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Haunted Bars & Restaurants in California
Ranked from the documented sites in the California index: 10 places where you can eat or drink today, and the haunting is reported in the room where you do it. Updated September 2026.
HauntBound identified four distinct published accounts at this operating restaurant and bar, across four kinds of published source. Two later publications retell those accounts. Reported phenomena include a sensed presence and apparitions.
3. Brookdale Lodge Boulder Creek· Haunted Hotel / Inn· Family Comfort: Moderate
HauntBound identified one distinct published account at this working hotel, across four kinds of published source. Reported phenomena include a sensed presence and apparitions.
4. Banta Inn Tracy· Haunted Dining / Bar· Family Comfort: High
Five independent sources document this operating restaurant and bar, with a history reaching back to 1879, and an independent publication covers its reports. Reported phenomena include apparitions and objects moving.
5. Palace Hotel San Francisco· Haunted Hotel / Inn· Family Comfort: High
Three independent sources document this working hotel, with a history reaching back to 1909, and three independent books, broadcasts, or markers cover its reports. Reported phenomena include apparitions and disembodied voices. Activity is reported in the Pied Piper Bar / dining hall itself.
Four independent sources document this working hotel, with a history reaching back to 1849. Reported phenomena include cold spots and electrical anomalies. Activity is reported in the hotel restaurant/kitchen itself.
Four independent sources document this working hotel, with a history reaching back to 1852. Reported phenomena include apparitions and disembodied voices.
9. The Padre Hotel Bakersfield· Haunted Hotel / Inn· Family Comfort: Moderate
Five independent sources document this working hotel, with a history reaching back to 1928, and an independent publication covers its reports. Reported phenomena include a sensed presence and apparitions. Activity is reported in the coffee shop itself.
10. Pine Street Saloon Paso Robles· Haunted Dining / Bar· Family Comfort: Moderate
Three independent sources document this operating restaurant and bar, with a history reaching back to 1857, and two independent books, broadcasts, or markers cover its reports. Reported phenomena include objects moving and phantom sounds.