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Last Minute Christmas Shopping

Are you a last minute shopper?  Here are a few suggestions on some gift ideas for someone in Nevada City, or someone who'd like to visit the area.  If you can't make it to the last Victorian Christmas today, here are a few suggestions, or…
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Broad Street Bistro

Catching up with a friend over lunch in Nevada City, stop by Broad Street Bistro and sit outside on their patio.  Open seven days a week 7am to 6pm, bring your lap top, your dog or just chill with a coffee and people watch on Broad Street.…
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The Curly Wolf Espresso House

There's a new coffee shop in town called The Curly Wolf, located at 217 Broad Street.  Stop in, sample some amazing Cafe Vita coffee made on their custom Slayer Espresso machine.  The Curly Wolf is open seven days a week from 8am till midnight…
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Treats

The weather is warming up in Nevada City and it's a perfect time to visit our friends at Treats.  As you can see below their ice cream doesn't last long!  Peggy & Bob Wright describe their ice cream as "Homemade artisans ice cream,…
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Carolines Coffee Crate

The Outside Inn's blog has teamed up wtih Carolines Coffee Roasters to help celebrate their 30th birthday celebrations.  Holly provided the coffee and I decorated the goodies.  The fun coffee crate includes 2 coffee mugs, 3 sample packs of…
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Cafe Mekka and a giveaway

Cafe Mekka, Nevada City.  They're updating their Facebook page and needed some new photos, so I went digging through the various posts from the last year (click here for my first post, here for the Local Roots Food Tour with tasting of Temple…
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Carolines Coffee Roasters

Winter finally arrived in Nevada County, perfect day to visit Carolines Coffee Roasters in downtown Grass Valley and grab a steaming mug of hot chocolate.  Stock up on locally roasted coffee or tea or check out their selection of gift baskets.…
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Flour Garden Bakery

Need a sandwich, a latte, a birthday cake, a gluten free treat and a warm spot to check your email?  Stop by Flour Garden Bakery in Grass Valley.  Now serving gluten free bagels in flaxseed, blueberry and jalapeno cheddar, along side…
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Best of Nevada County Coffee Shops

Need a cup of coffee?  There are a number of great options in Nevada City and Grass Valley.  Here's a list of some of the coffee shops we've profiled over the course of the year. Java John's Karma Coffee Summer Thyme's Sierra Mountain…
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Summer Thyme’s

Looking for a casual cafe to meet up with a friend?  Check out Summer Thyme's on Colfax Ave in Grass Valley.  The place was packed with people conducting business pitches, girlfriends bonding over fresh baked goods and small children playing…
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Java John’s

The weather is finally cooling down in Nevada City and it's a perfect time to treat yourself to a hot chocolate, or two.  We stopped in Java John's on Broad Street on were greeted with smiles and warm wishes.  The child's size hot coco is…
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Karma Coffee

  Looking for a place to sit and relax and read the Weekend edition of The Union?  Check out Karma Coffee on Mill Street in downtown Grass Valley.  With both indoor and outdoor seating options, you're bound to find a place to sit and…
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Sierra Mountain Coffee Roasters and Tomes

Looking for a nice place to read your Sunday paper, drink your coffee and perhaps stock up on some summer reading books?  Check out Sierra Mountain Coffee Roasters and Tomes.  The two businesses share a space in perfect harmony, used books…
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Cafe Mekka

Looking for a cup of coffee in Nevada City?  While we don't have a Starbucks, there are a number of locally owned options within the downtown area.  Cafe Mekka on Commerical Street, next to the new Pete's Pizza, has a great ambiance.  Stop…
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Broad Street Bistro

Nevada City has a number of great coffee shops within a small space.  At the top of the hill (and closest to the Outside Inn) is Broad Street Bistro.  The outdoor seating is a great place to sit and people watch.  Stop in for a yummy bagel…
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Treats

Treats, the local ice cream and coffee shop in Nevada City, isn’t some place you’d find on accident, but once you discover it you’re bound to keep going back again and again. The Outside Inn testing team has decided that they like the…