Guidebook for Mountain View

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Guidebook for Mountain View

Essentials

Closest grocery store, within walking distance (about 5-10min walk).
42 locals recommend
Safeway
1750 Miramonte Ave
42 locals recommend
Closest grocery store, within walking distance (about 5-10min walk).
Local community-type grocery store.
14 locals recommend
Andronico's Community Markets
690 Fremont Ave
14 locals recommend
Local community-type grocery store.
Has lots of fresh, organic food and produce
341 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
4800 El Camino Real
341 locals recommend
Has lots of fresh, organic food and produce
Local Butcher with quality meat
15 locals recommend
Dittmer's Gourmet Meats & Wurst-Haus
4540 El Camino Real
15 locals recommend
Local Butcher with quality meat
Asian Market
44 locals recommend
99 Ranch Market
1350 Grant Rd
44 locals recommend
Asian Market
Japanese Market with ready made sushi and ramen
9 locals recommend
Nijiya Market
143 E El Camino Real
9 locals recommend
Japanese Market with ready made sushi and ramen
28 locals recommend
Sprouts Farmers Market
630 San Antonio Rd
28 locals recommend

Food Scene

Made-to-order delicious ice cream. Unique flavors, fresh, and quality ingredients.
6 locals recommend
Smitten Ice Cream
4800 El Camino Real
6 locals recommend
Made-to-order delicious ice cream. Unique flavors, fresh, and quality ingredients.
Small-batch ice cream shop. Delicious, fresh ice cream. Try the Four Barrel Coffee, Earl Grey, and Butterscotch flavor...yummy!
32 locals recommend
Tin Pot Creamery
855 El Camino Real
32 locals recommend
Small-batch ice cream shop. Delicious, fresh ice cream. Try the Four Barrel Coffee, Earl Grey, and Butterscotch flavor...yummy!
Delicious Thai Restaurant with quality and fresh ingredients
30 locals recommend
Shana Thai
311A Moffett Blvd
30 locals recommend
Delicious Thai Restaurant with quality and fresh ingredients
Thai and Cambodian Cuisine with good portion amounts
11 locals recommend
Tommy Thai
1482 W El Camino Real
11 locals recommend
Thai and Cambodian Cuisine with good portion amounts
Fresh and delicious sushi. More traditional where they serve more sashimi and nigiri, but not as many rolls. Best Sushi in town!
75 locals recommend
Sushi Tomi
607 W Dana St
75 locals recommend
Fresh and delicious sushi. More traditional where they serve more sashimi and nigiri, but not as many rolls. Best Sushi in town!
All-you-can-eat Sushi place with plenty of sushi roll options. They also do party platters with a good selection.
Sushi 85
1350 Grant Rd
All-you-can-eat Sushi place with plenty of sushi roll options. They also do party platters with a good selection.
Delicious Bay Area-originated coffee
97 locals recommend
Peet's Coffee
22350 Homestead Rd
97 locals recommend
Delicious Bay Area-originated coffee
Delicious slow-drip coffee. Originated in the Bay Area
195 locals recommend
Philz Coffee
101 Forest Ave
195 locals recommend
Delicious slow-drip coffee. Originated in the Bay Area
Good fast food mediterranean food. Good selection of wraps and plates. They're beef-lamb schwarma is delicious!
10 locals recommend
Mediterranean Grill House
650 Castro St
10 locals recommend
Good fast food mediterranean food. Good selection of wraps and plates. They're beef-lamb schwarma is delicious!
Delicious Bay Area coffee
97 locals recommend
Peet's Coffee
22350 Homestead Rd
97 locals recommend
Delicious Bay Area coffee
Delicious Vietnamese pho and rice plates
10 locals recommend
Pho To Chau
853 Villa St
10 locals recommend
Delicious Vietnamese pho and rice plates
My favorite ramen place in town. Try their spicy miso ramen or Shalala wrap.
17 locals recommend
Shalala
698 W Dana St
17 locals recommend
My favorite ramen place in town. Try their spicy miso ramen or Shalala wrap.
Vietname/Asian Fusion restaurant with a very good Happy Hour menu. The food is delicious and Happy Hour has good prices. The lychee martinis and kobe rolls are delicious!
44 locals recommend
Xanh
110 Castro St
44 locals recommend
Vietname/Asian Fusion restaurant with a very good Happy Hour menu. The food is delicious and Happy Hour has good prices. The lychee martinis and kobe rolls are delicious!
Has late-night Happy Hour that starts at 9pm
Shell Shock Restaurant
124 Castro Street
Has late-night Happy Hour that starts at 9pm
Good eccentric wine and beverage menu. Good to meet with friends or have a business meeting
28 locals recommend
Scratch
401 Castro St
28 locals recommend
Good eccentric wine and beverage menu. Good to meet with friends or have a business meeting
Traditional German food and dessert. They serve beer here as well. They serve a traditional Bavarian Weisswurst, a must-try:) There giant pretzels are also delicious.
15 locals recommend
Esther's German Bakery
987 N San Antonio Rd
15 locals recommend
Traditional German food and dessert. They serve beer here as well. They serve a traditional Bavarian Weisswurst, a must-try:) There giant pretzels are also delicious.
Good Happy Hour
57 locals recommend
Pacific Catch
545 San Antonio Rd
57 locals recommend
Good Happy Hour
Good Happy Hour. Their Beer and Burger deal is a good value
27 locals recommend
Paul Martin's American Grill
101 Hillsdale Shopping Center
27 locals recommend
Good Happy Hour. Their Beer and Burger deal is a good value
Fresh, delicious Chinese food
44 locals recommend
Chef Chu's
1067 N San Antonio Rd
44 locals recommend
Fresh, delicious Chinese food
A Must-Try California Burger joint. Try the burger animal style and animal style fries too!
54 locals recommend
In-N-Out Burger
3001 Mission College Blvd
54 locals recommend
A Must-Try California Burger joint. Try the burger animal style and animal style fries too!
A delicious whole-in-the-wall dim sum place.
Cho's Mandarin Dim Sum
209 1st St
A delicious whole-in-the-wall dim sum place.
Delicious desserts! You can't really go wrong with any of the items, but my faves are: kougnimann, short cake, mango pudding, cream puffs, cafe noir, and macarons
17 locals recommend
Satura Cakes
200 Main St
17 locals recommend
Delicious desserts! You can't really go wrong with any of the items, but my faves are: kougnimann, short cake, mango pudding, cream puffs, cafe noir, and macarons
Delicious, gourmet, thin crust pizza that offers gluten-free options as well.
22 locals recommend
Amici's East Coast Pizzeria
880 Santa Cruz Ave
22 locals recommend
Delicious, gourmet, thin crust pizza that offers gluten-free options as well.
Delicious Chicago-style deep dish pizza. They serve gluten-free options as well
85 locals recommend
Blue Line Pizza
1201 San Carlos Ave
85 locals recommend
Delicious Chicago-style deep dish pizza. They serve gluten-free options as well
Asian-inspired burger restaurant. Their Sloppy Fries, pork belly boa, and wagyu burgers are a must try.
7 locals recommend
Buffalo
292 Castro St
7 locals recommend
Asian-inspired burger restaurant. Their Sloppy Fries, pork belly boa, and wagyu burgers are a must try.
Fresh, delicious bagels. Best in town!
16 locals recommend
House of Bagels
1712 Miramonte Ave
16 locals recommend
Fresh, delicious bagels. Best in town!
Good vegetarian and reasonably priced Indian Cuisine
Chaat Paradise
165 E El Camino Real
Good vegetarian and reasonably priced Indian Cuisine
Delicious and authentic Pakistani cuisine
41 locals recommend
Zareen's
365 California Ave
41 locals recommend
Delicious and authentic Pakistani cuisine
Delicious Indian food.
7 locals recommend
Shezan
216 Castro St
7 locals recommend
Delicious Indian food.
Wonderful Asian Fusion! You MUST TRY their clay pot crispy rice and their pizza! Yummy!
6 locals recommend
Gochi Japanese Fusion Tapas
1943 W El Camino Real
6 locals recommend
Wonderful Asian Fusion! You MUST TRY their clay pot crispy rice and their pizza! Yummy!

Entertainment & Activities

Kid-Friendly farm-to-table restaurant with available in-restaurant babysitting so you can enjoy a bit of time off from the kids.
7 locals recommend
Bumble
145 1st St
7 locals recommend
Kid-Friendly farm-to-table restaurant with available in-restaurant babysitting so you can enjoy a bit of time off from the kids.
This movie theatre serves wine and has luxury assigned seating
109 locals recommend
Century Cinema 16
1500 N Shoreline Blvd
109 locals recommend
This movie theatre serves wine and has luxury assigned seating

Parks & Nature

Wonderful large, open, and scenic park
14 locals recommend
Cuesta Park
14 locals recommend
Wonderful large, open, and scenic park
Wonderful place to hike
41 locals recommend
Stanford Dish
400 Reservoir Rd
41 locals recommend
Wonderful place to hike
Wonderful place to do water sports, golf, hike and bike.
96 locals recommend
Shoreline Lake Boathouse
3160 N Shoreline Blvd
96 locals recommend
Wonderful place to do water sports, golf, hike and bike.

Drinks & Nightlife

Local Sports Bar
7 locals recommend
First and Main Sports Lounge
397 Main St
7 locals recommend
Local Sports Bar
Beer house with large selection of beers and German fusion food. Make sure to ask for their houesmade pickles!
65 locals recommend
Steins
895 Villa St
65 locals recommend
Beer house with large selection of beers and German fusion food. Make sure to ask for their houesmade pickles!
Great outdoor area where you can picnic. There is even a hiking trail and peacocks!
25 locals recommend
Picchetti Brothers Winery
13100 Montebello Rd
25 locals recommend
Great outdoor area where you can picnic. There is even a hiking trail and peacocks!
Wonderful wine and great views!
23 locals recommend
Ridge Vineyards
17100 Montebello Rd
23 locals recommend
Wonderful wine and great views!

Sightseeing

Learn about the history of Silicon Valley and Computers
255 locals recommend
Computer History Museum
1401 N Shoreline Blvd
255 locals recommend
Learn about the history of Silicon Valley and Computers

Everything Else

Visit the largest search engine company
313 locals recommend
Googleplex
1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy
313 locals recommend
Visit the largest search engine company
Professional Social Networking Company
31 locals recommend
LinkedIn
2029 Stierlin Ct
31 locals recommend
Professional Social Networking Company
NASA Research Facility. Go to the Visitor Center and learn some interesting things about NASA
51 locals recommend
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Boulevard
51 locals recommend
NASA Research Facility. Go to the Visitor Center and learn some interesting things about NASA