We had a decent night's sleep at our hotel, the Harbor House Inn, which was super dog friendly. Of course JJ was still a really young pupper and had to go potty at 3am, but the hotel has a designated green space for that.
After waking and feeding the pup breakfast, we gave him time to "settle" then headed on out for a morning walk before checking out. On our last visit, we had spent time at the shops and such. This time around, we walked north toward the "rock". We had noticed a bakery of sorts during our last visit right off the Embarcadero and Front Street. In need of something for a light breakfast, this time we headed on in to the shop, named La Parisienne.
After looking over the rather large selection; I decided on getting a quiche and ended up choosing the Bacon and Caramelized Onion Quiche. I ordered a coffee for the Missus who was waiting with JJ at the table outside.
The really nice woman working heated up the quiche and even delivered it to our table outside.
She even provided two forks without me asking! This was pretty good, sweet-savory, nice crisp top, creamy-rich interior. Well worth the $5.75 to me!
Not bad at all!
La Parisienne
1140 Front St.
Morro Bay, CA 93442
On our last visit to the area we didn't take the time to check out "the rock", so we decided to walk on over.
Though JJ seemed to prefer the Ice Plants…..
In Coleman Park is this Plaque. Morro Bay is where the first Filipinos landed in the United States on October 18, 1587!
Well, didn't the Pilgrim's land in 1620???? So….maybe we should be having Adobo for Thanksgiving? Hmmm……
Based on how many folks we'd seen the night before, we were surprised to find the park around Morro Rock to be quite quiet and peaceful.
The views of the coast were also quite nice.
The Missus asked me what that town was in the distance. I told Her it's Cayucos. I also mentioned that there's a pier with some nice views, so we decided that should be our next stop. So, we walked back to the hotel, packed up, and checked out and drove the short distance to Cayucos.
It was fairly busy, but we still found parking on North Ocean Avenue and made the stroll down the pier.
I admired those surfers, cause the water looked fah-reezing!
We then took a stroll down Ocean Avenue with JJ. I had thoughts about having brunch at The Hidden Kitchen, but the line was crazy long, so we looked for a coffee place instead and saw this sign.
And went down the little passage way to this coffeehouse.
Which had a quaint patio.
And JJ and I had a seat, while the Missus went in and ordered a Latte for Her and a Cold Brew for myself. The breakfasts looked quite large, so we decided to just get our caffeine fix.
The Cold Brew was fine, it did the job; the Missus thought Her latte was on the weaker end of the spectrum, but we enjoyed the vibe here.
Luna Coffee Bar
84 North Ocean Ave.
Cayucos, CA 93430
As a bonus, right next door to the coffee shop is a location of the Brown Butter Cookie Company. We had been to the Paso Robles location, so we knew it was a nice place to grab a few omiyagi for folks.
Brown Butter Cookie Company
98 North Ocean Ave.
Cayucos, CA 93430
We enjoyed the beach town vibe of Cayucos and will think about staying here or perhaps at Avila Beach in the future.
So folks, between Cayucos, Avila Beach, or Pismo Beach, which so you prefer?
JJ would like to know!
what a beautiful area
If they are still in operation, the hot springs in Avila Beach are quite relaxing.
Yes, it’s a fun area Kat!
Duly noted Kenneth!
We love Cayucos and have stayed there several times. Visited Avila Beach 10 or so years ago. Interesting history about the beach’s pristine sand replaced the original sand which was messed up by an oil spill. We were able to walk underneath their pier before they closed it off due to damage.
I love how quaint Paso Robles is…the small town feel with their town square.
We’re thinking of Avila Beach next time CC!