FAQ — Bella Vista and Casa Pacis

Shopping and Restaurants

STORES:

  • Pharmacy: (new to Gualala) 39150 Ocean Drive, Suite 1, Gualala, CA 95445

  • 2 supermarkets (we usually shop groceries we don’t bring from home at the Surf Market)
    Supply is plentiful; pricing about 50-100% higher than at Safeway in suburbia.

  • 2 USPS post offices:
    one in Gualala (95445), well equipped and recommendable
    one at the Sea Ranch Lodge (95497), small and limited in service
    NO POSTAL DELIVERY TO SEA RANCH HOME ADDRESSES

  • 2 gas stations

  • NO Tesla Supercharger (but we provide limited 5kW charging to our guests)

  • 3 hardware stores
    JR’s has just about everything you may need but is ~twice as expensive as Home Depot
    GBS (Gualala Building Supply) and
    Sea Ranch Supply are excellent, reasonably priced building supply stores

  • 2 book/boutique stores; “4-Eyed Frog” is recommendable

  • many boutique stores to browse

RESTAURANTS:
(It is difficult to maintain a good restaurant in an area dominated by week-end guests and seasonal vacation rentals — please tip generously)

  • Sea Ranch Lodge Restaurant (we rate ****; good, but $$$$$, check for opening days, reservations advised)

  • Saint Orres (*****; excellent fine dining, traditional, uncomfortable chairs, $$$$$, reserv. required)

  • Anchor Bay Thai Kitchen (we rate *****; highly recommendable, $$$, reservations advised, good for take-out)

  • Cove Azul (39102 Ocean Dr; we rate **** and $$$ but have not been there for a while)

  • Vue Kitchen (39300 S Highway 1; mixed reviews by locals — be the first to rate for us … )

  • Trinks Cafe (we rate *****; comparatively $$$, good quality of coffee drinks, breakfast, lunch sandwiches, etc.)
    Mon-Sun 8:00 AM -3:00 PM; good “to-go” service
    may be open for dinner on a few days/week; first-come-first-served

  • Gourmet to-go meats availablde at a BBQ stand in front of Surf Market
    (tri-tip sandwiches, tri-tip sliced; rack of spare ribs - highly recommendable, $$$)
    usually open late AM to early PM only weekends

  • Numerous other restaurants come and go, try them out (we have no specific recommendation)

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