Narducci's Cafe

Narducci’s Café is located on East 21^st Street in Old Town Kern. If you are not from Bakersfield you might question why you would go to eat here. To appreciate Narducci’s Café, you must know some Kern County history. Narducci’s is located between Wool Growers and Pyrenees in the old Amestoy Hotel. When entering, you can tell you are walking back in time, back to the days when the Basque sheepherders would meet for a bountiful lunch. Back then the restaurant and bar were on the ground floor and the hotel was upstairs. This was “Basque Town” located in former Sumner, California before being annexed into Bakersfield. This was the location of Maitia’s, Wool Growers, Noriega Hotel and much later the original Red Pepper. Later, Jimmie Narducci bought the building and business but still kept the heritage of its previous owners. One may ask why go there? It’s for the great food, the atmosphere, the locals and the history.

Lumpy's bike out front

This is my buddy Ed, he arrived at Narducci's early, but that is the way he rolls... the gal behind Ed seem to like what she see's. (click on picture to enlarge)

Here is E-ZEE-G, looks like he got his fill of the "Rib Eye" lunch