Bistro Elan (french)
448 S California Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94306
650 327 0284

Zucca Ristorante
OK Turkish place
186 Castro Str, Mountain View, CA 94041
(650)864-9940

Steamers
high prices and small portions but the food is good.
31 University Ave, Los Gatos, Ca 95030
408.395.2722

The Old Spaghetti Factory
(408) 288-7488
51 N. San Pedro Street,
San Jose, CA 95110

Zibibbo
(650) 328-6722
430 Kipling St (Kipling x University)
Palo Alto, CA 94301

Spagos
palo alto

Olive Gaden
940 BLOSSOM HILL ROAD
SAN JOSE CA 95123
(408) 225-1420

Mama Mia's
408-379-3333
200 E. Hamilton Ave
Campbell, CA 95008

Spiedo
(408) 971-6096 -
151 W. Santa Clara Street
San Jose, CA 95113

Buckeye Roadhouse
Sausalito
off 101 Muir Woods/Stinson Beach

Lavanda
Univeristy in Palo Alto 
(Janko's friend Luka, owns it)

fanny and alexander
(650) 326-7183
412 Emerson Street, Palo Alto

st. john's ili chubby's
1135 Tasman Dr,
Sunnyvale, CA

frankie, johnnie and luigi's
939 W El Camino Real,
Mountain View, CA

http://www.tamarinerestaurant.com/ - vietnamese - asian fusion (highly recommended)

 

http://www.cascalrestaurant.com/about_photos.asp - peruwain - tappas

 

http://www.iberiarestaurant.com/welcome.html - spanish tappas

 

http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/09.28.00/dining-0039.html - french. exquisite

 

http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/06.10.99/dining-9923.html - italian

 

http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/06.10.99/dining-9923.html - meditereanean - on the high end

 

http://www.labodeguita.com/main.htm - cuban - very cool place, great drinks and delicious food

san fran places

- Exploratorium - www.exploratorium.edu (the tactile dome)
- fisherman's wharf - (http://www.fishermanswharf.org/)
- Haight-Ashbury (http://www.sanfranciscobay.com/haightashbury/)
- Ghirardelli square - http://www.ghirardellisq.com/

SJC Places:
Bella Mia: 58 So 1st str,408 280 1993
(bad but open late) Original Joe's: 301 So 1st
    (x San Carlos), 292-7030
J. Lohr Winery: 1000 Lenzen Av
    408 288-5057
Dolce Vita Day Spa & Salon:
    630 No 1st, 408 287-0200
Hedley Club in Hotel DeAnza
    33 W Santa Clara Str (x87),
    800 847-3700
(japanese) Kazoo: Jackson x 6th
(cheap decent chinese) Chef Ming's
from airport pkwy, go toward 1st, pass 1st
Mandarin Chinese (South San Jose) -- excellent
Chainise on Saratoga ave in Saratoga.


SF Bars
Pink - 2925 16th Street, San Francisco. California 94107 - (415) 431-8889
SupperClub 657 Harrison St, San Francisco, CA 94107, (415) 348-0900
fluid bar http://www.fluidsf.com
redwood room
ozumo - sushi
snodrift
metrix
biscuits and blues
Pink -   2925 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, Cross Street: South Van Ness Avenue , Phone: (415) 431-8889
http://www.blissbarsf.com/
http://www.sno-drift.com/
http://www.lunalounge-sf.com
http://www.voodooloungesj.com/ - Bar with 3 dance floors

Eastern European places

Winmart
833 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA94087
408.736.3316
(that's around el camino x hollenbeck)

Renata's bakery & Cafe
5175 Moorpark Ave, #5, San Jose, CA95129

Bistro Eastern Europe

4901 Mission St.

San Francisco, CA, Tel.: (415) 469-5637

Russian Club & Samovar
San Antonio Shopping Center, Mtn View
(san antonio road x california: there's a safeway and to the north of it a small building with few shops. one of them is the club)

Slavic Shop
1080 Saratoga Ave, San Jose, CA
(408) 615-8533

Crossroads World Market

230 Jackson St. (at Soto next to DMV) Hayward 510.582.2231 M-Sa 9-7, Su 10-5

720 San Antonio Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 (650) 858-6910

Touch of Europe
1880 Colfax St.
Concord, CA 94520
(925) 689-2233
http://www.balkanfoods.com

http://www.sofiausa.com
http://malincho.com