Lakeport: Park Place; restaurant review

101 North

Park Place  

50 3rd St., in Lakeport, west lake, (707) 263-0444.  L-D daily; $-$$.  Reservations advised.

Located lakefront and across the street from Library Park, the Park Place cafe offers great views from its outdoor rooftop dining area.  For starters, don't miss the magnificent bruchetta--a baguette topped with pesto and sun-dried tomatoes and then grilled--or the broiled Gorgonzola bread.  The menu has a large selection of fresh pastas, including several kinds of tortellini and raviolis, plus pizza, fresh fish, steaks, and hamburgers.  Personal favorites include the pasta marinara with housemade San Marzano tomato sauce atop housemade fettuccine and the beer-battered fish & chips.

bar at Park Place in Lakeport, California

interior of Park Place in Lakeport, California

view of Clear Lake from Park Place in Lakeport, California

pasta marinara at Park Place in Lakeport, California

umami burger at Park Place in Lakeport, California

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Lakeport: Angelina’s Bakery & Espresso; restaurant review

101 North

Angelina’s Bakery & Espresso  

365 N. Main St., Lakeport, west lake, (707) 263-0391.  B-L daily. 

This modest, casual coffeehouse-deli has a worn concrete floor and mix-matched seating.  Angelina’s Bakery & Espresso is famous for its gigantic fresh-baked cinnamon rolls, cookies, brownies, and lemon bars, and I can attest to the deliciousness of the blueberry muffin.  Housemade soup (good with a biscuit), specialty sandwiches and panini, pasta salads, and both ice cream and unique coffee ice cubes--especially popular in summer--are also on the menu.

interior of Angelina’s Bakery & Espresso in Lakeport, California

blueberry muffin at Angelina’s Bakery & Espresso in Lakeport, California

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Lakeport: Lakeport Historic Courthouse Museum; things to do

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Lakeport Historic Courthouse Museum  

255 N. Main St., in Lakeport, west lake, (707) 263-4555.  W-Sat 10-4, Sun 12-4.  By donation, $2. 

Formerly a courthouse, this 1871 brick building now reveals “The Mystery and History of Clear Lake” through its renowned collection of Pomo Indian artifacts--baskets, stone arrowheads, and tools--plus historical records, a restored courtroom, and a hunting and gun exhibit.  A dramatic 14-foot replica of a Pomo Indian tule boat is a standout exhibit, and lovely vintage display cases and small chandeliers add to the overall interest.  More exhibits at the Lakeport Historic Courthouse Museum include a collection of Lake County’s famous “diamonds,” an old-time telephone switchboard, and antlers from the last elk killed in Lake County.  The museum is situated in the town’s leafy central park, where a small Vietnam Veterans memorial is displayed.

exterior of Lakeport Historic Courthouse Museum in Lakeport, California

Pomo Indian basket display at Lakeport Historic Courthouse Museum
in Lakeport, California

replica Pomo Indian tule boat at Lakeport Historic Courthouse Museum
in Lakeport, California

description of Pomo Indian baskets at Lakeport Historic Courthouse Museum
in Lakeport, California

Lake County diamonds display at Lakeport Historic Courthouse Museum
in Lakeport, California

old-time telephone switchboard displayed
at Lakeport Historic Courthouse Museum in Lakeport, California

antlers from last elk killed in Lake County
at Lakeport Historic Courthouse Museum in Lakeport, California

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