Guidebook for Placerville

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Guidebook for Placerville

Food Scene

Quaint, friendly and fun. Try the Heyday salad or butternut squash soup. Locally owned casual dinning. Call ahead to insure seating or put your name in and roam Main st.
42 locals recommend
Heyday Café
325 Main St
42 locals recommend
Quaint, friendly and fun. Try the Heyday salad or butternut squash soup. Locally owned casual dinning. Call ahead to insure seating or put your name in and roam Main st.
Tom's is a local favorite for a good quick burger.
Tom's Burgers & Frosty
567 Placerville Dr
Tom's is a local favorite for a good quick burger.
Easily the most popular breakfast in town. Order the ollaberry pancakes and you'll know why. Be prepared to wait for a table if you go on the weekend.
44 locals recommend
Sweetie Pie's
577 Main St
44 locals recommend
Easily the most popular breakfast in town. Order the ollaberry pancakes and you'll know why. Be prepared to wait for a table if you go on the weekend.
Great authentic pizza!
17 locals recommend
Bene Ristorante Italiano
423 Main St
17 locals recommend
Great authentic pizza!
Great traditional family dinning.
Buttercup Pantry
222 Main St
Great traditional family dinning.
Good, quick, cheap Mexican food.
Fresh Mex Express
3970 Missouri Flat Rd
Good, quick, cheap Mexican food.
Getting ready for a day on the river, this is the stop for the morning Joe and pastry.
17 locals recommend
Sierra Rizing, Bakery Coffee House and Catering
7310 CA-49
17 locals recommend
Getting ready for a day on the river, this is the stop for the morning Joe and pastry.
Looking for a more interesting cup of coffee and an eclectic hang out? This may be for you.
18 locals recommend
Totem Coffee
312 Main St
18 locals recommend
Looking for a more interesting cup of coffee and an eclectic hang out? This may be for you.
This is a recent expansion from their location/farm in Camino. Give them a try and let me know what you think.
Jack Russell Brewery Restaurant
This is a recent expansion from their location/farm in Camino. Give them a try and let me know what you think.
Looking for a healthy lunch and a quaint seating area, near the park, this is a great location.
20 locals recommend
The Argonaut
331 CA-49
20 locals recommend
Looking for a healthy lunch and a quaint seating area, near the park, this is a great location.
High quality Mexican food. Hand made salsa and chips. Quality meats. Clean. Good bar and atmosphere.
Tortilla Flats Cantina
564 Main St
High quality Mexican food. Hand made salsa and chips. Quality meats. Clean. Good bar and atmosphere.
Fresh farm to fork venue. Sit up stairs and over look historic Main st.
11 locals recommend
The Farm Table Restaurant
311 Main St
11 locals recommend
Fresh farm to fork venue. Sit up stairs and over look historic Main st.
Great authentic eastern European food and beers on tap. Tell Richard the owner I sent you. The chicken gyro is the best!
Taste of Europe
3450 Lake Tahoe Blvd
Great authentic eastern European food and beers on tap. Tell Richard the owner I sent you. The chicken gyro is the best!
Great for a quick bagel and coffee before hitting the road. They also have good breakfast sandwiches and lunches. Try "the Outlaw" on a bacon Swiss bagel. Yummm...
Bagel Works
541 Main St
Great for a quick bagel and coffee before hitting the road. They also have good breakfast sandwiches and lunches. Try "the Outlaw" on a bacon Swiss bagel. Yummm...
An eclectic hang out health/coffee bar. It often has entertainment in the evenings. Go to the back of the restaurant and walk in the old mine shaft to experience Placerville history. The ghost tour also starts at 7pm on weekends in the parking lot just east of the Cozmic cafe.
8 locals recommend
Cozmic Café
594 Main St
8 locals recommend
An eclectic hang out health/coffee bar. It often has entertainment in the evenings. Go to the back of the restaurant and walk in the old mine shaft to experience Placerville history. The ghost tour also starts at 7pm on weekends in the parking lot just east of the Cozmic cafe.

Everything Else

One of the best run whitewater rafting companies in the area. Good equipment and conscientious raft guides. Tell the owners Norm and Phillip I sent you.
12 locals recommend
Whitewater Excitement, Inc.
6580 CA-49
12 locals recommend
One of the best run whitewater rafting companies in the area. Good equipment and conscientious raft guides. Tell the owners Norm and Phillip I sent you.
Rated one of the best Casinos in the State and right down hwy 50.
42 locals recommend
Red Hawk Casino
42 locals recommend
Rated one of the best Casinos in the State and right down hwy 50.

Drinks & Nightlife

There are a number of wineries near by with tours and entertainment. David Girard gave us special VIP cards for our guests. Let us know if you need us to pick you up.
16 locals recommend
David Girard Vineyards
741 Cold Springs Rd
16 locals recommend
There are a number of wineries near by with tours and entertainment. David Girard gave us special VIP cards for our guests. Let us know if you need us to pick you up.
Great local winery.
43 locals recommend
Boeger Winery
1709 Carson Rd
43 locals recommend
Great local winery.
Stay's open late and often has entertainment. Tell the owner Sheila I sent you.
7 locals recommend
Powell's Steamer Co & Pub
425 Main St
7 locals recommend
Stay's open late and often has entertainment. Tell the owner Sheila I sent you.
Down by the river and want to hang out late with the locals, this is a popular spot. They have a half way decent restaurant too.
22 locals recommend
Coloma Club
7171 CA-49
22 locals recommend
Down by the river and want to hang out late with the locals, this is a popular spot. They have a half way decent restaurant too.

Sightseeing

This is a must see if you have any interest in California history, or if you want to take an easy hike or just sit by the American river.
65 locals recommend
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
310 Back St
65 locals recommend
This is a must see if you have any interest in California history, or if you want to take an easy hike or just sit by the American river.
Get an idea of what it was like working in a mine and learn local history. Great little gift shop and picnic area. Some short trails for hiking. Bring a sweater mines are cold.
51 locals recommend
Hangtown's Gold Bug Park
2635 Gold Bug Ln
51 locals recommend
Get an idea of what it was like working in a mine and learn local history. Great little gift shop and picnic area. Some short trails for hiking. Bring a sweater mines are cold.

Essentials

This is the closest grocery store and the closest Red Box.
13 locals recommend
Raley's
166 Placerville Dr
13 locals recommend
This is the closest grocery store and the closest Red Box.

Shopping

Need river gear or a kayak class, this is the place to go.
6 locals recommend
River Store
1032 Lotus Rd
6 locals recommend
Need river gear or a kayak class, this is the place to go.
Jim stays open late for those after dinner window shoppers. Tell him I sent you and play some pin ball.
Hangtown Antiques
460 Main St
Jim stays open late for those after dinner window shoppers. Tell him I sent you and play some pin ball.
This is the oldest continually running hardware store west of the Mississippi and a must see if your visiting Main St.
11 locals recommend
Placerville True Value Hardware
441 Main St
11 locals recommend
This is the oldest continually running hardware store west of the Mississippi and a must see if your visiting Main St.

Arts & Culture

See local art on display.
El Dorado Arts Council
525 Main St
See local art on display.