Guidebook for Palo Alto

Farnaz & Mehdi
Guidebook for Palo Alto

Food Scene

For hardcore coffee drinkers!
Philz Coffee
For hardcore coffee drinkers!
Easy walk to get your morning coffee.
Peet's Coffee
Easy walk to get your morning coffee.
One of the best places for tasty and spicy food!
Rangoon Ruby Burmese Cuisine
One of the best places for tasty and spicy food!
A great place for lunch or dinner! Best Brunch on Sat and Sundays around the corner at their old location, The Annex. Well worth the wait!
Saint Michael's Alley
A great place for lunch or dinner! Best Brunch on Sat and Sundays around the corner at their old location, The Annex. Well worth the wait!
What's not to like and just one block from the apartment. Go for brunch, drinks, lunch or dinner.
Il Fornaio
What's not to like and just one block from the apartment. Go for brunch, drinks, lunch or dinner.
An old-timer, authentic Italian restaurant.
Osteria Toscana
An old-timer, authentic Italian restaurant.
Modern Vietnamese food.
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Tamarine Restaurant & Gallery
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Modern Vietnamese food.
Best for takeout Mexican food. Always a line during busy hours.
Sancho's Taqueria
Best for takeout Mexican food. Always a line during busy hours.
A popular cafe that offers a light menu.
Coupa Cafe - Ramona
A popular cafe that offers a light menu.
Great greek restaurant. It's pricy and usually hard to get reservations, nice choice for special occasions!
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Evvia Estiatorio
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Great greek restaurant. It's pricy and usually hard to get reservations, nice choice for special occasions!
Small, casual Mexican restaurant.
La Morenita
Small, casual Mexican restaurant.
Basically sushi-burrito! Asian & Latin flavors & some organic ingredients.
Sushirrito
Basically sushi-burrito! Asian & Latin flavors & some organic ingredients.
This no-frills Chinese spot has an entirely vegan menu featuring tofu, veggies & imitation meats.
Garden Fresh
This no-frills Chinese spot has an entirely vegan menu featuring tofu, veggies & imitation meats.
Gourmet burgers and draft beer
Umami Burger
Gourmet burgers and draft beer
Tapas & other Latin food.
JOYA Restaurant and Lounge
Tapas & other Latin food.

Everything Else

Grocery store. Offers hot food, sandwiches, sushi, juice bar and bakery.
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Whole Foods Market
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Grocery store. Offers hot food, sandwiches, sushi, juice bar and bakery.
Pharmacy and more.
CVS
Pharmacy and more.
Get your latest gadgets here!
Apple Palo Alto
Get your latest gadgets here!
One of a kind old-fashion theater to catch up on the classics!
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Stanford Theatre
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One of a kind old-fashion theater to catch up on the classics!
If you need workout clothes and don't mind paying extra for high quality, this is for you!
lululemon
If you need workout clothes and don't mind paying extra for high quality, this is for you!
Many classes with great teachers. A short walk from the apartment.
YogaSource
Many classes with great teachers. A short walk from the apartment.
An outdoor farmers' market from May-November. Go early and try the food from local vendors or to buy some fresh produce.
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Downtown Palo Alto Farmers' Market
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An outdoor farmers' market from May-November. Go early and try the food from local vendors or to buy some fresh produce.
Small park with a play structure. Take a book and enjoy some sunshine!
Heritage Park
Small park with a play structure. Take a book and enjoy some sunshine!
Small theater featuring indie movies.
Landmark's Aquarius Theatre
Small theater featuring indie movies.
Best chocolate cake that's been around forever!
The Prolific Oven Bakery
Best chocolate cake that's been around forever!
United States Postal Service
Post office
This is the place if you want to get a nice massage and pamper yourself!
Watercourse Way Bath House Spa
This is the place if you want to get a nice massage and pamper yourself!
Loud and lively. New Orlean/ cajan food.
Nola
Loud and lively. New Orlean/ cajan food.
Nice selection of local and imported wines.
The Wine Room
Nice selection of local and imported wines.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great Mexican food and the best margarita! Loud and popular for Happy Hour!
Reposado
Great Mexican food and the best margarita! Loud and popular for Happy Hour!
Hangout for house-brewed, German-style beer & a pub menu served in a casual setting.
Gordon Biersch
Hangout for house-brewed, German-style beer & a pub menu served in a casual setting.
High-energy sports bar known for its Stanford allegiance, happy-hour deals & mechanical bull.
The Old Pro
High-energy sports bar known for its Stanford allegiance, happy-hour deals & mechanical bull.
Hong Kong-style Chinese fare including a dim sum menu served in elegant white-linen surroundings.
Tai Pan
Hong Kong-style Chinese fare including a dim sum menu served in elegant white-linen surroundings.

Shopping

A landmark diner! One of my favorite places!
Palo Alto Creamery
A landmark diner! One of my favorite places!
The best natural frozen yogurt in downtown Palo Alto.
Fraiche Yogurt
The best natural frozen yogurt in downtown Palo Alto.
Small Italian ice-cream place.
Gelato Classico
Small Italian ice-cream place.