Terrapin Creek Cafe & Restaurant

Coastal Highway 1


This upscale restaurant is run by a husband-wife team who espouse the slow-food movement and serve local dishes sourced from the surrounding area. Comfort-food offerings such as black cod roasted in lemongrass and coconut broth are artfully executed, while the Dungeness crab salad is fresh, briny and perfect. Jazz and warm light complete the atmosphere.


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