Guidebook for Palo Alto

Cheryl
Guidebook for Palo Alto

Food Scene

Great food and you can takeaway bread from their bakery!
35 locals recommend
Mayfield Bakery & Cafe
855 El Camino Real
35 locals recommend
Great food and you can takeaway bread from their bakery!
Fantastic small plates and a great spot for lunch or dinner. Takeaway is also easy and seamless.
102 locals recommend
Oren's Hummus
261 University Ave
102 locals recommend
Fantastic small plates and a great spot for lunch or dinner. Takeaway is also easy and seamless.
Great coffee shop
17 locals recommend
ZombieRunner Coffee
344 California Ave
17 locals recommend
Great coffee shop
Delicious ice cream!
32 locals recommend
Tin Pot Creamery
855 El Camino Real
32 locals recommend
Delicious ice cream!
Great gyros and souvlaki
OPA! Authentic Greek Cuisine
140 University Ave
Great gyros and souvlaki
Great breakfast, delicious coffee
31 locals recommend
Mademoiselle Colette
816 Santa Cruz Ave
31 locals recommend
Great breakfast, delicious coffee
Quick, healthy lunch or dinner -- you can customize your own box
22 locals recommend
Asian Box
142 Castro St
22 locals recommend
Quick, healthy lunch or dinner -- you can customize your own box
Fresh, delicious juice (and healthy yogurt!)
8 locals recommend
Pressed Juicery
2162A Union St
8 locals recommend
Fresh, delicious juice (and healthy yogurt!)
If you head up to SF this is a must try spot for Saturday or Sunday brunch. Just show up early to secure a table
58 locals recommend
Hog Island Oyster Co.
58 locals recommend
If you head up to SF this is a must try spot for Saturday or Sunday brunch. Just show up early to secure a table
One of our favorite restaurants in SF
149 locals recommend
Frances
3870 17th St
149 locals recommend
One of our favorite restaurants in SF
Our favorite spot for wings and dumplings
154 locals recommend
San Tung
1031 Irving St
154 locals recommend
Our favorite spot for wings and dumplings
Quick, delicious dumplings
17 locals recommend
King of Noodles
1639 Irving St
17 locals recommend
Quick, delicious dumplings

Shopping

Beautiful outdoor mall
526 locals recommend
Stanford Shopping Center
660 Stanford Shopping Center
526 locals recommend
Beautiful outdoor mall
Our favorite art / craft shop -- incredible selection, fun to explore
7 locals recommend
FLAX art and design
1501 Martin Luther King Jr Way
7 locals recommend
Our favorite art / craft shop -- incredible selection, fun to explore

Parks & Nature

Great place to go for a fun hike
8 locals recommend
Costanoa
2001 Rossi Rd
8 locals recommend
Great place to go for a fun hike
Beautiful views, great hiking.
41 locals recommend
Stanford Dish
400 Reservoir Rd
41 locals recommend
Beautiful views, great hiking.

Arts & Culture

Great place for kids and adults! If adults only check out their Nightlife every Thursday night
816 locals recommend
California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Dr
816 locals recommend
Great place for kids and adults! If adults only check out their Nightlife every Thursday night
Great date spot and way to see incredible art
813 locals recommend
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 3rd St
813 locals recommend
Great date spot and way to see incredible art
Interactive, fun space to explore and learn something new
teamLab at PACE Gallery
300 El Camino Real
Interactive, fun space to explore and learn something new

Essentials

Bring your own bag (we have some in the laundry room)
84 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
855 El Camino Real
84 locals recommend
Bring your own bag (we have some in the laundry room)

Getting Around

Express lines to San Jose and San Francisco; convenient walk
41 locals recommend
Palo Alto Transit Center station
University Avenue
41 locals recommend
Express lines to San Jose and San Francisco; convenient walk
Accessible CalTrain stop
83 locals recommend
California Avenue Caltrain Station
101 California Ave
83 locals recommend
Accessible CalTrain stop