Visitors Guide to the Midpeninsula

FALL/WINTER 2019 Visitors Guide to the Midpeninsula

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hether you are visiting for business or pleasure, you The Palo Alto Visitors Center is co-located with the will quickly discover the unusual blend of innova- W Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce at 355 Alma St. at tion, culture and natural beauty that makes up Palo Alto Lytton Avenue in downtown Palo Alto. The Visitors and the Midpeninsula. Center is staffed Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. Palo Alto is home to Nobel Prize winners, Silicon Valley to 5 p.m. and may be reached at 650-324-3121. CEOs, venture capital firms, Hewlett-Packard and one of Destination Palo Alto (DestinationPaloAlto.com) of- the most renowned universities and medical centers in fers even more information about where to go and the world. what to do while visiting the Midpeninsula. The emergence of Stanford University in the 1970s as Visitors Guide is a special project of the Palo Alto the nation’s leading high-technology research center Weekly. Copyright ©2019 by Embarcadero Media. All paved the way for hundreds of startup businesses with rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is connections to Stanford professors and their inventions. strictly prohibited. Thus, Palo Alto became known as the birthplace of Silicon Valley. On the cover: Dancers perform during last year’s annual Fall Fiesta held in October as part of the monthly Facebook The Stanford campus itself is the biggest attraction, and Festivals series held at the company’s headquarters in visitors could easily spend a day or longer exploring it. Menlo Park. Photo courtesy of Facebook Community At a minimum, any visit should also include a walk or Events Team. drive through Palo Alto’s tree-lined residential neighborhoods (among the costliest in the nation), a walk in eating in the handful of nearby business districts. the foothills or Baylands and some great shopping and Enjoy your visit to the Midpeninsula! DestinationPaloAlto.com 5 FEATURE STORY Insider’s spotlight on the Midpeninsula Celebrating the off season A dozen ways to experience the Midpeninsula in fall and winter

ead to the mountains for a special wine tasting an exhibition of altars, as well as free children’s arts Hduring harvest season, experience Day of the activities. Dead festivities along the shores of San Francisco Bay Cost: free. Information: bit.ly/DiaDeLosMuertosRWC or spend Valentine’s Day sailing with your sweetheart — however you want to enjoy fall and winter, the WINERY PASSPORT DAY Midpeninsula offers plenty of festivals and activities to take advantage of these quieter seasons both indoors More than 40 wineries in the Santa Cruz Mountains and out. will open their doors on Saturday, Nov. 16, from noon to 5 p.m. for Passport Day. Hosted by the Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association, the quarterly event gives participants access to wineries not gen- erally open to the public, as well as special tastings, tours and the opportunity to meet one on one with the farmers, vintners and families who represent the roots of this unique mountainous wine region that stretches along the Midpeninsula between the bay and the ocean. Passport Day is held the third Saturday of November, January, April and July. Passport tickets are valid for one year. Cost: $75. Information: SCMWA.com MORE ... Can’t make it to the mountains? The Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association hosts Taste of the Mountains Wine Walk in Menlo Park on Saturday, Fall Fiesta at Facebook. Courtesy Facebook Dec. 7, 1-4:30 p.m. The winter winewalk includes wine community events team. tastings from 14 local wineries at more than a dozen shops along Santa Cruz Avenue in heart of downtown. Cost: $49. Information: SCMWA.com FALL FIESTA HIKE AND HARVEST Celebrate fall, Day of the Dead and Halloween at Fall Fiesta on Saturday, Oct. 19, 1-6 p.m. The daylong fam- Fall is a great time to explore the area’s mountain trails, ily event is part of the monthly festival series Facebook especially during early November when chestnuts are holds at its headquarters every May through October. ripening off the trees at the Bay Area’s only chestnut The fiesta-themed event includes a free kids zone with farm. Docents from the Midpeninsula Regional Open Halloween activities, farmers market, food trucks, Space District lead guests on a 5-mile, moderately crafts, dancing performances, carnival rides and mul- paced late-fall hike on Horseshoe Loop on Skyline tiple stages with live music. Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Nov. 1, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The docents will take hikers through a Cost: free. Information: facebook.com/facebookfestivals/ DIA DE LOS MUERTOS Decorated with sugar skulls, marigolds and family altars, Redwood City’s Courthouse Square is transformed into a gathering place for musicians and dancers during the city’s Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration on Sunday, Nov. 3, 4-9 p.m. The annual event, which celebrates the Mexican tradition of honoring dead relatives every November, is one of Redwood City’s largest cultural events. During the celebration, Catrinas (elegantly dressed skeletons) will be walking around the plaza greeting visitors. At 7 p.m., a procession will make its way through downtown. The event also includes a food court area decorated with papel picado (tissue paper), where an array of vendor booths will sell traditional foods. The San Harvested chestnuts. Courtesy of Getty Images. Mateo County History Museum also is open and hosts 6 Fall/Winter 2019 Visitors Guide family-owned tree farm and continue to an elevation of annual Christmas Market on Saturday, Dec. 7. Housed about 2,500 feet above Palo Alto to the 20-acre Skyline in Spanish-colonial style buildings surrounded by Chestnuts farm to learn how chestnuts are harvested European-inspired gardens, the grounds have been from trees planted more than 100 years ago, shortly a place for artists to come together and share their after the United States acquired California. Those in- wares since its inception in 1929. Today, the complex terested in harvesting their own chestnuts can return is home to nearly 20 artisans and includes retail space to the farm after the hike. Reservations are required. for the public to view and purchase original art works. Cost: free. Information: openspace.org/activities/docent/ Cost: free. Information: alliedartsguild.org farm-farm MORE ... MORE ... Can’t make the Christmas Market? Allied Arts is open Can’t make the hike? Skyline Chestnuts farm is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The for six weeks every fall for u-pick and harvested chest- Allied Arts Guild Auxiliary, which owns and operates nuts from the Johsen family’s 100-plus mature trees. the arts complex, also hosts docent-led tours of the Skyline is among the approximately 920 chestnut gardens and buildings Monday through Saturday. farms that have remained in operation in the United States following a fungus that nearly wiped out the American chestnut in the early 20th century. Those who visit the farm to pick their own chestnuts are sup- plied 5-gallon plastic buckets and leather gloves. Information: skylinechestnuts.com

Chanticleer Christmas. Photo by Lisa Kohler, courtesy of Chanticleer.

A CHANTICLEER CHRISTMAS It wouldn’t be December at Stanford University without San Francisco’s Chanticleer choir. The internation- ally acclaimed male a cappella choir, brings its annual Filoli at Christmas. Photo by HT Mitchell, courtesy of holiday celebration concert to Stanford University’s Filoli. Memorial Church on Wednesday, Dec.7, at 7:30 p.m. Founded in 1978, the Grammy Award-winning choir HOLIDAYS AT FILOLI ESTATE performs everything from Renaissance to jazz to gos- pel to new music premiered by the group. The 654-acre Filoli estate is keeping its gardens open Cost: $64. Information: StanfordLive.edu this winter and decking out every room in the historic home with holiday decor. From Nov. 23 to Dec. 29., VALENTINE’S DAY ON SHORELINE LAKE visitors can tour the mansion and its illuminated gardens. On select weekends, the estate will host an ar- Every February, Mountain View’s Shoreline Lake of- tisan market featuring holiday entertainment, food, fers a special Valentine’s Day getaway on the water. crafts and decorated holiday trees. There is entertain- Couples can enjoy a gourmet picnic basket alongside ment in the house daily and special entertainment in the San Francisco Bay and then kick back on the water the ballroom in the evenings and on weekends. while a skipper sails them around the 50-acre man- made lake in a private boat for 20 to 40 minutes. This General admission: adults $22 (holiday events vary). year’s Valentine’s Day getaways are available from More information: filoli.org/events/holidays/ Feb. 11-19. CHRISTMAS MARKET Cost: $35 for a 20-minute skippered ride for two; $60 for a 40-minute skippered ride. Availability is limited. More Explore Menlo Park’s 90-year-old historic Allied Arts art information: shorelinelake.com community to find handcrafted holiday gifts during its DestinationPaloAlto.com 7 ATTRACTIONS & TOURS Museums, open space, tech landmarks

alo Alto, Stanford and the surrounding communities Hanna House: 1936 home patterned after the honey- Palong the Bay Area’s Midpeninsula offer activities for comb of a bee | National Historic Landmark | designed all ages and interests. For out-of-town visitors, these lo- by Frank Lloyd Wright. Open: Tour reservations re- cal attractions top the list of must-sees. If you want to quired. Cost: $10 per person (children under 12 not per- know where some of the attractions are located, turn to mitted), $5 for parking. 737 Frenchmans Road, Stanford; the map on pages 20 and 21. 650-725-8352; hannahousetours.stanford.edu KIDS Junior Museum and Zoo: The facility is currently un- dergoing a $25-million renovation and expansion and is operating out of temporary home at Cubberley Auditorium (4050 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto) until Summer 2020. Information: For hours and programs, call 650-329-2111, or go to bit.ly/MuseumAndZoo. MORE LOCAL ATTRACTIONS The Museum of American Heritage: 351 Homer Ave, Palo Alto; 650-321-1004; moah.org BAY ENCOUNTERS The Hiller Aviation Museum: 601 Skyway Road, San Carlos; 650-654-0200; hiller.org Explore the flora and fauna of the Palo Alto The Allied Arts Guild: 75 Arbor Road at Cambridge Baylands during a 40-minute walk through the Avenue, Menlo Park; 650-322-2405; alliedartsguild.org 1,940-acre preserve, which is home to a unique mixture of tidal and freshwater habitats and serves California’s Great America: A 100-acre amusement as a major migratory stopover on the Pacific Flyway. park adjacent to Levi’s Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers NFL football team. 4701 Great America Tours begin at the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Pkwy, Santa Clara; 408-988-1776; cagreatamerica.com Interpretive Center, 2775 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. For more information, call 650-329-2506. Photo NOTABLE TECH LANDMARKS by Veronica Weber. Google Android Garden: 1911 Landings Drive, Mountain View | A giant lollipop, cupcake, green Android robot and gingerbread man are among the NATURE statues scattered around the garden at Google’s head- Baylands Nature Preserve: Prime Pacific stopover for quarters. Each is based on the code names for versions migrating birds | 1,940 acres of undisturbed marshlands of Google’s Android mobile operating system, which | 15 miles of trails and picnic areas. Embarcadero Road, are named after desserts and sweet treats. Area is ac- Palo Alto; Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center, cessible for photos. Google Merchandise Store, 1981 650-329-2506; Ranger Station, 650-617-3156; cityofpalo- Landings Drive, also is open to the public. alto.org/baylands Computer History Museum: 1401 North Shoreline SCIENCE Blvd., Mountain View | Collection of computing arti- facts. Open to the public. Menlo Park Science Center: U.S. Geological Survey HP Garage (“Birthplace of Silicon Valley”): 367 center | self-tours, lectures, seminars on earthquake Addison Ave., Palo Alto | This 1938 one-car garage is science. 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park; 650-329-4668; where college friends Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard de- earthquake.usgs.gov/contactus/menlo/ veloped their startup, Hewlett-Packard Company. Not HISTORY & ARCHITECTURE open for public tours; feel free to observe and photo- graph the property from the street. Filoli: 654-acre historic country estate | 500 varieties of roses | docent-led tour, guided nature hikes. Open: Original Apple Store: 451 University Ave., Palo Alto | Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Cost: $22, general Originally Swain’s House of Music where Grateful Dead admission/additional fees for special events. Advanced frontman Jerry Garcia used to play for tips (music logo registration encouraged for docent-led tours. Fall still embedded in sidewalk at store’s entrance), this events: “Nest: Creating Home,” exhibition about building later became the site of the original Apple the people, plants and animals that call Filoli home Store before it moved across the street to 340 University (through Nov. 10). 86 Cañada Road, Woodside; 650-364- Ave. 8300 ext. 508; filoli.org “The Lucky Office”: 165 University Ave., Palo Alto | This Gamble Garden: 1902 Colonial-Georgian Revival es- two-story office building has served as an incubator for tate | demonstration gardens. Open: gardens, daily several noted startups, including Google, Logitech and during daylight hours. Cost: free. 1431 Waverley St., Palo Paypal. Alto; 650-329-1356; gamblegarden.org (continued on page 10) 8 Fall/Winter 2019 Visitors Guide VISIT US IN PERSON, OR ORDER ONLINE FOR PICK UP OR DELIVERY.

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LIC# A10-17-0000041, A10-17-0000023 (continued from page 8) PHOTO OPP Fry’s Electronics: 340 Portage Ave., Palo Alto | This western-themed site is the oldest operating store in the The iconic Like sign outside of company’s chain, which was founded as an electronics Facebook headquarters is retail outlet in 1985 to provide a one-stop-shopping en- accessible for photos. Campus vironment for Silicon Valley’s hi-tech workers. (Site set parking lot is open to the to close in January.) public on select Saturdays. 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park. Buck’s of Woodside: 3062 Woodside Road, Woodside Photo by Michelle Le. | This iconic restaurant has gained fame as “the” meet- ing place for venture capitalists and tech entrepreneurs. (Reportedly, Steve Jobs is one of the few Silicon Valley Landmark plaque outside the entrance are visible from icons who never set foot in the restaurant due to a fall- the sidewalk. ing out with the owner in the 1980s prior to its opening.) Sand Hill Road: Menlo Park | Nearly every major tech Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory: 391 San company — Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter — Antonio Road, Mountain View | William Shockley’s has been the beneficiary of early funding from venture laboratory was the first high-tech company to work capital firms on this arterial road that runs between El on silicon-based semiconductor devices, which led to Camino Real and Highway 280. For those who want to the development of Silicon Valley in 1956. The original spend time on Sand Hill, the Michelin-starred Madera building is no longer there, but sculptures of packaged restaurant located at Rosewood Hotel (2825 Sand Hill semiconductors, including a transistor and a diode, are Road) is open to the general public. on display at the site. Stanford Research Park: 3160 Porter Drive, Palo Alto Fairchild Semiconductor: 844 E. Charleston Road, | Founded in 1951 as the first technology-oriented Palo Alto | This commercial building is where the group park, Stanford Research Park has housed many elec- of defectors from William Shockley’s Semiconductor tronics pioneers and high-profile companies including Laboratory known as the “Traitorous Eight” (led by Steve Jobs’ NeXT Computer and Xerox PARC. Today Intel co-founder Robert Noyce) invented the micro- it is home to more than 150 companies, including chip in 1958. The building is now home to an interior Hewlett-Packard, Tesla Motors, VMware and Ford Motor design studio but the building and the California State Company. Visitors are free to wander the 700-acre park. Immanuel Lutheran Church Welcomes You!

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The Palo Alto area offers a variety of free, guided walking different cultures and time periods during one-hour, tours year-round that provide visitors and locals alike an docent-led tours. Wednesdays-Sundays, 1 p.m. opportunity to experience everything from the rich flora Rodin Sculpture Garden: Atrium, Cantor Arts Center, and fauna of the Baylands and surrounding mountains to 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford University; museum.stanford. Stanford’s eclectic art collection to downtown’s historic edu | Stroll through the center’s three galleries, which neighborhoods. house the largest collection of work by French sculptor HISTORY & ARCHITECTURE Auguste Rodin in an American museum during one-hour, docent-led tours. Sundays, 3 p.m; Wednesdays, 2 p.m.; Palo Alto neighborhoods: pastheritage.org/tours | Saturdays, 1:30 p.m. Learn about Palo Alto’s historic homes, their architec- tural styles and the notable people who lived there dur- Stanford sculpture walk: Main Quad, where the Oval ing neighborhood walks led by docents from Palo Alto meets Serra Street, Stanford University campus; muse- Stanford Heritage. Fall walking tours are held October- um.stanford.edu | Explore extensive collection of 20th- November. Check website for dates and routes. century outdoor sculptures in Stanford’s Quad and south campus during a 90-minute docent-led tour. First Sunday Stanford University: Free 70-minute tours of the 8,180- of each month, 2 - 3:30 pm. acre campus | See Stanford University, page 16. Stanford Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden: See SCULPTURES & ART Stanford University, page 16. Anderson Collection: 314 Lomita Drive, Stanford NATURE University; anderson.stanford.edu | Explore one of the world’s most outstanding private assemblies of modern Earthquake hike: Los Trancos Preserve parking lot, Page and contemporary American art during one-hour, do- Mill Road, Portola Valley; openspace.org/activities/docent-led tours. Wednesdays,12:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 12:30 cent/earthquake-hike-39 | Learn about earthquakes dur- & 2:30 p.m.; Sundays, 12:30 & 2:30 p.m. ing a 2-mile leisurely docent-led hike along the famous San Andreas Fault that shook San Francisco in the Great Cantor Arts Center: Atrium, Cantor Arts Center, 328 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Sunday, Nov. 3 , 2-4:30 Lomita Drive, Stanford University; museum.stanford. p.m. The open space district also offers other specialty edu | Explore collections and special exhibitions from fall nature tours from September through November.

EPISCOPAL PRESBYTERIAN All Saints’ Episcopal Church Covenant Presbyterian Church 555 Waverley St., 670 E. Meadow Dr., Palo Alto, CA Palo Alto, CA 94306 650-322-4528 650-494-1760 Rev. Terry Gleeson, Rector Rev. Dr. Margaret Boles Sun. 8:00am & 10:00am with Choir Please visit our website Established in 1892 for service times and more! www.asaints.org www.covenantpresbyterian.net

LUTHERAN Los Altos Lutheran Church 460 S. El Monte Ave. (at Cuesta), To include your place of worship Los Altos, CA 94022 in this directory or for other 2IÀFH Rev. David Bonde, Pastor advertising options e-mail LaVinnia Pierson, Outreach & Care [email protected] 10:00 AM Sunday Worship www.losaltoslutheran.org or call (650) 223-6570

12 Fall/Winter 2019 Visitors Guide ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Theater, music, art and opera

Nearly every night of the week, the Midpeninsula offers a live performance. To find events happening during STANFORD ARTS DISTRICT your stay, read about all the options below or visit paloaltoonline.com/calendar. The new Stanford Arts District is Dragon Productions: professional live theater | 2120 a good place to Broadway St., Redwood City. Now playing: “Anne of spend the day the Thousand Days” (Nov. 1-24). dragonproductions.net, exploring the 650-493-2006. sculpture garden, Palo Alto Children’s Theatre: a theater company dat- free museums and ing back to the 1930s that mounts productions by and modern architecture for children | performs at Lucie Stern Community Center, of the newest 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. cityofpaloalto.org/chil- facilities, or take in drenstheatre, 650-463-4970. a performance. For Palo Alto Players: works from Broadway, Off-Broadway more information, and beyond | Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, go to arts.stanford. Palo Alto. Now playing: “A Christmas Story, The Musical” edu/for-visitors. (Nov. 9-24); “A Doll’s House, Part 2” (Jan. 18 - February 2); Photo of Paige Ettin Roald Dahl’s “Matilda The Musical” (April 25 - May 10). performing “Ocean paplayers.org, 650-329-0891. Trilogy” at Stanford. Stanford Live: world-class musicians and dancers | Bing Photo courtesy of Art Concert Hall and other Stanford University venues. live. SCI/SpectorDance. stanford.edu, 650-724-2464. Stanford University Department of Theater and Palo Alto JCC: talks, theater, dance, music, film | paloal- Performance Studies: student productions through- tojcc.org, 650-223-8700. out the year | Pigott Theater and Prosser Studio Theater Pear Theatre: new plays from the Pear Playwrights in Memorial Auditorium and The Nitery in the Old Union Guild | thepear.org, 650-254-1148. at Stanford. taps.stanford.edu, 650-723-2576. Shoreline Amphitheatre: outdoor concert venue that Stanford Repertory Theater: year-round productions hosts performances by major, world-touring acts | shore- and a summer festival that allow Stanford students to line.amphitheatremountainview.com, 650-967-4040. work closely with theater professionals. stanfordrepthe- ater.com, 650-725-5838. Stanford Music Department: concerts and recitals with student, faculty and guest artists | music.stanford. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley: Tony Award-winning edu, 650-723-3811. theater that presents dramas, comedies and musicals year-round | Mountain View Center for the Performing Other student theater groups at Stanford include Arts, 500 Castro St., and Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Ram’s Head Theatrical Society (ramshead.stanford.edu); Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.Now playing: “Mark Twain’s the Stanford Savoyards (web.stanford.edu/group/savo- River of Song” (through Oct. 27); “Pride and Prejudice” yards), which performs Gilbert and Sullivan operettas; (Dec. 4 - Jan. 4); “The Pianist of Willesden Lane” (Jan. 15- and the Stanford Shakespeare Company (shakespeare. Feb. 9); “They Promised Her the Moon” (March 4-29). the- stanford.edu) atreworks.org, 650-463-1960. GALLERIES West Bay Opera: Palo Alto’s own opera company | Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road.Now Playing: Anderson Collection in Menlo Park | aacollection.com “Macbeth” (Feb. 14, 16, 22 & 23) westbayopera.org, Art Ventures Gallery | artventuresgallery.com 650-424-9999. Bryant Street Gallery | bryantstreet.com MORE LOCAL VENUES The Foster | thefoster.org California Pops Orchestra | californiapopsorchestra.com, Gallery 9 | gallery9losaltos.com 650-856-8432. Gallery House | galleryhouse2.com Cubberley Theatre: talks, theater, dance, music | bit.ly/ CubberleyTheatre, 650-329-2418. PACE Palo Alto | pacegallery.com Foothill College Theatre Arts Department | foothill.edu/ Pacific Art League | pacificartleague.org theatre, 650-949-7360. Palo Alto Art Center | cityofpaloalto.org/artcenter Fox Theatre: live music, theater | foxrwc.com, Portola Art Gallery at Allied Arts Guild | portolaartgal- 831-649-1070. lery.com Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts: talks, Stanford Arts District | arts.stanford.edu/for-visitors/ theater, dance, music, professional Bay Area companies | mvcpa.com, 650-903-6000. Viewpoints Gallery | viewpointsgallery.com

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start here. 14 Fall/Winter 2019 Visitors Guide SHOPPING Outdoor shopping centers, downtown destinations

southernmost portion of the property, is a traditional retail center with big-box stores, including Trader Joe’s market and 24 Hour Fitness. The Village at San Antonio Center, which runs along San Antonio Road, underwent major renovations over the past few years that have transformed the corner into a modern, mixed-use center with luxury apartments, office space, parks, plazas, a luxury movie theater and about 30 new boutiques and restaurants. Castro Street: With dozens of dining choices and a mix of music venues, performance spaces, coffee shops, pubs and book stores, the Castro Street area that runs eight blocks from El Camino Real to West Evelyn Avenue through downtown is a popular entertainment destination. Visitors can find everything from Thai-style rolled ice OFF THE BEATEN PATH cream to vintage comic books. Palo Alto’s California Avenue lies just south of the LOS ALTOS AND MENLO PARK Stanford campus. This five-block district between El Camino Real and Park Boulevard is quieter than Downtown Los Altos: Don’t expect to find big-box retail downtown and features boutiques and a large stores in Los Altos’ six-block downtown triangle. This tree- number of eateries, including two Michelin star lined district, known for its quaint small-town feel, features restaurants (Baumé and Protégé, above), popular with a mix of locally owned boutiques, restaurants, salons and local residents. Photo by Natalia Nazarova. other services. Downtown Menlo Park: With numerous outdoor street cafes that stay open for late-night dining, Santa Cruz rom high-end department stores and one-of-a- Avenue is a lively destination. The district includes a mix of kind boutiques to Michelin-starred restaurants, the F boutiques, galleries and shops for everyday needs. Midpeninsula’s open-air malls and shopping districts provide a variety of options, each with its own distinctive OUTDOOR MARKETS flavor and offerings. Downtown Palo Alto PALO ALTO Location: Gilman and High streets, Palo Alto Stanford Shopping Center: With 140 luxury stores and Hours: Saturdays, 8 a.m. to noon. specialty boutiques, a mix of restaurants and cafes, sculpt- Market size: 50+ farmers and vendors ed gardens, cultural events and a European-style street Year-round? Yes market with locally grown produce, this 1.4-million-square- pafarmersmarket.org foot open-air center attracts visitors year round from near California Avenue and far. The center recently completed a multi-million dol- Location: California Avenue at El Camino Real, Palo Alto lar renovation that transformed its west end into a “lifestyle Hours: Sundays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. center” with gardens, grassy sitting areas, an outdoor fire- Market size: 100+ farmers and vendors place and space for more than two dozen shops. Year-round? Yes (closed Christmas and New Years days) Downtown Palo Alto: Centered along University Avenue, uvfm.org/paloalto-sundays this pedestrian-friendly district packs in two movie the- Mountain View aters — including one with a working Wurlitzer organ Location: Mountain View Caltrain Station, 600 West Evelyn — multiple galleries, a bookstore, an eclectic mix of retail Ave., Mountain View stores, restaurants and bars, along a 10-block area that Hours: Sundays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. stretches between Alma and Tasso streets. This district is Market size: 80+ farmers and vendors crowded on Friday and Saturday nights, when restaurant Year-round? Yes reservations are advised, and parking can be difficult. bit.ly/1VthjIO Many downtown retailers are open in the evenings to ca- Downtown Los Altos ter to the bar and restaurant crowd. Location: 2nd and State streets, Los Altos Town & Country Village: Located on El Camino Real Hours: Thursdays, 4-8 p.m. across from Stanford Stadium, it’s hard to miss the distinc- Market size: 45+ farmers and vendors tive red-tiled rooftops and rustic wood storefronts at this Year-round? No, runs May-September. outdoor shopping center, which features more than 70 bit.ly/1NrAytO specialty shops, restaurants and services surrounding a Menlo Park Farmers Market network of pedestrian walkways. Location: Parking lot on Chestnut Street between Santa MOUNTAIN VIEW Cruz and Menlo avenues, Menlo Park San Antonio center: The corner of El Camino Real and Hours: Sundays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. San Antonio Road is home to two distinct shopping areas Market size: 40 in the summer; 25-30 in winter that were once part of a 56-acre outdoor mall built in the Year-round? Yes 1950s. San Antonio Shopping Center, located on the bit.ly/1RXBQSD DestinationPaloAlto.com 15 STANFORD UNIVERSITY Campus tours, arts and sports

Stanford University offers one of the largest and most beautiful campuses in the country and deserves a visit re- gardless of the reason for your stay in the area. CAMPUS TOURS Free 70-minute, student-led walking tours of campus, daily at 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. from the Stanford Visitor Center, 295 Galvez St. 650-723-2560, visit.stanford.edu. (The university also offers 60-minute tours of the campus via golf carts). If you are short on time, the formal and most dramatic entrance is from Palm Drive, which approaches the Oval, the Main Quad and Memorial Church from the east and downtown Palo Alto. The Quad is the academic center of the university, with the classrooms and offices of various departments located around the perimeter. PANORAMIC VIEW LANDMARKS For a great view of Palo Alto, take the elevator up to the top of the 285-foot Hoover Tower on Stanford’s Stanford Memorial Church, 450 Serra Mall: Dedicated Serra and Galvez streets. The bell tower was named in 1903 | oldest non-denominational church on the West for Stanford alumnus and U.S. President Herbert Coast | Visitors are welcome to view its famous mosaics, Hoover. Open daily, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; $4 general stained-glass windows, intricate carvings and five pipe admission. Photo by Veronica Weber. organs. Open weekdays 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Ecumenical worship featuring choral and organ music is held each Sunday at 10 a.m. and and performance venues including: Cantor Arts Center, open to the public. which offers free admission. It is open Wednesday through Monday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Thursdays, 11a.m.-8 p.m.; ART AND ARCHITECTURE Rodin Sculpture Garden; the Anderson Collection, a recent addition housing modern and contemporary Arts District, Palm Drive: A collection of visual arts spaces American art; McMurtry Building, which features the Coulter Art Gallery. 650-723-4177, arts.stanford.edu/map.

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Located steps from downtown Palo Alto and University Avenue and just blocks from %@-:2;>0 )1.?@1>;A?1;Ŋ1>?E;AC;>80 /8-?? community living. Webster House makes it easy for you to stay connected to the vibrancy of Palo Alto while enjoying convenient services and security for the future. Explore your options and learn more about Webster House. For information, or to schedule a visit, call 650.838.4004.

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of easy trails ideal for one- to two-hour hikes and a small LAKE GETAWAY unstaffed visitor’s center with exhibits. Shoreline Lake GOLF is the premier Baylands Golf Links, located at 1875 Embarcadero Road, destination for all is a reconfigured municipal course that reopened in May sorts of water sports. 2018 following a $12-million-plus renovation that integrat- The 50-acre man- ed 55 acres of native plants and adjacent wetlands into the made lake offers 18-hole course. 650-856-0881, baylandsgolflinks.com. pedalboat, rowboat, Those with a Stanford connection (alumni or parents) canoe and kayak can play at the Stanford Golf Course. It’s located at 198 rentals. For more Junipero Serra Blvd., Stanford. At this venue, visitors will information, go to find a beautiful and long course operated by the univer- shorelinelake.com. sity. 650-724-0944 (golf shop), 650-498-4461 (driving range), Weekly file photo. golfcourse.stanford.edu. At Mountain View’s Shoreline Links, located at 2940 N. WALK, RUN AND EXPLORE Shoreline Blvd., golfers can play on the 750-acre course that offers 18 holes and acres of water hazards. 650-903- The Stanford “Dish” loop offers almost 4 miles of paved 4653, shorelinelinks.com. path that winds through the Stanford foothills with tre- mendous views of the university, Palo Alto and entire SWING THE RACKET Peninsula. Palo Alto offers many public tennis courts. Those closest to The Baylands Nature Preserve offers miles of flat walk- hotels are the courts at Palo Alto High School (enter from ing trails that allow visitors to explore the area’s extensive 25 Churchill Ave.) and at Rinconada Park (located at 777 wildlife habitat. Embarcadero Road). Both are lit at night. There are many courts on the Stanford campus, but you are expected to The Pearson-Arastradero Preserve, in the foothills be- have a university affiliation. yond Stanford near 1530 Arastradero Road, has a network BIKE AROUND TOWN The area prides itself on accommodating and encour- WE MEASURE QUALITY aging bike riding. The most popular rides use Alpine, Arastradero, Portola and Sand Hill roads to create loops of different lengths. Skilled riders wanting to cycle BY RESULTS several hours or all day ride up to Skyline Boulevard and down to the coast and back. In Mountain View, try biking Is Quality Important to You? around Shoreline Lake, located in the Baylands just south of Palo Alto. DRIVE TO THE COAST The Power of Two! Palo Alto is located between the bay and foothills, and the Pacific Ocean and the beach are only a 45-minute drive away. If you want to mix together shopping, eating and beach walking, your best bet is to head for Half Moon Bay.

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alo Alto is an extremely safe community, and other FREE SHUTTLES Pthan taking obvious precautions when out at night, visitors should feel comfortable freely exploring the Stanford and Palo Alto operate two free shuttle services city. Use common sense and extra care when using the that connect riders to transit, shopping, dining and pedestrian tunnels at the train stations, and avoid walking alone at night. entertainment on campus and within the city. Shuttles are open to all riders. For information about the Palo Medical care is available either at the Urgent Care Alto Shuttle, go to cityofpaloalto.org/shuttle. For department at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (795 information about the Stanford Marguerite shuttle El Camino Real; adults, 650-321-4121; pediatric, 650-853- service, go to marguerite.stanford.edu. Photo by 6558; pamf.org) or the emergency room at Stanford Veronica Weber. Hospital (900 Quarry Road Extension; 650-723-5111; stan- fordhealthcare.org). San Francisco or San Jose airports, connect to nearby For after-hours prescriptions, Walgreens at 121 E. Caltrain stations in Millbrae and Santa Clara (via BART El Camino Real, Mountain View, is open 24/7. Call at SFO and VTA bus, Route 10, at SJC) and arrive at 650-961-7555. the downtown Palo Alto train station. From there, the Palo Alto is served by a transportation network that Marguerite Shuttle provides service to locations on the includes the regional Caltrain system (800-660-4287; Stanford campus and select stops in Palo Alto. Private for hearing impaired, 650-508-6448 (TTY); caltrain.com), airport shuttles regularly operate from both airports. which operates frequent trains between San Francisco During weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., parking in and San Jose; the Santa Clara Valley Transportation downtown Palo Alto and California Avenue lots is free Authority bus system (408-321-2300, vta.org); and an for two hours (and parking garages for three hours). extensive network of pedestrian and bike paths. Local There is no enforcement on weekends. Day permits for taxis (Yellow Checker Cab Co., 408-777-7777 or 650-999- downtown and California Avenue are available for $25. 9999) and rides through services such as Lyft and Uber It can be difficult to find parking in the evening, espe- are also available. cially on Friday and Saturday. For more information, visit While most visitors drive, it is feasible to land at either paloalto.parkingguide.com.

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he Santa Cruz Mountains — which rise 3,786 feet Founded by former Stanford professor and cardiovas- Tabove the San Francisco Bay at their highest point cular surgeon Thomas Fogarty, the 325-acre winery and stretch the entire length of the Peninsula — are provides a sweeping view of the San Francisco Bay from home to hundreds of intimate artisan wineries and pri- Skyline Ridge just above Palo Alto. The winery is known vate vineyards. The region’s higher elevations, cooler for its Chardonnay and pinot noir wines. The tasting temperatures and frequent fog, provide the perfect room is open from noon to 4 p.m., Mondays; and 11 a.m. micro-climate for growing pinot noir and Chardonnay to 5 p.m., Wednesdays - Sundays. grapes. If you have at least a few hours, it’s worth taking Distance from Palo Alto: 19.3 miles/38 minutes a scenic drive (tinyurl.com/ScenicWineDrive) along the winding mountain roads to visit some of these wineries IF YOU’RE SHORT ON TIME... and take in the panoramic view of Silicon Valley. WOODSIDE VINEYARDS (winery/tasting room) | 205 VINEYARDS NEAR PALO ALTO Constitution Drive, Menlo Park, 650-851-3144; wood- sidevineyards.com PORTOLA VINEYARDS | 850 Los Trancos Road, Portola Valley, 650-332-4959; portolavineyards.com Winery operations and tasting room (Auto Vino) are located in a warehouse that includes a collection of Since 2005, the Lehmann family has been producing rare and exotic cars | Tasting hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., hand-crafted vintages at their estate vineyard in the Saturdays and Sundays. Peninsula foothills. The micro-winery is known for its pinot noir. Tours and tastings are available for groups of LA HONDA WINERY (winery/tasting room) | 2645 Fair five or more and must be arranged in advance. Summer Oaks Ave., Redwood City, 650-366-4104; lahondawin- events: Outdoor jazz concert series, includes wine-tast- ery.com ing of currently released wines. Urban winery in a light-industrial area just north of Palo Distance from Palo Alto: 7.8 miles/18 minutes Alto | Tasting room typically is open the third Saturday of each month, excluding harvest season in September THOMAS FOGARTY WINERY & VINEYARDS | 19501 and October. Skyline Blvd, Woodside, 650- 851- 6777; fogartywinery. com See more Food & Drink on pages 27 and 29.

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igh-tech may have replaced many of the orchards that Honce defined the Peninsula and the surrounding area, but there are still a number of family-owned ranches, specialty farms and experimental orchards around to provide lots of opportunities to experience farm-fresh apricots, nuts, avocados and other local specialties year-round in the fields where they are grown or in restaurants focused on farm-to-table dining. RESTAURANTS: SEASONAL MENUS AND FARM DINNERS MORSEY’S FARMHOUSE 134 Main St., Los Altos | 650- 860-6060 | morseys.com FARM DINNERS Every dish at Morsey’s Farmhouse in Los Altos is made with products from Kal and Yulia Morsey’s 50-acre dairy Harley Farms. Photo by Philip Wartena, courtesy just outside of Sacramento. The husband-and-wife team Harley Farms. have built the entire restaurant menu around the milk produced from their herd of about 400 water buffalo. Diners year-round for public tours, seasonal tastings and other can find everything from gelato, buffalo-milk quiche and special harvest events. Overseen by the School of Earth, buffalo cheesecake to salads and sandwiches made with Energy & Environmental Science, the campus farm con- the restaurant’s mozzarella, burrata and award-winning tains more than 200 varieties of vegetables, flowers, ricotta. herbs, field crops and fruit and provides 15,000 pounds PORTOLA KITCHEN 3130 Alpine Road, Portola Valley | of produce a year for the university’s student-dining halls. 650-851-6453 | portolakitchen.com Students come to the farm to test new ideas about the bio- logical, social and environmental aspects of farming. Almost everything on the rustic-Italian menu at Portola Kitchen is made from scratch using locally sourced ingre- See more Food & Drink on page 29. dients, including fresh-picked produce delivered daily from the family-owned Webb and Jelich ranches, both located a short drive down the road. VINA ENOTECA 700 Welch Road, Palo Alto | 650-646-3477 | vinaenoteca.com Housed in the rustic Stanford Barn that served as a working winery in the late 1800s, Vina Enoteca regularly draws on produce grown about a mile away at Stanford University’s O’Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm for its Italian-California menu. Restaurant owner Rocco Scordella checks out what’s available on the farm before coming up with dishes at his restaurant. FARMS: TOURS AND TASTINGS HARLEY FARMS 205 North St., Pescadero | 650-879-0480 | harleyfarms.com Visitors can dine by candlelight in the hayloft at Harley Farms surrounded by nine acres of pastures where ingre- Great rates, great location, dients in the meal are produced. The restored 1910 dairy great service farm, which is now home to 200 alpine goats, hosts tours followed by farm dinners on select Fridays and Saturdays year-round, providing visitors the opportunity to see 21 units with wet bars where and how the farm’s award-winning chevre, from- age blanc, ricotta and feta goat cheeses are made. Tours Family Owned and Operated include a behind-the-scenes peek at the dairy’s cheese making, with stops at the edible flower garden, loafing barn and milking parlor. The four-course farm dinners are Coronet Motel prepared from locally grown food by the farm cook. Farm dinners are open to diners ages 18 and older, and sell out early. 2455 El Camino Real, Palo Alto O’DONOHUE FAMILY STANFORD EDUCATIONAL FARM 650.326.1081 175 Electioneer Road, Stanford | farm.stanford.edu www.coronetmotel.net Stanford University’s six-acre academic farm is open DestinationPaloAlto.com 27 BAR & LOUNGE AT THE SEA BY ALEXANDER’S STEAKHOUSE

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28 Fall/Winter 2019 Visitors Guide 650.213.1111 | www.theseausa.com FOOD & DRINK DINING More than 150 restaurants call the Midpeninsula home

hoosing where to dine along the Midpeninsula isn’t Famous for its fresh, direct-from-Israel hummus, flavorful Can easy decision. With restaurants serving everything meat skewers and stuffed-to-the-gill pita sandwiches, the from comfort food to cutting-edge cuisine, the region has menu at Oren’s Hummus is full of Israeli staples that also become a dining hot spot for restaurateurs hoping to cap- are served at a new “express” version of the restaurant, ture the gastronomic zeitgeist. Here’s some favorite eat- which focuses on quick, grab-and-go service. eries locals voted the best in their cities for Embarcadero Runner-up: Asian Box Media’s annual reader’s choice contest, Best Of. Embarcadero Media food blogger Elena Kadvany keeps BEST NEW RESTAURANT ... local readers up-to-date on all of the restaurant goings on. Taverna 800 Emerson St., Palo Alto, 650-304-3840; Read on for the very latest food-related happenings, and tavernarestaurant.net stay current by reading Kadvany’s blog, Peninsula Foodist, at paloaltoonline.com/blogs or sign up for her biweekly With casual fine-dining in a Greek-style tavern, Taverna newsletter at paloaltoonline.com/express/foodist/. restaurant exudes Hellenic hospitality. The menu, split into bites, small plates and entrees, is an education in BEST DINING WITH KIDS ... Greek cuisine. Palo Alto Creamery Fountain & Grill 566 Emerson St., Runner-up: Ramen Nagi Palo Alto, 650-323-3131; paloaltocreamery.com BEST PLACE TO SPLURGE ... When locals return to town, the Creamery — family owned Protégé 250 California Ave., Palo Alto, 650-494-4181; for more than 85 years — is often on a short list of places to protegepaloalto.com visit first, just to get a quick fix of their famous milkshakes, available in just about every flavor imaginable. Co-owners Dennis Kelly and Anthony Secviar, a former Runner-up: Hobee’s sommelier and chef, respectively, from the three-Mi- chelin-star The French Laundry in Yountville, opened this BEST MEAL UNDER $20 ... neighborhood restaurant that serves high-caliber but approachable food, from pillowy ricotta dumplings and Oren’s Hummus 261 University Ave., Palo Alto, brick chicken to a playful dessert cart piled high with pas- 650-752-6492; orenshummus.com | Oren’s Hummus try chef Eddie Lopez’s chocolate chip cookies and pies. Express, 855 El Camino Real, #162, Palo Alto, 650-563-6736; orenshummusexpress.com Runner-up: Saint Michael’s Alley

* Michelin Star restaurants Best Of

For complete restaurant listings, visit DestinationPaloAlto.com. Cuisine winner Price Breakfast Lunch Dinner Brunch Bar Reservations Outdoor seating friendly Kid CALIFORNIA AVENUE, PALO ALTO Anatolian Kitchen anatoliankitchenpaloalto.com Mediter- $$ •• •••• 2323 Birch St., Palo Alto 650-853-9700 ranean *Baumé baumerestaurant.com French $$$$ • • • 201 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-328-8899 Birch Street bistroelan.com Continental $$$ • • • • 2363A Birch St., Palo Alto 650-327-0284 Cafe Brioche cafebrioche-paloalto.com French $$$•••• ••• 445 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-326-8640 Cafe Pro Bono cafeprobono.com Italian $$$ •• ••• 2437 Birch St., Palo Alto 650-326-1626 Caffe Riace cafferiace.com Italian $$$ • • • • 200 Sheridan Ave., Palo Alto 650-328-0407 Calave calave.com Wine bar $$ • • • • 299 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-521-0443 + iTalico italicorestaurant.com Italian $$$ • • • • • 341 S California Ave., Palo Alto 650-473-9616 Joanie’s Cafe joaniescafepaloalto.com American $$••• •• 405 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-326-6505 + Mediter- Kali Greek Kitchen kaligreekkitchen.com ranean/ $$ • • • • 451 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-272-6950 Greek DestinationPaloAlto.com 29 * Michelin Star restaurants Best Of

For complete restaurant listings, visit DestinationPaloAlto.com. Cuisine winner Price Breakfast Lunch Dinner Brunch Bar Reservations Outdoor seating friendly Kid CALIFORNIA AVENUE, PALO ALTO La Bodeguita del Medio labodeguita.com Cuban, $$$ • • • • • • 463 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-326-7762 Caribbean + La Boheme labohemepaloalto.com French $$ ••• •• 415 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-561-3577 Palo Alto Sol vivesol.biz/paloalto Mexican $$ • • • • 408 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-328-8840 + Pastis pastispaloalto.com French, $$•••• ••• 447 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-324-1355 Cafe Peking Duck Chinese $$ • • • • • 151 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-321-9388 Poki Bowl Japanese, $$ • • • 2305 El Camino Real, Suite B 650-561-3027 Hawaiian *Protégé protegepaloalto.com American $$$$ • • • • 250 California Ave., Palo Alto 650-494-4181 + Spalti Ristorante spalti.com Italian $$ •• •••• 417 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-327-9390 Sun of Wolf sunofwolfpa.com Mexican $$ • • • 406 California Ave., Palo Alto 650-325-8888 Sundance The Steakhouse sundancethesteakhouse.com Steak $$$$ • • • • • 1921 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-321-6798 Terún terunpizza.com Pizza, $$$ • • • • • • 448 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-600-8310 Italian + Zareen’s zareensrestaurant.com Indian/ $$ ••• • • 365 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-600-8438 Pakistani + DOWNTOWN PALO ALTO

Asian Box asianboxpaloalto.com #21 Town & Country Village, 855 El Camino Real, Vietnamese + $$ • • • • Palo Alto 650-391-9305

Bangkok Cuisine bangkokcuisinepaloalto.com Thai $$ •• ••• 407 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto 650-322-6533

Bevri bevri.com Georgian$$••••• 530 Bryant St., Palo Alto 650-384-6500

Bird Dog birddogpa.com California $$$ • • • 420 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650-656-8180

Bistro Maxine bistromaxine.com French, $$•••••••• 548 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650-323-1815 Cafe

Buca di Beppo bucadibeppo.com/restaurants/ca/ palo-alto Italian $$ • • • • • 643 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-329-0665

Burma Ruby burmaruby.com Burmese $$ • • • • 326 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-285-2770

Cafe 220 cafe220.com Middle $•••• 220 B University Ave., Palo Alto 650-853-8182 Eastern

Cafe Epi cafeepi.com Cafe $$••••• •• 405 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-328-4888

Coconuts coconutsinpaloalto.com Cajun and $$ •• •••• 642 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650-329-9533 Caribbean

30 Fall/Winter 2019 Visitors Guide * Michelin Star restaurants Best Of

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Coupa Cafe coupacafe.com 538 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650-322-6872 Cafe + $$•••• • 111 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto 650-741-0713

Dan Gordon’s dangordons.com BBQ $$ •• •••• 640 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-324-1960

Darbar Indian Cuisine digi-net.ws/cus1163 Indian $$$ • • • • 129 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto 650-321-6688

Douce France cafedoucefrance.com French, #104 Town & Country Village, 855 El Camino Real, $•• • Cafe Palo Alto 650-322-3601

Evvia evvia.net Greek $$$ •• •• 420 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-326-0983

Garden Fresh gardenfresh.us Chinese, $ •• ••• 460 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650-462-9298 Vegan

Go Fish Poke Bar gofishpokebar.com Hawaiian/ $$ •• ••• Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto 650-328-1370 Japanese

Gravity Wine Bar gravitywinebar.com Wine bar, $$ • • • 544 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-327-3161 Italian

Gyros Gyros gyrosgyrospaloalto.com Greek $ • • • 498 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-327-0107

Howie’s Artisan Pizza howiesartisanpizza.com/palo-alto Pizza $$ • • • • • #60 Town & Country Village, 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-327-4992

Il Fornaio ilfornaio.com/paloalto Italian $$$•••••••• 520 Cowper St., Palo Alto 650-853-3888

Jing Jing jingjinggourmet.com Chinese $$ • • • • 443 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-328-6885

Joya Restaurant & Lounge joyarestaurant.com Latin $$$ • • • • • 339 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-853-9800

Kanpai Sushi kanpaipaloalto.com Japanese $$ • • • 330 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto 650-325-2696

La Strada Ristorante Italiano lastradapaloalto.com Italian $$$ •• ••• 335 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-324-8300

Lemonade lemonadela.com Salads, $$ ••• •• 151 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-524-5028 Cafe

Local Union 271 localunion271.com American $$••••• • 271 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-322-7509

MacArthur Park macarthurparkpaloalto.com American $$$ ••••••• 27 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-321-9990

Mayfield Bakery & Cafe mayfieldbakery.com California Bldg. 4, Town & Country Village, 855 El Camino Real, $$•••• •• Cuisine Palo Alto 650-853-9200

*Maum maumpaloalto.com Korean $$$$ • • 322 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-656-8161

Nobu noburestaurants.com Japanese $$$$ • • • • • 180 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto 650-666-3322

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32 Fall/Winter 2019 Visitors Guide * Michelin Star restaurants Best Of

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Nola nolas.com Cajun, $$ ••••••• 535 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650-328-2722 Caribbean

Old Pro Sports Grill oldpropa.com American $$ •• •••• 541 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650-326-1446 +

Onigilly onigilly.com Japanese $ • • • 164 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-313-2104

Oren’s Hummus Shop orenshummus.com Middle $$ • • • 261 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-752-6492 Eastern +

Osteria osteriatoscanapaloalto.com Italian $$ • • • 247 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto 650-328-5700

Palo Alto Creamery Fountain & Grill paloaltocreamery.com American + $$••• • 566 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-323-3131

Pampas pampaspaloalto.com Brazilian, $$$$ • • • • • 529 Alma St., Palo Alto 650-327-1323 Steakhouse

Patxi’s Chicago Pizza patxispizza.com/location/ palo-alto-pizza Pizza $$ • • • • • 441 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-473-9999

Pizzeria Delfina pizzeriadelfina.com/paloalto Pizza $$ •• •••• 651 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-353-2208 +

Poke House pokehouse.com Japanese, #9 Town & Country Village, 855 El Camino Real, $$ • • • • Hawaiian Palo Alto 650-321-3005

Ramen Nagi ramennagiusa.com Ramen $$ • • • 541 Bryant St., Palo Alto

Burmese, Rangoon Ruby rangoonruby.com Asian $$ •• •• • 445 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-323-6543 Fusion

Reposado reposadorestaurant.com Mexican $$$ • • • • • 236 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto 650-833-3151

The Rose & Crown roseandcrownpa.com British $$ • • • • 547 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-327-ROSE

American, Sheraton’s Poolside Grill bit.ly/SheratonPoolsideGrill California $$•••••••• 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-328-2800 Cuisine

Siam Royal siamroyalthai.com Thai $$ • • • • 338 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-329-8129

SliderBar sliderbarusa.com/palo-alto Burgers $ •••• •• 324 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-322-7300

Sprout Cafe cafesprout.com Cafe $$ • • • 168 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-323-7688 +

Saint Michael’s Alley stmikes.com California $$$ •• ••• 140 Homer Ave., Palo Alto 650-326-2530 Cuisine +

Steam steampaloalto.com Chinese $$ • • • • 209 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-322-1888

Sushirrito sushirrito.com Japanese $ • • • 548 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-600-9696

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Sweetgreen sweetgreen.com Salads $$ • • • 581 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650-308-9824

Tacolicious tacolicious.com Mexican $$ •••• • 632 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-838-0500

Tai Pan taipanpaloalto.com Chinese $$ •• •• • 560 Waverley St., Palo Alto 650-329-9168 +

Tamarine Restaurant tamarinerestaurant.com Vietnamese $$$$ • • • • 546 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-325-8500 +

Taste Chinese $$ • • • • • • 423 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-323-6488

The Tap Room tinyurl.com/taproompaloalto American $$ • • • 233 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-752-6132

Taverna tavernarestaurant.net Greek $$$ • • • • 800 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-304-3840 +

Terrain Cafe shopterrain.com/palo-alto-restaurant/ American $$ • • • • Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto 650-262-1830

Thaiphoon thaiphoonpaloalto.com Thai $$ • • • • • 543 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-323-7700 +

Thyme thyme-pa.com California $$ • • 496 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto 650-704-6828

True Food Kitchen truefoodkitchen.com American/ $$ ••••••• Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto 650-272-5157 Vegan +

Umami Burger umami.com/locations/palo-alto Burgers $$ • • • • 452 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-321-8626

Vino Locale vinolocale.com Wine bar, $$ •• ••• 431 Kipling St., Palo Alto 650-328-0450 American

Restaurant Soleil at The Westin California bit.ly/RestaurantSoleil $$$•••••• • Cuisine 675 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-321-4422

Zola zolapaloalto.com French $$ • • • 565 Bryant St., Palo Alto 650-521-0651 + AROUND PALO ALTO 4290 Bistro & Bar at the Crowne Plaza cabanapaloalto.com/palo-alto-restaurants.aspx American $$•••••••• 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-857-0787 Bill’s Cafe billscafe.com American $$ • • • • 3163 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto 650-665-7941 Dinah’s Poolside Grill dinahshotel.com/palo-alto-restaurants American $$••• •••• 4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-798-1314 The Fish Market thefishmarket.com Seafood $$$ • • • • • • 3150 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-493-8862 + Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar flemingssteakhouse.com/locations/ca/palo-alto Steak + $$$$ • • • • 2 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto 650-329-8457 Fuki Sushi fukisushi.com Japanese $$$ •• •• • 4119 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-494-9383 +

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Alice’s Restaurant alicesrestaurant.com Burgers, $$••••• •• 17288 Skyline Blvd., Woodside 650-851-0303 American

The Alpine Inn alpineinnpv.com American $ • • • • • 3915 Alpine Road, Portola Valley 650-854-4004

Amber India amber-india.com/mountainview Indian $$ •• ••• 4926 El Camino Real, Los Altos 650-968-7511 +

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Buck’s of Woodside buckswoodside.com American $$•••••• • 3062 Woodside Road, Woodside 650-851-8010 +

Chef Chu’s chefchu.com Chinese $$ •• •• • 1067 N. San Antonio Road, Los Altos 650-948-2696 +

The Mountain House Restaurant themountainhouse.com American $$$ • • • 13808 Skyline Blvd., Woodside 650-851-8541

Parkside Grille parksidegrille.com American $$$ • • • • • • 884 Portola Road Ste A1, Portola Valley 650-529-9007

Portola Kitchen portolakitchen.com Italian/ $$ •• •••• 3130 Alpine Road, Portola Valley 650-851-6453 American

Quattro Restaurant at the Four Seasons California quattrorestaurant.com $$$$ •••••• Cuisine 2050 University Ave., East Palo Alto 650-470-2889

Selby’s selbysrestaurant.com Seakhouse $$$ • • • 3001 El Camino Real, Redwood City 650-546-7700

*The Village Pub thevillagepub.net American $$$ ••••••• 2967 Woodside Road, Woodside 650-851-9888 + MENLO PARK

Bistro Vida bistrovidamp.com French $$$ •••••• 641 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park 650-462-1686

Black Pepper Restaurant blackpepper-usa.com Malaysian, $$$ •• •• 1029 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650-485-2345 Thai

Blue Garden Cafe bluegardencafe.com Cafe, $$ • ••• 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park 650-838-9002 American

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British Bankers Club britishbankersclub.com American $$$ •• ••• 555 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park 650-327-8769

Cafe Borrone cafeborrone.com Cafe $$••• •• 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650-327-0830 +

Cafe Del Sol Restaurant cafedelsolmenlo.com Mexican $$ • • • • 1010 Doyle St., Menlo Park 650-326-2501 +

Cafe Wisteria cafewisteria.com Cafe $$ • • • 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park 650-838-9002

Camper Restaurant campermp.com American $$ • • • 98 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park 650-321-8980

Carpaccio carpaccios.com Italian $$$ •• •• • 1120 Crane St., Menlo Park 650-322-1211 +

Chef Kwan’s chefkwans.com Chinese $$ • • • 630 Menlo Ave., Menlo Park 650-322-4631 +

Jeffrey’s Hamburgers jeffreyshamburgers.com Burgers $$ • • • 888 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650-322-1959 +

Juban jubanrestaurant.com Japanese $$$ •• •• • 712 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park 650-473-6458

Kyosho kyoshosushi.com Japanese $$$ • • • • 605 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park 650-656-8181

Left Bank Brasserie leftbank.com/home_menlopark French $$$ ••••••• 635 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park 650-473-6543 +

*Madera maderasandhill.com American $$$$ • • • • • • 2825 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park 650-561-1540

Menlo Tavern menlotavern.com American $$••••• • 100 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650-330-2790 +

Octopus octopusjapanese.com Japanese $$ • • • • 925 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650-600-8794

Stacks stacksrestaurant.com American $$•• • ••• 600 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park 650-838-0066 + MOUNTAIN VIEW

Agave Mexican Bistro agaveca.com Mexican $$ • • • • • • 194 Castro St., Mountain View 650-969-6767 Alexander’s Patisserie alexanderspatisserie.com Bakery $$ • • 209 Castro St., Mountain View 650-864-9999 + Amarin Thai Cuisine amarinthaicuisine.com Thai $$ •• •••• 174 Castro St., Mountain View 650-988-9323 + Blue Line Pizza bluelinepizza.com Pizza $$ • • • • 146 Castro St., Mountain View 650-938-7888 + Bonchon bonchon.com Korean $$ • • • • 260 Castro St., Mountain View 650-282-5633 Cafe Baklava cafebaklava.com Mediter- $$ •• ••• 341 Castro St., Mountain View 650-969-3835 ranean Casa Lupe casalupemv.com Mexican $$ • • • • • 459 Castro St., Mountain View 650-965-2944

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Cascal cascalrestaurant.com Latin, $$ •• ••• 400 Castro St., Mountain View 650-940-9500 Tapas + Caspian Restaurant caspianeats.com Mediter- 1910 El Camino Real Ste D, Mountain View $$ • • • • ranean 650-967-7752 Chez TJ cheztj.com French $$$$ • • 938 Villa St., Mountain View 650-964-7466 Clarke’s Charcoal Broiler clarkes.com Burgers $ ••• ••• 615 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View 650-967-0851 Dong Lai Shun 545 San Antonio Road, Suite #32, Mountain View Chinese $$ • • • • • 650-209-5490 Ephesus ephesusrestaurant.net Mediter- $$ •• ••• 185 Castro St., Mountain View 650-625-8155 ranean Eureka! eurekarestaurantgroup.com American $$ •••• • 191 Castro St., Mountain View 650-426-0582

Everest Cuisine everestcuisineca.com Indian $$ •• ••• 425 N. Whisman Road, Mountain View 650-282-5958

Fiesta del Mar / Fiesta del Mar Too fiestadelmar.com 198 Castro St., Mountain View 650-969-6767 Mexican $$ • • • • • 735 Villa St., Mountain View 650-967-3525

Flights flightsrestaurants.com Tapas $$ • • • • 800 California St., Mountain View 650-386-6424

Garden Fresh gardenfresh.us Chinese, $•••• 1245 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View 650-254-1688 Vegan + Gochi Japanese Fusion Tapas gochifusiontapas.com Japanese $$ • • • • 1943 El Camino Real, Mountain View 650-965-8301 Fusion Grill Story grillstory.com/home.html Korean $$ • • • 475 Castro St., Mountain View 650-967-3913 Guru Katsu facebook.com/gurukatsu Japanese $$ • • • 1711 W El Camino Real, Mountain View 650-752-8137 French, La Fontaine lafontainerestaurant.com Italian $$$ •••••• 186 Castro St., Mountain View 650-968-2300 Fusion Pacific Catch Fresh Fish Grill pacificcatch.com/locations/mountain-view Seafood $$ •• •• 545 San Antonio Road, #34, Mountain View + 650-941-1810 Shabuway shabuway.com Japanese $$ • • 180 Castro St., Mountain View 650-961-8880 Stein’s Beer Garden steinsbeergarden.com American $$ •••••• 895 Villa St., Mountain View 650-963-9568 Sushi Tomi sushitomi.org Japanese $$ • • • 635 W. Dana St., Mountain View 650-968-3227 + Tied House Cafe and Brewery tiedhouse.com Burgers, $$ •• ••• 954 Villa St., Mountain View 650-965-2739 American Vaso Azzurro Ristorante vasoazzurro.com Italian $$ •• •••• 108 Castro St., Mountain View 650-940-1717 The Voya Restaurant thevoyarestaurant.com Latin $$••••••• 1390 Pear Ave., Suite B, Mountain View 650-386-6471 Xanh Restaurant xanhrestaurant.com Vietnamese $$$ •• ••• 110 Castro St., Mountain View 650-964-1888 + 38 Fall/Winter 2019 Visitors Guide THE Thank you readers of

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