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Is Muir Woods Trading Company Cafe Still Open? (Mill Valley, CA)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 3 Mill Valley, California

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Muir Woods Trading Company Cafe is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on October 18, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated in August 2026 shows current reviews and photos for the cafe, and the business's own cafe page was reachable when checked on 2026-09-08. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

On 'Hidden Treasures,' host Tyler Florence sampled the grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup at Muir Woods Trading Company Cafe, the concession cafe operated inside Muir Woods National Monument near Mill Valley, California. The cafe serves hikers and park visitors from a small trading-post building at the entrance to the redwood grove, offering sandwiches, soup, coffee and pastries alongside a gift shop. According to a Yelp listing updated in August 2026, the cafe continues to draw visitor reviews and photos, and the business's own website, muirwoodstradingcompany.com, remained reachable when checked on 2026-09-08 with a live cafe page describing current menu offerings. Muir Woods Trading Company also operates as the park's authorized National Park Service concessioner. No recent reporting was found describing any change in ownership, closure, or relocation since the episode aired.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 3

Air date not confirmed
Title: Hidden Treasures · What was featured: Grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup with host Tyler Florence

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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/muir-woods-trading-company-mill-valley
  2. muirwoodstradingcompany.com https://muirwoodstradingcompany.com/cafe/
  3. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/ca/mill-valley/muir-woods-trading-company-cafe-restaurant
  4. thebestthingieverate.com https://www.thebestthingieverate.com/Muir-Woods-Trading-Company-Cafe-Mill-Valley-CA
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