Philz Coffee - Menlo Park & Downtown Palo Alto

Coupa Cafe (salads and sandwiches) - Downtown Palo Alto

Mendocino Farms (sandwiches) - Downtown Palo Alto

Bare Bowls (acai bowls) - Downtown Palo Alto

Little Sky Bakery (fresh bread and pastries) - Menlo Park

Evvia (fancier sit-down Greek) - Downtown Palo Alto

Nola (fun, lively Cajun food) - Downtown Palo Alto

Oren's Hummus (casual, sit-down or takeout) - Downtown Palo Alto

Terun (Italian sit-down) - Palo Alto

Alpine Inn (casual outdoor beer garden with great food) - Portola Valley

The Dutch Goose (sports bar with food) - Menlo Park

True Food (casual, healthy, Stanford Shopping Center) - Palo Alto

Windy Hill Preserve (20 minute drive) - 1.5-3 hour hike, various trails to choose from

Stanford Dish (10 minute drive) - 1.5 hour hike (paved), park on Alpine Road

Wunderlich County Park (15 minute drive)

Half Moon Bay beach (30 minute drive)

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (45 minute drive)

Napa (1.5 hour drive)

Pebble Peach / downtown Carmel (2 hour drive)

Monterey Bay Aquarium (2 hour drive)