Santa Cruz’s favorite retro breakfast shack, Linda’s Seabreeze Cafe, serves up heaping plates of nostalgia with a side of cinnamon-scented charm.
This cash-only gem has fueled locals and tourists since 1989, surviving earthquakes and changing ownership while keeping its soul intact.
Expect handwritten orders, bottomless coffee, and portions so generous they might require a post-meal nap.
Food Highlights
- Cinnamon Bun: A legendary fist-sized swirl of buttery dough, sticky glaze, and toasted walnuts – best stolen fresh from the oven like the regulars do.
- Tostada Omelette: An open-faced fiesta starring melted cheese, avocado, and tangy salsa piled atop three fluffy eggs.
- Greek Scramble: Vegetarians rave about this tofu (or egg) mashup with spinach, tomatoes, and salty feta crumbles.
- Seabreeze Spuds: Homefries go glam with sautéed peppers, onions, and a molten cheese blanket under a dollop of cool sour cream.
- Buttermilk Pancakes: Fluffy triple-stack disks that could double as pillows – perfect for syrup-drowning rituals.
Atmosphere
The vibe screams “your cool aunt’s kitchen” with checkered curtains, mismatched mugs, and a soundtrack of sizzling bacon.
Families jostle with surfers at sunlit patio tables while servers charm regulars by name. Don’t be surprised if someone offers you their homemade jam.
Bottom Line
Come for cinnamon rolls that’ll ruin all other pastries forever, stay for the retro-California comfort served with a big ol’ scoop of community spirit.
Cash only – because credit cards can’t buy this kind of vibe.
Address: 542 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062