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Palo Alto
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In recent years,
Palo Alto
, home of high-brow
Stanford University
, has become somewhat a social center for Silicon Valley's nouveaux riches, as evidenced by the trendy cafes and chic new restaurants that have popped up along its main drag,
University Avenue
. The town doesn't offer a lot in terms of sights other than Spanish colonial homes, but it's a great place for a lazy stroll and a gourmet meal. Wash down a California-style Greek dish from
Evvia
, 420 Emerson St (tel 650/326-0983), or a heaping plate of Cajun-influenced food from
Nola
, 535 Ramona St (tel 650/328-2722), with a microbrewed beer from the
Gordon Biersch Brewery
, 640 Emerson St (tel 650/323-7723), or a latte from
Caffe Verona
, 236 Hamilton Ave (tel 650/326-9942). The old-style malt and burger joint,
The Peninsula Creamery
, Hamilton and Emerson streets (tel 650/323-3131), is a favorite with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
MacArthur Park
, 27 University Ave (tel 650/321-9990), is a great barbecue restaurant with more than two hundred wines on offer. Surprisingly affordable
rooms
are available at the
Cardinal Hotel
, 235 Hamilton Ave (tel 650/323-5101,
; $50-200). Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections): |
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United States,
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