![]() Launched last summer was a slim storefront location of David's Tea, a Canada-based chain that already has five Bay Area shops. Bankrolled by Silicon Valley venture capitalists, the husband-and-wife team running popular Mattei's Tavern in the Santa Barbara wine country is currently revamping the space of a former Mandarin restaurant into what will likely be a seasonal, up-to-the-minute new endeavor. Already in town and drumming up business is a location of Los Angeles' Umami Burger chain. Photo: Susan Hathawayīut the successful incoming food businesses arriving on Palo Alto's tree-lined streets (the town is named for a particularly tall redwood) also hail from other locales. ![]() Among the San Francisco-based restaurant empires having made a beeline into downtown Palo Alto is Pizzeria Delfina, which boasts one of the best patios in town. Naturally, a Blue Bottle café will be coming to town, too. One short block alone boasts two French bistros and two artisan chocolate shops.Īmong all these newcomers is a slew of new spots recently opened by successful San Francisco-based enterprises like a Pizzeria Delfina, a Tacolicious outpost, a new Sushirrito (devoted to sushi/burrito hybrids) and a Tout Sweet Patisserie from a former Top Chef desserts winner. Those eateries that don't fully attract the swarm of locals, office workers and visitors are quickly transformed into the next concept, with vacant storefronts a rarity. While social media comments and person-on-the-street opinions put Palo Alto on top, one can see harder evidence by just walking through the city's downtown.īy category, restaurants rule when it comes to local businesses. And today's most prosperous foodie town in this area is decidedly posh Palo Alto. Happily for those living in what was once considered the vast culinary desert south of the city, good grub can be found without a drive into San Francisco. ![]() New eateries opening constantly, multiple farmers markets, mushrooming specialty shops dishing up things like artisan ice cream, chocolates and exotic baked goods, out-of-town eaters flocking in to munch - this must be San Francisco, right? Well, yes, but it also describes Palo Alto circa 2015. With its multiple eateries and light-bedecked trees, Palo Alto's main restaurant row attracts lots of diners to this Peninsula city. ![]()
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