DINING
American
Hobee's
4224 El Camino Real • Palo Alto, CA 94306
650-493-7823
"An Award-Winning California Tradition Since 1974," this restaurant specializes in fresh, distinctive cuisine served in generous portions, with a menu that includes soups, salads, burgers, sandwiches, quesadillas, pastas, chicken, salmon, and breakfast dishes. more... map
Asian
Straits Restaurant
3295 El Camino Real • Palo Alto, CA 94306
650-494-7168
Specializing in Singapore cuisine, which composes the four major culinary cultures of Malaysian/Indonesian, Chinese, Indian, and Nonya cuisines, this restaurant offers a menu of these cuisines prepared in Chef Chris Yeo's own unique interpretations. more... map
Brew Pubs
Gordon Biersch
640 Emerson Street • Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-323-7723
Known for their on-site brewing and food made fresh, from scratch, this brewery and restaurant offers the finest hand-crafted beer, brewed fresh on premise from the highest quality ingredients, as well as a menu of traditional brewpub favorites and a wide array of select wines, premium, and ultra premium spirits, and high quality mixers. more... map
Chinese
Mandarin Gourmet Restaurant
420 Ramona Street • Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-328-8898
Quality food in elegant surroundings is the hallmark of this restaurant that offers an inventive menu of fresh seafood and meat, using seasonal produce, as well as distinctive sauces prepared daily and dishes made-to-order. more... mapMing's Chinese Cuisine & Bar
1700 Embarcadero Road • Palo Alto, CA 94303
650-856-7700
“The Best Dim Sum in the Bay Area" can be found at this authentic Chinese restaurant that offers a full menu of traditional Chinese favorites, as well as lunch specials, a la carte specials, takeout, and delivery service. more... mapP.F. Chang's
180 El Camino Real • Palo Alto, CA 94304
650-330-1782
Fresh, contemporary, and consistently outstanding are the trademarks of this restaurant that provides a unique combination of Chinese cuisine, attentive service, wine, and tempting desserts, all served in a stylish, high-energy bistro. more... map
Coffee Shops
Caffe del Doge
419 University Avenue • Palo Alto, CA 94601
650-323-3600
This celebrated artisan Venetian roasting company offers coffee blends which are lightly roasted following the true and noble traditional method of cold blending, known as Venetian Style, and the company exports to 26 countries all over the world. more... mapEspresso Bettola Coffee House
115 Hamilton Avenue • Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-324-3113
A cozy and charming coffee house that offers a full menu of delicious coffee drinks, teas, and traditional light American cuisine, all served in a warm and relaxing atmosphere. more... mapProlific Oven, The
550 Waverley Street • Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-326-8485
"Voted Palo Alto's Best for over ten consecutive years," this combination bakery and coffee house offers freshly made American and French-style cakes, freshly made cookies, and many other homemade treats, complemented by a light menu and a full-service espresso bar. more... map
Contemporary
Continental
Maddalena's Continental Restaurant & Cafe Fino
544 Emerson Street • Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-326-6082
Long known as one of Palo Alto's best fine dining restaurant, this elegant, romantic place offers subtly sophisticated, true continental dining with a menu filled with delicious, distinctive dishes. Cafe Fino, located adjacent to the restaurant, is a lively cabaret that features a 1920's Art Deco bar and nightly live entertainment. more... map
Cuban & Latino
La Bodeguita del Medio
463 South California Avenue • Palo Alto, CA 94306
650-326-7762
Known as a wonderful gathering place for cocktails, cigars, and their wonderful cuisine, this unique, friendly restaurant has a tropical atmosphere and a collection of original Cuban artwork, with a menu that offers fresh seafood, Cuban specialties, rum cocktails, and cigars. more... map
Eclectic
Evvia Estiatorio
420 Emerson Street • Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-326-0983
This unique restaurant specializes in Hellenic, Aegean cuisine, which originated, according to mythology, with Zeus, and this cuisine is prepared in the style of innovative California fare. more... map
Indian
Darbar Indian Cuisine
129 Lytton Avenue • Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-321-6688
Some of the "best prepared, most elegant, and simply best tasting Indian food" in the Bay Area can be found at this restaurant where northern and southern Indian cuisine combine to bring you the best tastes of India. more... map
Italian
Buca di Beppo
643 Emerson Street • Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-329-0665
This restaurant specializes in authentic Italian food, served family style, with your choice of small portions which serve parties of two or more, and their large portions which serves four or more people. more... mapCafe Niebaum-Coppola
473 University Avenue • Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-752-0350
A dynamic combination wine bar, cafe, and retail store is featured at this place that specializes in rustic Italian cuisine, with wood-fired pizzas, fresh antipasti, and made-to-order pastas on the menu, complemented by a wine bar where you can sample from a selection of popular Niebaum-Coppola wines. American Zoetrope films and merchandise are also for sale. more... mapCafe Pro Bono
2437 Birch Street • Palo Alto, CA 94306
650-326-1626
"A place for taste conscious people," this restaurant offers a wide variety of traditional Italian dishes, with menus that include delicious, attractively presented appetizers, fresh pastas, fresh fish, steaks, chicken, salads, sandwiches, homemade desserts, and wines to complement your meal. more... mapIl Fornaio Cucina Italiana
520 Cowper Street • Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-853-3888
Take a culinary journey through Italy while at this restaurant that offers fresh brewed espresso and rustic, crisp crusted bread hot from the oven in the mornings, as well as pastas with flavorful sauces, meats and vegetables roasted over hot coals, and bottles of wine from small, regional wineries for lunch and dinner. more... mapPasta Pomodoro
445 Emerson Street • Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-325-4400
Reminiscent of an Italian grandmother's kitchen, this authentic restaurant offers both innovative and traditional Italian cuisine, with delicious seafood, meat and vegetable pastas, grilled fish, rotisserie chicken, salads, sandwiches, and homemade desserts, complemented by an award-winning wine list. more... map
Mediterranean
Illusions Superclub and Fayrouz Dining
260 South California Avenue • Palo Alto, CA 94306
650-321-6464
An authentic Mediterranean restaurant and night club that offers a classic Mediterranean menu of a complete assortment of appetizers, fresh fish and meat Kebabs, and a vegetarian selection of the best ingredients, complemented by a top notch wine and spirit selection. The nightclub features live Mediterranean music, belly dancing, Top 40 dance, and euro international favorites, as well as special concerts and events. more... mapLavanda Restaurant & Wine Bar
185 University Avenue • Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-321-3514
Using the freshest and most substainably produced ingredients available, this lovely restaurant offers a full menu of classic Mediterranean cuisine, complemented by one-of-a-kind wines from around the world. more... map
Regional Cuisine
California Cafe
700 Welch Road • Palo Alto, CA 94304
650-325-2233
Inspired by California, this chef-driven, uniquely designed restaurant offers innovative, seasonal selections on the menu, all prepared in an exhibition kitchen complete with wood-burning oven and complemented by an award-winning wine list. more... map
Seafood
Fish Market, The
3150 El Camino Real • Palo Alto, CA 94306
650-493-9188
Supported by their own fishery, fishing boat, and partnership in an oyster farm, this well known restaurant offers some of the freshest, high quality seafood in the area. more... mapScott's Seafood
1 Town & Country Village • Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-323-1555
A Palo Alto tradition, this restaurant has a simple and elegant decor and it features a menu that includes the freshest seafood from local and distant waters, as well as pasta, chicken dishes, and USDA prime dry-aged steaks. more... map
Steaks & Chops
Sundance, The Steakhouse
1921 El Camino Real • Palo Alto, CA 94306
650-321-6798
An upscale, legendary steakhouse that has been family owned and operated for over 30 years and is well known for its delicious meats, including slow-roasted prime rib, specially aged New York striploin, and tender filet mignon, complemented by a nationally recognized wine list with over 450 global selections. more... map
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