Guidebook for Mountain View
Food Scene
It's a little on the fancy side. Great place to eat and enjoy the live music if you out on a date or you want to hang out with your friends.
99 locals recommend
Cascal
400 Castro StIt's a little on the fancy side. Great place to eat and enjoy the live music if you out on a date or you want to hang out with your friends.
Sushi Tomi
607 W Dana StGreat sushi place!
Amarin Thai Cuisine
174 Castro StGreat Thai food
I love love this ice-cream place. It boasts as the best ice-cream in Mountain View. I would say it is definitely the top 3 of my favorite ice-creams in the world (and that includes the gelato places in Venice).
18 locals recommend
Gelato Classico Italian Ice Cream
241 Castro StI love love this ice-cream place. It boasts as the best ice-cream in Mountain View. I would say it is definitely the top 3 of my favorite ice-creams in the world (and that includes the gelato places in Venice).
Both the food and the environment is great. And it's also quite cheap compared to restaurants on the Castro Street.
30 locals recommend
Shana Thai
311A Moffett BlvdBoth the food and the environment is great. And it's also quite cheap compared to restaurants on the Castro Street.
Sakoon
357 Castro StThey have the best lamp dish. If you can take extra spicy, go for it!
Shiva’s
800 California StreetIt's a relatively fancier indian restaurant but the food is so worth it!
Kappo Nami Nami
240 Castro StGreat Japanese restaurant if you want not just sushis.
Essentials
This is your next door grocery store if you want something quick and easy. It has a variety of fruits, seafood, and cooking ingredients.
- Clara
16 locals recommend
JL Produce
311 Moffett BlvdThis is your next door grocery store if you want something quick and easy. It has a variety of fruits, seafood, and cooking ingredients.
- Clara
CVS
850 California StIt's a large grocery store with all things you will need!
53 locals recommend
Ava's Downtown Market & Deli
340 Castro StIt's a large grocery store with all things you will need!
Drinks & Nightlife
Verde Tea Cafe
852 Villa StGreat boba tea!
St. Stephens Green
223 Castro StGreat bar. Food is fantastic.
- Clara
Getting Around
This is the cheapest/easiest way to go to SF other than Uber is you don't already have a car.
60 locals recommend
Downtown Mountain View station
This is the cheapest/easiest way to go to SF other than Uber is you don't already have a car.
Parks & Nature
Shoreline Lake Boathouse
3160 N Shoreline BlvdArts & Culture
It's the largest Egyptian Museum on the west coast and it also has a planetarium :)
105 locals recommend
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
1660 Park AveIt's the largest Egyptian Museum on the west coast and it also has a planetarium :)
Shopping
This is my favorite bookstore in Mountain View. It's relatively small compared to those city bookstores but all books here are so on the point. There is no BS books. I particularly love its collection on technology and social justice. There is a small cafe on the second floor where you can relax and read.
31 locals recommend
Books Inc.
317 Castro StThis is my favorite bookstore in Mountain View. It's relatively small compared to those city bookstores but all books here are so on the point. There is no BS books. I particularly love its collection on technology and social justice. There is a small cafe on the second floor where you can relax and read.
It's one of the most unique bookstores I have been too. It's less of a bookstore than a introductory store for meditation/spirituality lovers. Here you can find books on Shamanism, Taoism, and Tibetan Buddhism etc, as well as all sorts of thingies related to the practice of those religions, such as crystals, singing bowls, and incense etc.
10 locals recommend
East West Bookshop
324 Castro StIt's one of the most unique bookstores I have been too. It's less of a bookstore than a introductory store for meditation/spirituality lovers. Here you can find books on Shamanism, Taoism, and Tibetan Buddhism etc, as well as all sorts of thingies related to the practice of those religions, such as crystals, singing bowls, and incense etc.