September? Well September is one of the best months to have a beach day in Mendocino County. Here are our favorite beaches… Schooner Gulch State Beach, Manchester State Beach, and Cooks Beach!
Visit Point Arena Lighthouse
Take a tour to the top of the lighthouse and explore the surrounding Stornetta Lands, 1,100 acres of nationally protected shoreline.