Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Holbrooke Hotel
HISTORIC HOTEL
( 530-273-1353, 800-933-7077;
www.holbrooke.com
; 212 W Main St; r $129-179, ste incl breakfast
$249; )
The register in this 1862 hotel boasts the signatures of Mark Twain and Ulysses Grant. The
rooms are aging but neat. The
restaurant and saloon
(mains $11 to $22) serves casual
fare in the ornate dining room or on the shaded patio, but the best tables overlook the Main
St action. Weekday rates drop by 15 to 30%.
Cousin Jack Pasties
BAKERY
(100 S Auburn St; meals $5.25-9; 10:30am-6pm Mon-Sat, 11am-5pm Sun; )
Cousin Jack and his kin have been serving flaky pasties - a meat-and-potato-stuffed pastry
beloved by Cornish miners - for five generations. The pies - Basque lamb, pot roast and
several vegetarian options - are all made from local ingredients.
Lazy Dog Ice Cream
ICE CREAM
(
www.spotlazydog.com
; 111 Mill St; ice-cream bars $4; 10am-9pm Sun-Thu, to 10pm Fri & Sat)
This colorful ice-cream and candy shop explodes with sugar in all its forms. Besides
scoops, there are hand-dipped bars, chocolates and old-timey candies from 'juicy wax
sticks' to swirly suckers.
Tofanelli's
ITALIAN
(
www.tofanellis.com
; 302 W Main St; mains $8-23; 8am-9pm Mon-Thu, to 10pm Fri & Sat)
Hugely popular with locals in the know, this creative restaurant has everything from salads
to hearty steaks with seasonal specials like summer squash ravioli. Portions are burly,
prices low and the patio a treat.
Information
Greater Grass Valley Visitor Center
TOURIST INFORMATION
(
530-273-4667;
www.grassvalleychamber.com
;
128 Main St;
10am-5pm Mon-Fri, to 3pm Sat &
Sun;
)
