From restaurants we can't live without to the boutiques that make the region shine, here are our regional favorites. Get ready to explore.
Fioli Historic House and Garden in San Mateo County
BEST FINE DINING
SELBY’S, ATHERTON
selbysrestaurant.com
VILLAGE PUB, WOODSIDE
thevillagepub.net
BEST HOTEL CULINARY EXPERIENCE
MADERA AT ROSEWOOD SAND HILL, MENLO PARK
maderasandhill.com
BEST HOTEL PRIVATE DINING
OAK & VIOLET, PARK JAMES
parkjames.com
QUATTRO, FOUR SEASONS HOTEL SILICON VALLEY
fourseasons.com/siliconvalley
BEST STEAKHOUSE
SUNDANCE THE STEAKHOUSE, PALO ALTO
sundancethesteakhouse.com
BEST CASUAL DINING
TOWN, SAN CARLOS
townsc.com
Eataly continues to wow patrons with excellent Italian cuisine at Westfield Valley Fair.
BEST COFFEE SHOP
CALIFORNIA KAHVE, PARK JAMES HOTEL
parkjames.com
BEST BAKERIES
THE VILLAGE BAKERY
tvbwoodside.com
MADEMOISELLE COLETTE, MENLO PARK, PALO ALTO
menlopark.ordermademoisellecolette.com
WOODSIDE BAKERY, SHARON HEIGHTS, MENLO PARK
woodsidebakery.com
BEST ICE CREAM SHOP
GELATAIO, SAN CARLOS
gelataio.us
BEST MEXICAN
QUINTO SOL, REDWOOD CITY
solrestaurantsca.com
BEST THAI
SIAM ROYAL, PALO ALTO
siamroyalthai.com
Dining at the Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley
BEST INDIAN
SAFFRON, SAN CARLOS
thesaffronrestaurant.com
BEST MEDITERRANEAN
EVVIA ESTIATORIO, PALO ALTOS
evvia.net
BEST SUSHI
YAMA SUSHI BELMONT
yamasushibelmont.com
BEST WINERIES
TESTAROSSA, LOS GATOS
testarossa.com
BEST HAPPY HOUR
THE POST LOS ALTOS
thepostlosaltos.com
EMERALD HOUR, SHASHI HOTEL
shashihotel.com
Looking for chilly treats? Try Gelataio in San Carlos.
BEST FAMILY DINING
REDWOOD GRILL, REDWOOD CITY, LOS ALTOS
rwgrill.com
BEST ROMANTIC BAR
AJI BAR & ROBATA AT SIGNIA BY HILTON SAN JOSE
hilton.com
BEST HOTEL DESSERTS
ROGER, AMESWELL HOTEL
theameswellhotel.com
BEST CAKES
SUSIECAKES, SAN CARLOS
susiecakes.com
BEST FISH MARKET
THE FISH MARKET, PALO ALTO
thefishmarket.com
The irresistible burger at Village Bakery
BEST BUTCHER
DITTMER’S GOURMET
dittmers.com
SCHAUB’S, STANFORD SHOPPING CENTER
simon.com
BEST POWER LUNCH
QUATTRO, FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, SILICON VALLEY
fourseasons.com/siliconvalley
BEST ITALIAN
RISTORANTE CARPACCIO, MENLO PARK
carpaccios.com
BEST CHOCOLATE SHOP
TIMOTHY ADAMS CHOCOLATES
timothyadamschocolates.com
BEST CHEESE SHOPS
DRAEGER’S, MENLO PARK
draegers.com
ROBERT’S, WOODSIDE
robertsmarket.com
Dining at the Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley
BEST DONUTS
CHUCK’S WOODSIDE ROAD, REDWOOD CITY
650.368.0161
BEST FOOD HALL
STATE STREET MARKET, LOS ALTOS
statestreetmarket.com
BEST BOBA TEA
BOBA GUYS, TOWN & COUNTRY VILLAGE
bobaguys.com
URBAN RITUAL
urbanritualcafe.com
BEST CATERING
HEIRLOOM CATERING CO.
heirloomcatering.co
BEST GOURMET FOOD SHOP
EATALY, WESTFIELD VALLEY FAIR
eataly.com, westfield.com/valleyfair
BEST FITNESS CENTER
EQUINOX, SAN MATEO AND PALO ALTO
equinox.com
BEST PERSONAL TRAINER
ANGELA MERCADO, ALM FITNESS, WOODSIDE
Fit2beat.com, acefitness.org
BEST YOGA STUDIOS
YOGA SOURCE, PALO ALTO
yogasource.com
YOGA OF LOS ALTOS, LOS ALTOS
yogaoflosaltos.com
BEST PILATES STUDIO
EMPOWERED BODY PILATES, LOS ALTOS
empoweredbodypilates.com
BEST BARRE STUDIO
THE BAR METHOD
barmethod.com/locations/palo-alto
BEST PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
DIABLO WEST PHYSICAL THERAPY, MENLO PARK
diablopt.com
Lisa Foon, founder of Foon Coaching
BEST HAIRSTYLIST
LUCA MATURELI
ALEX CHASE SALON, ROSEWOOD SANDHILL
alexchasessalon.com/stylists
BEST MEN’S GROOMING SHOP
GENTS BARBER CLUB
gentsbarberclub.com/san-jose
18|8 TOWN & COUNTRY PALO ALTO
188paloalto.com
BEST DAY SPA
SENSE SPA, ROSEWOOD SAND HILL, MENLO PARK
rosewoodhotels.com
BEST BEAUTY STORE
BLUE MERCURY, LOS ALTOS, PALO ALTO
bluemercury.com
Sense Spa at Rosewood Sand Hill
BEST MEDICAL GRADE FACIAL
SKINSPIRIT CLINIC AND SPA
skinspirit.com
BEST HAIR TRANSPLANT PROCEDURE
BLACKHAWK PLASTIC SURGERY
blackhawkplasticsurgery.com
BEST TEETH WHITENING
MICHAEL WONG DDS,
CENTER FOR COSMETIC DENTISTRY
cosmeticdentistsanmateo.com
BEST FACIAL PLASTIC SURGEON
SAM P. MOST, MD
med.stanford.edu/drmost
Erin Wetzel, owner of Lift With Erin
BEST EPICUREAN MARKET
DRAEGERS, MENLO PARK, LOS ALTOS, SAN MATEO, BLACKHAWK
draegers.com
BEST WELLNESS RETREAT
CANYON RANCH
WOODSIDE
canyonranch.com
BEST WELLBEING STAYCATION
THE SPA AT THE FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, SILICON VALLEY
fourseasons.com/siliconvalley
BEST TRANSFORMATIONAL COACHING
LISA FOON, FOON COACHING
fooncoaching.com
BEST FITNESS & NUTRITION COACH
ERIN WETZEL, LIFT WITH ERIN
liftwitherin.com
Men’s fashion from Franco Uomo
BEST BOUTIQUE
SAM MALOUF AUTHENTIC LUXURY
sammalouf.com
BEST MALL FOR EVERYTHING
VALLEY FAIR
shopvalleyfairmall.com
BEST ALFRESCO SHOPPING AND DINING
SANTANA ROW
santanarow.com
Fashion from Brunello Cucinelli at Sam Malouf Authentic Luxury in Burlingame
BEST LUXURY SHOPPING
STANFORD SHOPPING CENTER
simon.com
BEST TOWN CENTER SHOPPING
TOWN & COUNTRY VILLAGE, PALO ALTO
tandcvillage.com
BEST MEN’S FASHION
FRANCO UOMO, SANTANA ROW
francouomo.com
BEST TAILORING
THE TAILOR MAID, STANFORD SHOPPING CENTER
thetailormaid.com
Everything that glitters from Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry
BEST ENGAGEMENT RINGS
SHREVE & CO.
shreve.com
BEST WATCHES
J. LICHT & SONS, ROLEX BOUTIQUE, VALLEY FAIR
rolexboutique-sanjose.com
BEST SPECIAL OCCASION GIFTS
CH. PREMIER
chpremier.com
Stylist Theresa Palmer
BEST ESTATE JEWELRY
GLEIM THE JEWELER
gleimjewelers.com
BEST HIGH-END LUXURY JEWELRY
STEPHEN SILVER FINE JEWELRY
shsilver.com
BEST JEWELRY BOUTIQUE
SMYTHE & CROSS, LOS ALTOS
smytheandcross.com
Look for great shopping at Valley Fair
BEST SWIMSUITS
PALAPA LOUNGE BEACHWEAR, LOS GATOS
@palapaloungebeachwear
BEST BRIDAL SALON
LA DONNA BRIDAL ATELIER
ladonnabridal.com
BEST PERSONAL STYLIST
TERESA PALMER
A PALMER IN CALIFORNIA
apalmerincalifornia.com
BEST GROOMER
BOW WOW MEOW, MENLO PARK
bowwowmeow.net
BEST PET PRODUCT & ACCESSORIES
THE FOGGY DOG
thefoggydog.com
BEST VETERINARIANS
LOS ALTOS VETERINARY CLINIC, LOS ALTOS
losaltosvet.com
MODERN ANIMAL
modernanimal.com
BEST DOG TRAINING
JENNIFER SHARPE, HIGH-PERFORMANCE K9 TRAINING
highperformancek9.com
Kristi Yamaguchi
BEST THINK TANK/ACCELERATOR
LAMARKA PALO ALTO
lamarka.com
BEST MEDTECH INVESTOR
MICHELE COLUCCI, DIGITALDX VENTURES
digitaldxventures.com
BEST AI/ENTERPRISE VENTURE FIRM
NEXT47
next47.com
BEST EARLY STAGE VENTURE FIRM
OMERS VENTURES
omersventures.com
BEST IN GIVING
EL CAMINO HOSPITAL
elcaminohealth.org
BEST FASHION NONPROFIT
DRESS FOR SUCCESS
SAN FRANCISCO/SAN JOSE
dressforsuccess.org
Michele Colucci
BEST CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION
WENDER WEIS FOUNDATION
wenderweis.org
BEST LITERACY ADVOCACY
ALWAYS DREAM FOUNDATION
alwaysdream.org/program
BEST TEAM FOUNDATION
49ERS FOUNDATION
49ers.com/foundation
ANIMAL WELLNESS ADVOCACY
HUMANE SOCIETY SILICON VALLEY
hssv.org
BEST SERVICES FOR SENIORS
PENINSULA VOLUNTEERS
1pvi.org
BEST COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS
SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
sonc.org
The Guild Theatre in Menlo Park
BEST FAMILY SPORTS EXPERIENCE
LEVI'S STADIUM
THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
levisstadium.com
BEST ART MUSEUMS
CANTOR CENTER FOR THE ARTS, STANFORD
museum.stanford.edu
SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART
sjmusart.org
BEST NATURAL ART EXHIBITION
THE FOSTER MUSEUM
thefoster.org
BEST MODERN ART
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, SAN JOSE
icasanjose.org
Levi’s Stadium
BEST TECHNOLOGY MUSEUM
THE TECH INTERACTIVE, SAN JOSE
thetech.org
BEST LIVE MUSIC
THE GUILD THEATRE, MENLO PARK
guildtheatre.com
BEST SYMPHONY PERFORMANCES
SYMPHONY SAN JOSE
symphonysanjose.org
BEST LIVE THEATER VENUES
THEATREWORKS, MOUNTAIN VIEW
theatreworks.org
HAMMER THEATRE, SAN JOSE
hammertheatre.com
BEST OUTDOOR MUSIC VENUE
MOUNTAIN WINERY, SARATOGA
mountainwinery.com
The Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose
BEST OPERA
OPERA SAN JOSE
operasj.org
BEST ART CENTER
MONTALVO ARTS CENTER, SARATOGA
montalvoarts.org
BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE
STANFORD LOVE, PALO ALTO
stanford.edu
BEST INDOOR SPORTS
SAN JOSE SHARKS
nhl.com/sharks
Local pianist Jon Nakamatsu performs worldwide and with the Symphony San Jose.
BEST SUMMER FAMILY FUN
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
sjearthquakes.com
Four Seasons Hotel, Silicon Valley
BEST LUXURY RESORT
ROSEWOOD SAND HILL, MENLO PARK
rosewoodhotels.com
BEST BOUTIQUE HOTELS
PARK JAMES HOTEL, MENLO PARK
parkjames.com
A suite at the Rosewood Sand Hill with incredible views.
BEST BUSINESS HOTEL
AMESWELL HOTEL, MOUNTAIN VIEW
theameswellhotel.com
BEST EVENTS HOTEL
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, SILICON VALLEY
fourseasons.com/siliconvalley
Design by Ling Interiors
BEST INTERIOR DESIGNERS
LING LAW, HOME INTERIORS, LOS GATOS
linginteriors.com
AMANDA TEAL, MENLO PARK
amandatealdesign.com
BEST ARCHITECT
GARY AHERN, MENLO PARK
garyahern.com
BEST KITCHEN STORES
DRAEGER’S, SAN MATEO
draegers.com
SUR LA TABLE, TOWN & COUNTRY, PALO ALTO
surlatable.com
BEST SOFA SUPPLIER
CUSTOM SOFAS, EVARS COLLECTIVE
SAN CARLOS
evarscollective.com
Sleek furniture from Luminaire
BEST HOME MANAGEMENT AND DOMESTIC SERVICES
DOMESTIC MATCH, SAN CARLOS
domesticmatch.com
BEST HOME GOODS AND DECOR BOUTIQUES
HOME X LING INTERIORS,
HOME INTERIORS
homebylinginteriors.com
DERBY INTERIORS & DESIGN, MENLO PARK
derbymenlo.com
ANTHEM HOME, BURLINGAME, MENLO PARK
anthemsf.online
BEST LUXURY FURNITURE
LUMINAIRE, MENLO PARK
luminaire.com
Cheeky Monkey features a range of fantastic toys for children.
BEST COOKING CLASS
SUR LA TABLE, TOWN & COUNTRY, PALO ALTO
surlatable.com
BEST CODING CLASS
THE CODER SCHOOL, PALO ALTO
thecoderschool.com
BEST TOY STORE
CHEEKY MONKEY, MENLO PARK, LOS ALTOS
cheekymonkeytoys.com
BEST UPSCALE CHILDREN’S FASHION
LA LAYETTE BOUTIQUE, MENLO PARK
lalayetteboutique.com
Sur La Table offers terrific cooking classes.
BEST KIDS FASHION
JANIE & JACK, BURLINGAME, PALO ALTO
janieandjack.com
BEST EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST
TERE LINZEY, BRAINMATTERZ
CARMEL
brainmatterz.com
BEST PLAYGROUND
BURGESS PARK, MENLO PARK
menlopark.org
BEST OUTDOOR EXCURSIONS
HUDDART PARK, WOODSIDE
smcgov.org
RANCHO SAN ANTONIO,
LOS ALTOS HILLS
parks.sccgov.org
Educational psychologist Tere Linzey
BEST KIDS CAMP
DESIGNX, LOS ALTOS
designx.company
BEST CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
PALO ALTO JUNIOR MUSEUM & ZOO
paloaltozoo.org
BEST TUTORING
AJ TUTORING, MENLO PARK
ajtutoring.com
BEST PIANO LESSONS
MARYLIZ SMITH
marylizsmith.com
Photography by: FITNESS PHOTO BY JADE STEPHENS; LISA FOON PORTRAIT BY TRACY EASTON; THERESA PALMER PHOTO BY TRACY EASTON; DOG PHOTO BY JULIO BERNAL; DOG PHOTO BY FABIAN GIESKE; KRISTI YAMAGUCHI PHOTO BY TRACY EASTON; MICHELE COLUCCI COURTESY OF MICHELE COLUCCI; JON NAKAMATSU BY TRACY EASTON; LING INTERIORS PHOTO BY NICOLE DIANNE PHOTO; CHEEKY MONKEY BY VANESSA BUCCERI; SUR LA TABLE PHOTO BY CALUM LEWIS; TERE LINZEY PHOTO COURTESY OF TERE LINZEY; ALL OTHERS COURTESY OF BRANDS
