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Solana Beach Coffee Shops – Zinc Café in Solana Beach CA

Zinc Cafe in Solana Beach CaliforniaFolks seeking the best in Solana Beach coffee shops will find Zinc Café in Solana Beach CA to be a charming, comfortable place to hang out in the heart of the Cedros Design District.

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Zinc Café is swaddled in plants and with the tree-covered patio looks almost like an English garden.

There are several tables and chairs indoors but the real treat is to enjoy your coffee while taking in the street scene on the brick patio under the trees, and the feel, IMO, is distinctly European. 

Inside Zinc Cafe in Solana Beach California Zinc Cafe in Solana Beach California

Zinc Café in Solana Beach offers a wide range of beverages as well as a menu of breakfast and lunch offerings that is mighty impressive for this small place. Personally, having a croissant or scone with jam and coffee in the early morning on the patio watching the Cedros Design District wake up can't be beat. 

Zinc Cafe in Solana Beach California Local visitor at Zinc Cafe in Solana Beach California

Zinc Café has 2 other locations, in Corona del Mar and Laguna Beach, both in Orange County. 

Zinc Café in Solana Beach is located at 132 S. Cedros, about 1 block south of Lomas Santa Fee and several block from the beaches. 858-793-5436.   

Zinc Café is open daily from 7 am until 4 pm. Well worth a visit while out strolling the Cedros Design District or before heading out to the beach for the day.

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8 comments • Jeff Dowler ~ Carlsbad Real Estate ~ 760-840-1360 • October 26 2009 10:27AM

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Muttropolis parking spot and signage in Solana Beach California

I found this parking space and signage at Muttrpolis rather humorous, and fortunately had my camera with me at the time.

Muttropolis is located in the Cedros Design District of Solana Beach, and is a cool store that caters to...well you can guess...dogs, cats and all sorts of pets. You can buy stuff on-line, too

12 comments • Jeff Dowler ~ Carlsbad Real Estate ~ 760-840-1360 • September 20 2009 05:13PM

Solana Beach Art - Visit the Ocean Art Gallery in the Cedros Design District

Solana Beach has a wonderful art walk through their galleries in the Cedros Design District, and other shops that stay open, on the 3rd Thursday each month. Definitely worth a visit it you enjoy that sort of thing and are in the area - more on that later.

Ocean Art Gallery in Solana Beach, California - Jeff Dowler 

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A Shopping Stroll in the Cedros District in Solana Beach 

We had an opportunity to have an artist create personalized t-shirts for us during the most recent art walk in Solana Beach last week at the Ocean Art Gallery. Plus we had an opportunity to chat with the artist, Wade Koniakowsky, who also is the star of the gallery there under the direction of his wife, Lynn Koniakowsky. 

Ocean Art Gallery in Solana Beach, California - Jeff Dowler

Ocean Art Gallery in Solana Beach, California - Jeff DowlerOcean Art features, well, art of the ocean and all that it inspires. A visit will whisk you away to our local coastline or to the tropics... sand, surf, waves, surfboards and even Hawaiian, or perhaps Tahitian, dancers.

You cannot help but feel relaxation and tranquility while gazing upon sunsets, waving palm trees, the drama of waves, and peaceful beaches. Koniakowsky has a remarkable ability to bring the color, light and movement of the oceans and coastline to us in a wide array of works on canvas, paper, and even surfboards. 

But let's not forget our personalized t-shirts, created and signed by the artist while we watched...and a gift for this special event. Read the news about this talented artist and his many ventures, all inspired by his love for the oceans that surround us. 

Enjoy the show as we tour the gallery and watch the artist create!

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7 comments • Jeff Dowler ~ Carlsbad Real Estate ~ 760-840-1360 • June 23 2009 10:42PM

Solana Beach Things to Do: Visit the Susan Street Fine Art Gallery in Solana Beach

Solana Beach is a charming coastal San Diego community...a beach town feel yet contrasted with upscale dining, art, design and sophistication, sometimes in surprising places.

Susan Street Fine Art Gallery in Solana Beach - Jeff Dowler

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If you can drag yourself away from the glorious beaches, exploring the nearby Cedros Design District just one block east of the 101 is a real treat. If you have any interest in art, there are some terrific galleries to explore. And as an art lover, collector, and former gallery owner myself, the Susan Street Gallery is a real treat. 

Susan Street Fine Art gallery in Solana Beach - Jeff Dowler    Susan Street Fine Art gallery in Solana Beach - Jeff Dowler

Susan Street Fine Art Gallery is located at 415 South Cedros, in the heart of the gallery area, so you can't miss it. Nor should you pass it up, for there is some extraordinary talent on the walls in this place. I have been impressed every time I have been there, including this evening during the monthly 3rd Thursday night art walk where I had an opportunity to appreciate their newest show, "Still + Life," featuring artists Frank Damiano, David Kimball Anderson, Page Laughlin, Stephen Dinsmore (my favorite), and Tom Seghi - this show runs through July 12 so you've plenty of time to get in to see it.

The website has a wonderful overview of their gallery artists with plenty of photos to enjoy  And the gallery space itself is artfully designed - well lit, with interesting angles, great light, high ceilings, and intriguing peeks of works of arts from various viewpoints that surprise but don't overwhelm. There's something disconcerting - for me at least - about a gallery that hangs almost every inch of space with paintings that detracts from one's ability to appreciate the individual pieces, and Susan Street Fine Art Gallery does a remarkable job of using their space to showcase the talent within.

Don't miss this place! Here's a taste of what you will discover in the current show.

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3 comments • Jeff Dowler ~ Carlsbad Real Estate ~ 760-840-1360 • June 18 2009 11:46PM