Santa Nella is a town of about 2,000 people in Merced County in California's San Joaquin Valley. It's best known as a major rest stop on Interstate 5 and as the home of the iconic Danish-American diner Pea Soup Andersen's.

Like most large freeway stops, Santa Nella has plenty of chain restaurants, including Subway, Denny's, Taco Bell, In-N-Out, and McDonald's.

• 37.10906-121.01691 Pea Soup Andersen's, 12411 S. Highway 33, ☏ +1 209 826-1685. Pea soup (eat-in or to-go) is the specialty at this charmingly kitschy roadside attraction, but the menu contains many other options from sandwiches to dinner entrees to breakfast foods. Also has an attached shop with lots of snacks, souvenirs, and road trip entertainment. (updated Feb 2025)

• Best Western Andersen's Inn, 12367 S Highway 33, ☏ +1 209 826-5534, fax: +1 209 826-4353. 
• Holiday Inn Express, 28976 W Plaza Dr, ☏ +1 209 826-8282. 
• 37.0995-121.01521 Hotel Mission de Oro, 13070 State Highway 33, ☏ +1 826 4444. (updated Aug 2016)

• Los Banos - about a 20 minute drive along 152 East.

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