Guidebook for Palo Alto

Debbie
Guidebook for Palo Alto

Getting Around

This is the train station closest to the house. Easy access to San Francisco, San Jose, and all parts in between.
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California Avenue Caltrain Station
101 California Ave
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This is the train station closest to the house. Easy access to San Francisco, San Jose, and all parts in between.
Note that this train station is not the closest to the house. This is downtown Palo Alto, with access to University Avenue shops and restaurants, and Stanford University.
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Palo Alto Transit Center station
University Avenue
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Note that this train station is not the closest to the house. This is downtown Palo Alto, with access to University Avenue shops and restaurants, and Stanford University.

Food Scene

Just a 2 block walk from the house. Enjoy delicious coffee, latte drinks, and snacks in this quiet neighborhood location. Great seating indoors and outdoors.
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Starbucks
2000 El Camino Real
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Just a 2 block walk from the house. Enjoy delicious coffee, latte drinks, and snacks in this quiet neighborhood location. Great seating indoors and outdoors.
A short walk from the Caltrain station on California Ave., this Starbucks is located in the California Avenue shopping district. Enjoy great people watching while you sip your afternoon coffee.
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Starbucks
2000 El Camino Real
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A short walk from the Caltrain station on California Ave., this Starbucks is located in the California Avenue shopping district. Enjoy great people watching while you sip your afternoon coffee.
Exceptional, handmade ice cream creations such as Coffee Molasses Chip, Rose, White Chocolate Ginger, Salty Caramel, Industrial Chocolate and Macapuno (baby coconut).
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Rick's Ice Cream
3946 Middlefield Rd
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Exceptional, handmade ice cream creations such as Coffee Molasses Chip, Rose, White Chocolate Ginger, Salty Caramel, Industrial Chocolate and Macapuno (baby coconut).
For those who like to break away from the Starbucks crowd, Peet's is so popular on weekend mornings that the line runs out the door and along the sidewalk. Well worth the wait!
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Peet's Coffee
22350 Homestead Rd
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For those who like to break away from the Starbucks crowd, Peet's is so popular on weekend mornings that the line runs out the door and along the sidewalk. Well worth the wait!
Just a short walk from the house, Baskin Robbins offers 31 seasonally changing flavors of ice cream to please your sweet tooth.
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Baskin-Robbins
2615 Middlefield Rd
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Just a short walk from the house, Baskin Robbins offers 31 seasonally changing flavors of ice cream to please your sweet tooth.
Best bagels in town!
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Izzy's Brooklyn Bagels
477 California Ave
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Best bagels in town!
Delicious, thick crust pizza.
Ramona's Pizza
2313 Birch St
Delicious, thick crust pizza.
Self-service frozen yogurt with a huge selection of toppings. They have the best price per ounce of any competitor. A delicious treat anytime of the year!
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Yogurtland
494 University Ave
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Self-service frozen yogurt with a huge selection of toppings. They have the best price per ounce of any competitor. A delicious treat anytime of the year!
Really good food in a cozy dining environment just a 2 block walk from the house.
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Mike's Palo Alto
2680 Middlefield Road
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Really good food in a cozy dining environment just a 2 block walk from the house.
Amazingly good pizza!
Howie's Artisan Pizza
855 El Camino Real
Amazingly good pizza!
Fresh and tasty Mexican food to go or to eat at small tables on the patio. No indoor dining available, but the food is worth a visit!
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Town & Country Village
855 El Camino Real
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Fresh and tasty Mexican food to go or to eat at small tables on the patio. No indoor dining available, but the food is worth a visit!
Rumored to be some of the best burritos in the Bay Area.
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Sancho's Taqueria
491 Lytton Ave
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Rumored to be some of the best burritos in the Bay Area.
A neighborhood favorite for quick, delicious Mexican food. Outdoor dining or take out only.
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Como Esta Taqueria
2605 Middlefield Rd
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A neighborhood favorite for quick, delicious Mexican food. Outdoor dining or take out only.
More great coffee in Palo Alto.
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Philz Coffee
101 Forest Ave
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More great coffee in Palo Alto.
Great for breakfast and lunch just a short walk from the house.
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Bill’s Cafe
3163 Middlefield Road
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Great for breakfast and lunch just a short walk from the house.
Amazing Burmese and Chinese food in a family run, local restaurant.
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Green Elephant Gourmet
3950 Middlefield Rd
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Amazing Burmese and Chinese food in a family run, local restaurant.
Authentic Italian with a fresh approach.
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Terún
448 California Ave
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Authentic Italian with a fresh approach.
Great French food with a friendly atmosphere.
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Cafe Brioche
445 California Ave
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Great French food with a friendly atmosphere.
Delicious Italian food in a beautiful setting.
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Cafe Pro Bono
2437 Birch St
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Delicious Italian food in a beautiful setting.
Yummy crepes and much more. Good for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner.
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Crepevine
367 University Ave
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Yummy crepes and much more. Good for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner.
Wonderful traditional Mexican food, like your Abuela makes!
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CinéArts at Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real
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Wonderful traditional Mexican food, like your Abuela makes!

Essentials

Need to mail a package, make copies, send a fax? UPS store has full business services, and a Notary Public onsite, along with their package shipping services.
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The UPS Store
2625 Middlefield Rd
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Need to mail a package, make copies, send a fax? UPS store has full business services, and a Notary Public onsite, along with their package shipping services.
Need a snack, but don't want to go to a restaurant or cafe? Need a bouquet of flowers or a card for a friend? Safeway has what you need.
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Safeway
2811 Middlefield Rd
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Need a snack, but don't want to go to a restaurant or cafe? Need a bouquet of flowers or a card for a friend? Safeway has what you need.
Fine foods and general groceries available here, as well as a great hot buffet for a quick take out meal.
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Piazza's Deli
3922 Middlefield Rd
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Fine foods and general groceries available here, as well as a great hot buffet for a quick take out meal.
Very nice store right across the street from the California Avenue CalTrain station.
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Mollie Stone's Markets
164 California Ave
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Very nice store right across the street from the California Avenue CalTrain station.
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Trader Joe's
855 El Camino Real
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Holiday Cleaners Midtown Palo Alto
2685 Middlefield Rd
Target has everything you could possibly need.
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Target
555 Showers Dr
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Target has everything you could possibly need.

Shopping

CVS has all your health and wellness needs covered, as well as 1-hr photo processing and anything else one might need while away from home.
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CVS
325 Sharon Park Dr
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CVS has all your health and wellness needs covered, as well as 1-hr photo processing and anything else one might need while away from home.
Walgreens is another drug store nearby, offering similar products and services as CVS.
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Walgreens
2605 Middlefield Rd
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Walgreens is another drug store nearby, offering similar products and services as CVS.
Considered one of the most beautiful shopping centers in the Bay Area. Famous department stores, fine boutiques, and world class dining, all in a beautifully landscaped outdoor setting.
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Stanford Shopping Center
660 Stanford Shopping Center
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Considered one of the most beautiful shopping centers in the Bay Area. Famous department stores, fine boutiques, and world class dining, all in a beautifully landscaped outdoor setting.
Where it all happens in downtown Palo Alto. Shop, dine, people watch.
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University Avenue
University Avenue
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Where it all happens in downtown Palo Alto. Shop, dine, people watch.

Arts & Culture

A great place to begin your visit to Stanford.
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胡佛塔
550 Jane Stanford Way
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A great place to begin your visit to Stanford.
One of the world’s most outstanding private assemblies of modern and contemporary American art.
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Anderson Collection
314 Lomita Dr
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One of the world’s most outstanding private assemblies of modern and contemporary American art.
One of the country's top universities, and a beautiful campus to visit.
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斯坦福大学
450 Serra Mall
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One of the country's top universities, and a beautiful campus to visit.
See where it all began.
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计算机历史博物馆
1401 N Shoreline Blvd
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See where it all began.
The Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, formerly the Stanford University Museum of Art, and commonly known as the Cantor Arts Center, is an art museum on the campus of Stanford University.
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艾瑞斯与B.杰拉尔德坎特视觉艺术中心
328 Lomita Dr
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The Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, formerly the Stanford University Museum of Art, and commonly known as the Cantor Arts Center, is an art museum on the campus of Stanford University.

Sightseeing

Because you can't come to Palo Alto without at least doing a drive-by to see the famous search engine headquarters. Art and sculptures sprinkled about the property. Don't miss those colorful bikes!
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谷歌公司总部
1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy
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Because you can't come to Palo Alto without at least doing a drive-by to see the famous search engine headquarters. Art and sculptures sprinkled about the property. Don't miss those colorful bikes!
Check out where Mark Z set up shop! This used to be the headquarters of Sun Micro before the bubble burst.
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Facebook
1 Hacker Way
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Check out where Mark Z set up shop! This used to be the headquarters of Sun Micro before the bubble burst.
Take a drive up Page Mill Road and see the Palo Alto offices of HP.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Executive Briefing Center
6280 America Center Dr
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Take a drive up Page Mill Road and see the Palo Alto offices of HP.
A great place for a hike, with terrific views of the entire Bay Area. Wear your sneakers and exercise clothes. It's approximately 4 miles of paved, hilly hiking.
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Stanford Dish
400 Reservoir Rd
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A great place for a hike, with terrific views of the entire Bay Area. Wear your sneakers and exercise clothes. It's approximately 4 miles of paved, hilly hiking.
Bounded by Mountain View and East Palo Alto, the 1,940-acre Baylands Preserve is one of the largest tracts of undisturbed marshland remaining in the San Francisco Bay. Fifteen miles of multi-use trails provide access to a unique mixture of tidal and fresh water habitats. Many consider this area to be one of the best bird watching areas on the west coast. The preserve has a substantial resident population of birds as well as being a major migratory stopover on the Pacific Flyway.
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Baylands Nature Preserve
2500 Embarcadero Road
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Bounded by Mountain View and East Palo Alto, the 1,940-acre Baylands Preserve is one of the largest tracts of undisturbed marshland remaining in the San Francisco Bay. Fifteen miles of multi-use trails provide access to a unique mixture of tidal and fresh water habitats. Many consider this area to be one of the best bird watching areas on the west coast. The preserve has a substantial resident population of birds as well as being a major migratory stopover on the Pacific Flyway.

Everything Else

Need a manicure, pedicure, or a hair cut? Classy is a lovely salon just 2 blocks from the house. Prices are very reasonable, and the service is outstanding. Try the pedicure with hot stone massage!
Classy Salon
2685 Middlefield Rd
Need a manicure, pedicure, or a hair cut? Classy is a lovely salon just 2 blocks from the house. Prices are very reasonable, and the service is outstanding. Try the pedicure with hot stone massage!