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Places to Eat
While exploring Downieville, you'll discover a variety of charming places to eat. Enjoy local flavors and refuel after your adventures in this historic gold rush town.
Though times have changed since the mid-1800s, the unique character of this original settlement still adds to the experience of dining here.
Downieville’s Local Favorites
Cold Rush Café
Organic and fairtrade coffee shop complete with 12 gourmet seasonal ice cream flavors and quick service deli. Try their signature “Rushies” featuring dark roasted sweetened coffee and milk blended with ice and topped with homemade whipped cream. Cold Rush also has a loose leaf tea bar, a small market with grab-n-go snacks, and is a local hotspot year-round.
200 Main Street
Downieville, CA 95936
530-862-5043
Two Rivers Café
Known to locals as “The Pizza Place,” they are good to Downieville locals and visitors alike. One of the few eateries to stay open 7 days a week all winter long! Riverfront dining, with an impressive craft beer selection, including hard kombucha. They also have delicious juicy burgers with toppings such as fresh guacamole, onion rings, and fresh produce for big salads. Fries are plentiful and hot. The service is friendly and fast.
116 Main St
Downieville, CA 95936
530-289-3540
Boomtown Backyard
Boomtown Backyard is one part riverfront beer garden, and one part community music venue. Open April through October, the Backyard features gourmet sausages, a variety of craft brews, and Sierra Valley wines.
200 Main Street
Downieville, CA 95936
530-862-5043
Boomtown Lounge
Boomtown Lounge is an intimate Old-West speakeasy with an apothecary ambiance, a wine and beer bar with specialty cocktails tucked away in historic downtown Downieville. Local’s Tip: Get in early for a good seat in the hidden room off the side and ask to play the giant Jenga game!
200 Main Street
Downieville, CA 95936
530-862-5043
St. Charles Place
Housed in the historic Craycroft building which dates to 1853, the St. Charles Place has been a Downieville landmark for decades. The town's only full-service bar, it is a historic watering hole that caters to locals and visitors alike. Whether sitting at the bar enjoying a drink, playing pool, or sitting on the back deck with its Downie River view, the St. Charles is a local institution.
203 Main St
Downieville, CA 95936
530-289-3237
La Cocina De Oro Taqueria
Right on Main Street in Downieville, you will find a little slice of Mexican fusion farm-to-table heaven! If you love local, organic produce, including Fog Dog Farms and You Bet Farms, you will love this place! They use sustainable wild-and-line-caught fish, local farm fresh eggs, fresh local greens, and local fresh tortillas.
322 Main Street
Downieville, CA 95936
530-289-3584
Empire Creek Provisions
Everyday essentials for mountain living! Smalltown gourmet market featuring local vendors and artisans, over 50 types of cheeses, dozens of crackers, spreads, local honey, nuts, oils, vinegars, deli meats, grab and go meals, cookies, cakes, crafts, clothing, and more.
200 Main Street
Downieville, CA 95936
530-862-5043
Downieville Grocery
Your mini grocery store for quick and convenient shopping located in the heart of downtown Downieville. Carries a variety of snacks and a huge selection of bottled drinks and beers.
101 Sunnyside Dr
Downieville, CA 95936
530-289-3596
Sabrina’s at the Forks
Coffee shop and eatery tucked inside Downieville Outfitters. Not only can you rent stand-up paddle boards, e-Bikes, and mountain bikes alike, but you can also get a mean coffee and delicious pastries made with love locally by Autumns Butter Me Up Bakery.
308 Main Street
Downieville, CA 95936
530-289-0155
Bread Money Bakery
ocal homemade baked goods made with special ingredients. Open April through October in the Sierra Hardware parking lot.
305 Main Street
Downieville, CA 95936
Nearby Supplies & Restaurants
All locations are less than 30 minutes from Downieville!
Sierra Country Store
20 Minutes from Downieville
Best known as the must stop in Sierra City right off the Pacific Crest Trail. The Country Store is located right in the heart of Sierra City and offers everything from hearty breakfast burritos and fresh deli sandwiches. Small selection of grocery, meat, produce, beer, wine, liquor… Camping… Fishing… Ice… and Gift needs. ATM, High Speed Internet Access, Laundromat and up to the minute weather station available. Larry & Kathy Breed, proprietors.
213 Main Street
Sierra City, CA 96125
530-862-1560
Bassetts Station
20 Minutes from Downieville
OPEN MAY THROUGH OCTOBER- The Bassetts Station Café and Gas Station features delicious home cooking for breakfast and lunch. Traditional breakfasts are served until 11 am.
Located at the intersection of Highway 49 and Gold Lake Road.
Fresh cookies and cupcakes daily. Call ahead and order baked-to-order pies.
100 Gold Lake Hwy
Sierra City, CA 96125
530-862-1297
Sorracco’s Saloon
15 Minutes from Downieville
Come stop by for a drink or two and enjoy our relaxed atmosphere, friendly service and extensive drink selection. We're a local favorite and a regular stop for travelers, located in the historic Zerloff Hotel building at the foot of the Sierra Buttes in Sierra City.
203 Main Street
Sierra City, CA 96125
530-862-1130
Los Dos Hermanos
40 Minutes from Downieville
Excellent Mexican food and service in beautiful Sierraville, CA.
Please call ahead for hours.
101 Battelle St. Sierraville, CA, United States, California 96126
530-994-1058
Casey's Place Bar
Allegany (20 mins drive from Downieville)
Casey's Place is a family bar and restaurant tucked up in the Foothills of the Sierra Mountains! Not only can you get a taste of history (building built in the 1870's); we also serve up pub grub and cold refreshing beverages!
234 Main St., Alleghany,
CA, United States, California
530-287-3257
Sardine Lake Resort
25 Minutes from Downieville
Fine dining in a 1940's style lodge with incredible lake and mountain views.
(Open memorial Weekend to October)
Sardine Lake is extremely popular and can fill up two to three months ahead of time. Make sure to call for reservations.
Sardine Lake Resort,
990 Sardine Lake Rd,
Sierra City, CA 96125
(530) 862-1196
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