Guidebook for Menlo Park
Food Scene
Local coffee shop. Great neighborhood environment. Sometimes they host live music.
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Cafe Zoe
1929 Menalto AveLocal coffee shop. Great neighborhood environment. Sometimes they host live music.
Small Mexican-influenced market. Go to the back where they have an authentic taqueria. You can get your necessities here also (milk, eggs, produce, etc.).
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La Hacienda Market
1933 Menalto AveSmall Mexican-influenced market. Go to the back where they have an authentic taqueria. You can get your necessities here also (milk, eggs, produce, etc.).
Latin-American inspired fusion restaurant. Outstanding food. Great bar/lounge. You should definitely make a reservation for dinner, especially on weekend nights.
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JOYA Restaurant and Lounge
339 University AveLatin-American inspired fusion restaurant. Outstanding food. Great bar/lounge. You should definitely make a reservation for dinner, especially on weekend nights.
This is the ULTIMATE Silicon Valley/Bay Area restaurant. The food is outstanding. They have a very large vegetarian and vegan selection as well as great meat dishes. The owner was the chef for the Grateful Dead and later for Google. The restaurant's motif reflects this with pictures of the Grateful Dead playing at Kezar Stadium, historical Palo Alto, and tech icons like Steve Jobs.
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Calafia Café
This is the ULTIMATE Silicon Valley/Bay Area restaurant. The food is outstanding. They have a very large vegetarian and vegan selection as well as great meat dishes. The owner was the chef for the Grateful Dead and later for Google. The restaurant's motif reflects this with pictures of the Grateful Dead playing at Kezar Stadium, historical Palo Alto, and tech icons like Steve Jobs.
Great food. Very popular spot. Right next to Kepler's Books and Downtown Menlo Park.
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Cafe Borrone
1010 El Camino RealGreat food. Very popular spot. Right next to Kepler's Books and Downtown Menlo Park.
Great coffee! Good food. Crepes, arepas, great selection of sweet treats.
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Coupa Cafe - Ramona
538 Ramona StGreat coffee! Good food. Crepes, arepas, great selection of sweet treats.
Every Sunday, rain or shine! Outstanding Farmer's Market.
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California Avenue Farmer's Market
400 California AvenueEvery Sunday, rain or shine! Outstanding Farmer's Market.
BEST SANDWICH SHOP EVER! A tourist would be lucky to stumble upon this place... it's a local favorite.
Village Cheese House
855 El Camino RealBEST SANDWICH SHOP EVER! A tourist would be lucky to stumble upon this place... it's a local favorite.
Essentials
It's bigger than it looks from the outside! Combination of conventional and natural/organic groceries. Custom made sandwiches. They have a great selection of wine, beer and liquor.
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Willows Market
60 Middlefield RdIt's bigger than it looks from the outside! Combination of conventional and natural/organic groceries. Custom made sandwiches. They have a great selection of wine, beer and liquor.
Safeway
2811 Middlefield RdLarge standard grocery store.
Very high end grocery store. Large selection of fancy and exotic foods. Great prepared foods. Definitely NOT budget friendly. But really good!
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Draeger's Market
222 E 4th AveVery high end grocery store. Large selection of fancy and exotic foods. Great prepared foods. Definitely NOT budget friendly. But really good!
Whole Foods Market
4800 El Camino RealIt's Whole Foods. 'Nuff said.
7-Eleven
895 Fifth AveDrinks & Nightlife
New Orleans inspired bar in downtown Palo Alto. Very popular spot for younger locals.
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Nola
535 Ramona StNew Orleans inspired bar in downtown Palo Alto. Very popular spot for younger locals.
English pub style bar in downtown Palo Alto. It's kind of hidden in plain sight.
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The Rose and Crown
547 Emerson StEnglish pub style bar in downtown Palo Alto. It's kind of hidden in plain sight.
Amazing local food and wine! It looks like a private home (which it once was). You should definitely make a reservation!
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Vino Locale
431 Kipling StAmazing local food and wine! It looks like a private home (which it once was). You should definitely make a reservation!
You would never guess that this little shopping center brewery has a thriving music scene! This is a real local find. No tourist would ever know about this place. Check out their website for nights with live music. http://freewheelbrewing.com/
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Freewheel Brewing Company
3736 Florence StYou would never guess that this little shopping center brewery has a thriving music scene! This is a real local find. No tourist would ever know about this place. Check out their website for nights with live music. http://freewheelbrewing.com/
Parks & Nature
You won't believe you're in Silicon Valley! A short drive from Menlo Park and you're in the woods. Great hiking trails, barbecues/picnic areas.
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Huddart Park
1100 Kings Mountain RdYou won't believe you're in Silicon Valley! A short drive from Menlo Park and you're in the woods. Great hiking trails, barbecues/picnic areas.
Great park for kids. Nice sized grassy area as well as playgrounds suitable for infants as well as bigger kids.
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Eleanor Pardee Park
851 Center DrGreat park for kids. Nice sized grassy area as well as playgrounds suitable for infants as well as bigger kids.
Check out their super fun cement slide! Walking distance from downtown Palo Alto shops.
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Johnson Park
268 Waverley StCheck out their super fun cement slide! Walking distance from downtown Palo Alto shops.
Hidden Villa is a very kid-friendly working farm with hiking trails, a creek, and farm animals.
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Hidden Villa
26870 Moody RdHidden Villa is a very kid-friendly working farm with hiking trails, a creek, and farm animals.
Shopping
Downtown Palo Alto is filled with shops and eating. From boutique clothing shops to fantastic coffee to all sorts of restaurants. It's all here!
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University Avenue
University AvenueDowntown Palo Alto is filled with shops and eating. From boutique clothing shops to fantastic coffee to all sorts of restaurants. It's all here!
Large outdoor shopping mall. Nordstrom, Nike store, good restaurants, Straub's butcher, Pottery Barn Kids, etc. If you enjoy this type of thing, it's a must-see!
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Stanford Shopping Center
660 Stanford Shopping CenterLarge outdoor shopping mall. Nordstrom, Nike store, good restaurants, Straub's butcher, Pottery Barn Kids, etc. If you enjoy this type of thing, it's a must-see!
Sightseeing
Filoli is a country house set in 16 acres of formal gardens surrounded by a 654-acre estate, located in Woodside, California.
Filoli Gardens
Filoli GardensFiloli is a country house set in 16 acres of formal gardens surrounded by a 654-acre estate, located in Woodside, California.
Great place for a hike or bike ride. The Dish is a Palo Alto icon.
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Stanford Dish
400 Reservoir RdGreat place for a hike or bike ride. The Dish is a Palo Alto icon.
Stanford includes many iconic points of interest: the Rodin Garden, Cantor Museum, and much more. If you've never been, it's really worth a trip.
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Iyunivesithi yaseStanford
450 Serra MallStanford includes many iconic points of interest: the Rodin Garden, Cantor Museum, and much more. If you've never been, it's really worth a trip.
Entertainment & Activities
Independent films. This is a real local place. Most people would hardly notice it if they were passing by.
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CinéArts at Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino RealIndependent films. This is a real local place. Most people would hardly notice it if they were passing by.
Horseback and Pony rides on a trail. Bring wine and food for their picnic area.
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Garrod Farms
22647 Garrod RdHorseback and Pony rides on a trail. Bring wine and food for their picnic area.
Hiller Aviation Museum houses scores of flying machines, including real planes and helicopters that the kids can sit inside. There are also computer flight simulators and an outdoor platform to watch planes take off and land.
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Hiller Aviation Museum
601 Skyway RdHiller Aviation Museum houses scores of flying machines, including real planes and helicopters that the kids can sit inside. There are also computer flight simulators and an outdoor platform to watch planes take off and land.
Iziko Lomuzi Wabantwana Wokufuneka
180 Woz WayGreat indoor activities for kids!
Adult oriented video game arcade/sports bar with two locations equidistant from our house. To the North is the Daly City location and the Milpitas location is to the South.
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Dave & Buster's
130 Serramonte CenterAdult oriented video game arcade/sports bar with two locations equidistant from our house. To the North is the Daly City location and the Milpitas location is to the South.