Guidebook for Menlo Park

Paul & Paula
Paul & Paula
Guidebook for Menlo Park

Sightseeing

Beautiful chapel -- don't miss it!
537 locals recommend
Stanford University
450 Serra Mall
537 locals recommend
Beautiful chapel -- don't miss it!
Now "META". Nice work if you can get it...
190 locals recommend
Facebook
1 Hacker Way
190 locals recommend
Now "META". Nice work if you can get it...
Just imagine yourself swimming here way back when... Don't miss Camera Obscura! San Francisco.
246 locals recommend
Sutro Baths
1004 Point Lobos Ave
246 locals recommend
Just imagine yourself swimming here way back when... Don't miss Camera Obscura! San Francisco.
Tea and tranquility.
348 locals recommend
Japanese Tea Garden
75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
348 locals recommend
Tea and tranquility.
Since 1929, Allied Arts Guild has provided an inspiring environment for working artists, beautiful gardens and shops for visitors, and support for critically ill children at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Shopping, lunching, and relaxing.
12 locals recommend
Allied Arts Guild
75 Arbor Rd
12 locals recommend
Since 1929, Allied Arts Guild has provided an inspiring environment for working artists, beautiful gardens and shops for visitors, and support for critically ill children at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Shopping, lunching, and relaxing.
The Hanna–Honeycomb House, also known as simply the Hanna House, was Frank Lloyd Wright's first work in the San Francisco region and his first work with non-rectangular structures. The house is recognized as a National Historic Landmark. Check ahead to see if tours a currently available.
Hanna House
737 Frenchmans Road
The Hanna–Honeycomb House, also known as simply the Hanna House, was Frank Lloyd Wright's first work in the San Francisco region and his first work with non-rectangular structures. The house is recognized as a National Historic Landmark. Check ahead to see if tours a currently available.

Food Scene

Food, coffee, and decadent chocolates from South America. Try the Spicy Hot Chocolate -- great heat.
63 locals recommend
Coupa Cafe - Ramona
538 Ramona St
63 locals recommend
Food, coffee, and decadent chocolates from South America. Try the Spicy Hot Chocolate -- great heat.
Coffee, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Outdoor bistro seating. Music on Fridays. A favorite of all the locals. Try the Frosted Mocha.
79 locals recommend
Cafe Borrone
1010 El Camino Real
79 locals recommend
Coffee, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Outdoor bistro seating. Music on Fridays. A favorite of all the locals. Try the Frosted Mocha.
Friendly "tavern" if you will. Good food, good beer, good people.
18 locals recommend
Freewheel Brewing Company
3736 Florence St
18 locals recommend
Friendly "tavern" if you will. Good food, good beer, good people.
Authentic Mexican food and great prices. Dine inside or out. Cash only but they have an ATM inside.
19 locals recommend
Los Gallos Taqueria
3726 Florence St
19 locals recommend
Authentic Mexican food and great prices. Dine inside or out. Cash only but they have an ATM inside.
Wednesdays are Food Truck nights! Enjoy gourmet food from 20 or so rolling restaurants.
51 locals recommend
Menlo Park station
1120 Merrill St
51 locals recommend
Wednesdays are Food Truck nights! Enjoy gourmet food from 20 or so rolling restaurants.
Quick, delicious, and cheap. And they deliver!
tonys pizza
820 Willow Road
Quick, delicious, and cheap. And they deliver!
Don't miss their daily special $
52 locals recommend
Subway
2799 El Camino Real
52 locals recommend
Don't miss their daily special $
Coffee, food, and entertainment
28 locals recommend
Cafe Zoe
1929 Menalto Ave
28 locals recommend
Coffee, food, and entertainment
all-you-can-eat · hot bar · noodles · barbecue
MP Mongolian BBQ
700 El Camino Real
all-you-can-eat · hot bar · noodles · barbecue
Good Caribbean food and walking distance from the house.
41 locals recommend
Back A Yard Caribbean Grill
1189 Willow Rd
41 locals recommend
Good Caribbean food and walking distance from the house.
Always good.
189 locals recommend
Starbucks
2000 El Camino Real
189 locals recommend
Always good.
French fare and outdoor seating. Love the pommes frites.
43 locals recommend
Left Bank
635 Santa Cruz Ave
43 locals recommend
French fare and outdoor seating. Love the pommes frites.
More French fare and outside seating.
16 locals recommend
Bistro Vida
641 Santa Cruz Ave
16 locals recommend
More French fare and outside seating.
My favorite for artisan food and pizza. From the people who brought you Cafe Barrone.
72 locals recommend
Vesta
2022 Broadway
72 locals recommend
My favorite for artisan food and pizza. From the people who brought you Cafe Barrone.
Online food delivery via your smart phone. Like Uber and Airbnb for your palate.
Doordash Headquarters
Online food delivery via your smart phone. Like Uber and Airbnb for your palate.
As seen on Triple D, in Menlo Park and San Carlos. Hot pastrami sandwiches and beer are their specialties.
59 locals recommend
The Refuge
963 Laurel St
59 locals recommend
As seen on Triple D, in Menlo Park and San Carlos. Hot pastrami sandwiches and beer are their specialties.
Steak and seafood. West coast wines.
80 locals recommend
Town
716 Laurel St
80 locals recommend
Steak and seafood. West coast wines.
For special occasions.
30 locals recommend
Flea Street
3607 Alameda de las Pulgas
30 locals recommend
For special occasions.
Another legendary burger joint in Menlo Park. Been here for years and still great.
28 locals recommend
Dutch Goose
3567 Alameda de las Pulgas
28 locals recommend
Another legendary burger joint in Menlo Park. Been here for years and still great.
Italian and fab. If the weather is good, ask for the rooftop seating. (They have heaters.)
Trellis Restaurant
1077 El Camino Real
Italian and fab. If the weather is good, ask for the rooftop seating. (They have heaters.)
Excellent Mexican cuisine.
Cafe del sol restaurant
1010 Doyle St
Excellent Mexican cuisine.
Tucked in amidst the VCs at 3000 Sand Hill Road, excellent lunch spot. Delicious! Lunch only.
Restaurant 3000
3000 Sand Hill Rd
Tucked in amidst the VCs at 3000 Sand Hill Road, excellent lunch spot. Delicious! Lunch only.
Cuban food and mojitos. Watch for Papa Hemingway... Trendy sibling of the Havana original offers Cuban fare, cigars & rum cocktails in a colorful space.
29 locals recommend
La Bodeguita del Medio
463 California Ave
29 locals recommend
Cuban food and mojitos. Watch for Papa Hemingway... Trendy sibling of the Havana original offers Cuban fare, cigars & rum cocktails in a colorful space.
Another favorite in a cozy part of Palo Alto.
27 locals recommend
Saint Michael's Alley
140 Homer Ave
27 locals recommend
Another favorite in a cozy part of Palo Alto.
Authentic German pub and cuisine. Don't miss the grocery/gift store in front--or save your money for the hefeweizen!
29 locals recommend
Gourmet Haus Staudt
2615 Broadway
29 locals recommend
Authentic German pub and cuisine. Don't miss the grocery/gift store in front--or save your money for the hefeweizen!
Excellent Mexican restaurant and a fave of Mark Zuckerberg's. He even cloned one on the FB campus!
13 locals recommend
Palo Alto Sol
408 N California Ave
13 locals recommend
Excellent Mexican restaurant and a fave of Mark Zuckerberg's. He even cloned one on the FB campus!
Authentic diner with great food and the best soda fountain/milkshakes EVER. Fahgeddaboudiyt!
10 locals recommend
Peninsula Creamery - Dairy Store & Grill
900 High St
10 locals recommend
Authentic diner with great food and the best soda fountain/milkshakes EVER. Fahgeddaboudiyt!
Dinah's Garden Hotel eatery with farm-to-table American fare, serving 3 meals a day by the pool. A favorite for locals and hotel guests! Relax next to Dinah's Garden Hotel's pool and relish in the peaceful surroundings while you enjoy breakfast, lunch, happy hour with cocktails, and dinner.
7 locals recommend
Dinah's Poolside Restaurant
4261 El Camino Real
7 locals recommend
Dinah's Garden Hotel eatery with farm-to-table American fare, serving 3 meals a day by the pool. A favorite for locals and hotel guests! Relax next to Dinah's Garden Hotel's pool and relish in the peaceful surroundings while you enjoy breakfast, lunch, happy hour with cocktails, and dinner.
50s diner style, shakes, malts, fries. But if you want the real deal go to Palo Alto Creamery.
11 locals recommend
Jeffrey's Hamburgers
888 El Camino Real
11 locals recommend
50s diner style, shakes, malts, fries. But if you want the real deal go to Palo Alto Creamery.

Arts & Culture

Beautiful sculpture garden. Good restaurant, too. Don't miss the museum either.
43 locals recommend
Rodin Sculpture Garden
43 locals recommend
Beautiful sculpture garden. Good restaurant, too. Don't miss the museum either.
The Stanford Theatre first opened in 1925. In 1987, the David & Lucile Packard Foundation bought the theater and restored it. Don't miss the Wurlitzer concert during intermission! 1950's prices!
67 locals recommend
The Stanford Theatre
221 University Ave
67 locals recommend
The Stanford Theatre first opened in 1925. In 1987, the David & Lucile Packard Foundation bought the theater and restored it. Don't miss the Wurlitzer concert during intermission! 1950's prices!
All the interesting stuff you want to know about all things flying...
38 locals recommend
Hiller Aviation Museum
601 Skyway Rd
38 locals recommend
All the interesting stuff you want to know about all things flying...
Always worthwhile.
143 locals recommend
Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts
328 Lomita Dr
143 locals recommend
Always worthwhile.
New art collection near the Cantor Museum
27 locals recommend
Anderson Collection
314 Lomita Dr
27 locals recommend
New art collection near the Cantor Museum
Always a good time. Free on Wednesdays if you bank with BofA.
813 locals recommend
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 3rd St
813 locals recommend
Always a good time. Free on Wednesdays if you bank with BofA.
Discover inventions that shaped America displayed in a century-old home and garden! We combine elements of history technology and design to illustrate the evolution of technology, how and why it has influenced society from inception to the current time and a glimpse of future expectations. MOAH's collection of 5, 000+ artifacts are displayed in our permanent and rotating exhibits which emphasize invention and technology from 1750-1950.
27 locals recommend
The Museum of American Heritage
351 Homer Ave
27 locals recommend
Discover inventions that shaped America displayed in a century-old home and garden! We combine elements of history technology and design to illustrate the evolution of technology, how and why it has influenced society from inception to the current time and a glimpse of future expectations. MOAH's collection of 5, 000+ artifacts are displayed in our permanent and rotating exhibits which emphasize invention and technology from 1750-1950.

Essentials

Our own gourmet grocery store that has it all. And don't miss the Food Trucks on Monday night for dinner.
42 locals recommend
Willows Market
60 Middlefield Rd
42 locals recommend
Our own gourmet grocery store that has it all. And don't miss the Food Trucks on Monday night for dinner.
Walk-ins are always welcome. Very clean and reasonably priced. Tell Susan I sent you!
Susan's Nails
55 Fifth Ave
Walk-ins are always welcome. Very clean and reasonably priced. Tell Susan I sent you!

Shopping

Even if you don't need anything, this is a great place to walk around. Beautiful flowers all year long.
526 locals recommend
Stanford Shopping Center
660 Stanford Shopping Center
526 locals recommend
Even if you don't need anything, this is a great place to walk around. Beautiful flowers all year long.
Our original, family-owned bookstore. Get there before it disappears into the digital age!
17 locals recommend
Kepler's Books
1010 El Camino Real
17 locals recommend
Our original, family-owned bookstore. Get there before it disappears into the digital age!
Everything you'll ever need.
199 locals recommend
Safeway
2811 Middlefield Rd
199 locals recommend
Everything you'll ever need.
Forgot your Rx? They'll get it for you.
31 locals recommend
Walgreens
2605 Middlefield Rd
31 locals recommend
Forgot your Rx? They'll get it for you.
Gourmet food, expensive clothing, Sur la Table, Trader Joe's,
64 locals recommend
Town & Country Village
855 El Camino Real
64 locals recommend
Gourmet food, expensive clothing, Sur la Table, Trader Joe's,
Stay away on the weekends unless you enjoy huge spaces teaming with humanity.
32 locals recommend
IKEA
1700 E Bayshore Rd
32 locals recommend
Stay away on the weekends unless you enjoy huge spaces teaming with humanity.
My home away from home. Be a maxxinista and shop til you drop.
11 locals recommend
T.J. Maxx & HomeGoods
20730 Stevens Creek Blvd
11 locals recommend
My home away from home. Be a maxxinista and shop til you drop.
This market has it all--great deli, excellent produce, and just about everything you might need.
17 locals recommend
Delucchi's Market
3640 Florence St
17 locals recommend
This market has it all--great deli, excellent produce, and just about everything you might need.

Everything Else

Zen-ful hot tubs, cold splash tubs, and massage.
30 locals recommend
Watercourse Way
165 Channing Ave
30 locals recommend
Zen-ful hot tubs, cold splash tubs, and massage.
Wonderful restaurants, shops, and people-watching.
62 locals recommend
University Avenue
University Avenue
62 locals recommend
Wonderful restaurants, shops, and people-watching.

Entertainment & Activities

100 locals recommend
Redwood Downtown 20 and XD
825 Middlefield Rd
100 locals recommend
Reserve your Barco-lounger seat, order a glass of wine, and enjoy the show!
109 locals recommend
Century Cinema 16
1500 N Shoreline Blvd
109 locals recommend
Reserve your Barco-lounger seat, order a glass of wine, and enjoy the show!
Great seating, two theaters. Plenty of parking.
27 locals recommend
CinéArts at Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real
27 locals recommend
Great seating, two theaters. Plenty of parking.