Morro Bay Blvd, Morro Bay
Morro Bay Blvd is a lovely, hilly street with ocean views, lined with cute cafes on the 200-600 blocks. It is a few blocks back from the main Embarcadero in Morro Bay town, uphill. The road is lined with adorable trees that bloom red in September. This is the less touristy area, where the locals eat and hang out at coffee shops. My favorite cafe here is Thai Elephant, in a cozy setting. The pineapple red curry is the only good meal, so don't come unless you are going to order it. Shine Cafe has a cheerful, hippie feel, a Vegan cafe (try their black bean tostada salad), with a market next door called Sunshine Health Foods. On Wed 9am, you can buy Bread Bike Bakery items at this market- these are delicious breads and chocolate croissants made with real sourdough! Across the street is Buttercup Bakery, with a sunny, very pleasant outdoor seating area, and plenty of friendly people who say hello to each other. It has a sandwich made with Dutch Crunch bread, the bread from San Luis Obispo that is so yummy! They have summer live music concerts in August and early Sept, Sat 4-7pm. On cold days (this is often in Morro Bay), it is wonderful to sit at Scout Coffee at the counter by the huge windows and watch the world go by, while feeling warm yet almost outside. Other cafes to try are: Top Dog Coffee, Pizza Port, Gilligan's Sandwich Shop, Rudie's Rock Espresso which has seating in the back, Food Mix (authentic Mexican with a nice mural on the outer wall), Mi Casa (authentic Mexican), and High Tide, an acai bowl place with bright blue umbrellas outside.
Beads by the Bay (closed Tues) is a wonderful store to explore. Inside are beads from all around the world. Best of all, in the back is a garden full of gorgeous garden decorations that you can buy, and also tumbled rocks and gems.
Along Morro Bay Blvd are flower planters overflowing with petunias, daisies, and lavender- what a pretty sight!
Outdoor seating at Buttercup Bakery, across from Shine Cafe.
The flower planters are impressive on Morro Bay Blvd.
Purple petunias in a flower pot along the sidewalk.
High Tide has acai bowls, smoothies, and deli sandwiches.
You can see Morro Rock from the blvd.
Flowers and tree with red blossoms.
Thai Elephant and a tree with red blossoms.
Sitting outside Buttercup Bakery on a sunny September day.
Table at Buttercup Bakery.
There are always lots of people sitting outside at Shine Cafe, on Morro Bay Blvd.
Main Street, near Morro Bay Blvd, is cute.
Red Bottlebrush plant on Main Street, near Morro Bay Blvd.
Sweet yellow flowers, on Main Street.
White picket fence and daisies on Main Street, near Morro Bay Blvd.
Sunshine Health Foods and Shine Cafe.
Inside Shine Cafe.
Full Moon Gallery, one street back.
Historic theater.
Sitting outside Shine Cafe on a sunny day.
Mural on a side street.
Historic yellow building with interesting design.
Cypress tree views.
Shine Cafe has a cute tree in front.
Brightly painted building and canary palms.
Inside Scout Coffee Morro Bay, on a Sunday.
Inside Scout Coffee Morro Bay- you can see the vault door, because it used to be a bank.
Scout Coffee Morro Bay counter with wicker lamps above.
Sunny day on the Scout Coffee Morro Bay patio, in early March.
The big windows inside Scout Coffee Morro Bay.
Scout Coffee is filled with natural light.
The outside of Scout Coffee Morro Bay.
Inside Scout Coffee there are cute plants and a mural.
Sunny April morning on Morro Bay Blvd.
I like the lamps at Scout Coffee Morro Bay.
Blossoming red tree at Scout Coffee Morro Bay in September.
Sunny day at the side patio of Scout Coffee Morro Bay!
Cute table in the sun, on the side patio of Scout Coffee Morro Bay.
The cafes stretch from the 200-600 block of Morro Bay Blvd.
Buttercup Bakery, 430 Morro Bay Blvd, Morro Bay, CA 93442.
Thai Elephant (Morro Bay location), 355 Morro Bay Blvd, Morro Bay, CA 93442.
Scout Coffee Morro Bay, 390 Morro Bay Blvd, Morro Bay, CA 93442. Open 6:30am-6:30pm.
Beads by the Bay, 333 Morro Bay Blvd.
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