Norah & Stephen’s Guidebook
Food scene
Peppercorn Grille is one of the nicer restaurants in Big Bear, and one of our favorites for special evenings, such as a birthday or anniversary. It's pricer than other restaurants and it's best to make a reservation.
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Peppercorn Grille
553 Pine Knot AvePeppercorn Grille is one of the nicer restaurants in Big Bear, and one of our favorites for special evenings, such as a birthday or anniversary. It's pricer than other restaurants and it's best to make a reservation.
This is another on of our favorite restaurants in Big Bear. Its on the smaller side, but the food is wonderful.
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Sweet Basil Bistro
40629 Big Bear BlvdThis is another on of our favorite restaurants in Big Bear. Its on the smaller side, but the food is wonderful.
Get the Burger
42151 Big Bear BoulevardThis is one of our favorite burger places in Big Bear
Broadway Cafe
1117 W Big Bear BlvdAnother one of our go to places to eat.
This is our favorite sandwich shop in Big Bear. Great selection and quality.
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Grizzly's Bear Belly Deli
42530 Moonridge RdThis is our favorite sandwich shop in Big Bear. Great selection and quality.
Maggio's Pizza
42160 Big Bear BlvdMaggio's is a great traditional Italian Restaurant.
Groceries
We do all our grocery shopping here. It can get busy on the weekends and holidays. We recommend going earlier in the day.
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Vons
42170 Big Bear BlvdWe do all our grocery shopping here. It can get busy on the weekends and holidays. We recommend going earlier in the day.
Snacks
This our favorite place to pick up some great beef jerky. If you like beef jerky, its a must visit.
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Smokey's Jerky & Candy Co
42167 Big Bear BlvdThis our favorite place to pick up some great beef jerky. If you like beef jerky, its a must visit.
When we're looking for something sweet, we go to North Pole Fudge and Ice Cream. Great fudge and Ice cream too. It's located in the Village and is a perfect place to stroll while you eat your ice cream.
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North Pole Fudge and Ice Cream Co
618 Pine Knot AveWhen we're looking for something sweet, we go to North Pole Fudge and Ice Cream. Great fudge and Ice cream too. It's located in the Village and is a perfect place to stroll while you eat your ice cream.
Fun Things To Do
For some fun, try the Alpine Slide near the village. There is also a water slide, go-karts, the Soaring Eagle ride and snow tubing in the winter.
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Alpine Slide à Magic Mountain
800 Wildrose LnFor some fun, try the Alpine Slide near the village. There is also a water slide, go-karts, the Soaring Eagle ride and snow tubing in the winter.
The Big Bear Snow Play and Speedway is great for year round fun. During the Winter, there is often night Glow Tubing (Friday night, Saturday night and holidays). Call ahead to confirm. During the summer, there are go-karts and a rope maze.
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Big Bear Snow Play
42825 Big Bear BlvdThe Big Bear Snow Play and Speedway is great for year round fun. During the Winter, there is often night Glow Tubing (Friday night, Saturday night and holidays). Call ahead to confirm. During the summer, there are go-karts and a rope maze.
Pine Knot Marina
439 Pine Knot AveWater sport rentals.
Big Bear Marina
500 Paine CtWater sport rentals.
Holloway's Marina & RV Park
398 Edgemoor RdWater sport rentals.
The Big Bear Alpine Zoo is a great way to get close to local wildlife that is native to the mountains. During the month of October, be sure to check out the zoo's night walks to see all of their nocturnal animals, when they're most active. You might even hear their wolves howling.
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Zoo alpin de Big Bear
42801 Club View DrThe Big Bear Alpine Zoo is a great way to get close to local wildlife that is native to the mountains. During the month of October, be sure to check out the zoo's night walks to see all of their nocturnal animals, when they're most active. You might even hear their wolves howling.
Bear Mountain Ski Resort
43101 Goldmine DrGet in some golf time when visiting Big Bear.
Conseils sur la ville
Déplacements
Good website for traffic/road conditions
For local road conditions, especially during the winter, we use local conditions.com. Enter Big Bear, CA in their search field, then click on the "Traffic Conditions" tab. It will show a useful map of all the roads in/out and around Big Bear, including any chain requirements.
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Local Weather Info
To get accurate local weather for the Big Bear area, we use bensweather.com