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Inside the restaurant
Books upon books!
Inside (9/14)
Yellow curry with tofu
Bad Animal Used & Rare Bookstore ·$$$

Bad Animal is a natural wine bar and farm to table restaurant housed inside a full scale independent used book shop in downtown Santa Cruz. Stop by. Have a drink. Eat some food. Build your library. Bar + Restaurant 5 - 9 Bookshop 12 - 9

Website: badanimalbooks.com

Phone: (831) 900-5031

Cross Streets: Between Locust St and Union St

Open now

  • Fri 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM

1011 Cedar St Santa Cruz, CA 95060 ·2337.51 mi

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Amenities

  • Accessible
  • Smoke-free

Reviews

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4.5 187 reviews
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130 4 star
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17 2 star
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Derek S. 09/28/26

Came by for dinner the other night and it was a phenomenal experience. Made a reservation for dinner and my table was readyd upon arrival. Parking is available in the paid garage right across the...

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Kyle N. 09/28/26

Such a cool and unique spot in Santa Cruz. The whole atmosphere is amazing -- having a restaurant and wine bar surrounded by books gives this place so much character and makes it feel completely...

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Ron O. 09/26/26

Came by on a whim tonight while we were waiting for another restaurant to open. My spouse inquired if by chance they had any tables for 2 and I guess it was just meant to be as they happened to...

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Donovan B. 09/26/26

Went for a weekend trip to Santa Cruz and took a chance on Bad Animal. Service was great, but be warned they are very busy so getting a table can be tough. They just switched to their fall menu...

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Megan T. 09/07/26

This restaurant makes me want to be a Bad Animal, everything was absolutely incredible from the decor to the dish. We got there a little bit early and walked around, exploring books and their...

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