Mariposa recommendations by Naoko
Food scene
Best coffee creations, innovative, healthy and yummy food selection, local art, great atmosphere.
15 locals recommend
Sticks Coffee
4993 7th StBest coffee creations, innovative, healthy and yummy food selection, local art, great atmosphere.
House made fresh noodles and broth, great non-alcoholic and alcoholic drink selection (shares it’s space with a wine bar), amazing desserts, in the historic Gold Coin building.
15 locals recommend
Little Shop of Ramen
5021 California 140House made fresh noodles and broth, great non-alcoholic and alcoholic drink selection (shares it’s space with a wine bar), amazing desserts, in the historic Gold Coin building.
Oh, the French onion soup! Freshly made pasta and creamy sauce are my weakness. Generous portions sometimes mean you get to have leftovers the next day ;-)
77 locals recommend
Charles Street Dinner House
5043 Charles StOh, the French onion soup! Freshly made pasta and creamy sauce are my weakness. Generous portions sometimes mean you get to have leftovers the next day ;-)
Menu changes daily, all delicious, hearty and generous portions. Always has a vegan option! The cafe is upstairs from the spa (highly recommend!!). Best stop after a day of exploring Yosemite to unwind and relax before heading back to our house (yes, it’s between here and Yosemite).
23 locals recommend
June Bug Café
6979B CA-140Menu changes daily, all delicious, hearty and generous portions. Always has a vegan option! The cafe is upstairs from the spa (highly recommend!!). Best stop after a day of exploring Yosemite to unwind and relax before heading back to our house (yes, it’s between here and Yosemite).
Liveliest music scene in Mariposa, with good company and creative, tasty foods.
19 locals recommend
The Grove House
4993 5th StLiveliest music scene in Mariposa, with good company and creative, tasty foods.
A very unique and fun place! A wide variety of tasty foods that accommodates all ages, preferences and dietary restrictions, with a full bar. Very often has live music, or other fun things happening.
35 locals recommend
The Hideout Saloon
5031 CA-140A very unique and fun place! A wide variety of tasty foods that accommodates all ages, preferences and dietary restrictions, with a full bar. Very often has live music, or other fun things happening.
Grocery Stores
Open for extended hours (best to check online but usually 7am to 9 or 10pm), carries a wide variety of foods including organic and special diet, fresh-squeeze OJ machine, in-house pharmacy.
87 locals recommend
Pioneer Market
5034 Coakley CirOpen for extended hours (best to check online but usually 7am to 9 or 10pm), carries a wide variety of foods including organic and special diet, fresh-squeeze OJ machine, in-house pharmacy.
Great selection of healthy foods and sundry, best sandwiches in town served at the in store cafe (outdoor seating available).
53 locals recommend
High Country Health Foods
5186 CA-49Great selection of healthy foods and sundry, best sandwiches in town served at the in store cafe (outdoor seating available).
Art galleries
A gallery run by local artists for local artists, with rotating featured artists so you see something new and different every month. My favorite is their annual miniature art show!
Sierra Artists-Mariposa Gallery
5031 CA-140A gallery run by local artists for local artists, with rotating featured artists so you see something new and different every month. My favorite is their annual miniature art show!
Showcasing regional talents in all forms of art including tiles, jewelry, woodwork, and coffee!
Ridgeline Gallery and Gift
5031 California 140Showcasing regional talents in all forms of art including tiles, jewelry, woodwork, and coffee!
A winery’s tasting room with tasteful art display featuring local artists.
11 locals recommend
Casto Oaks Fine Wine & Art
5022 CA-140A winery’s tasting room with tasteful art display featuring local artists.
Sightseeing
You can visit Yosemite without reservations anytime if you use the YARTS bus, and it stops a block from our place! During the reservation period you still can go without reservation if you arrive at the gate before 6am or after 4pm (as of 2022). Happy to recommend places to go depending on your interest!
995 locals recommend
Yosemite National Park
You can visit Yosemite without reservations anytime if you use the YARTS bus, and it stops a block from our place! During the reservation period you still can go without reservation if you arrive at the gate before 6am or after 4pm (as of 2022). Happy to recommend places to go depending on your interest!
Especially enjoyable in spring but great for hiking and biking year round! Some trails are much more strenuous than others and with lots of poison oak—happy to help you decide which one is the right one for your party.
13 locals recommend
Stockton Creek Resevoir Trailhead
Especially enjoyable in spring but great for hiking and biking year round! Some trails are much more strenuous than others and with lots of poison oak—happy to help you decide which one is the right one for your party.
Easy access to water at multiple points, plenty of parking. Flat trail along the river that goes for miles and miles, and some steeper but rewarding trail/roads. Fabulous wildflowers in spring.
Briceburg Suspension Bridge
Briceburg RoadEasy access to water at multiple points, plenty of parking. Flat trail along the river that goes for miles and miles, and some steeper but rewarding trail/roads. Fabulous wildflowers in spring.
Steep but (because of it?) breathtakingly beautiful, especially in spring. The trail closes often so please ask about the status before heading out.
Hite Cove Trail
4938 Hites Cove TrailSteep but (because of it?) breathtakingly beautiful, especially in spring. The trail closes often so please ask about the status before heading out.