The Big Blue Cafe

The Big Blue Cafe Welcome home to the Big Blue, Arcata’s favorite cafe. The coffee is always strong, and the food is made from scratch using only the best ingredients.
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You’ll find a warm, cozy atmosphere, with delicious, fresh meals, served up with the Big Blue’s own special blend of organic house coffee. Some of our most popular menu items are our buttermilk pancakes, thick sliced french toast (topped with warm blueberries, organic banana slices and sprinkled with walnuts), breakfast burrito, Karen’s famous potatoes, not to mention our classically-prepared bisc

uits and gravy. Lunch favorites are many, to name a few: Jeff’s clam chowder (New England style), our ginger-garlic roast beef sandwich, focaccia sandwich, hand cut french fries, daily soups and salads with house made dressings. Organic strawberry smoothies, organic carrot juice, mocha milkshakes and espresso drinks are some of our customers’ favorite treats. We thank our local suppliers for their high quality fresh and organic produce, coffee, espresso, honey, bread, tofu, meat and beer. Private parties are welcome to reserve the cafe for early morning meetings and parties. You will be taken care of by our professional wait staff and your meal prepared by our skilled and food safety certified cooks.

06/18/2026

🔪The secret to cutting bell peppers

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kitchen

06/15/2026

👨‍🍳It’s not easy running a kitchen

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06/11/2026

The ooey gooey Elvis French toast. Doesn’t get better than that caramel drip!

The Elvis is a special we like to run, but you can order it anytime you’d like just the same:)

A couple of our classics with fun twists on them!
06/10/2026

A couple of our classics with fun twists on them!

06/09/2026

🫚🧄🥔The secret to our famous Ginger Garlic Mix

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06/07/2026

🧈The key to light and fluffy biscuits

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Comfort food for your slow Sunday morning
06/07/2026

Comfort food for your slow Sunday morning

06/05/2026

🍓🍌🥞Strawberry Banana Pancakes

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We love cooking simple but representative orders like this one with the Karen’s potatoes and breakfast burrito. It’s two...
06/05/2026

We love cooking simple but representative orders like this one with the Karen’s potatoes and breakfast burrito. It’s two of our best sellers and longtime staples

Boom! Food picks! See y’all here until two today!
06/04/2026

Boom! Food picks! See y’all here until two today!

Address

846 G Street
Arcata, CA
95521

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 3pm
Tuesday 8am - 3pm
Wednesday 8am - 3pm
Thursday 8am - 3pm
Friday 7am - 3pm
Saturday 7am - 3pm
Sunday 8am - 3pm

Telephone

+17078406111

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