Visitors Guide Fall 2018 by Mountain View Voice

FALL/WINTER 2018

Visitors Guide to the Midpeninsula

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Welcome The Midpeninsula offers something for everyone

hether you are visiting for business or pleasure, or to attend a conference or other event at Stanford University, you will quickly discover the unusual blend of intellect, innovation, culture and natural beauty that makes up Palo Alto and the rest of the Midpeninsula. Palo Alto is home to Nobel Prize winners, Silicon Valley CEOs, venture capital firms, Hewlett-Packard and one of the most renowned universities and medical centers in the world. Though Palo Alto developed as a sleepy college town, the emergence of Stanford University in the 1970s as the nation’s leading high-technology research center paved the way for hundreds of startup businesses with connections to Stanford professors and their inventions. Thus, Palo Alto became known as the birthplace of Silicon Valley and attracted engineers and others from all over the world to pursue their dreams.

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The Stanford campus itself is the biggest visitor attraction, and visitors could easily spend a day or longer exploring the beautiful campus.

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But at a minimum any visit should also include a walk or drive through the tree-lined residential neighborhoods (among the costliest in the nation), a walk in the foothills or Baylands and some great shopping and eating in the handful of nearby business districts, including ones in Menlo Park and Mountain View.

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Inside: Must-see Attractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Arts & Entertainment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Stanford University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Safety & Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Wine Tasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Farm-to-table Dining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Restaurants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The Palo Alto Visitors Center is co-located with the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce at 355 Alma St. at Lytton Avenue in downtown Palo Alto. The Visitors Center is staffed Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and may be reached at 650-324-3121.

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On the cover: A shopper selects locally grown produce at Bianchini’s Market. Photo by Magali Gauthier.

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Must-see Attractions Historic homes, interactive learning and natural beauty await

alo Alto, Stanford and the surrounding communities along the Bay Area’s Midpeninsula offer activities for all ages and interests. For out-of-town visitors, these local attractions top the list of must-sees. If you want to know where some of the attractions are located, turn to the map on pages 20 and 21.

NATURE Baylands Nature Preserve: Prime Pacific stopover for migrating birds | 1,940 acres of undisturbed marshlands | 15 miles of trails and picnic areas. Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto; Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center, 650-329-2506; Ranger Station, 650-617-3156; cityofpaloalto.org/baylands

SCIENCE Menlo Park Science Center: U.S. Geological Survey center | self-tours, lectures, seminars on earthquake science. 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park; 650-329-4668; earthquake.usgs.gov/contactus/menlo/

HISTORY & ARCHITECTURE Filoli: 654-acre historic country estate | 500 varieties of roses | docent-led tour, guided nature hikes Open: Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $22, general admission. Advanced registration encouraged for docentled tours. 86 Canada Road, Woodside; 650-364-8300 ext. 508; filoli.org Gamble Garden: 1902 Colonial-Georgian Revival estate | demonstration gardens. Open: gardens, daily during daylight hours. Cost: free. 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto; 650-329-1356; gamblegarden.org Hanna House: 1936 home patterned after the honeycomb of a bee | National Historic Landmark | designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Open: reservations required. Cost: $10 per person (children under 12 not permitted), $5 for parking, 3160 Porter Drive, Suite 200, Palo Alto; 650725-8352; hannahousetours.stanford.edu Hoover Tower: 285-foot tall bell tower | panoramic view of Palo Alto | named for Stanford alumnus and U.S. President Herbert Hoover. See Stanford University, page 15.

KIDS Junior Museum and Zoo: The facility is currently undergoing a $25-million renovation and expansion and is operating out of a temporary home at Cubberley Auditorium (4050 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto) until May 2020. Information: For hours and programs, call 650-329-2111, or go to bit.ly/MuseumAndZoo

MORE LOCAL ATTRACTIONS The Museum of American Heritage: 351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto; 650-321-1004; moah.org The Hiller Aviation Museum: 601 Skyway Road, San Carlos; 650-654-0200; hiller.org The Allied Arts Guild: 75 Arbor Road at Cambridge Avenue, Menlo Park; 650-322-2405; alliedartsguild.org California’s Great America: A 100-acre amusement park adjacent to Levi’s Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers NFL football team. 4701 Great America Pkwy., Santa Clara; 408-988-1776; cagreatamerica.com

NOTABLE TECH LANDMARKS Facebook Like sign: 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park | Iconic sign outside of Facebook headquarters is accessible for photos. Campus parking lot is open to public on select Sundays during Facebook’s community festivals, which feature live music, food and other activities. Google Android Garden: 1911 Landings Drive, Mountain View | A giant lollipop, cupcake, green Android robot and gingerbread man are among the statues scattered around the garden at Google’s headquarters. Each is based on the code names for versions of Google’s Android mobile operating system, which are named after desserts and sweet treats. Area is accessible for photos. Google Merchandise Store, 1981 Landings Drive, also is open to the public. Computer History Museum: 1401 North Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View | Collection of computing artifacts. Open to the public. HP Garage (“Birthplace of Silicon Valley”): 367 Addison Ave., Palo Alto | This 1938 one-car garage is where college friends Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard developed their startup, Hewlett-Packard Company. Not open for public tours; feel free to observe and photograph the property from the street. Original Apple Store: 451 University Ave., Palo Alto | Originally Swain’s House of Music where Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia used to play for tips (music logo still embedded in sidewalk at store’s entrance), this building later became the site of the original Apple Store. Shoe Palace currently occupies the space, which includes a wall portrait of Steve Jobs that pays tribute to the Apple co-founder. “The Lucky Office”: 165 University Ave., Palo Alto | This two-story office building has served as an incubator for several noted startups, including Google, Logitech and Paypal.

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The Hostess House was designed by architect Julia Morgan in the Craftsman architectural style. It is the only intact building remaining from the two Army training camps (Camp Fremont and Camp Kearny) established in California during World War I. The Hostess House was originally located in Camp Fremont, a thousand-acre mobilization camp built in Menlo Park after the United States entered WWI in 1917. Hostess Houses were built by the

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YWCA in forty continental Army training camps to serve as meeting places for women and children coming to military posts to visit friends, husbands, and relatives enlisted in the service. With the end of WW I, Camp Fremont was dismantled except for two buildings: the Oasis Bar & Grill and the Hostess House. Palo Alto purchased the Hostess House and relocated it to University Avenue in 1919, ZKHUH LW EHFDPH WKH QDWLRQ·V ÀUVW PXQLFLpally funded Community Center.

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Fry’s Electronics: 340 Portage Ave., Palo Alto | This western-themed site is the oldest operating store in the company’s chain, which was founded as an electronics retail outlet in 1985 to provide a one-stop-shopping environment for Silicon Valley’s high-tech workers. Buck’s of Woodside: 3062 Woodside Road, Woodside | This iconic restaurant has gained fame as “the” meeting place for venture capitalists and tech entrepreneurs. (Reportedly, Steve Jobs is one of the few Silicon Valley icons who never set foot the restaurant due to a falling out with the owner in the 1980s prior to its opening.) Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory: 391 San Antonio Road, Mountain View | William Shockley’s laboratory was the first high-tech company to work on silicon-based semiconductor devices, which led to the development of Silicon Valley in 1956. The original building is no longer there, but sculptures of packaged semiconductors, including a transistor and a diode, are on display at the site to commemorate Shockley’s contributions to the tech world. Fairchild Semiconductor: 844 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto | This commercial building is where the group of defectors from William Shockley’s Semiconductor Laboratory known as the “Traitorous Eight” (led by Intel co-founder Robert Noyce) invented the microchip in 1957. The building is now home to an interior design studio but the building and the California State Landmark plaque outside the entrance are visible from the sidewalk.

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Sand Hill Road: Menlo Park | Nearly every major tech company — Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter — has been the beneficiary of early funding from venture capital firms on this arterial road that runs between El Camino Real and Interstate 280. For those who want to spend time on Sand Hill, the Michelin-starred Madera restaurant located at Rosewood Hotel (2825 Sand Hill Road) is open to the general public. Stanford Research Park: 3160 Porter Drive, Palo Alto | Founded in 1951 as the first technology-oriented park, Stanford Research Park has housed many electronics pioneers and high-profile companies including Steve Jobs’ NeXT Computer and Xerox PARC. Today it is home to more than 150 companies, including Hewlett-Packard, Tesla Motors, VMware and Ford Motor Company. Visitors are free to wander the 700-acre park.

Arts & Entertainment Theater, music and opera are alive and well in the Palo Alto area Nearly every night of the week, the Midpeninsula offers a live performance. To find events happening during your stay, read about all the options below or visit paloaltoonline.com/calendar. Dragon Productions: professional live theater | 2120 Broadway St., Redwood City. Playing the 2019 season: “The Revolutionists” (Jan. 18-Feb. 10); “Macbeth” (March 15- April 7); “Shoggoths on the Veldt” (May 10- June 2); “The How and the Why” (July 12 - Aug. 4); “Hickorydickory” (Sept. 6-29); and “Anne of the Thousand Days” (Nov. 1-24). dragonproductions.net, call 650-493-2006. Palo Alto Children’s Theatre: a theater company dating back to the 1930s that mounts productions by and for children | performs at Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. cityofpaloalto.org/childrenstheatre, 650-463-4970. Palo Alto Players: works from Broadway, OffBroadway and beyond | Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Playing this season: “Shakespeare in Love” (Jan. 19 - Feb. 3); “Flower Drum Song” (April 27 - May 12); “One Man, Two Guvnors” (June 15-30). paplayers.org, 650-329-0891. Stanford Live: world-class musicians and dancers | Bing Concert Hall and other Stanford University venues. live.stanford.edu, 650-724-2464. Stanford University Department of Theater and Performances Studies: student productions throughout the year | Pigott Theater and Prosser Studio Theater in Memorial Auditorium and The Nitery in the Old Union at Stanford. taps.stanford.edu, 650-723-2576. Stanford Repertory Theater: year-round productions and a summer festival that allow Stanford students to work closely with theater professionals. stanfordreptheater.com, 650-725-5838. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley: dramas, comedies and musicals year-round | Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., and Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Playing this season: “Frost Nixon” (Jan. 16 - Feb. 10); “Marie and Rosetta” (March 6-31); and “Hershey Felder: A Paris Love Story” (April 3-28); and “Archduke” (June 5-30). theatreworks.org, 650-463-1960. West Bay Opera: Palo Alto’s own opera company | Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road. Playing this season: “I due Foscari” (Feb. 15, 17, 23, & 24); “Falstaff” (May 24, 26/June 1-2) | westbayopera.org, 650-424-9999.

Palo Alto’s international blue-chip Pace Gallery. Photo by Adam Pardee. Pacific Art League | pacificartleague.org Palo Alto Art Center | cityofpaloalto.org/artcenter Portola Art Gallery at Allied Arts Guild | portolaart gallery.com Shady Lane | shadylanegallery.com Stanford Arts District | arts.stanford.edu/for-visitors/ Viewpoints Gallery | viewpointsgallery.com

MORE LOCAL VENUES California Pops Orchestra | californiapopsorchestra.com, 650-856-8432. Cubberley Theatre: talks, theater, dance, music | bit.ly/CubberleyTheatre, 650-329-2418. Foothill College Theatre Arts Department | foothill. edu/theatre, 650-949-7360. Fox Theatre: live music, theater | foxrwc.com, 831-649-1070. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts: talks, theater, dance, music, professional Bay Area companies | mvcpa.com, 650-903-6000. Palo Alto JCC: talks, theater, dance, music, film | paloaltojcc.org, 650-223-8700. Pear Theatre: new plays from the Pear Playwrights Guild | thepear.org, 650-254-1148. Shoreline Amphitheatre: outdoor concert venue that hosts performances by major, world-touring acts | shoreline.amphitheatremountainview.com, 650-967-4040. Stanford Music Department: concerts and recitals by student, faculty and guest artists | music.stanford. edu, 650-723-3811. Other student theater groups at Stanford include Ram’s Head Theatrical Society (ramshead.stanford.edu); the Stanford Savoyards (web.stanford.edu/group/savoyards), which performs Gilbert and Sullivan operettas; and the Stanford Shakespeare Company (shakespeare. stanford.edu).

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Shopping Everything visitors need — and want — around town

rom high-end department stores and one-of-akind boutiques to Michelin-starred restaurants, the Midpeninsula’s open-air malls and shopping districts provide a variety of options, each with its own distinctive flavor and offerings.

in the 1950s. San Antonio Shopping Center, located on the southernmost portion of the property, is a traditional retail center with big-box stores. The Village at San Antonio Center, which runs along San Antonio Road, underwent major renovations over the past few years that have transformed the corner into a modern, mixed-use center with luxury apartments, office space, parks, plazas and about 30 boutiques and restaurants. Castro Street With dozens of dining choices and a mix of music venues, performance spaces, coffee shops, pubs and bookstores, the Castro Street area that runs eight blocks from El Camino Real to West Evelyn Avenue through downtown is a popular entertainment destination. Visitors can find everything from Thai-style rolled ice cream to a museum dedicated to locks.

LOS ALTOS AND MENLO PARK

Town & Country Village. Photo by Veronica Weber.

PALO ALTO Stanford Shopping Center: With more then 140 luxury stores and specialty boutiques, a mix of restaurants and cafes, sculpted gardens, cultural events and a Europeanstyle street market with locally grown produce, this 1.4-million-square-foot open-air center attracts visitors year round from near and far. The center recently underwent a multi-million dollar renovation that transformed its west end into a “lifestyle center” with gardens, grassy sitting areas, an outdoor fireplace and space for more than 25 new shops. Downtown Palo Alto: Centered along University Avenue, this pedestrian-friendly district packs in two movie theaters — including one with a working Wurlitzer organ — multiple galleries, a bookstore, an eclectic mix of retail stores, restaurants and bars along a 10-block area that stretches between Alma and Tasso streets. This district is crowded on Friday and Saturday nights, when restaurant reservations are advised and parking can be difficult. Many downtown retailers are open in the evenings to cater to the bar and restaurant crowd. California Avenue: Just south of the Stanford campus, this five-block district between El Camino Real and Park Boulevard is quieter than downtown and features boutiques and a large number of restaurants popular with local residents. Town & Country Village: Located on El Camino Real across from Stanford Stadium, it’s hard to miss the distinctive red-tiled rooftops and rustic wood storefronts at this outdoor shopping center, which features more than 70 specialty shops, restaurants and services surrounding a network of pedestrian walkways.

MOUNTAIN VIEW San Antonio center: The corner of El Camino Real and San Antonio Road is home to two distinct shopping areas that were once part of a 56-acre outdoor mall built

Downtown Los Altos: Don’t expect to find big-box retail stores in Los Altos’ six-block downtown triangle. This tree-lined district, known for its quaint small-town feel, features a mix of locally owned boutiques, restaurants, salons and other services. Downtown Menlo Park With numerous outdoor street cafes that stay open for late-night dining, Santa Cruz Avenue is a lively destination. The district includes a mix of boutiques, galleries and shops for everyday needs.

OUTDOOR MARKETS Downtown Palo Alto Location: Gilman and High streets Hours: Saturdays, 8 a.m. to noon Market size: 50+ farmers and vendors Year-round? No, runs May-December pafarmersmarket.org California Avenue Location: California Avenue at El Camino Real, Palo Alto Hours: Sundays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Market size: 100+ farmers and vendors Year-round? Yes (closed Christmas and New Years days) uvfm.org/paloalto-sundays Mountain View Location: Mountain View Caltrain Station, 600 West Evelyn Ave. Hours: Sundays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Market size: 80+ farmers and vendors Year-round? Yes bit.ly/1VthjIO Downtown Los Altos Location: 2nd and State streets Hours: Thursdays, 4-8 p.m. Market size: 45+ farmers and vendors Year-round? No, runs May-September. bit.ly/1NrAytO Menlo Park Farmers Market Location: Parking lot on Chestnut Street between Santa Cruz and Menlo avenues Hours: Sundays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Market size: 40 in the summer; 25-30 in winter Year-round? Yes bit.ly/1RXBQSD

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EPISCOPAL All Saintsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Episcopal Church 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto, CA 650-322-4528 Rev. Terry Gleeson, Rector Sun. 8:00am & 10:00am with Choir Established in 1892 www.asaints.org LUTHERAN Los Altos Lutheran Church 460 S. El Monte Ave. (at Cuesta) Los Altos, CA 94022 2IÃ&#x20AC;FH Rev. David Bonde, Pastor LaVinnia Pierson, Outreach & Care 10:00 AM Sunday Worship www.losaltoslutheran.org

MULTI-FAITH / NON-DENOMINATIONAL New Vine Community Church Ordinary People. Real Faith. Meaningful Community. 360 S. Shoreline Blvd. Mountain View, CA 94041 (650) 822-VINE or (650) 822-8463 Sundays at 4:00 PM www.newvine.cc PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto (PC USA) 1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto 94301 650-325-5659 The Rev. W. Robert Martin, III Please check our website for Sunday schedule and much more. www.fprespa.org

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Stanford University Campus offers tours, arts and sports visiting Papua New Guinea sculptors. Free tours at 2 p.m. on the third Sunday of every month. No reservations. Hanna House: designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, based on a hexagonal module. See “Must-see Attractions” for more details.

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Stanford University. File photo. Stanford University offers one of the largest and most beautiful campuses in the country and deserves a visit regardless of the reason for your stay in the area.

CAMPUS TOURS Free 70-minute, student-led walking tours of campus, daily at 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. from the Stanford Visitor Center, 295 Galvez St. 650-723-2560, visit.stanford. edu. (The university also offers 60-minute tours of the campus via golf carts.) If you are short on time, the formal and most dramatic entrance is from Palm Drive, which approaches the Oval, the Main Quad and Memorial Church from the east and downtown Palo Alto. The Quad is the academic center of the university, with the classrooms and offices of various departments located around the perimeter.

LANDMARKS Stanford Memorial Church, 450 Serra Mall: Dedicated in 1903 | oldest non-denominational church on the West Coast | Visitors are welcome to view its famous mosaics, stained-glass windows, intricate carvings and five pipe organs. Open weekdays 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Ecumenical worship featuring choral and organ music is held each Sunday at 10 a.m. and open to the public. Hoover Tower Serra and Galvez streets: For a great view of Palo Alto, take the elevator up to the top of the 285foot bell tower. The Hoover Institution (hoover.org), named for Stanford alumnus and U.S. President Herbert Hoover, who founded the archive collection, offers free historical exhibits throughout the year in the Herbert Hoover Memorial Exhibit Pavilion adjacent to the tower. Open daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | $4 general admisssion

ART AND ARCHITECTURE Arts District, Palm Drive: A collection of visual arts spaces and performance venues including: Cantor Arts Center, which offers free admission. It is open Wednesday through Monday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Thursdays, 11 a.m. -8 p.m.; Rodin Sculpture Garden; the Anderson Collection, a recent addition housing modern and contemporary American art; McMurtry Building, which features the Coulter Art Gallery. 650723-4177, arts.stanford.edu/map/ Stanford Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden, Santa Teresa Street near Roble Hall: Contains more than 20 towering tribal totems carved from tree trunks and stones by

Stanford’s intercollegiate athletic program has been consistently rated the best in the nation, and visitors will find a multitude of sports happening on any given weekend. Stanford Athletics venues are all located on the eastern side of the campus, a short walk from Town & Country Village at the corner of El Camino Real and Embarcadero Road. For up-to-date information, visit gostanford.com or paloaltoonline.com/sports, or call 800-STANFORD. If you can’t take in a game, the free Athletics & Recreational Opportunities tour provides a close-up view of a majority of complexes, playing fields and recreational facilities, including the new state-of-theart “Home of Champions” athletics facility. Tours are available most Mondays and Fridays from the Ford Center, 365 Galvez St. visit.stanford.edu.

PARKING Daily metered parking is $1.50 to $2.50 per hour, twohour limit. One-day visitor permits can be purchased for $17. For more specifics, call 650-723-9362 or visit transportation.stanford.edu.

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Best Ambiance, Latin American Cuisine and Solo Dining — La Bodeguita del Medio With a name that the business translates to “the little bar in the middle of the block,” La Bodeguita del Medio certainly exceeds expectations. Modeled after an establishment of the same name in Havana, Cuba, La Bodeguita del Medio offers robust meat dishes, fresh seafood, flavorful vegetarian entrees and specialty cocktails. The bar serves an extensive selection of wine and rum in a warm setting for socializing and the patio provides an outdoor setting to enjoy the restaurant’s selection of cigars. 463 S. California Ave., Palo Alto, (650) 326-7762; labodeguita.com

Best Dentist — Dr. Christine Hansen

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Don’t let your fear of the dentist prevent you from getting the care you need. Dr. Christine Hansen, DDS & Associates proudly offer comfortable care in a tranquil environment with your comfort in mind. This dental practice, led by Hansen and partner Roberta Jurash, offers private consultation rooms, blankets, your favorite music, as well as expert advice on how to solve your dental problems and what preventative or corrective procedures they can perform to ensure a healthy smile. Even dental-phobes say they enjoy going here and actually look forward to their next visit. 416 Waverley St., Suite A, Palo Alto, (650) 830-7884; info@christinehansendds.com

Best Steak Restaurant — Sundance The Steakhouse Sundance The Steakhouse has been in business for more than four decades and has the steak to show for it. This steak-lover’s retreat serves specially aged prime-graded steak, to-die-for slow-roasted prime rib and the freshest catches from the sea, like New England sea scallops, Scottish salmon, Australian lobster and Chilean sea bass. Sundance’s motto says it all: “Fearless in our fish, bold in our beef.” The quality demands for high prices, but it will be a meal you’ll rave about for the ages. 1921 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, (650) 321-6798; sundancethesteakhouse.com

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Recreation Trails, golf courses and tennis courts keep visitors busy SWING THE RACKET Palo Alto offers many public tennis courts. Those closest to hotels are the courts at Palo Alto High School (enter from 25 Churchill Ave.) and at Rinconada Park (located at 777 Embarcadero Road). Both are lit at night. There are many courts on the Stanford campus, but you are expected to have a university affiliation.

BIKE AROUND TOWN The area prides itself on accommodating and encouraging bike riding. The most popular rides use Alpine, Arastradero, Portola and Sand Hill roads to create loops of different lengths. Skilled riders wanting to cycle several hours or all day ride up to Skyline Boulevard and down to the coast and back. In Mountain View, try biking around Shoreline Lake, located in the Baylands just south of Palo Alto.

SPLASH THE DAY AWAY Baylands Golf Links. Photo by Veronica Weber.

WALK, RUN AND EXPLORE The Stanford “Dish” loop offers almost 4 miles of paved path that winds through the Stanford foothills with tremendous views of the university, Palo Alto and entire Peninsula. The Baylands Nature Preserve offers miles of flat walking trails that allow visitors to explore the area’s extensive wildlife habitat.

Both Palo Alto and Menlo Park offer lap swimming through their municipal pools — Rinconada Pool (cityofpaloalto.org/ aquatics) and Burgess Memorial Pool (menloswim.com). But if you’re up for stand-up paddleboarding, windsurfing or renting pedalboats, rowboats, canoes or kayaks, Shoreline Lake (shorelinelake.com) is the place to go.

DRIVE TO THE COAST Palo Alto is located between the bay and foothills, and the Pacific Ocean and the beach are only a 45-minute drive away. If you want to mix together shopping, eating and beach walking, your best bet is to head for Half Moon Bay.

The Pearson-Arastradero Preserve, in the foothills beyond Stanford near 1530 Arastradero Road, has a network of easy trails ideal for one- to two-hour hikes and a small unstaffed visitor’s center with exhibits. Walkers with an interest in history and architecture will enjoy one of several historical walks around Palo Alto’s neighborhoods. Palo Alto Stanford Heritage (pastheritage.org) offers walking tours and digital brochures for self-guided ones.

GOLF Baylands Golf Links, located at 1875 Embarcadero Road, is a newly reconfigured municipal course that reopened in May 2018 following a $12-million-plus renovation that integrated 55 acres of native plants and adjacent wetlands into the 18-hole course. 650-8560881, baylandsgolflinks.com. Those with a Stanford connection (alumni or parents) can play at the Stanford Golf Course. It’s located at 198 Junipero Serra Blvd., Stanford. At this venue, visitors will find a beautiful and long course operated by the university. 650-724-0944 (golf shop), 650-498-4461 (driving range), golfcourse.stanford.edu. At Mountain View’s Shoreline Links, located at 2940 N. Shoreline Blvd., golfers can play on the 750-acre course that offers 18 holes and acres of water hazards. 650-9034653, shorelinelinks.com.

Baylands Nature Preserve. Photo by Adam Pardee.

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Safety & Transportation Medical services and transportation are available at all hours Palo Alto is an extremely safe community, and other than taking obvious precautions when out at night, visitors should feel comfortable freely exploring the city. Use common sense and extra care when using the pedestrian tunnels at the train stations, and avoid walking alone at night. Medical care is available either at the Urgent Care department at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (795 El Camino Real; adults, 650-321-4121/pediatric, 650-8536558; pamf.org) or the emergency room at Stanford Hospital (900 Quarry Road Extension; 650-723-5111; stanfordhealthcare.org). For after-hours prescriptions, Walgreens at 121 E. El Camino Real, Mountain View, is open 24/7. 650-961-7555. Palo Alto and Stanford are served by a transportation network that includes the regional Caltrain system (800-660-4287; for hearing impaired, 650-508-6448 (TTY); caltrain.com), which operates frequent trains between San Francisco and San Jose; the free Palo Alto Shuttle (650-329-2441; cityofpaloalto.org/shuttle); the free Stanford Marguerite shuttle bus service (650-7249339; marguerite.stanford.edu); the Santa Clara Valley

Transportation Authority bus system (408-321-2300, vta.org); and an extensive network of pedestrian and bike paths. Local taxis (Yellow Checker Cab Co., 408-7777777 or 650-999-9999) and rides through services such as Lyft and Uber are also available. While most visitors drive, it is feasible to land at either San Francisco or San Jose airports, connect to nearby Caltrain stations in Millbrae and Santa Clara (via BART at SFO and VTA bus, Route 10, at SJC) and arrive at the downtown Palo Alto train station. From there, the Marguerite shuttle provides service to locations on the Stanford campus and select stops in Palo Alto. Private airport shuttles regularly operate from both airports. During weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., parking in downtown Palo Alto and California Avenue lots is free for two hours (and parking garages for three hours). There is no enforcement on weekends. Day permits for downtown and California Avenue are available for $25. It can be difficult to find parking in the evening, especially on Friday and Saturday. For more information, visit paloalto.parkingguide.com. For Stanford parking information, see page 15.

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Wine Tasting Exploring the Peninsula’s vineyards and wineries

he Santa Cruz Mountains — which rise 3,786 feet above the San Francisco Bay at their highest point and stretch the entire length of the Peninsula — are home to hundreds of intimate artisan wineries and private vineyards. The region’s higher elevations, cooler temperatures and frequent fog provide the perfect micro-climate for growing pinot noir and Chardonnay grapes. If you have at least a few hours, it’s worth taking a scenic drive (tinyurl.com/ScenicWineDrive) along the winding mountain roads to visit some of these wineries and take in the panoramic view of Silicon Valley.

VINEYARDS NEAR PALO ALTO PORTOLA VINEYARDS | 850 Los Trancos Road, Portola Valley, 650-332-4959; portolavineyards.com Since 2005, the Lehmann family has been producing handcrafted vintages at their micro-winery known for its pinot noirs. Tours and tastings are available for groups of five or more and must be arranged in advance. Distance from Palo Alto: 7.8 miles/18 minutes THOMAS FOGARTY WINERY & VINEYARDS | 19501 Skyline Blvd., Woodside, 650- 851- 6777; fogartywinery. com Founded by former Stanford professor and cardiovascular surgeon Thomas Fogarty, the 325-acre winery provides a sweeping view of the San Francisco Bay from Skyline Ridge just above Palo Alto. The winery is known for its Chardonnay and pinot noir wines. The tasting room is open from noon to 4 p.m., Mondays; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesdays - Sundays. Distance from Palo Alto: 19.3 miles/38 minutes

Len Lehmann, Portola Vineyards. Photo by Michelle Le.

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igh-tech may have replaced many of the orchards that once defined the Peninsula and the surrounding area, but there are still a number of family-owned ranches, specialty farms and experimental orchards around to provide lots of opportunities to experience farm-fresh apricots, nuts, avocados and other local specialties year round in the fields where they are grown or in restaurants focused on farm-to-table dining.

RESTAURANTS: SEASONAL MENUS AND FARM DINNERS MORSEY’S FARMHOUSE 134 Main St., Los Altos | 650-860-6060 | morseys.com Every dish at Morsey’s Farmhouse in Los Altos is made with products from Kal and Yulia Morsey’s 50-acre dairy just outside of Sacramento. The husbandand-wife team have built the entire restaurant menu around the milk produced from their herd of about 400 water buffalo. The restaurant is one of few in the United States anchored largely on water buffalo-based products. Diners can find everything from gelato, buffalo-milk quiche and buffalo cheesecake to salads and sandwiches made with the restaurant’s mozzarella, burrata and award-winning ricotta. PORTOLA KITCHEN 3130 Alpine Road, Portola Valley | 650-851-6453 | portolakitchen.com Almost everything on the rustic-Italian menu at Portola Kitchen is made from scratch using locally sourced ingredients, including fresh-picked produce delivered daily from the family-owned Webb and Jelich ranches, both located a short drive down the road. And although the restaurant is located in a strip mall, diners are likely to feel as if they are next to the orchards where their food was grown. The outdoor dining patio is just steps from Bianchini’s Market, which features a large selection of locally grown produce displayed in rows of outdoor bins across from the dining tables.

Artichokes, Menlo Park Farmers Market. Photo by John Kadvany.

FARMS: TOURS AND TASTINGS HARLEY FARMS 205 North St., Pescadero | 650-879-0480 | harleyfarms.com Visitors can dine by candlelight in the hayloft at Harley Farms surrounded by nine acres of pastures where ingredients in the meal are produced. The restored 1910 dairy farm, which is now home to 200 alpine goats, hosts tours followed by farm dinners on select Fridays and Saturdays year round, providing visitors the opportunity to see where and how the farm’s award-winning chevre, fromage blanc, ricotta and feta goat cheeses are made. Tours include a behind-the-scenes peek at the dairy’s cheese making, with stops at the edible flower garden, loafing barn and milking parlor. The four-course farm dinners are prepared from locally grown food by the farm cook. Farm dinners are open to diners ages 18 and older and sell out early.

VINA ENOTECA 700 Welch Road, Palo Alto | 650-646-3477 | vinaenoteca.com Housed in the rustic Stanford Barn that served as a working winery in the late 1800s, Vina Enoteca regularly draws on produce grown about a mile away at Stanford University’s O’Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm for its Italian-California menu. Restaurant owner Rocco Scordella checks out what’s available on the farm before coming up with dishes at his restaurant. Scordella is in talks with Stanford to build a new 7-acre garden that would provide additional fresh ingredients for his restaurant.

O’DONOHUE FAMILY STANFORD EDUCATIONAL FARM 175 Electioneer Road, Stanford | farm.stanford.edu Stanford University’s six-acre academic farm is open year round for public tours, seasonal tastings and other special harvest events. Overseen by the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Science, the campus farm contains more than 200 varieties of vegetables, flowers, herbs, field crops and fruit and provides 15,000 pounds of produce a year for the university’s student-dining halls. Students come to the farm to test new ideas about the biological, social and environmental aspects of farming. Tours begin at the Huffington Barn every Tuesday at 12:15 p.m.

MADERA 2825 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park | 650-561-1540 | maderasandhill.com Madera brings seasonal ingredients along with the farmers who grow them into its Michelin-star kitchen once a month for a five-course farm dinner. A farmer and the executive chef join guests at the communal dining table during each dinner to discuss the creation and ingredients of each dish. The dinner series also includes a flight of wine pairings customized by the sommelier team. Dinners are offered during one seating at 6:30 p.m., spring through fall.

WEBB RANCH 2720 Alpine Road, Portola Valley | webbranchinc.com Established in 1922, this six-acre, family-owned ranch provides organic and pesticide-free fruits and vegetables direct from the farm to grocery stores, farmers markets and select restaurants year round. Visitors can explore the ranch’s orchards and stables and pick their own boysenberries, blackberries and raspberries by the bucket from spring to fall. The ranch sells some seasonal produce on site and also is open for special Halloween and Christmas events.

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Restaurants More than 150 restaurants call the Midpeninsula home

hoosing where to dine along the Midpeninsula isn’t an easy decision. With restaurants serving everything from comfort food to cutting-edge cuisine, the region has become a dining hot spot for restaurateurs hoping to capture the gastronomic zeitgeist. Here are some favorite eateries locals voted the best in their cities for Embarcadero Media’s annual reader’s choice contest, Best Of. Embarcadero Media food blogger Elena Kadvany keeps local readers up-to-date on all of the restaurant goings on. Read on for the very latest food-related happenings, and stay current by reading Kadvany’s blog, Peninsula Foodist, at paloaltoonline.com/blogs.

visit first, just to get a quick fix of their famous milkshakes, available in just about every flavor imaginable.

BEST MEAL UNDER $20 ... Asian Box Town & Country Village #21, 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, 650-391-9305; asianbox.com Inspired by Vietnamese street food, Asian Box offers diners comforting staples like pho and curry chicken, as well as more eclectic options such as caramel catfish and garlic-and-soy-glazed beef. Pick up one of their “signature boxes” or customize your own by choosing a base, a protein, some toppings and a sauce.

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When locals return to town, the Creamery — family owned for more than 85 years — is often on a short list of places to

Lunch

BEST DINING WITH KIDS ... Palo Alto Creamery Fountain & Grill 566 Emerson St., Palo Alto, 650-323-3131; paloaltocreamery.com

Reservations

Co-owners Dennis Kelly and Anthony Secviar, a former sommelier and chef, respectively, at the three-Michelinstar The French Laundry in Yountville, opened this neighborhood restaurant that serves high-caliber but approachable food, from pillowy ricotta dumplings and brick chicken to a playful dessert cart piled high with pastry chef Eddie Lopez’s chocolate chip cookies and pies.

Bar

Combines fine dining with comfort as an open kitchen with a wood-burning oven turns out traditional Greek fare.

Brunch

BEST NEW RESTAURANT ... Protégé 250 California Ave., Palo Alto, 650-494-4181; protegepaloalto.com

Breakfast

BEST PLACE TO SPLURGE ... Evvia Estiatorio 420 Emerson St., Palo Alto, 650-326-0983; evvia.net

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CALIFORNIA AVENUE, PALO ALTO Anatolian Kitchen anatoliankitchenpaloalto.com 2323 Birch St., Palo Alto 650-853-9700

Baumé baumerestaurant.com 201 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-328-8899

Birch Street bistroelan.com 2363A Birch St., Palo Alto 650-327-0284

Cafe Brioche cafebrioche-paloalto.com 445 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-326-8640 Cafe Pro Bono cafeprobono.com 2437 Birch St., Palo Alto 650-326-1626

Caffe Riace cafferiace.com 200 Sheridan Ave., Palo Alto 650-328-0407 Calave calave.com 299 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-521-0443

iTalico italicorestaurant.com 341 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-473-9616

Joanie’s Cafe joaniescafepaloalto.com 405 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-326-6505 La Bodeguita del Medio labodeguita.com 463 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-326-7762

La Boheme labohemepaloalto.com 415 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-561-3577 Palo Alto Sol vivesol.biz/paloalto 408 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-328-8840

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CALIFORNIA AVENUE, PALO ALTO Pastis pastispaloalto.com 447 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-324-1355 Peking Duck 151 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-321-9388

Poki Bowl 2305 El Camino Real, Suite B 650-561-3027

Protégé protegepaloalto.com 250 California Ave., Palo Alto 650-494-4181 Spalti Ristorante spalti.com 417 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-327-9390

French, Cafe

Chinese Japanese, Hawaiian American

Italian

Sundance The Steakhouse

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Terún terunpizza.com 448 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-600-8310

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Bird Dog birddogpa.com 420 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650-656-8180

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Bistro Maxine bistromaxine.com 548 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650-323-1815

French, Cafe

Buca di Beppo bucadibeppo.com/restaurants/ca/ palo-alto 643 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-329-0665

Italian

Burma Ruby burmaruby.com 326 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-285-2770 Cafe 220 cafe220.com 220 B University Ave., Palo Alto 650-853-8182

365 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-600-8438

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DOWNTOWN PALO ALTO Amber Dhara amber-india.com 150 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-329-9644

Aroy Thai Bistro 320 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-485-2636

Asian Box asianboxpaloalto.com #21 Town & Country Village, 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-391-9305 Bangkok Cuisine bangkokcuisinepaloalto.com 407 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto 650-322-6533

Bevri bevri.com 530 Bryant St., Palo Alto 650-384-6500

Cafe Epi cafeepi.com 405 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-328-4888

Coconuts coconutsinpaloalto.com 642 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650-329-9533

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DOWNTOWN PALO ALTO Dan Gordon’s dangordons.com 640 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-324-1960 Darbar Indian Cuisine digi-net.ws/cus1163 129 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto 650-321-6688

Douce France cafedoucefrance.com #104 Town & Country Village, 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-322-3601

Evvia evvia.net 420 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-326-0983

Garden Fresh gardenfresh.us

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Go Fish Poke Bar gofishpokebar.com Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto 650-328-1370

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Gravity Wine Bar gravitywinebar.com 544 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-327-3161

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Gyros Gyros gyrosgyrospaloalto.com 498 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-327-0107

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Lemonade lemonadela.com 151 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-524-5028

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Local Union 271 localunion271.com 271 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-322-7509

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Howie’s Artisan Pizza howiesartisanpizza.com/palo-alto #60 Town & Country Village, 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-327-4992

Il Fornaio ilfornaio.com/paloalto 520 Cowper St., Palo Alto 650-853-3888

Janta Indian Cuisine jantaindianrestaurant.com 369 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto 650-462-5903 Jing Jing jingjinggourmet.com.com 443 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-328-6885

Joya Restaurant & Lounge joyarestaurant.com 339 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-853-9800 Kanpai Sushi kanpaipaloalto.com 330 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto 650-325-2696

La Strada Ristorante Italiano lastradapaloalto.com 335 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-324-8300

MacArthur Park macarthurparkpaloalto.com 27 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-321-9990

Mayfield Bakery & Cafe mayfieldbakery.com Bldg. 4, Town & Country Village, 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-853-9200

California Cuisine

Nobu noburestaurants.com 180 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto 650-666-3322

Japanese

Nola nolas.com 535 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650-328-2722

Old Pro Sports Grill oldpropa.com 541 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650-326-1446

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DOWNTOWN PALO ALTO Onigilly onigilly.com 164 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-313-2104 Oren’s Hummus Shop orenshummus.com 261 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-752-6492

Osteria osteriatoscanapaloalto.com 247 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto 650-328-5700 Palo Alto Creamery Fountain & Grill

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Pampas pampaspaloalto.com 529 Alma St., Palo Alto 650-327-1323

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Patxi’s Chicago Pizza patxispizza.com/location/ palo-alto-pizza 441 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-473-9999

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Siam Royal siamroyalthai.com 338 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-329-8129

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SliderBar sliderbarusa.com/palo-alto 324 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-322-7300

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Pizzeria Delfina pizzeriadelfina.com/paloalto 651 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-353-2208

pokeLOVE pokelove.com #9 Town & Country Village, 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-800-7388

The Prolific Oven prolificoven.com 550 Waverley St., Palo Alto 650-326-8485 Ramen Nagi ramennagiusa.com 541 Bryant St, Palo Alto

Rangoon Ruby rangoonruby.com 445 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-323-6543 Reposado reposadorestaurant.com 236 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto 650-833-3151

The Rose & Crown roseandcrownpa.com 547 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-327-ROSE Sheraton’s Poolside Grill bit.ly/SheratonPoolsideGrill 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-328-2800

Sprout Cafe cafesprout.com 168 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-323-7688

Saint Michael’s Alley stmikes.com 140 Homer Ave., Palo Alto 650-326-2530

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Steam steampaloalto.com 209 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-322-1888

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Sushirrito sushirrito.com 548 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-600-9696

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Sweetgreen sweetgreen.com 581 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650-308-9824

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The Tap Room tinyurl.com/taproompaloalto 233 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-752-6132

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Taverna tavernarestaurant.net 800 Emerson St, Palo Alto 650-304-3840

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True Food Kitchen truefoodkitchen.com Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto 650-272-5157

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Umami Burger umami.com/locations/palo-alto 452 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-321-8626

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Vino Locale vinolocale.com 431 Kipling St, Palo Alto 650-328-0450

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The Wine Room thepawineroom.com 520 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650-462-1968

Wine bar

Yayoi yayoi-us.com 403 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-494-4437

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DOWNTOWN PALO ALTO Tacolicious tacolicious.com 632 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-838-0500

Tai Pan taipanpaloalto.com 560 Waverley St., Palo Alto 650-329-9168

Tamarine Restaurant tamarinerestaurant.com 546 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-325-8500 Taste 423 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-323-6488

Terrain Cafe shopterrain.com/palo-alto-restaurant/ Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto 650-262-1830

Thaiphoon thaiphoonpaloalto.com 543 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-323-7700 Thyme thyme-pa.com 496 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto 650-704-6828

Restaurant Soleil at The Westin bit.ly/RestaurantSoleil 675 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-321-4422

Zola zolapaloalto.com

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AROUND PALO ALTO 4290 Bistro & Bar at the Crowne Plaza cabanapaloalto.com/palo-alto-restaurants.aspx 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-857-0787

Bill’s Cafe billscafe.com 3163 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto 650-665-7941

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Dinah’s Poolside Grill dinahshotel.com/palo-alto-restaurants 4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-798-1314

The Fish Market thefishmarket.com 3150 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-493-8862

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Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar flemingssteakhouse.com/locations/ca/palo-alto 2 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto 650-329-8457

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AROUND PALO ALTO Fuki Sushi fukisushi.com

Japanese

4119 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-494-9383

Pizz’a Chicago pizzachicago.com 4115 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-424-9400 Siam Fine Thai Cuisine 3924 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-812-0139

Tender Greens tendergreens.com 180 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-285-6702 The Sea by Alexander’s Steakhouse theseausa.com 4269 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-213-1111

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Amber India amber-india.com/mountainview 4926 El Camino Real, Los Altos 650-968-7511

Armadillo Willy’s Burgers & BBQ armadillowillys.com 1031 N. San Antonio Road, Los Altos 650-941-2922 Bonsai Japanese Cuisine

Buck’s of Woodside buckswoodside.com Cetrella cetrella.com/cetralla-los-altos

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Charley Noodle & Grill charleyrestaurant.com 244 State St., Los Altos 650-948-5700

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Chef Chu’s chefchu.com 1067 N. San Antonio Road, Los Altos 650-948-2696

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Firehouse Bistro thefirehousebistro.com 2991 Woodside Road, Woodside 650-851-4988

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Manresa Bread manresarestaurant.com 271 State St., Los Altos 650-946-2293

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Quattro Restaurant at the Four Seasons quattrorestaurant.com 2050 University Ave., East Palo Alto 650-470-2889

The Village Bakery tvbwoodside.com 3052 Woodside Road, Woodside 650-851-5555 The Village Pub thevillagepub.net

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MENLO PARK Applewood Inn applewoodpizza.com 1001 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650-324-3486

Bistro Vida bistrovidamp.com 641 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park 650-462-1686

Black Pepper Restaurant blackpepper-usa.com 1029 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650-485-2345

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British Bankers Club britishbankersclub.com 555 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park 650-327-8769

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Cafe Borrone cafeborrone.com 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650-327-0830

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Cafe Del Sol Restaurant cafedelsolmenlo.com 1010 Doyle St., Menlo Park 650-326-2501

Cafe Wisteria cafewisteria.com 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park 650-838-9002

Camper Restaurant campermp.com 98 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park 650-321-8980 Carpaccio carpaccios.com 1120 Crane St., Menlo Park 650-322-1211

Chef Kwan’s chefkwans.com 630 Menlo Ave., Menlo Park 650-322-4631 Cook’s Seafood cooksseafood.com 751 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650-325-0604

Jeffrey’s Hamburgers jeffreyshamburgers.com 888 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650-322-1959

Juban jubanrestaurant.com 712 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park 650-473-6458 Left Bank Brasserie leftbank.com/home_menlopark 635 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park 650-473-6543

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Madera maderasandhill.com 2825 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park 650-561-1540

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Menlo Grill Bistro & Bar menlogrill.com 100 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650-330-2790

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The Refuge refugesc.com 1143 Crane St., Menlo Park 650-319-8197

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Restaurant 3000 restaurant3000.com 3000 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park 650-926-9528

California Cuisine

Shiok! shiokkitchen.com

Singaporean

1137 Chestnut St., Menlo Park 650-838-9448

Stacks stacksrestaurant.com 600 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park 650-838-0066

American

Sultana thesultana.net 1149 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650-322-4343

Middle Eastern

Yum Cha Palace yumchamenlopark.com 1039 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650-752-6173

Dim sum

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MOUNTAIN VIEW Agave Mexican Bistro agaveca.com 194 Castro St., Mountain View 650-969-6767 Alexander’s Patisserie alexanderspatisserie.com 209 Castro St., Mountain View 650-864-9999

Amarin Thai Cuisine amarinthaicuisine.com 174 Castro St., Mountain View 650-988-9323

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Bonchon bonchon.com 260 Castro St., Mountain View 650-282-5633

Korean

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Cafe Baklava cafebaklava.com 341 Castro St., Mountain View 650-969-3835

Mediterranean

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Casa Lupe casalupemv.com 459 Castro St., Mountain View 650-965-2944

Mexican

Cascal cascalrestaurant.com 400 Castro St., Mountain View 650-940-9500

Latin, Tapas

Chang’an Artisan Noodle changan-artisan-noodle. business.sitecom 580 N. Rengstorff Ave., Mountain View 650-964-3300

Asian Fusion

French

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Chez TJ cheztj.com 938 Villa St., Mountain View 650-964-7466

Clarke’s Charcoal Broiler clarkes.com 615 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View 650-967-0851

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Cafe, Sandwiches

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American

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Indian

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198 Castro St., Mountain View 650-969-6767 735 Villa St., Mountain View 650-967-3525

Mexican

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Garden Fresh gardenfresh.us 1245 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View 650-254-1688

Chinese, Vegan

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Gochi Japanese Fusion Tapas gochifusiontapas.com

Japanese Fusion

Korean

The Crepevine

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Burgers

crepevine.com/crepevine-locations-mountainview.html 300 Castro St., Mountain View 650-969-6878

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Dong Lai Shun 545 San Antonio Road, Suite #32, Mountain View 650-209-5490

Chinese

Ephesus ephesusrestaurant.net 185 Castro St., Mountain View 650-625-8155

Mediterranean

Eureka! eurekarestaurantgroup.com 191 Castro St., Mountain View 650-426-0582

Everest Cuisine everestcuisineca.com 425 N. Whisman Road, Mountain View 650-282-5958

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Fiesta del Mar / Fiesta del Mar Too fiestadelmar.com

1943 El Camino Real, Mountain View 650-965-8301

Grill Story grillstory.com/home.html 475 Castro St., Mountain View 650-967-3913

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DestinationPaloAlto.com

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Kolbeh KolbehRestaurant.com 1414 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View 650-988-8895

Middle Eastern

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La Fontaine lafontainerestaurant.com 186 Castro St., Mountain View 650-968-2300

French, Italian Fusion

$$$

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Le Plonc facebook.com/leplonc/ 331 Castro St., Mountain View 650-282-5595

Wine bar

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Maison Alyzee maisonalyzee.com 212 Castro St, Mountain View 650-960-1212

French bakery

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Kid friendly

Best Of winner Price

Outdoor seating

Reservations

Japanese

Cuisine

Bar

Dinner

Brunch

Lunch

Breakfast

Guru Katsu facebook.com/Gurukatsu 1711 W El Camino Real, Mountain View 650-752-8137

For complete restaurant listings, visit DestinationPaloAlto.com.

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Pacific Catch Fresh Fish Grill pacificcatch.com/locations/mountain-view 545 San Antonio Road, #34, Mountain View 650-941-1810

Seafood

Paul Martin’s American Grill paulmartinsamericangrill. com/locations/mountain-view-ca-restaurant 545 San Antonio Road, #31, Mountain View 650-917-9941

American

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Pokeworks pokeworks.com 211 Castro St., Mountain View 650-336-0058

Japanese, Hawaiian

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Poké Bar ilovepokebar.com 340 Castro St., Mountain View 415-967-9728

Japanese, Hawaiian

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Red Rock Coffee Co. redrockcoffee.org 201 Castro St., Mountain View 650-967-4473

Ristorante Don Giovanni dongiovannis.com 235 Castro St., Mountain View 650-961-9749

Rumble Fish rumblefishmv.com 357 Castro St., Mountain View 650-961-9086 Scratch scratchmtnview.com 401 Castro St., Mountain View 650-237-3132

Shabuway shabuway.com 180 Castro St., Mountain View 650-961-8880 Stein’s Beer Garden steinsbeergarden.com 895 Villa St., Mountain View 650-963-9568

Sushi Tomi sushitomi.org 635 W. Dana St., Mountain View 650-968-3227

Sweetgreen sweetgreen.com

Cafe

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Italian

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American

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440 Castro St., Mountain View 650-753-7300

Vegetarian/ salad

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Tied House Cafe and Brewery tiedhouse.com 954 Villa St., Mountain View 650-965-2739

Burgers, American

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Vaso Azzurro Ristorante vasoazzurro.com 108 Castro St., Mountain View 650-940-1717

Italian

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The Voya Restaurant thevoyarestaurant.com 1390 Pear Ave., Suite B, Mountain View 650-386-6471

Latin

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Xanh Restaurant xanhrestaurant.com 110 Castro St., Mountain View 650-964-1888

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Vietnamese

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