Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Eating
Sutter Creek Ice Cream Emporium
SWEETS
( 209-267-0543; 51 Main St; 11am-6pm Thu-Sun)
This sweet shop gets downright enchanting when town icon Stevens Price takes to the
1919 Milton piano and plays ragtime. The former proprietor still stops by in between or-
ganizing the
Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival
each August.
Pizza Plus
PIZZA
(
www.suttercreekpizzaplus.com
;
20 Eureka St; pizzas $14; 11am-9pm; )
Crisp, chewy thin-crust pizza and pitchers of beer make this a favorite; it's the perfect
place to hang out and chat up locals. Combinations like the BBQ pizza put it over the top.
Thomi's Coffee & Eatery
AMERICAN
(
www.thomissuttercreek.com
; 40 Hanford St; mains $6-9; 8am-3pm Fri-Wed; )
A real star in a galaxy of lunch spots, Thomi serves classic griddle breakfasts, huge salads
and a pot-roast melt. The brick dining room is welcoming in winter; in summer there's a
sunny little patio.
Sutter Creek Cheese Shoppe
MARKET
( 209-267-5457;
www.suttercreekcheese.com
; 33b Main St; 10am-5pm)
A stop for cheeses from California and beyond. Call ahead for a picnic box of cheese, a
baguette and even a little cutting board and knife to enjoy on your winery hop.
Entertainment
Sutter Creek Theatre
PERFORMING ARTS
(
www.suttercreektheater.com
; 44 Main St)
One of several excellent Gold Country arts groups, it has nearly a 100-year-long history of
presenting live drama, films and other cultural events.