Crow's Nest Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Shrimp in Santa Cruz.

1. Crow's Nest Restaurant

8.3
2218 E Cliff Dr (at 5th Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
American Restaurant · Eastside · 112 tips and reviews

TracyTracy: Grab a seat on the patio and order yourself some shrimp or yummy fish! Great place for Birthday lunch!!

Kari M.Kari Mertz: Spinach prawn ravioli goodness!

Gayla R.Gayla Reese Walsh: Prawns with spinach ravioli, artichokes and tomatoes.

Charlie Hong Kong is one of The 15 Best Places for Shrimp in Santa Cruz.

2. Charlie Hong Kong

8.5
1141 Soquel Ave (at Seabright Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
Noodle Restaurant · Eastside · 30 tips and reviews

Tara W.Tara Walker: The gado gado is fabulous with tofu or prawns, and sub brown rice or noodles for yummy combo

Odile R.Odile Roujol: Excellent food and take out. Try the chicken 🍗 and the pork , else the shrimps. Fast and nice service

Sally B.Sally Bookman: Great gluten free and vegan options. Organic and green. Try the gado gado with zucchini topping.

Hula's Island Grill & Tiki Room is one of The 15 Best Places for Shrimp in Santa Cruz.

3. Hula's Island Grill & Tiki Room

8.3
221 Cathcart St (btwn Pacific Ave & Cedar St), Santa Cruz, CA
Restaurant · Downtown Santa Cruz · 80 tips and reviews

Clara G.Clara Gudel: Lilikoi margarita, shrimp rolls...mmm and Tuesday nights mean happy hour.

Delia S.Delia Sarich: Trader's Fish Sandwich is bomb! Poke app is too citrusy; wings and coconut shrimp roll are good bets.

Michelle F.Michelle Francis: Bao’s, coconut shrimp and Kingston Curry!

The Walnut Avenue Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Shrimp in Santa Cruz.

4. The Walnut Avenue Cafe

8.5
106 Walnut Ave (at Pacific Ave.), Santa Cruz, CA
Café · Downtown Santa Cruz · 62 tips and reviews

Morgan C.Morgan C.: Shrimp Eggs Benedict is awesome, the coffee is horribly bitter, and the staff is absolutely wonderful!

Shannon s.Shannon spotted: The shrimp and tomatoes Benedict is delicious! Top it off with an walnut and bananas waffles for a great start to your day. Bring a friend along to try more dishes. Free wifi: 22bottles

Glenn R.Glenn Roiz: Great staff. Mediterranean Chicken sandwich is my go to. Our #1 choice to meet friends for breakfast/lunch. Always good.

Johnny's Harborside is one of The 15 Best Places for Shrimp in Santa Cruz.

5. Johnny's Harborside

7.2
493 Lake Ave (at Eaton St), Santa Cruz, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Eastside · 37 tips and reviews

Matt S.Matt Silva: The avocado wit shrimp and crab was really great!

Jessica T.Jessica Taylor: Shrimp BLT was huge

Michelle A.Michelle Arnaiz-Dela Rosa: The view is overlooking the yachts. Nice small place thT gets packed so get reservations always. Food was great. Loved the calamari and the shrimp scampi. Service was excelent too.

El Palomar Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Shrimp in Santa Cruz.

6. El Palomar Restaurant

7.5
1336 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Downtown Santa Cruz · 58 tips and reviews

Chuck D.Chuck Davison: Great little place in an old hotel lobby with lots of options. Tacos are good. Hand made tortillas and a hint of cabbage. Prawns are really baby shrimp. Asada has great flavor. enough w/ critic try it

Cristina B.Cristina B.: Want a perfect amount of food while having a drink? Go with one of their sopes. I do the snapper, shrimp or grilled chicken. If you're a bit more hungry, get rice and beans with it. You're all set!

Tajvia W.Tajvia Willis: The prawn fajitas and margarita selection are fantastic!

Lillian's Italian Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places for Shrimp in Santa Cruz.

7. Lillian's Italian Kitchen

8.6
1116 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Italian Restaurant · Eastside · 30 tips and reviews

Melissa M.Melissa M: Call ahead. The wait can be long, but so worth it!! Prawns scampi and black truffle gnocchi were a hit! We ate here two nights in a row during our trip.

PaulinaPaulina: Get the black truffle gnocchi.

Lauren L.Lauren Langone: People talk about this place a lot, and it really lives up to the hype! Delicious and comforting Italian cuisine.

Taqueria Los Pericos is one of The 15 Best Places for Shrimp in Santa Cruz.

8. Taqueria Los Pericos

8.8
139 Water St (at River St.), Santa Cruz, CA
Burrito Restaurant · Downtown Santa Cruz · 35 tips and reviews

SpazzoSpazzo: Fresh Salsas, the fiery shrimp was awesome

Reeya S.Reeya Shah: Awesome Mexican food - one of the best spots! Get the carne asada, chile verde, or fish tacos

Q D.Q Dahling: Get the "Breakfast burrito" chorizo, beans, eggs and salsa---nothing better than that

Harbor Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Shrimp in Santa Cruz.

9. Harbor Cafe

9.1
535 7th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Café · 41 tips and reviews

David D.David Doble: Seafood Omlette is awesome. LOADED with prawns. Get it with the salsa fresca!

whitney b.whitney b: Worth the hype (and the wait). Gluten free options available. The polenta Benedict is amazing!

Nick P.Nick Piper: Bottomless mimosas Friday

Taqueria Santa Cruz II is one of The 15 Best Places for Shrimp in Santa Cruz.

10. Taqueria Santa Cruz II

7.1
1002 Soquel Ave (at Pennsylvania Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
Burrito Restaurant · Eastside · 10 tips and reviews

Tami I.Tami Incognito: The super burrito with shrimp is the best

Georgia T.Georgia Tyrrell: By "The soup", I think he means the carne en Su jugo, which is absolutely delish! But tacos are bomb too! The green salsa is a must!

Sarah A.Sarah Alikhan: best carne asada tacos! so tender and flavorful.

Kelly's French Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Shrimp in Santa Cruz.

11. Kelly's French Bakery

7.5
402 Ingalls St (at Swift St), Santa Cruz, CA
Bakery · Westside · 30 tips and reviews

Monica C.Monica Chen: Pressed crab and shrimp sandwich are awesome!!! One of the specials of today!!!

Tori P.Tori Porter: I love the tuna! The raspberry coconut scones are also delish!

H. C.H. Colbert (@hrsch): I want to like this place so much, but the staff is as rude as a French stereotype. Constant cafeteria-style line, no substitutions, no sandwiches before a certain time, anorexic menu. Too many rules.

Jalapeños is one of The 15 Best Places for Shrimp in Santa Cruz.

12. Jalapeños

8.5
206 Laurel St (Pacific Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
Burrito Restaurant · Downtown Santa Cruz · 5 tips and reviews

Kevin Y.Kevin Yu: Their carne asada and chicken nitza burritos are super delicious. Try adding srirachi on them!

Athonia C.Athonia Cappelli: get the Downtown Veggie Burrito which I believe is already vegan! Ask for jalapeño peppers inside. They have both a spicy and not so spicy green salsa that you can request (shown) #onelove #vegetarian

Austin D.Austin Djali: Try a breakfast burrito in the am

El Palomar Taco Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Shrimp in Santa Cruz.

13. El Palomar Taco Bar

8.0
1336 Pacific Ave (Soquel), Santa Cruz, CA
Taco Restaurant · Downtown Santa Cruz · 5 tips and reviews

James F.James Fisher: For a quick bite, go all the way inside this place to the taco bar. Order up some small tacos and an ice cold beer! Yum!

Karina K.Karina Kozak: Happy hour $2 tacos!! 😍

Elie B.Elie Bleier: Get the super burrito

Real Thai Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places for Shrimp in Santa Cruz.

14. Real Thai Kitchen

7.9
1632 Seabright Ave (at Soquel Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
Thai Restaurant · Eastside · 12 tips and reviews

Susan C.Susan Cannon: Great buffet! (Unusual for a Thai restaurant) Wonderful Veerkat art on the walls too.

Jeremy G.Jeremy Geiger: The name is accurate. This is one of the few Thai restaurants I the U.S. That my Thai wife will go to

Athonia C.Athonia Cappelli: Vegan options abound at the lunch buffet. Salad dressing has mayo but items like spicy tofu, green vegi curry & Tom Kha Tofu appear totally free of animal products. Spicy tofu is just that! Cha-chow!

Sabieng Thai Cuisine is one of The 15 Best Places for Shrimp in Santa Cruz.

15. Sabieng Thai Cuisine

8.3
1218 Mission St, Santa Cruz, CA
Thai Restaurant · Westside · 15 tips and reviews

Joseph F.Joseph Flores: Spicy rice noodle dish is a must have along with a boba tea

Beth K.Beth Kanter: The food is great here

James L.James Lee: They have a great lunch special