Guidebook for Menlo Park

Kimberly
Guidebook for Menlo Park

Food Scene

our favorite. Great casual spot with outdoor seating. Really popular at lunch (great sandwiches and paninis), but also good for breakfast and brunch. And fantastic (but pricey) for dinner. Get a f
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Cafe Borrone
1010 El Camino Real
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our favorite. Great casual spot with outdoor seating. Really popular at lunch (great sandwiches and paninis), but also good for breakfast and brunch. And fantastic (but pricey) for dinner. Get a f
fancy, but also has a great burger lunch (M-Sat)
LB Steak Menlo Park
fancy, but also has a great burger lunch (M-Sat)
amazing pastrami, great burgers, and a fantastic beer list with lots of Belgian ales
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The Refuge
963 Laurel St
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amazing pastrami, great burgers, and a fantastic beer list with lots of Belgian ales
An institution. Go here for a burger and a beer (and to watch some sports). Very casual.
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Dutch Goose
3567 Alameda de las Pulgas
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An institution. Go here for a burger and a beer (and to watch some sports). Very casual.
Great Mexican food. Small area for eating in. We get takeout from here a lot
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Lulu's on the Alameda
3539 Alameda de las Pulgas
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Great Mexican food. Small area for eating in. We get takeout from here a lot
upscale organic California food. Our favorite special occasion restaurant in the area.
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Flea Street
3607 Alameda de las Pulgas
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upscale organic California food. Our favorite special occasion restaurant in the area.
great spot for brunch. Amazing oatmeal pancakes. Beautiful location in an old house
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Alana's Cafe
1408 Burlingame Ave
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great spot for brunch. Amazing oatmeal pancakes. Beautiful location in an old house
fancy and high quality Italian. Great spot for a date night.
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Donato Enoteca
1041 Middlefield Rd
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fancy and high quality Italian. Great spot for a date night.
Amazing pizza. Expect a wait
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Vesta
2022 Broadway
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Amazing pizza. Expect a wait
great brunch. Pancakes, omelettes, burger are all amazing.
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Saint Michael's Alley
140 Homer Ave
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great brunch. Pancakes, omelettes, burger are all amazing.
great breakfast/brunch (chocolate chip pancakes), great lunch (sandwiches, crepes, arepas), great coffee, great dessert. Note they also have locations on Stanford’s campus.
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Coupa Cafe - Ramona
538 Ramona St
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great breakfast/brunch (chocolate chip pancakes), great lunch (sandwiches, crepes, arepas), great coffee, great dessert. Note they also have locations on Stanford’s campus.
amazing authentic upscale Greek food. Date night material. Reservations are hard to get.
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Evvia Estiatorio
420 Emerson St
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amazing authentic upscale Greek food. Date night material. Reservations are hard to get.
upscale organic California food. Our second favorite special occasion restaurant. Open for lunch and dinner
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Saint Michael's Alley
140 Homer Ave
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upscale organic California food. Our second favorite special occasion restaurant. Open for lunch and dinner
amazing upscale Vietnamese fusion food. Date night for sure. Make reservations.
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Tamarine Restaurant & Gallery
546 University Ave
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amazing upscale Vietnamese fusion food. Date night for sure. Make reservations.
Tasty coffee. Expect a line.
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Philz Coffee
101 Forest Ave
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Tasty coffee. Expect a line.
Really good Burmese food (think fusion between Chinese and Thai). Great cocktails.
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Rangoon Ruby Burmese Cuisine
445 Emerson St
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Really good Burmese food (think fusion between Chinese and Thai). Great cocktails.
Amazing thin crust pizza. Palo Alto outpost of a San Francisco institution.
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Pizzeria Delfina
3621 18th St
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Amazing thin crust pizza. Palo Alto outpost of a San Francisco institution.
Chicago style deep dish pizza
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Patxi's Pizza
511 Hayes St
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Chicago style deep dish pizza
casual middle eastern. Amazing hummus. Expect a wait
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Oren's Hummus
261 University Ave
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casual middle eastern. Amazing hummus. Expect a wait
great bakery. Best croissants in the area. Fancy pastries. Takeout sandwiches. Restaurant is expensive, but really high quality. Wonderful pasta/pizza. Best burger in the area. Amazing
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Mayfield Bakery & Cafe
855 El Camino Real
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great bakery. Best croissants in the area. Fancy pastries. Takeout sandwiches. Restaurant is expensive, but really high quality. Wonderful pasta/pizza. Best burger in the area. Amazing
fresh, organic food by the original Google chef. Extremely varied menu (Mexican to American to Asian) with lots of vegetarian options.
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Calafia Café
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fresh, organic food by the original Google chef. Extremely varied menu (Mexican to American to Asian) with lots of vegetarian options.
Great deli with BEST sandwiches anywhere.
Village Cheese House
855 El Camino Real
Great deli with BEST sandwiches anywhere.
small batch ice cream to die for.
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Tin Pot Creamery
855 El Camino Real
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small batch ice cream to die for.
super casual spot for burgers, salads, etc. and milkshakes!
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Gott's Roadside
855 El Camino Real
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super casual spot for burgers, salads, etc. and milkshakes!
Authentic Mexican food from the Puebla region. (think mole). This place catered Mark Zuckerberg’s wedding –it’s that good. We always get the Pollo Guajillo.
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CinéArts at Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real
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Authentic Mexican food from the Puebla region. (think mole). This place catered Mark Zuckerberg’s wedding –it’s that good. We always get the Pollo Guajillo.
really good thin crust pizza and pasta. Feels authentic Italian. Nice courtyard seating out back.
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Terún
448 California Ave
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really good thin crust pizza and pasta. Feels authentic Italian. Nice courtyard seating out back.
really great (pretty casual) French food. Run by French – very authentic. One of our favorite places for brunch or lunch. Chicken sandwich is stellar. Anything with duck is amazing.
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Pastis
447 California Ave
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really great (pretty casual) French food. Run by French – very authentic. One of our favorite places for brunch or lunch. Chicken sandwich is stellar. Anything with duck is amazing.
Turkish food. Very tasty. We love their manti (Turkish Ravioli) – not always easy to find.
Anatolian Kitchen
340 Birch St
Turkish food. Very tasty. We love their manti (Turkish Ravioli) – not always easy to find.
Cuban food. Very tasty. Get the shrimp or pork. And a mojito.
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La Bodeguita del Medio
463 California Ave
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Cuban food. Very tasty. Get the shrimp or pork. And a mojito.
tasty Italian
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Cafe Pro Bono
2437 Birch St
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tasty Italian
tasty Italian. Gorgeous ambiance in a courtyard
Caffe Riace
200 Sheridan Ave
tasty Italian. Gorgeous ambiance in a courtyard
2 Michelin Stars. French food. Tasting menu only. Very expensive.
Baumé
201 California Ave
2 Michelin Stars. French food. Tasting menu only. Very expensive.

Essentials

upscale gourmet grocery store. Best butcher around. High quality (but expensive) produce. Lots of imported goodies, fancy sauces, etc.
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Draeger's Market
222 E 4th Ave
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upscale gourmet grocery store. Best butcher around. High quality (but expensive) produce. Lots of imported goodies, fancy sauces, etc.
Always can find tasty things here and produce is cheap!
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Trader Joe's
720 Menlo Ave
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Always can find tasty things here and produce is cheap!
The standard
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Safeway
2811 Middlefield Rd
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The standard

Drinks & Nightlife

Interesting food. Great beer. Cool scene (especially for suburbia)
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Martins West Gastropub
831 Main St
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Interesting food. Great beer. Cool scene (especially for suburbia)

Sightseeing

FREE Rodin sculpture museum
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Rodin Sculpture Garden
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FREE Rodin sculpture museum

Everything Else

Very nice art museum. Cafe onsite is really good. (Same people who do Flea Street Cafe)
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Центр визуальных искусств Ирис и Б. Джеральд Кантор
328 Lomita Dr
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Very nice art museum. Cafe onsite is really good. (Same people who do Flea Street Cafe)

Arts & Culture

Great concert venue.
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Great concert venue.
Our favorite movie theater. Good mix of indie films and mainstream movies
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Redwood Downtown 20 and XD
825 Middlefield Rd
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Our favorite movie theater. Good mix of indie films and mainstream movies
Indie movie theater
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CinéArts at Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real
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Indie movie theater
Indie movie theater
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Landmark Aquarius Theatre
430 Emerson St
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Indie movie theater

Entertainment & Activities

Great hiking trails. Dog friendly.
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Заповедник Пирсон-Арастрадеро
1530 Arastradero Rd
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Great hiking trails. Dog friendly.
Great, somewhat strenuous hiking trail. No dogs allowed.
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Stanford dish hiking trailhead
Stanford Dish Hiking Trail
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Great, somewhat strenuous hiking trail. No dogs allowed.
Great hiking trails. Lots of birds.
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Bedwell Bayfront Park
1600 Marsh Rd
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Great hiking trails. Lots of birds.
Swimming pool (open to non-residents). Playground. Fields. Library.
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Burgess Park
701 Laurel St
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Swimming pool (open to non-residents). Playground. Fields. Library.
Our daughter's favorite playground.
Nealon Park
800 Middle Ave
Our daughter's favorite playground.
Wednesday night concerts in the summer.
Fremont Park
Wednesday night concerts in the summer.
Playground and soccer field.
Jack W. Lyle Park
620 Fremont St
Playground and soccer field.
Basketball courts, Track, Soccer field. Small playground for young kids.
Hillview Middle School
1100 Elder Ave
Basketball courts, Track, Soccer field. Small playground for young kids.