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Foodie Tour of Marin, CA

Oysters and beer outside the 
Marshall Store, on Tomales Bay.

Photo: Thayer Allyson Gowdy

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Along Highway 1 north of San Francisco, T+L explores a foodie enclave with leisurely hikes, picnics, and an enticing California vibe.

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Inspired by: Culinary Exploration in Marin, CA — by Oliver Schwaner-Albright, Published Aug. 2009

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    Nick's Cove & Cottages

    Just an hour north of the Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Area restaurateur Pat Kuleto's 1930’s-era fishing lodge looks straight out of an Edward Hopper pa

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    Marshall Store & Oyster Bar

    This seafood shack perched on timber pylons offers a dining experience that’s low-key, the ultimate example of a certain kind of meal: unfussy, del

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    Drakes Beach Café

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    Tomales Bay Oyster Company

    Jumbo oysters are $16 for the dozen, seats at the tables don’t cost a penny, and the weekend crowds make it feel like a bivalve festival.

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    Olema Inn & Restaurant

    While the food is enjoyable, the dining room is exceptionally loud.

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    Hog Island Oyster Co

    The most famous of the Marshall oyster purveyors sells unshucked oysters—but unfortunately they charge $5 per person merely to sit at a picnic table.

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    Cowgirl Creamery

    Go to Cowgirl Cantina—a deli counter opened by Cowgirl Creamery—to put together a picnic for a hike through the national seashore. The converted ba

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    Manka's Inverness Lodge Restaurant

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    Point Reyes National Seashore

    There’s no way to see all of Point Reyes National Seashore in one day. An elk preserve is located to the north; steep peaks are covered with pines

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    Drakes Bay Family Farms

    For brinier bivalves than those harvested in Tomales Bay, head to Point Reyes National Seashore, where oysters are exposed to the cold Pacific waters.

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