Guidebook for Mill Valley

Scott N. Derrick
Scott N. Derrick
Guidebook for Mill Valley

Drinks & Nightlife

Over the top flightless trip to Bavaria. Private club that has 3 open house/festivals with German "ommpah" bands and free flowing (but not free) beer. Branches of this club can be found worldwide.
Nature Friends Tourist Club San Francisco
30 Ridge Ave
Over the top flightless trip to Bavaria. Private club that has 3 open house/festivals with German "ommpah" bands and free flowing (but not free) beer. Branches of this club can be found worldwide.
Solid Italian food in hopping dining room. Well made and tasty, hard to miss local favorite.
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Vasco Restaurant
106 Throckmorton Ave
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Solid Italian food in hopping dining room. Well made and tasty, hard to miss local favorite.
Great local beer selection, food is a bit pricey and precious for a beer joint but come here for the beers.
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Mill Valley Beerworks
173 Throckmorton Ave
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Great local beer selection, food is a bit pricey and precious for a beer joint but come here for the beers.

Food Scene

Short stroll from the cottage, good food, but a great place to have a brew or glass of wine and enjoy the view on their deck. Closest restaurant to the cottage.
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Mountain Home Inn
810 Panoramic Hwy
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Short stroll from the cottage, good food, but a great place to have a brew or glass of wine and enjoy the view on their deck. Closest restaurant to the cottage.
Old style English Pub with good pub grub and atmospheric bar. Immerse yourself in merry olde England a short ride from the cottage and sit by the cozy fire to hoist a pint or munch on fish and chips.
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Pelican Inn
10 Pacific Way
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Old style English Pub with good pub grub and atmospheric bar. Immerse yourself in merry olde England a short ride from the cottage and sit by the cozy fire to hoist a pint or munch on fish and chips.
Outdoor picnic tables with barbecue pits to enjoy super fresh oysters that you can shuck (or get shucked)eaten raw or grilled, all pulled right from the surrounding waters. A must for raw oyster fans.
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Hog Island Oyster Co
20215 Shoreline Hwy
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Outdoor picnic tables with barbecue pits to enjoy super fresh oysters that you can shuck (or get shucked)eaten raw or grilled, all pulled right from the surrounding waters. A must for raw oyster fans.
Our go to restaurant for celebrations. Great food, service and ambiance. Can't miss cocktail menu, interesting honest and tasty food. Smoked menu items smoked in their onsite smoker. Authentic Locale.
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Buckeye Roadhouse
15 Shoreline Hwy
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Our go to restaurant for celebrations. Great food, service and ambiance. Can't miss cocktail menu, interesting honest and tasty food. Smoked menu items smoked in their onsite smoker. Authentic Locale.
Great breakfast/brunch place with al fresco dining. Right on the creek. Great biscuits and pancakes. Go early as it's popular on the weekends.
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Dipsea Cafe
200 Shoreline Hwy
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Great breakfast/brunch place with al fresco dining. Right on the creek. Great biscuits and pancakes. Go early as it's popular on the weekends.
Great sophisticated food in clubby surroundings.
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Bungalow 44
44 E Blithedale Ave
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Great sophisticated food in clubby surroundings.
Modern take on thin crust pizza with quality locally sourced ingredients. Good selection of beer and wine. Good salads. Outdoor fireplace and kid friendly as well. Prices reflect upscale pizza joint.
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Tamalpie Pizzeria
477 Miller Ave
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Modern take on thin crust pizza with quality locally sourced ingredients. Good selection of beer and wine. Good salads. Outdoor fireplace and kid friendly as well. Prices reflect upscale pizza joint.
Upscale burger fast food. Juicy honest burger with real beef, nice fries, great soft serve ice cream and home made pickles. Fast food for the epicure. Outdoor seating and drive thru options.
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Super Duper Burgers
721 Market St
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Upscale burger fast food. Juicy honest burger with real beef, nice fries, great soft serve ice cream and home made pickles. Fast food for the epicure. Outdoor seating and drive thru options.
Special occasion dining in historic turn of the century fort with stunning setting overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge and the city skyline across the strait. Pricey but worth it with cutting edge food
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Murray Circle Restaurant
602 Murray Cir
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Special occasion dining in historic turn of the century fort with stunning setting overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge and the city skyline across the strait. Pricey but worth it with cutting edge food
Popular brunch/lunch spot with huge deck for dining and sunning simultaneously. Food is better than average for this type of place. Watch out for the thieving birds and bring sunblock. Expect crowds.
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Sam's Anchor Cafe
27 Main St
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Popular brunch/lunch spot with huge deck for dining and sunning simultaneously. Food is better than average for this type of place. Watch out for the thieving birds and bring sunblock. Expect crowds.
Great place to have breakfast, there's always a line to get in. Outdoor and indoor seating. Can't miss with their in house baked goodies. Get there early.
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Half Day Cafe
848 College Ave
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Great place to have breakfast, there's always a line to get in. Outdoor and indoor seating. Can't miss with their in house baked goodies. Get there early.
Take out sandwich joint with all freshly made in house ingredients. Get creative or let them throw an amazing combo sandwich for you for your hike/ferry ride.
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Davey Jones Deli
1 Gate 6 Rd
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Take out sandwich joint with all freshly made in house ingredients. Get creative or let them throw an amazing combo sandwich for you for your hike/ferry ride.
Deservedly famous sushi restaurant with prices and quality to match. Reservations recommended. Be adventurous, and your eyes and palate will be surprised and pleased, your accountant, less so.
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Sushi Ran
107 Caledonia St
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Deservedly famous sushi restaurant with prices and quality to match. Reservations recommended. Be adventurous, and your eyes and palate will be surprised and pleased, your accountant, less so.
Decent Japanese restaurant on Mill Valley's Miller Avenue business strip. Friendly wait persons and fresh sushi in pleasant surroundings, kid friendly.
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Samurai
425 Miller Ave
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Decent Japanese restaurant on Mill Valley's Miller Avenue business strip. Friendly wait persons and fresh sushi in pleasant surroundings, kid friendly.
Hole in the wall burrito joint with a subcontinent twist. Interesting flavors and good prices. Mostly take out.
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Avatar's Punjabi Burritos
15 Madrona St
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Hole in the wall burrito joint with a subcontinent twist. Interesting flavors and good prices. Mostly take out.
Mill Valley Stalwart with dependably reliable wide ranging Italian menu. Huge restaurant with multiple seating options. Almost everything on the menu is better than good.
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Piazza D'Angelo
22 Miller Ave
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Mill Valley Stalwart with dependably reliable wide ranging Italian menu. Huge restaurant with multiple seating options. Almost everything on the menu is better than good.
Family style Sicilian restaurant popular with Mill Valley families. Good honest and tasty Italian specialties. Can get noisy but always lively. The next door bar is quieter.
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La Ginestra
127 Throckmorton Ave
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Family style Sicilian restaurant popular with Mill Valley families. Good honest and tasty Italian specialties. Can get noisy but always lively. The next door bar is quieter.
Odd combination that results in fun and interesting meal options. Great if you can't decide between pizza and Mexican food. Not really authentic Mexican but a California twist on old Mexico.
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Joe's Taco Lounge & Salsaria
382 Miller Ave
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Odd combination that results in fun and interesting meal options. Great if you can't decide between pizza and Mexican food. Not really authentic Mexican but a California twist on old Mexico.

Everything Else

World renowned old growth redwoods. Nature at it's most astounding and awe inspiring. One of the wonders of the natural world. A not to be missed site for any visitor to the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Muir Woods National Monument
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World renowned old growth redwoods. Nature at it's most astounding and awe inspiring. One of the wonders of the natural world. A not to be missed site for any visitor to the San Francisco Bay Area.
Amazing wilderness area so close to the cottage. Hiking in the morning or evening will probably have you run into a herd of Axis or Fallow deer. Nature everywhere. Beautiful empty beaches. Must see.
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محمية بوينت ريس الوطنية للشواطئ
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Amazing wilderness area so close to the cottage. Hiking in the morning or evening will probably have you run into a herd of Axis or Fallow deer. Nature everywhere. Beautiful empty beaches. Must see.
Our local community association clubhouse. Come up here for the amazing (free) views right from the parking lot of San Francisco, the bay waters, Pacific Ocean. Stunning when the fog is rolling in.
Muir Woods Park Community Association
40 Ridge Ave
Our local community association clubhouse. Come up here for the amazing (free) views right from the parking lot of San Francisco, the bay waters, Pacific Ocean. Stunning when the fog is rolling in.
Take the ferry to the San Francisco Ferry Building on Saturday for the farmer's market. A foodie overload!
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Sausalito Yacht Club
100 Humboldt Ave
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Take the ferry to the San Francisco Ferry Building on Saturday for the farmer's market. A foodie overload!
Marin Civic Center, one of the larger of the completed Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings. Beautiful building. Amazing Sunday and Thursday farmers market frequented by restaurant chefs from all over.
Marin Civic Center-Judge Haley Dr & Civic Ctr Dr station
Marin Civic Center, one of the larger of the completed Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings. Beautiful building. Amazing Sunday and Thursday farmers market frequented by restaurant chefs from all over.
One of the most beautiful manmade structures in the world, not least of all because of the site. Amazing views from the walkway on foot or bike, in fog or sunshine, at sunset or dawn. Dress warm.
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جسر البوابة الذهبية
Golden Gate Bridge
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One of the most beautiful manmade structures in the world, not least of all because of the site. Amazing views from the walkway on foot or bike, in fog or sunshine, at sunset or dawn. Dress warm.
Keep in shape at this local unintimidating neighborhood gym. Decent equipment and free weights and helpful staff. Members are not gorillas and gazelles, just normal folk. Plenty of parking.
FITNESS SF - Marin
10 Fifer Ave
Keep in shape at this local unintimidating neighborhood gym. Decent equipment and free weights and helpful staff. Members are not gorillas and gazelles, just normal folk. Plenty of parking.

Sightseeing

Great dog friendly beach with bonfire pits, restored wetland/creek, great views and rugged coast, all on a human scale. Great place to see the sunset or spend the day. Don't miss the salmon in season.
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Muir Beach
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Great dog friendly beach with bonfire pits, restored wetland/creek, great views and rugged coast, all on a human scale. Great place to see the sunset or spend the day. Don't miss the salmon in season.
Photographers dream for the Golden Gate Bridge. Go early to avoid the tourist crush. Views of the bridge fight for equally stunning panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay to take your breath away.
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Vista Point
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Photographers dream for the Golden Gate Bridge. Go early to avoid the tourist crush. Views of the bridge fight for equally stunning panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay to take your breath away.

Entertainment & Activities

One of the most beautiful beaches if not the most beautiful beach in Northern California. The sand is beautiful, beach wide and long. See the sunset, lay in the sun (when it's sunny). Smell the ocean.
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شاطئ ستينسون
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One of the most beautiful beaches if not the most beautiful beach in Northern California. The sand is beautiful, beach wide and long. See the sunset, lay in the sun (when it's sunny). Smell the ocean.

Shopping

Small town plaza surrounded by quaint stores and restaurants, great place to spend the day people watching, eating and shopping. Mill Valley Market is a small town Whole Foods.
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Mill Valley
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Small town plaza surrounded by quaint stores and restaurants, great place to spend the day people watching, eating and shopping. Mill Valley Market is a small town Whole Foods.
Good place to stock up on pharmaceuticals and drug store needs.
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Walgreens
227 Shoreline Hwy
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Good place to stock up on pharmaceuticals and drug store needs.

Essentials

Organic and conventional food supermarket with organic health food supplies. Reasonable prices for the quality. Fresh produce, fish, meats and a wide variety of ready made and delicious foods to go.
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Whole Foods Market
731 E Blithedale Ave
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Organic and conventional food supermarket with organic health food supplies. Reasonable prices for the quality. Fresh produce, fish, meats and a wide variety of ready made and delicious foods to go.