City of Ojai

I often take the HWY 150 scenic drive from Santa Paula through upper Ojai to lovely Ojai Valley to enjoy the numerous restaurants, trails and shops in cute little Ojai. My favorites are the Emporium Café for breakfast, La Fuente for tamales and Azu or Osteria Grappa for dinner. Bohemia coffee and Jim and Rob’s Mexican food are good options any time of day. There is a fun Sunday Farmers Market too.
Shelf Road trail off of Signal Street has a great view overlooking the town and the valley. The Ojai bike trail runs through town and Libbey Park for a lovely woodland stroll or bike ride. Ojai is an easy destination from Ventura beach as well.

4/​5, too many crackers

I love living here. There are lots of good restaurants, boutiques and small, local shops as well as a Vons, True Value and Ace Hardware. There isn’t much you really have to drive out for, except «city».
I enjoy the local festivals and all the art galleries. The new Libby Park Amphitheater is also nice.

Yes, I gave it 4 stars but not a fan only because I am a true city boy. If you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city, this is definitely a place to go. The air actually smells cleaner and crispier than being home.
I was here for a party and since almost every place in upper Ojai is a ranch, there were lots of animals. So I enjoyed some horses and more.
As a small town type city it has many events.

My hometown. I left for college, and I’ve been bouncing around the country for a few years now, and I miss Ojai all the time. It has great food, great quality of life, great schools, great weather that I didn’t appreciate enough until I experienced midwestern and eastern humidity. It’s a real national treasure.

I was raised in Ojai and left as soon as I was 21 to live in San Diego then in Hollywood for over 10 years. Now I am back and happy to be here. Favorite things to do here: eat at Ruben’s Burritos, Café Emporium has the BEST scones on the planet, Boccali’s has the BEST strawberry shortcake, Casa De Lagos on Ojai ave. has good food, Barrel 33 in the Ojai arcade has a lot of different wines, Casa Barranca is also in the arcade for wine tasting and there is Old Creek Ranch Winery for a picnic, Ojai Valley Inn has a good hamburger inside Jimmy’s, Bliss Frozen Yogurt is fun too and Ojai Beverage Company has bacon wrapped artichoke hearts which I crave! I am trying to list all the places I go in Ojai to eat that I love. These are some of them and I intend to keep exploring my itsy-​bitsy town for more food finds.

ojai is what you make it. ojai valley inn was TOP notch 5 star resort. the city is creative! arts music food horses outdoors. nestled between the topa topa mountains. they have two sunsets about 10mins apart. look at the mountains and they glow with a pink an purple color. awesome get away from the rat race of the inner city of Los Angeles thanks for the hospitality and memories Ojai!

Fantastic destination just a couple hours from Los Angeles. Aside from being the hometown of the Bionic Woman, Ojai sits in an interior valley surrounded by beautiful mountains and studded with native oak groves. The town is picturesque with gift shops, an indoor/​outdoor bookstore and lots of restaurants and inns. The drive to Ojai is also lovely. Make this one of your favorite travel destinations.
Oh, and lots of hiking in the surrounding mountains.