Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.fiddletown.info
; Fiddletown; entry by donation; noon-4pm Sat Apr-Oct)
Remnants of the bygone era are just outside of Plymouth. The Chew Kee Store Museum, 6
miles east in Fiddletown, is an old herbal shop that once served railroad workers. The
dusty collection of artifacts frozen in time are
objets d'art
.
Sleeping & Eating
Imperial Hotel
B&B
( 209-267-9172;
www.imperialamador.com
; 14202 Main St, Amador City; r $105-155, ste $125-195;
)
The nicest place to stay in these parts. Built in 1879, it's one of the area's most inventive
updates to the typical antique-cluttered hotels, with sleek deco touches accenting the usual
gingerbread flourish, a genteel bar and a very good, seasonally minded restaurant (mains
$13 to $28). On weekends during the summer, expect a two-night minimum.
Taste
CALIFORNIAN
( 209-245-3463;
www.restauranttaste.com
; 9402 Main St, Plymouth; mains $23-40;
11:30am-2pm Sat & Sun, from 5pm Mon-Thu, from 4:30pm Fri-Sun)
Book a table at Taste, where excellent Amador wines are paired with a fine menu of
California-style cooking.
Drinking & Nightlife
Drytown Club
BAR
(
www.drytownclub.com
; 15950 Hwy 49; noon-midnight Wed-Fri, to 2am Sat, to 9pm Sun)
Tired of wine? Hit the Drytown Club, the kind of rowdy roadhouse where people start
drinking a little too early and soak it up with weekend BBQ. The bands on the weekend
are bluesy, boozy and sometimes brilliant.
