Guidebook for Palo Alto

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Guidebook for Palo Alto

Food Scene

A busy spot with great coffee, a great assortment of desserts and foods, and a place where VC's, S/W grunts, Stanford kids work and meet. This is of Facebook fame. When Facebook was young and HQ on University Ave, Zuckerberg and team used to go here for their coffee. Later they supplied FB directly, and it's now in all FB buildings. In the movie Social Network, the final scene the camera pans past a Coupa Cafe cup to Zuckerberg as he clicked refresh on his friends list.
63 habitants recommandent
Coupa Cafe - Ramona
538 Ramona St
63 habitants recommandent
A busy spot with great coffee, a great assortment of desserts and foods, and a place where VC's, S/W grunts, Stanford kids work and meet. This is of Facebook fame. When Facebook was young and HQ on University Ave, Zuckerberg and team used to go here for their coffee. Later they supplied FB directly, and it's now in all FB buildings. In the movie Social Network, the final scene the camera pans past a Coupa Cafe cup to Zuckerberg as he clicked refresh on his friends list.
Locally sourced, farm fresh, breakfast, salads, sandwiches in an open, relaxed environment. Great food and place to eat.
17 habitants recommandent
Local Union 271
271 University Ave
17 habitants recommandent
Locally sourced, farm fresh, breakfast, salads, sandwiches in an open, relaxed environment. Great food and place to eat.
Vegan Chinese. What more can I say? Always tasty and healthy! The owners are also very nice and friendly.
10 habitants recommandent
Garden Fresh Chinese Vegan Cuisine
1245 West El Camino Real
10 habitants recommandent
Vegan Chinese. What more can I say? Always tasty and healthy! The owners are also very nice and friendly.
Nice contemporary Latin Tapas in a swanky, busy (and noisy) environment. A great place to eat and people watch.
31 habitants recommandent
JOYA Restaurant and Lounge
339 University Ave
31 habitants recommandent
Nice contemporary Latin Tapas in a swanky, busy (and noisy) environment. A great place to eat and people watch.
Great salads. Always fresh ingredients, reasonable prices.
12 habitants recommandent
Sprout Café
168 University Ave
12 habitants recommandent
Great salads. Always fresh ingredients, reasonable prices.
Better hurry, they are closing. For your sweet tooth, this is the place to go. Great pastries and cakes! A Palo Alto establishment - it's been here forever!
10 habitants recommandent
The Prolific Oven Bakery
550 Waverley St
10 habitants recommandent
Better hurry, they are closing. For your sweet tooth, this is the place to go. Great pastries and cakes! A Palo Alto establishment - it's been here forever!
A contemporary take on classic Pakistani & Indian fare. It's always packed, and food is delicious. And it has a Michelin star rating!! The the chicken tikka masala, the chicken memoni samosas, and the garlic Naan are to die for!! Everyone gives it great reviews.
41 habitants recommandent
Zareen's
365 California Ave
41 habitants recommandent
A contemporary take on classic Pakistani & Indian fare. It's always packed, and food is delicious. And it has a Michelin star rating!! The the chicken tikka masala, the chicken memoni samosas, and the garlic Naan are to die for!! Everyone gives it great reviews.
Palo Alto Sol has been around for years. They specialize in traditional Puebla cuisine. I'm here every weekend for the Chicken Mole Poblano. It's absolutely the best. I heard that it's so good that Zukerberg had one installed at the FB campus.
27 habitants recommandent
CinéArts at Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real
27 habitants recommandent
Palo Alto Sol has been around for years. They specialize in traditional Puebla cuisine. I'm here every weekend for the Chicken Mole Poblano. It's absolutely the best. I heard that it's so good that Zukerberg had one installed at the FB campus.
Great Cuban food.
29 habitants recommandent
La Bodeguita del Medio
463 California Ave
29 habitants recommandent
Great Cuban food.
A great Italian place. Featured in a NYT food article.
45 habitants recommandent
Terún
448 California Ave
45 habitants recommandent
A great Italian place. Featured in a NYT food article.
A great breakfast/lunch restaurant across the street from both Stanford and Palo Alto HS
35 habitants recommandent
Mayfield Bakery & Cafe
855 El Camino Real
35 habitants recommandent
A great breakfast/lunch restaurant across the street from both Stanford and Palo Alto HS
A very nice restaurant. Great food. The Grateful Dead got its start at the old place a block down the street.
27 habitants recommandent
Saint Michael's Alley
140 Homer Ave
27 habitants recommandent
A very nice restaurant. Great food. The Grateful Dead got its start at the old place a block down the street.
Inexpensive, but delicious wraps. A great place for a quick bite for lunch/dinner.
18 habitants recommandent
Mediterranean Wraps
433 California Ave
18 habitants recommandent
Inexpensive, but delicious wraps. A great place for a quick bite for lunch/dinner.
A diner everyone goes to at one time or another. While having a burger with friends one night, Mark Zuckerberg came in with his wife and got a huge togo order. This was a couple years ago, and no one bothered him.
38 habitants recommandent
Palo Alto Creamery
566 Emerson St
38 habitants recommandent
A diner everyone goes to at one time or another. While having a burger with friends one night, Mark Zuckerberg came in with his wife and got a huge togo order. This was a couple years ago, and no one bothered him.
Terrific NY style bagels with just about anything you could want on them. This place is a classic!
22 habitants recommandent
Izzy's Brooklyn Bagels
477 California Ave
22 habitants recommandent
Terrific NY style bagels with just about anything you could want on them. This place is a classic!
Great laid back breakfast place.
21 habitants recommandent
Joanie's Cafe
405 California Ave
21 habitants recommandent
Great laid back breakfast place.

Essentials

Your typical medium sized WF. A short walk down the street.
341 habitants recommandent
Whole Foods Market
4800 El Camino Real
341 habitants recommandent
Your typical medium sized WF. A short walk down the street.
This is a Super Safeway, and probably has anything you might need.
199 habitants recommandent
Safeway
2811 Middlefield Rd
199 habitants recommandent
This is a Super Safeway, and probably has anything you might need.
Local Costco for goods. There's also a larger Costco in Redwood City.
31 habitants recommandent
Costco Wholesale
1000 N Rengstorff Ave
31 habitants recommandent
Local Costco for goods. There's also a larger Costco in Redwood City.

Arts & Culture

Newly remodeled, but still playing great, artsy, quirky, indi movies.
33 habitants recommandent
Landmark Aquarius Theatre
430 Emerson St
33 habitants recommandent
Newly remodeled, but still playing great, artsy, quirky, indi movies.
You'll have to visit the Rodin sculptures.
143 habitants recommandent
Centre d'art visuel Iris & B. Gerald Cantor
328 Lomita Dr
143 habitants recommandent
You'll have to visit the Rodin sculptures.
Check the Stanford web site for events at this concert hall.
19 habitants recommandent
Bing Concert Hall
327 Lasuen St
19 habitants recommandent
Check the Stanford web site for events at this concert hall.

Sightseeing

You have to stop by the Apple Store in Palo Alto, as it's only steps away from your studio! My kid camped out here overnight to be the first in line for one of the early iPhones.
38 habitants recommandent
Apple Palo Alto
340 University Ave
38 habitants recommandent
You have to stop by the Apple Store in Palo Alto, as it's only steps away from your studio! My kid camped out here overnight to be the first in line for one of the early iPhones.
The birth place of Silicon Valley. HP bought it in 2005. Before that, it was an ordinary rental. Some friends lived here and were having a BBQ, I brought the boys, and took pictures of them in front of the garage!!
367 Addison Ave
367 Addison Avenue
The birth place of Silicon Valley. HP bought it in 2005. Before that, it was an ordinary rental. Some friends lived here and were having a BBQ, I brought the boys, and took pictures of them in front of the garage!!
A Cactus Garden on the Stanford Campus, of all places. A very strange place as some of them are as tall as trees!
7 habitants recommandent
Stanford Arizona Garden
7 habitants recommandent
A Cactus Garden on the Stanford Campus, of all places. A very strange place as some of them are as tall as trees!
Within the Googleplex, misc desserts after which every version of Android is named: ie cupcape, eclairs, honeycomb, jellybean...as well as the surrounding Google area.
10 habitants recommandent
Statues Google Android Lawn
1981 Landings Dr
10 habitants recommandent
Within the Googleplex, misc desserts after which every version of Android is named: ie cupcape, eclairs, honeycomb, jellybean...as well as the surrounding Google area.
A half day trip to Half Moon Bay. Check the tide tables and go during low tide sun set. It's an amazing sight.
76 habitants recommandent
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
200 Nevada Ave
76 habitants recommandent
A half day trip to Half Moon Bay. Check the tide tables and go during low tide sun set. It's an amazing sight.
This used to be the old Sun Microsystems campus. If you take a look at the back of the FB sign, you can see that they just covered up the old Sun sign. Zuckerberg's not so subtle message to FB employees not to end up like Sun Microsystems!
190 habitants recommandent
Facebook
1 Hacker Way
190 habitants recommandent
This used to be the old Sun Microsystems campus. If you take a look at the back of the FB sign, you can see that they just covered up the old Sun sign. Zuckerberg's not so subtle message to FB employees not to end up like Sun Microsystems!

Landmarks

An amazing place, if you can get inside. Winter holiday events in the evening are both free and breathtaking. Check the Stanford events calendar for details.
25 habitants recommandent
Église commémorative
450 Jane Stanford Way
25 habitants recommandent
An amazing place, if you can get inside. Winter holiday events in the evening are both free and breathtaking. Check the Stanford events calendar for details.