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Brown Butter Cookie Co BAKERY
( GOOGLE MAP ; www.brownbuttercookies.com ; 98 N Ocean Ave; snacks from $2; 9am-6pm; )
Seriously addictive, dearly priced cookies baked in all sorts of flavors - almond, citrus, co-
coa, coconut-lime and original butter. Also in Paso Robles.
Cass House Restaurant CALIFORNIAN, FRENCH
( GOOGLE MAP ; 805-995-3669; www.casshouseinn.com ; Cass House Inn, 222 N Ocean Ave; tast-
ing menu without/with wine pairings $85/125; 5:30-7:30pm Thu-Mon)
The inn's chef-driven restaurant defies expectations. Linger over a locally sourced, season-
ally inspired menu that ambitiously ranges from stone-fruit salad with whipped homemade
ricotta and crispy abalone fritters to milk-and-honey almond cake, all paired with top-
notch regional wines. Some diners lament portions are so modestly sized. Reservations es-
sential.
Schooners Wharf BAR
( GOOGLE MAP ; www.schoonerswharf.com ; 171 N Ocean Ave; 11am-midnight)
Come for drinks on the ocean-view deck, rather than the fried seafood.
Getting There & Away
RTA ( 805-541-2228; www.slorta.org ) bus 15 travels three to five times daily from Morro
Bay ($2, 15 minutes) to Cayucos, continuing north to Cambria ($2, 20 minutes) and Hearst
Castle ($2, 35 minutes).