Guidebook for Menlo Park
Food Scene
Our local (walking distance) Mexican restaurant with friendly service and good food at good prices. Nice sangrias, chips and salsa.
El Cerrito
325 Sharon Park DrOur local (walking distance) Mexican restaurant with friendly service and good food at good prices. Nice sangrias, chips and salsa.
Driving distance, Menlo Park. Informal, inexpensive Japanese comfort food. Bento boxes, noodle soup.
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Gombei Japanese Restaurant
1438 El Camino RealDriving distance, Menlo Park. Informal, inexpensive Japanese comfort food. Bento boxes, noodle soup.
Closest thing to neighborhood bar. Great food (burgers, caesar salads, fries, pizza), full bar, beer on tap. Big screen TVs throughout for sports. Walking distance.
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Dutch Goose
3567 Alameda de las PulgasClosest thing to neighborhood bar. Great food (burgers, caesar salads, fries, pizza), full bar, beer on tap. Big screen TVs throughout for sports. Walking distance.
Nearby - about 25 minute walk. Good, fresh Mexican food, friendly counter service.
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Lulu's on the Alameda
3539 Alameda de las PulgasNearby - about 25 minute walk. Good, fresh Mexican food, friendly counter service.
This is a family-friendly restaurant with pizza and pasta.
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Amici's East Coast Pizzeria
880 Santa Cruz AveThis is a family-friendly restaurant with pizza and pasta.
Drinks & Nightlife
If you don't want to deal with the parking and crowds of Palo Alto near Stanford, try going north to Redwood City (about 15 minute drive). Downtown Redwood City has a salsa club, lots of restaurants and gastropubs, movie theatre etc.
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Redwood City
If you don't want to deal with the parking and crowds of Palo Alto near Stanford, try going north to Redwood City (about 15 minute drive). Downtown Redwood City has a salsa club, lots of restaurants and gastropubs, movie theatre etc.
Martins West Gastropub
831 Main StGood food and drinks. Trendy.
Left Bank
635 Santa Cruz AveBar and restaurant. Upscale. French/continental style cuisine.
Bar and restaurant. Great selection of Belgian beers on tap and bottle. Great food as well. Can belly up to the bar and enjoy sports on screens while tasting Belgian ales.
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The Refuge
963 Laurel StBar and restaurant. Great selection of Belgian beers on tap and bottle. Great food as well. Can belly up to the bar and enjoy sports on screens while tasting Belgian ales.
Lots of restaurants and bars and fun to walk around. Parking may take a while but if not in a hurry there is more variety, more people, more noise etc.
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Palo Alto
Lots of restaurants and bars and fun to walk around. Parking may take a while but if not in a hurry there is more variety, more people, more noise etc.
Everything Else
The Stanford Chapel is quite beautiful. The nearby Cantor Museum is free and has a nice collection and history on Stanford.
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Stanford University
450 Serra MallThe Stanford Chapel is quite beautiful. The nearby Cantor Museum is free and has a nice collection and history on Stanford.
Entertainment & Activities
So much to do and Carmel a bit further south. Need at least a full day to drive down, do the scenic drive down the coast, walk down Cannery Row, visit aquarium (a day in itself).
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Monterey
So much to do and Carmel a bit further south. Need at least a full day to drive down, do the scenic drive down the coast, walk down Cannery Row, visit aquarium (a day in itself).
Shopping
Stanford Shopping Center
660 Stanford Shopping CenterWalking distance to essentials: Safeways, CVS, Starbucks, bakery, frozen yogurt, deli, mexican restaurant, dry-cleaning, spa, Bank of America and Wells Fargo, Gas station (expensive).
Sharon Heights Shopping Center
366-388 S Main StWalking distance to essentials: Safeways, CVS, Starbucks, bakery, frozen yogurt, deli, mexican restaurant, dry-cleaning, spa, Bank of America and Wells Fargo, Gas station (expensive).
Parks & Nature
Drive west on 92 to Half Moon Bay. Beaches up and down coast. Fitzgerald Marine Reserve about 6 miles north of Half Moon Bay.
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Half Moon Bay
Drive west on 92 to Half Moon Bay. Beaches up and down coast. Fitzgerald Marine Reserve about 6 miles north of Half Moon Bay.