Leucadia Town
Leucadia Town is a fun area along Coast Highway 101 in Encinitas, with bright cafes, and beaches just a short walk away. My favorite coffee shop is Pannikin Coffee & Tea with its golden yellow umbrellas and many outdoor spots to chill. It is located in a historic yellow building, and has delicious, filling muffins and treats. Check out Neel's Nursery across the side street. It has a little stream, arches, and lovely flowers. Walk along Coast Highway past tall wildflowers, more restaurants, and a bright mural with hibiscus flowers, and you reach Nectarine Grove, a wonderful cafe with picnic tables and heat lamps outside, where you can have delicious pizza. They are open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The only bad thing about Leucadia town is that the cafes are along the main highway so there is some noise from cars, and the views of the railroad tracks are a bit ugly.
Walk over to Leucadia State Beach (Beacon's Surf Break) for a gorgeous sight. You stand at the top of very high cliffs and listen to the waves pull the huge pebbles back and forth. Take the steep path down, past wildflowers of many hues. You can sit on the pebbles and delight in the fun scene of surfers jumping into the waves. I stayed a very long time, loving every minute of this beautiful spot.
To walk to the beach from the cafes, walk up Europa Street or Leucadia Blvd until you reach Neptune Ave. Then walk to the right. On the walk you can pass 224 El Portal Street, to see an eccentric garden with a tiny Volkswagen van planter and other cute sights.
Hibiscus mural.
Another colorful mural with flowers.
Walking past a cafe.
A cafe with planter and modern wicker lantern.
Colorful flower planter.
Valentina restaurant.
Sweet seating outside a cafe.
Table and chairs outside a cafe.
Surfer mural.
Fishtail palms, on the walk to the beach.
Swings in a yard, on the walk to the beach.
Bike riding to the beach.
Banana trees, on the walk to the beach.
You have arrived at the sea!
Leucadia Coast Highway 101 engraving on the sidewalk.
Vibrant purple flowers!
Pannikin Bakery and a blossoming tree.
Yellow flowers along Coast Highway 101.
Seating outside Pannikin Coffee and Tea.
You are sitting by the road when you are at the cafes.
Inside Pannikin Coffee and Tea.
Cute logo for Pannikin Coffee and Tea. .
Tile tables outside Pannikin Coffee and Tea.
Side seating with adirondack chairs at Pannikin Coffee and Tea.
Neel's Nursery is a sweet place to walk.
Wooden bridge at Neel's Nursery.
Pond at Neel's Nursery
Steeping stones to a cottage at Neel's Nursery.
Steeping stones to a tropical gazebo.
Rocking chairs in a tropical gazebo at Neel's Nursery.
Roses along the sidewalk.
Poppies along the sidewalk.
Chairs on the walkway along Coast Highway 101.
Flowers along Coast Highway 101.
Cute house with pointy roof.
Pelican weathervane.
Eccentric garden at 224 El Portal Street.
Decorations outside 224 El Portal Street.
Trees lining the sidewalk on the way to the beach.
Skateboarders and surfers live in this neighborhood.
Painted rocks in a garden.
Owl lantern hanging from a tree.
Tiled benches along Coast Highway 101 near Lou's Records.
Fully Loaded Micro Juicery.
Wooden chairs along Coast Highway 101.
Flowers outside Neel's Nursery.
It's nice to sit outside Pannikin Coffee and Tea!
Vigilucci's Trattoria outdoor seating.
Adorable desert plants.
Wide sidewalk past the cafes.
Little art glass studio and cactus.
Leucadia town logo engraved on the sidewalk!
Volkswagen van planter at 224 El Portal Street. Cute!
The lovely seating outside Nectarine Grove. Their pizza is delicious!
Pandora's is a cute place.
Pandora's Pizza, in the early evening.
Beautiful blue house with rose trellis.
Banana tree and Norfolk pine- trees that remind me of Australia!
Banana tree, purple flowers, and fishtail palm.
Silver Dollar Gum tree from Australia!
Amazing tree with leaves like little coins- Silver Dollar Gum tree.
Silhouette of wonderful Silver Dollar Gum trees.
Surfer mural.
A night out in Leucadia town!
Inside Nectarine Grove, a cute cafe.
You can park along Coast Highway 101, if you come early enough before the meal rush times. I parked at 726 Coast Highway 101, and walked everywhere from there.
Pannikin Coffee & Tea, open daily 6-6.
Nectarine Grove, open daily 7-7, or one hour later on Fri and Sat.
Last Updated: Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:03:30 GMT
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