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Sri Lankan restaurant, difficult to find anywhere in USA

Sri is a great Sri Lankan restaurant with authentic cuisine, friendly service, inexpensive, with free parking. See http://www.yelp.com/biz/sri-santa-cruz for opinions.

Gilberts, a fish restaurant on the pier, with amazing view of the sea and beach, stunnign on a sunny day. Food was very good and large. Maybe a little bit of down market, touristy feel but very good all the same .

Aquarius restaurant at the Dream Inn Hotel

The Santa Cruz Diner's a great local place to stop after you get off of Highway 17. Lots of variety in the menu and fun eclectic decorations.

Great dinners at Ristorante Avanti at 1711 Mission St on the west side of Santa Cruz. A little pricy but worth it and they have a great wine selection.