By train

Chico is served by Amtrak's [3] Coast Starlight. The times are very annoying — the southbound train arrives just before 4AM, and the northbound just before 2AM.

Ride a bike. One of the best bike friendly towns around, the locals and students prefer to ride than drive.

• Bird in Hand, 320 Broadway St, +1 530 893-0545. Selling a wide range of products, from Tommy Bahama to toys. Also has a Yo-yo museum.

• Jedidiah's, # 817 Main Street Chico, CA 95928. Best breakfast in Chico. edit

• Pluto's, 210 Main Street, +1 530 343-0165, Fax: +1 530 343-0184, [4]. Pluto's specializes in sandwiches and salads that are both healthy and unbelievably tasty. Anything with roasted turkey is particularly recommended.
• Woodstock's Pizza, 166 E 2nd St, +1 530 893-1500, Fax: +1 530 894-8156, [5]. Chico's best pizza. Really.
• Aca Taco, 133 Broadway Street, +1 530 894-0191. The best burrito in Northern California.
• Windy's Chinese, 1000 W Sacramento Ave # G, +1 530 343-1788.
• Italian Cottage, 2234 Esplanade. Awesome breakfast omelettes, especially the spicy Italian one with marinara sauce, melted cheese, sausage, and pepperoni.
• Sultan's Bistro, 300 Broadway St, +1 530 345-7455. The beef and lamp gyro plates make for one of the best dinners you'll ever have.

• Joe's Bar, 749 West 5th Street, +1 530 894-3612. Sawdust on the floor, music blaring, cheap drinks, a back patio, and a crowd that will be singing along after midnight.

• Madison Bear Garden, beer and burgers. Tasty burgers, local beer. Good late night menu, college atmosphere downstairs. Upstairs is a disco that borders on MTV spring breaks and Americans at their worst.

• Sierra Nevada Brewery, +1 530 893-3520. Take a tour, try some of the best microbrew in the country. Privately owned, the brewery offers an alehouse with excellent food and good beer for around $2.50 a glass. Try the beer sampler.

• Butte Creek Brewing Co 945 W 2nd St, +1 530 894-7906. Microbrewery.