Sala Thai is one of The 15 Best Places for Soup in Santa Cruz.

1. Sala Thai

7.9
353 soquel Ave (Ocean), Santa Cruz, CA
Thai Restaurant · Central Santa Cruz · 4 tips and reviews

Athonia C.Athonia Cappelli: #vegan and #vegetarian types should avoid the tom Kha and tom yum soup. These have shrimp and other fish based broth. Otherwise, this place is fantastic for vegans. They have faux duck, chix and fish!

Aaron H.Aaron Hughes: The Pho is awesome!

Tanya B.Tanya Bauerle: Best pho in town! The #1 is delicious, has beef, chicken& prawns.Add mixed veggies for$2!It's pho-king tasty!I also love the fried squid with spicy green sauce and the fried bananas&coconut ice cream.

Stagnaro Bros. is one of The 15 Best Places for Soup in Santa Cruz.

2. Stagnaro Bros.

7.2
59 Municipal Wharf (at The Pacific Ocean), Santa Cruz, CA
Seafood Restaurant · 38 tips and reviews

IrisIris: Clam chowder is delicious!

Eliseo S.Eliseo Soto: The clam chowder in a bread bowl is a big portion, but the Crabcake sandwich is very disappointing

Tiffany G.Tiffany Guzman: Disappointed. I have had better fish & chips. Clam chowder was barely warm & had an overpowering fishy taste. So disappointed!

Cafe Limelight is one of The 15 Best Places for Soup in Santa Cruz.

3. Cafe Limelight

8.5
1016 Cedar St, Santa Cruz, CA
Sandwich Spot · Downtown Santa Cruz · 9 tips and reviews

Ruby A.Ruby Anaya: Get the soup and half sandwich combo with a glass of freshly brewed Sweet Tea.

Cosmo S.Cosmo Shepherd: Literally everything is good here. The tomato basil soup is bomb.

Trisha L.Trisha Liu: Get the turkey, brie, pesto panino: cafe specialty... yum!!

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is one of The 15 Best Places for Soup in Santa Cruz.

4. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

8.5
400 Beach Street (btw Riverside Ave & Cliff St), Santa Cruz, CA
Pedestrian Plaza · Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk · 186 tips and reviews

kumi m.kumi monster: The weather right now is perfect - hope it stays that way for the Clam Chowder Cook Off & Festival Feb 26!

kumi m.kumi monster: Clam Chowder cook-off 2012! Feb 25 is coming up ~ !! yum yum yum!

kumi m.kumi monster: Clam chowder cook off!

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

5. Crow's Nest Restaurant

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

Bobbie N.Bobbie Nelson: The clam chowder and fresh fish dishes are wonderful. Get there on a Wendesday to see the sail boats races and sunset

Miguel S.Miguel Sojo: Excellent clam chowder. Nice place witg great ambience and view

Debra W.Debra Wareness: Surf n turf. Amazing salad bar. But not the clam chowder.

@Thai Recipe is one of The 15 Best Places for Soup in Santa Cruz.

6. @Thai Recipe

8.1
2106 Mission St, Santa Cruz, CA
Thai Restaurant · Westside · 4 tips and reviews

Athonia C.Athonia Cappelli: Try pad see ew and any of the Tom Kha soup type things.

Debra W.Debra Wareness: All of the noodle soups hit the spot! Very generous portions, too.

Athonia C.Athonia Cappelli: #vegan & vegetarian types: try 21 “rad na noodles” w/tofu. Don’t order the spicy green beans. They will make them with shrimp/oyster sauce‼️

Parish Publick House is one of The 15 Best Places for Soup in Santa Cruz.

7. Parish Publick House

8.2
841 Almar Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Dive Bar · Westside · 25 tips and reviews

Candice C.Candice Cunningham: Try the bad ass soup !!!!! Curry Cauliflower!!!!!

Ann Marie B.Ann Marie B: Incredible food (even for an Irish pub, the veg options were delicious). Kale, cauliflower, garlic soup was amazing. Local beer. Service was so-so.

Peter H.Peter Harkins: Philly cheese steak, sub cheese for Irish cheddar.....hangover helper is great

Zoccoli's Deli is one of The 15 Best Places for Soup in Santa Cruz.

8. Zoccoli's Deli

8.0
1534 Pacific Ave (btwn Front & Cooper), Santa Cruz, CA
Deli · Downtown Santa Cruz · 38 tips and reviews

Abhishek T.Abhishek Tiwari: Beef stew soup on Thursdays and Fridays is great.

Doug C.Doug Caldwell: first time visit, split sandwich and soup. great weather sitting on patio

Abood A.Abood Abussaud: They have a huge selection of every element of a sandwich! The corned beef is great

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

9. Real Thai Kitchen

8.2
1632 Seabright Ave (at Soquel Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
Thai Restaurant · Eastside · 12 tips and reviews

Emmalouise B.Emmalouise Brown: Curry's are really watery, more like soup. Yellow curry is more spicy and Masaman sweet... completely wrong.

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

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

10. 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

Robert B.Robert Butler: Good atmosphere. Fish Soup is massive. Sweet potato fries are quite tasty. I've had better fish tacos, but these are pretty tasty. All in all an excellent choice.

IS K.IS KLE: Can't get enough of this place. Hawaiian fish soup is amazing. Fish tacos, veggie burger, fish sandwich, plantains, fries - all great.

Misty M.Misty Mysty: Dinner was delicious! The ribs were moist, tender and flavorful. The pork sandwich was delectable. The bun was buttered and lightly toasted and so 'baker-fresh' soft!

Oyunaa's Mongolian cuisine is one of The 15 Best Places for Soup in Santa Cruz.

11. Oyunaa's Mongolian cuisine

7.6
1209 Soquel Ave (Seabright Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
Mongolian Restaurant · Eastside · 10 tips and reviews

Sonia W.Sonia Wong: The lamb ribelletes are delicious! We also enjoyed the veggie dumplings and beef and noodle soup. Everything is handmade for you. The little wait is well worth it! Owners were great too.

Trisha L.Trisha Liu: Yum!! We had the borscht, gulyash, and buuz. All delicious!

Nick L.Nick Lachica: Lamb ribs are the best! Get there early because they'll sell out.

Zachary's Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Soup in Santa Cruz.

12. Zachary's Restaurant

8.3
819 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Breakfast Spot · Downtown Santa Cruz · 60 tips and reviews

Omer Z.Omer Zach: Wow. Awesome home fries, good clam chowder. Definitely get garlic in your omelette and the molasses bread.

Alex L.Alex Long: Another plug for those sourdough pancakes: Light, thin, crispy edges, and made with sourdough starter. Delicious!

Rosi M.Rosi Miramontes: Potatoes excellent! Grilled cheese awesome! Sourdough pancakes delish! Great place good service :)

Cafe Delmarette is one of The 15 Best Places for Soup in Santa Cruz.

13. Cafe Delmarette

7.8
1126 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Coffee Shop · Downtown Santa Cruz · 19 tips and reviews

Susan C.Susan Cannon: Lentil Soup is great! Eat Clean <3 your liver will thank you :)

Cristina B.Cristina B.: Cozy little place next to Del Mar Theater. Their sandwiches are delicious!

MattMatt: Get a chocolate cream scone and some delicious Verve coffee. Or try the Rita sandwich.

The Crepe Place is one of The 15 Best Places for Soup in Santa Cruz.

14. The Crepe Place

8.2
1134 Soquel Ave (between Seabright & Cayuga), Santa Cruz, CA
Creperie · Eastside · 41 tips and reviews

Vicky W.Vicky Watson: Try the New England Clam Chowder - Not much to look at. But I love this version so much it was what I had my hubby smuggle into the hospital after each kid.

Noah B.Noah Batterson: Tasty crepes and decent bloody Mary's. Staff was fast and efficient. Cool dive-y atmosphere.

Yuri P.Yuri Parsons: order the crepe Alexander, it's super yummy

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

15. Charlie Hong Kong

8.6
1141 Soquel Ave (at Seabright Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
Noodle Restaurant · Eastside · 30 tips and reviews

MatthiasMatthias: This Tuesday we satisfied our craving for Asian food. Generally they offer vegan food but I rather accidentally got the baked tofu which I did enjoy a fair bit. Always open to new experiences! 👌🏼

Chris R.Chris Record: Great spot for vegan food!

Samantha B.Samantha Braga: The hoisin pork... Oh my. SO GOOD