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9am-4pm Thu-Mon Oct-May, to 7pm daily Jun-Sep; )
Gourmet hot dogs, wine, beer, simple breakfasts and coffee, behind the Rio Theater.
Highland Dell
GERMAN
707-865-2300;
http://highlanddell.com
; 21050 River Blvd; mains $20-22;
4-10pm Fri-Tue Apr-Nov)
A dramatic, three-story-high, chalet-style dining room with a river-view deck, Highland
Dell makes pretty-good German-inspired cooking, including steaks and schnitzel. Full bar.
Village Inn
AMERICAN
707-865-2304;
www.villageinn-ca.com
;
20822 River Blvd; mains $19-26;
5-8pm Wed-Sun)
The straightforward steaks-and-seafood menu is basic American and doesn't distract from
the wonderful river views. Great local wine list, full bar.
Duncans Mills
Cape Fear Cafe
AMERICAN
707-865-9246; 25191 Main St; lunch mains $9-15, dinner $15-25;
10am-8pm
Mon & Thu, to 3pm Tue & Wed, to 9pm Fri-Sun)
A country-Americana diner in a 19th-century grange, Cape Fear is visually charming, but
it's erratic - except at weekend brunch, when the kitchen makes excellent Benedicts. Good
stopover en route to the coast.
Drinking & Nightlife
Stumptown Brewery
BREWERY
11am-midnight Sun-
Thu, to 2am Fri & Sat)