In the heart of downtown Ventura, the owners and staff of Paradise Pantry pride themselves on serving the freshest food available from local farmers, fishermen and ranchers.

Chef Kelly Briglio’s full service restaurant makes everything from scratch with amazing salads, sandwiches, mac and cheese, soups, appetizers plus dinner specials.

Featuring Italian and Mediterranean fusion cuisine, gluten-free options, and newly remodeled 1901 bar, La Dolce Vita Ristorante serves lunch and dinner, with entertainment on weekends. Located in Historic Heritage Square, the restaurant also offers on- and off-site catering and a full schedule of cooking classes.

Farmer and the Cook is a vegetarian Mexican cafe and mini-modern market offering organic produce, dairy, artisan cheeses, groceries and some irresistible kitchenware. The cafe's produce comes from their 10-acre farm, two miles down the road.

At Great Harvest Bread Company, we specialize in freshly baked whole grain bread, made from high-protein wheat purchased from family-owned farms in Northwestern Montana. We grind ALL of our 100% whole wheat flour fresh everyday on our European stone mill right here in our bakery. Unlike some other bakeries, we never use preservatives, artificial dough conditioners, artificial sweeteners, or frozen dough that's trucked in from a factory somewhere. Everything is handmade, from scratch right here in our little bakery.