Guidebook for Mountain View
Food Scene
Sakoon Restaurant has a great buffet lunch and nice selections for dinner, and the ambiance inside is like no other. Eclectically decorated and fun to look at!
Sono Sushi
357 Castro StSakoon Restaurant has a great buffet lunch and nice selections for dinner, and the ambiance inside is like no other. Eclectically decorated and fun to look at!
Fu Lam Mum
153 Castro StBEST Dim Sum around!!!!
This is a great, very inexpensive Shabu Shabu restaurant, and you can even order a vegetarian plate there!
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Shabuway
180 Castro StThis is a great, very inexpensive Shabu Shabu restaurant, and you can even order a vegetarian plate there!
Great family-owned and operated Turkish restaurant. Best lamb shanks available anywhere! And the people couldn't be nicer!
Ephesus
185 Castro StGreat family-owned and operated Turkish restaurant. Best lamb shanks available anywhere! And the people couldn't be nicer!
A HUGE variety of teas from Taiwan, such as the jasmine ball teas. Chat with the owner. He'll explain all about teas and figure out what is best to try!
Mountain View Tea Village
361 Castro StA HUGE variety of teas from Taiwan, such as the jasmine ball teas. Chat with the owner. He'll explain all about teas and figure out what is best to try!
Kappo Nami Nami
240 Castro StVery elegant Japanese restaurant! A nice treat!
Bushido
156 Castro StAnother really unusually good a la carte authentic Japanese restaurant!
Pho Nam
844 W El Camino RealExcellent Vietnamese soup!!!
Frankie, Johnnie & Luigi Too!
939 W El Camino RealBest Cioppino!
Famous, 4th generation family-run restaurant, well known for its artichoke and mild chili soups and its olallieberry pies.
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Duarte's Tavern
202 Stage RdFamous, 4th generation family-run restaurant, well known for its artichoke and mild chili soups and its olallieberry pies.
Best Mexican restaurant on the coast - related to our favorite Mexican restaurant in downtown Mountain View - Los Charros!
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Taqueria Tres Amigos
270 Cabrillo HwyBest Mexican restaurant on the coast - related to our favorite Mexican restaurant in downtown Mountain View - Los Charros!
Taqueria La Espuela
854 W Dana StBest burritos, and fresh orange-carrot juice!
Sushi Tomi
607 W Dana StHigh quality sushi!
INCREDIBLE FOOD - everything there is incredible! It's a bit loud at night, though - we like going for lunch and sitting outside!
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Dishdash
190 S Murphy AveINCREDIBLE FOOD - everything there is incredible! It's a bit loud at night, though - we like going for lunch and sitting outside!
Palace BBQ Buffet
1092 East El Camino RealOutrageous Korean barbeque restaurant!
Saravanaa Bhavan
1305 S Mary AveBest Southern Indian vegetarian restaurant.
Kabul Afghan Cuisine
135 El Camino Realfor the lamb kabobs and the pumpkin dish!
Really good, family-owned and operated old-style Italian restaurant. Open lunches during the weekdays and Friday nights, as well as Thursday nights once per month, when they have live music.
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Mario's Italiano
861 Leong DrReally good, family-owned and operated old-style Italian restaurant. Open lunches during the weekdays and Friday nights, as well as Thursday nights once per month, when they have live music.
Arts & Culture
Mountain View Farmers Market
600 W Evelyn AveGreat movies in downtown Palo Alto!
Everything Else
A $25 hour-long massage. And they seriously know what they are doing!!! Love this place!
Happy Feet Foot Spa
3731 El Camino RealA $25 hour-long massage. And they seriously know what they are doing!!! Love this place!
There's an entrance to the trail at the end of our block, and it's a great place to walk or bike on a trail away from traffic.
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Stevens Creek Trail
Stevens Creek TrailThere's an entrance to the trail at the end of our block, and it's a great place to walk or bike on a trail away from traffic.
Rancho San Antonio County Park
Beautiful place to hike in the hills.
Butano State Park
1500 Cloverdale RdA beautiful park for camping or hiking, very close to the beaches.
Stage Road
Stage RoadIt's off the beaten path, and is a tranquil road with beautiful scenery.
Old-fashioned country store, replete with books, food, arts and crafts, clothes, fun postcards, coffee, a bar, and local musicians.
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San Gregorio General Store
7615 Stage RdOld-fashioned country store, replete with books, food, arts and crafts, clothes, fun postcards, coffee, a bar, and local musicians.
Incredible honeycomb walls and tidepools, next to an actual pebble beach!
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ビーン・ホロー・ステート・ビーチ
New Years Creek RoadIncredible honeycomb walls and tidepools, next to an actual pebble beach!
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
500 Castro StFabulous venue for the performing arts.
Books Inc.
317 Castro StGreat neighborhood bookstore!
BookBuyers
317 Castro StHuge selection of second-hand books!
アイリス＆B.ジェラルド・キャントル・ビジュアル・アーツ・センター
328 Lomita DrVery nice museum worth visiting.
There's a nice cafe by the lake, and you can rent paddleboats, etc. to enjoy the water.
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Shoreline Lake Park
3160 N Shoreline BlvdThere's a nice cafe by the lake, and you can rent paddleboats, etc. to enjoy the water.
Between December and late February, you can see the large colony of elephant seals who arrive to breed and bear their young. Fascinating!
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Ano Nuevo State Park
Between December and late February, you can see the large colony of elephant seals who arrive to breed and bear their young. Fascinating!
It's a beautiful park for camping, picnicking. It's a windy road to get there but if you can handle the road (which is also beautiful), the destination is well worth it!
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ビッグ・ベース・レッドウッド州立公園
21600 Big Basin WayIt's a beautiful park for camping, picnicking. It's a windy road to get there but if you can handle the road (which is also beautiful), the destination is well worth it!
The most incredible day spa. You rent private, beautifully decorated rooms for an hour or two, each of which have jacuzzis with strong massage jets. Some rooms have saunas and some have cold plunges.
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Watercourse Way
165 Channing AveThe most incredible day spa. You rent private, beautifully decorated rooms for an hour or two, each of which have jacuzzis with strong massage jets. Some rooms have saunas and some have cold plunges.
The Tech Interactive
201 S Market StFabulous Hands-on science exhibits and IMAX theater.
Really interesting to see a huge model of the San Francisco Bay: it's a working hydraulic model of the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento - San Joaquin River Delta System
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US Army Corps of Engineers Bay Model Visitor Center
2100 BridgewayReally interesting to see a huge model of the San Francisco Bay: it's a working hydraulic model of the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento - San Joaquin River Delta System
It's an extravagant Victorian maze - a home with 160 rooms, in which the owner believed if she stopped building in it she would die...... Worth a visit!
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ウィンチェスター・ミステリー・ハウス
525 S Winchester BlvdIt's an extravagant Victorian maze - a home with 160 rooms, in which the owner believed if she stopped building in it she would die...... Worth a visit!
Fun beach town, and the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, a beachside amusement park.
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Santa Cruz
Fun beach town, and the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, a beachside amusement park.
Essentials
An eclectic combination of produce and Mexican food, along with a bunch of really great things from the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Totally convenient when you don't want to deal with Safeway!!!!
Oakmont Produce Market
311 Moffett BoulevardAn eclectic combination of produce and Mexican food, along with a bunch of really great things from the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Totally convenient when you don't want to deal with Safeway!!!!
Huge variety of Chinese food. The produce is a fraction of the cost of other markets; they give you coupons to redeem in their dim sum or take-out bars, AND they steam crabs for you!!!
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99 Ranch Market
1350 Grant RdHuge variety of Chinese food. The produce is a fraction of the cost of other markets; they give you coupons to redeem in their dim sum or take-out bars, AND they steam crabs for you!!!
Nijiya Market
143 E El Camino RealJapanese groceries - need I say more??!!!
Great Persian groceries. Best feta cheese and they have great take-out barbeque kebabs...
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Cupertino International Foods
801 West El Camino RealGreat Persian groceries. Best feta cheese and they have great take-out barbeque kebabs...
Shopping
If you are looking for a mall shopping experience, this may be it....
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Westfield Valley Fair
2855 Stevens Creek BlvdIf you are looking for a mall shopping experience, this may be it....
Steinbeck Museum Gift Shop
A museum dedicated to California author John Steinbeck.