Outdoor beer spot with character in Vallejo or American Canyon California?

October 3, 2007 11:36 AM

Best place for outdoor seating late afternoon drinks around Vallejo or American Canyon California?

I'm living in New York and heading to the Bay Area and my chance to see some friends means finding a halfway point which would be somewhere around there. Atmosphere and quality of beer is most important; views and child friendliness are big plusses.

posted by tonci to Travel & Transportation (5 answers total)

Not exactly Vallejo (where vies are scarce, anyway), but across the bay in Mill Valley is a fantastic place to grab a pint and take in a fantastic view of Muir Woods.

Tourist Club
posted by pmbuko at 12:44 PM on October 3, 2007 [1 favorite]

Not much there to recommend. A few minutes drive will get you to Benicia, my adopted home town, or Napa. Both have a lot to offer.
posted by mrleec at 12:59 PM on October 3, 2007

Warehouse Cafe in Port Costa. The Tourist Club, while cool, is not the easiest to navigate to (hike, that is), nor figure out the rules of, especially with kids in tow. The Warehouse Cafe will have a better beer selection by far.
posted by kcm at 1:27 PM on October 3, 2007 [2 favorites]

You're more or less screwed in American Canyon and Vallejo, but if you head up to Napa you could have a drink at the bounty hunter. There's a great taco truck in Vallejo on 29 across from smart and final in the parking lot of some sort of furniture shop.
posted by foodgeek at 3:15 PM on October 3, 2007

Response by poster: question for mrleec, what are top choices in Benicia or Napa?
posted by tonci at 11:08 AM on October 4, 2007