Guidebook for Menlo Park
Food Scene
Peet's Coffee
899 Santa Cruz AvePeet's (2nd Peet's after the original flagship location)
Starbucks
2000 El Camino RealStarbucks
Starbucks
2000 El Camino RealStarbucks
Starbucks
2000 El Camino RealStarbucks (main Stanford site)
Everything Else
Palo Alto Station
public transportation (up to San Francisco or down to San Jose)
public transportation (up to San Francisco or down to San Jose)
64 locals recommend
Redwood City station
1 James Avepublic transportation (up to San Francisco or down to San Jose)
public transportation (up to San Francisco or down to San Jose)
51 locals recommend
Menlo Park station
1120 Merrill Stpublic transportation (up to San Francisco or down to San Jose)
Nealon Park
800 Middle Avepark - baseball fields, tennis courts, playground
Menlo Church
950 Santa Cruz Avechurch (supposedly the 17th most influential in the U.S.)
Stanford Hospital
300 Pasteur Drhospital, clinics, and medical school
Stanford Stadium
625 Nelson Rdhome of the Stanford Cardinal (the color, not the bird)
Stanford (5.4% acceptance rate, the most difficult U.S. university to be admitted to statistically)
537 locals recommend
Stanford University
450 Serra MallStanford (5.4% acceptance rate, the most difficult U.S. university to be admitted to statistically)
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
2575 Sand Hill RdStanford Linear ACcelerator
Essentials
El Camino Real & Middle Ave station
Safeway (very large grocery store)
Trader Joe's
720 Menlo AveTrader Joe's (medium-sized grocery store)
Whole Foods Market
4800 El Camino RealWhole Foods (large grocery store; high end)
Draeger's Market
222 E 4th AveDraeger's (large grocery store; very high end)
Shopping
Stanford Shopping Center
660 Stanford Shopping Centerlargest outdoor shopping center in the world
Arts & Culture
The Stanford Theatre
221 University AveStanford Theatre (old films; organ performances pre-show)