My Favorite Things in California

Updated Mon 2024-12-30 | 419 words

• Ben’s Google Maps
• Food
• Places

Ben’s Google Maps

These lists are somewhat broad, so I've condensed my "most favoritest" places in the next section...

• Want to go
• Favorites
• Want to go hike
• Favorite Hikes

Food

• Lunch @ LinkedIn
• Fashion Wok
• Sonora Taqueria Taco Truck
• Cẩm Hưng Sandwich and Coffee
• Salt and Straw
• Hobee's
• Pizz'A Chicago
• Indian Pizza Prices
• Hot Pot!! I don't remember a specific place
• Beque Korean Grill
• Back A Yard Caribbean Grill
• Burmese food - our go-to place closed... so I need to update this. We really like Tea Leaf Salad
• López Taqueria - I really like the wet burrito!
• Ramen Nagi - I really like the Green King
• Stan's Donut Shop - their freshly made glazed donuts are incredible
• Daily Donuts & Sandwiches - their apple fritters are the best I've ever had
• Sam's Bar-B-Que - we love the 3 meat platter with pork ribs, beef ribs, and the hot link!
• The Boiling Crab
• Chili Garden - I really love the LS 4 - Chong Qing Spicy Chicken. This is the restaurant that taught me about numbing spicy peppercorns!!
• Jubba Somali Restaurant
• Zeni
• Zhen Wei Guan 甄味館 - They serve Clay Pot here!!
• Katana Sushi & Sake

Places

• Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
• Muir Woods
• Big Basin Redwoods State Park
• Venice Beach - cliffs AND beaches to walk in Half Moon Bay
• Shark Fin Cove
• San Francisco Day Trip
  • Lands End Lookout
  • Fort Point National Historic Site - great view of the Golden Gate Bridge
  • PIER 39
  • Palace of Fine Arts
• Hwy 1 Trip
  • Garrapata State Park Bluff Trail
  • Point Lobos State Natural Reserve - maybe the prettiest place I've ever seen
  • Monterey Bay Kayaks - we did the guided kayak tour and saw lots of birds and otters and stuff
• Alum Rock Park
• Wilder Ranch State Park
• Alameda Creek Overlook (Little Yosemite waterfall)
• Castle Rock State Park