Guidebook for Palo Alto

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Best chocolate ice cream ever ---claims my son, an expert in these matters. They make it fresh (with liquid nitrogen) right before your very eyes!
6 locals recommend
Smitten Ice Cream
4800 El Camino Real
6 locals recommend
Best chocolate ice cream ever ---claims my son, an expert in these matters. They make it fresh (with liquid nitrogen) right before your very eyes!
A nice walk from our house.
8 locals recommend
Rinconada Library
1213 Newell Rd
8 locals recommend
A nice walk from our house.
Interesting place to visit and to take classes in.
14 locals recommend
Palo Alto Art Center
1313 Newell Rd
14 locals recommend
Interesting place to visit and to take classes in.
Beautiful little garden. Great place to take a walk to from our home.
20 locals recommend
Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden
1431 Waverley St
20 locals recommend
Beautiful little garden. Great place to take a walk to from our home.
Community pool, anyone can swim there during certain hours. Our son grew up swimming there daily for the Palo Alto swim team.
12 locals recommend
Rinconada Pool
777 Embarcadero Rd
12 locals recommend
Community pool, anyone can swim there during certain hours. Our son grew up swimming there daily for the Palo Alto swim team.

Food Scene

Good food, good atmosphere.
60 locals recommend
Il Fornaio
520 Cowper St
60 locals recommend
Good food, good atmosphere.
Many little restaurants and shops, close to our home. Trader Joe's is here.
64 locals recommend
Town & Country Village
855 El Camino Real
64 locals recommend
Many little restaurants and shops, close to our home. Trader Joe's is here.
Great casual place for young people, low prices, you can sit outside in the great downtown location.
19 locals recommend
Crepevine
367 University Ave
19 locals recommend
Great casual place for young people, low prices, you can sit outside in the great downtown location.
Freshly made ice cream sandwiches! Great downtown location.
21 locals recommend
CREAM Palo Alto
440 University Ave
21 locals recommend
Freshly made ice cream sandwiches! Great downtown location.
Great downtown location.
82 locals recommend
Starbucks
995 Marsh Rd
82 locals recommend
Great downtown location.
Good Italian food, very popular place. You will need to make a reservation.
23 locals recommend
Osteria Toscana
247 Hamilton Ave
23 locals recommend
Good Italian food, very popular place. You will need to make a reservation.
Palo Alto's best Japanese restaurant. You will need a reservation.
26 locals recommend
Fuki Sushi
4119 El Camino Real
26 locals recommend
Palo Alto's best Japanese restaurant. You will need a reservation.
Our favorite takeout place for Chinese food. Small place, friendly service, right downtown.
6 locals recommend
China Delight
461 Emerson St
6 locals recommend
Our favorite takeout place for Chinese food. Small place, friendly service, right downtown.
Best coffee in town.
195 locals recommend
Philz Coffee
101 Forest Ave
195 locals recommend
Best coffee in town.
Great brunch menu!
21 locals recommend
Joanie's Cafe
405 California Ave
21 locals recommend
Great brunch menu!

Shopping

You're in Silicon Valley, why not visit an Apple Store?
38 locals recommend
Apple Palo Alto
340 University Ave
38 locals recommend
You're in Silicon Valley, why not visit an Apple Store?
Only 5 minutes drive away!
32 locals recommend
IKEA
1700 E Bayshore Rd
32 locals recommend
Only 5 minutes drive away!
A beautiful outdoor shopping mall, great in the wonderful Palo Alto weather. Only 10 minutes drive from our house.
526 locals recommend
Stanford Shopping Center
660 Stanford Shopping Center
526 locals recommend
A beautiful outdoor shopping mall, great in the wonderful Palo Alto weather. Only 10 minutes drive from our house.

Sightseeing

At Stanford. Beautiful for photos!
25 locals recommend
Memorial Church
450 Jane Stanford Way
25 locals recommend
At Stanford. Beautiful for photos!
One of the most beautiful places at Stanford. Best to drive down the impressive Palm Drive to get there. It's gorgeous with tall palm trees on both sides.
7 locals recommend
Campus Oval (Palm Dr.) station
7 locals recommend
One of the most beautiful places at Stanford. Best to drive down the impressive Palm Drive to get there. It's gorgeous with tall palm trees on both sides.
Beautiful campus. 10-minute drive from our home. Or you can easily bike there.
537 locals recommend
Stanford University
450 Serra Mall
537 locals recommend
Beautiful campus. 10-minute drive from our home. Or you can easily bike there.

Essentials

Large supermarket. Open 24 hours. Less than 10 minutes from our place.
199 locals recommend
Safeway
2811 Middlefield Rd
199 locals recommend
Large supermarket. Open 24 hours. Less than 10 minutes from our place.
Great store, downtown. 7 minutes from us.
341 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
4800 El Camino Real
341 locals recommend
Great store, downtown. 7 minutes from us.
Great store, 5-min drive from our house. Don't go at rush hour or lunch though, it's too crowded.
84 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
855 El Camino Real
84 locals recommend
Great store, 5-min drive from our house. Don't go at rush hour or lunch though, it's too crowded.

Entertainment & Activities

My kids' favorite when they were young!
33 locals recommend
Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo
1451 Middlefield Road
33 locals recommend
My kids' favorite when they were young!
They have plays performed by children!
Palo Alto Children's Theatre
1305 Middlefield Rd
They have plays performed by children!
A children's favorite!
10 locals recommend
Children's Library
1276 Harriet St
10 locals recommend
A children's favorite!
Wonderful place to walk and great children's playground. Two blocks from our house.
6 locals recommend
Eleanor Pardee Park
851 Center Dr
6 locals recommend
Wonderful place to walk and great children's playground. Two blocks from our house.
A wonderful park with pool, tennis courts, playground. 10-minute walk from our house.
16 locals recommend
Rinconada Park
777 Embarcadero Rd
16 locals recommend
A wonderful park with pool, tennis courts, playground. 10-minute walk from our house.

Drinks & Nightlife

“Good beer, cheap pitchers, free peanuts, pool tables, foosball, and no snootiness.”
55 locals recommend
Antonio's Nut House
321 California Ave
55 locals recommend
“Good beer, cheap pitchers, free peanuts, pool tables, foosball, and no snootiness.”
Nice sports bar!
43 locals recommend
The Patio
948 E El Camino Real
43 locals recommend
Nice sports bar!
Good food too. Nice place to hangout.
70 locals recommend
Nola
535 Ramona St
70 locals recommend
Good food too. Nice place to hangout.