[Mick]

[quote author=Mick link=topic=9521.msg83634#msg83634 date=1392052859]
Throw in a good coffee shop and a good bakery and you're in my will... :D

The unanimous opinion of people who know the Northern California coffee scene is that the best coffee in Santa Cruz, bar none, is Verve Coffee roasters (http://www.vervecoffeeroasters.com).  The one on 41st avenue is probably going to be closest to the Aptos/Seascape area.

Let me know if it deserves the hype.[/quote]

The Farm Bakery & Café, Aptos Coffee Roasting Company and Full of Beans get the popular vote, although I currently prefer Norma Jean's.  The problem is that those are all back on Soquel avenue, about a mile proper from the beach.  The two shops at the beach, The Beach Bean (Aptos/Rio Del Mar) and Full of Beans (Seascape) are comparatively marginal.  But we'll figure it out...

[Mick]

[quote author=Mick link=topic=9521.msg83634#msg83634 date=1392052859]
Throw in a good coffee shop and a good bakery and you're in my will... :D

The unanimous opinion of people who know the Northern California coffee scene is that the best coffee in Santa Cruz, bar none, is Verve Coffee roasters (http://www.vervecoffeeroasters.com).  The one on 41st avenue is probably going to be closest to the Aptos/Seascape area.

Let me know if it deserves the hype.[/quote]

The Farm Bakery & Café, Aptos Coffee Roasting Company and Full of Beans get the popular vote, although I currently prefer Norma Jean's.  The problem is that those are all back on Soquel avenue, about a mile proper from the beach.  The two shops at the beach, The Beach Bean (Aptos/Rio Del Mar) and Full of Beans (Seascape) are comparatively marginal.  But we'll figure it out...