Capitola Beach Co. is the one stop beach shop supplier for all your beach and surf needs. Rentals include surf boards, body boards, wetsuits, beach chairs and more and surf lessons are available for private individuals or groups. Located in the Esplanade just off the beach Capitola Beach Co. is your retail supplier for all beach and surf needs.READ MORE

Shadowbrook Restaurant in Capitola offers award-winning cuisine including prime rib, salmon, fresh seafood and pastas and the Rock Room Lounge offers light entrées, pizzas, desserts and cocktails. Shadowbrook Restaurant is located beside lush Soquel Creek in Capitola-by-the-Sea and is best reached by its own quaint cable car. Enjoy world class service, great food, wines, liquers and cocktails in an atmosphere of Old World charm and grace.READ MORE

Capitola Boat and Bait Water Bikes offer the ultimate fun in the water, it's just like riding a bike only much more fun. The water bikes are stable, are easy to use and available for rent and come with life jackets. Enjoy a spot of fishing in the bay after your biking fun, simply kill the engine, cast your line and wait for the big one to bite.READ MORE

Capitola Boat and Bait Gift Shop is ideal for those visitors that don't want to lug a big cooler box around for the days fishing, boat rentals or watersports, stock up on supplies like snacks, candy, microwavable food, children?s and adult beverages, and plenty of ice. Gifts, fishing gear and tackle are also available with everything you need to get fishing off the wharves and the boats, you can even rent rods and reels from the Capitola Boat and Bait Gift Shop.READ MORE

Capitola Book Cafe occupies 5,400 square feet of floor space with an inventory of 65,000 titles of mainly Fiction, Politics, Foreign Language, Business, Computers and Children's books, and there is also an excellent selection of greeting cards, magazines, and foreign and domestic newspapers. Lulu?s at Capitola Book Cafe serves light Meals, Coffee, Beer & Wine - enjoy a welcome break from your book selections, you won't leave empty handed though, there's something for everyone and the events and book club are a special highlight of the Capitola Book Cafe.READ MORE

Shadowbrook Banquets and Groups in Capitola, California offers four dining rooms, each with its own unique setting in a magnificent surrounds coupled with fine cuisine and professional service. The Owner?s Private Reserve is warm and private and serves up to 18 guests, and The Redwood Room is perfect for intimate gatherings of up to 26 guests, while the Wine Cellar remains a delightful setting for dinner parties of up to 46 guests and the Greenhouse is enclosed in glass and set on the banks of gentle Soquel Creek accommodating up to 54 guests in a comfortable and casual environment. READ MORE

Monarch Cove Inn Events and conferences specialises in Weddings, birthday parties, anniversary celebrations, family reunions, engagement parties, retreats, seminars, business meetings and many other special occasions. The venue is ideal with flower-filled gardens and dramatic clifftop ocean views overlooking Monterey Bay. Conference coordinators will work closely with you to ensure your event runs smoothly and your group remains focused.READ MORE

Cava Wine Bar is situated in Capitola because the owners love the beach and are passionate about wines from the Santa Cruz Mountains. Enjoy fine reds, whites, rose and even bubbly and it's not just about the wine, couple them with Fine imported cheese and olives to cleanse your palate or if your prefer try a beer from around the world, and purchase cozy premium "Cava Gear" while you're at it. Events nights include jazz and classical guitar evenings as well as pub quiz nights - see you there.READ MORE

Zelda's on the Beach in Capitola is open 7 days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner and offers indoor as well as outdoor seating on the beachfront deck. Enjoy Weekly Dinner Specials and enjoy your favorite Cocktail, Beverage or Wineocktails in happy hour from Monday to Friday 2:30 to 5:00. The food at Zelda's on the Beach in Capitola is hearty and wholesome and breakfast specialities features fresh Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting. Co. Coffee and a full service espresso bar.READ MORE

Capitola Boat and Bait have shops located on the Santa Cruz and Capitola wharves that offer boat rentals, fishing gear and other rental equipment. Kayaks and water bike rentals are also available for rent as well as motorized ocean skiffs and the gift and tackle shop stocks plenty of provisions from snacks to jewelery, as well as everything you need to get fishing off the wharves and the boats.READ MORE