Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.sugarpinecafe.com
;
5038 Hwy 140; breakfast $6-8, dinner $7-20;
7am-8:30pm Tue-Sat, to
3pm Sun & Mon)
Gussied up with chrome soda counter stools and red circular booths, this 1940s-era diner
serves yummy breakfast items, hot or cold sandwiches and burgers on whole-wheat buns.
Dinner fare is pure comfort food like spaghetti and meatballs and pork chops.
Savoury's
NEW AMERICAN
(
209-966-7677;
www.savouryrestaurant.com
;
5034 Hwy 140; mains $17-32;
5-9pm, closed Wed
winter; )
Upscale yet casual Savoury's is still the best restaurant in town. Black lacquered tables and
contemporary art create a tranquil window dressing for dishes like chipotle-and-orange-
glazed chicken, hearty pastas and steak Diane.
Information
At the junction of Hwy 49s and 140 is the info-laden
Mariposa County Visitor Center
(
866-425-3366, 209-966-7081;
www.yosemiteexperience.com
;
9am-6pm)
, which has friendly
staff and racks of brochures.
Getting There & Away
into Yosemite Valley (adult/child $12/8 round-trip, 1¾ hours one way) stopping at the
Mariposa visitor center. Tickets include park admission.
Midpines
The highlight of this almost nonexistent town is the folksy
Yosemite Bug Rustic Moun-
tain Resort
( 866-826-7108, 209-966-6666;
www.yosemitebug.com
; 6979 Hwy 140, Midpines;
dm $28, tent cabins $45-75, r without/with bath from $65/75; )
, tucked away on a forested
hillside about 25 miles from Yosemite National Park. It's more like a convivial mountain
retreat than a hostel: at night, friendly folks of all ages and backgrounds share stories, mu-
sic and delicious freshly prepared meals, and beer and wine in the woodsy
cafe
(mains
$9-20;
7-10am, 11:30am-3pm & 6-9pm;
)
before retreating to their beds. Dorm dwellers
