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Lighthouse Diner
Rafael Town Center
1016 Court Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
Tel (415) 721-7700

Lighthouse Café

The Lighthouse Story


It all started in 1992, when Annette and Gerner Andresen opened the Lighthouse Café in Sausalito in its present form.

The Andresens, both born in Denmark, had recently immigrated to the U.S., and along with them they brought the Scandinavian flair for simplicity, good quality and tasty food.

The Lighthouse café in Sausalito

The café has over the years become famous for its breakfast and lunch, with American classics like good old-fashioned burgers and a great selection of omelets, along with Scandinavian classics like Danish Meatballs or Norwegian Salmon.

Over the past decade, the café has evolved into the place for breakfast and lunch in Sausalito, with a typical small-town atmosphere - Have a look at what people say about us:

    "The perfect spot for breakfast or lunch" - Stanley Eichelbaum in Marinscope
    "Great Scandinavian fare" - San Francisco's Best
"Where locals eat" - VIA Magazine

The café is rather small - 30 seats - and people often stand in line to get their breakfast or lunch.

The success of the café inspired Annette and Gerner to give more people the chance to enjoy the Scandinavian food and small-town American atmosphere. The San Rafael Town Center turned out to be the perfect place to start the second chapter of the Lighthouse story.

The Lighthouse Diner in San Rafael was born.

Opening on October 20th, 2003, the Diner is an all-day restaurant with the food known from the café in Sausalito for breakfast and lunch, as well as an exclusive blend of Danish and American dishes for dinner.

The Marin Independent Journal recently came to taste our food. Here's what they had to say :

Marin Independent Journal review of the Diner (April 2004)

Another addition to the Diner is the fully licensed bar, where people come to enjoy a nice drink in the evening.

To ensure Danish authenticity, the Diner always has at least one Dane on duty : The Andresen's son Kenneth.

Denmark is not just food, it's also a country with a rich history, read more here. here.


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