Guidebook for San Mateo

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Guidebook for San Mateo

Food Scene

All food and drinks are sourced from California except the tequila! Great for both dinner most days and brunch on weekends.
10 locals recommend
31st Union
5 S Ellsworth Ave
10 locals recommend
All food and drinks are sourced from California except the tequila! Great for both dinner most days and brunch on weekends.
Fun, modern Italian spot with a great bar scene. Order pizzas and pastas, other entrees are just okay.
15 locals recommend
Pausa Bar & Cookery
223 E 4th Ave
15 locals recommend
Fun, modern Italian spot with a great bar scene. Order pizzas and pastas, other entrees are just okay.
Go around 11am to get a table outside overlooking the 18th hole and ocean. Order some tacos, wine, and people watch. Or go later in the day and sit by the fire pits making smores. Bring a jacket!
45 locals recommend
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Half Moon Bay
1 Miramontes Point Rd
45 locals recommend
Go around 11am to get a table outside overlooking the 18th hole and ocean. Order some tacos, wine, and people watch. Or go later in the day and sit by the fire pits making smores. Bring a jacket!
12 locals recommend
Wursthall
310 Baldwin Ave
12 locals recommend
Best little bakery for morning bun and coffee
Backhaus
32 E 3rd Ave
Best little bakery for morning bun and coffee

Drinks & Nightlife

Fancy but delicious cocktails, plus you can order Indian desserts from the place next door.
14 locals recommend
Mortar & Pestle Bar
130 S B St
14 locals recommend
Fancy but delicious cocktails, plus you can order Indian desserts from the place next door.
Dog-friendly, family-friendly brewery with good beer, yummy grilled cheese sandwiches, and a bocce ball court.
91 locals recommend
Fieldwork Brewing Company
1160 Sixth St
91 locals recommend
Dog-friendly, family-friendly brewery with good beer, yummy grilled cheese sandwiches, and a bocce ball court.
Good vibe, bocce ball, picnic tables - bring a picnic and hang out here for awhile. Bring a jacket!
17 locals recommend
La Nebbia Winery
12341 San Mateo Rd
17 locals recommend
Good vibe, bocce ball, picnic tables - bring a picnic and hang out here for awhile. Bring a jacket!
Dueling pianos on the top floor on the weekends, karaoke on the bottom floor. Cheap drinks too!
8 locals recommend
The Swingin' Door
106 E 25th Ave
8 locals recommend
Dueling pianos on the top floor on the weekends, karaoke on the bottom floor. Cheap drinks too!
20 locals recommend
Grape & Grain
227 S San Mateo Dr
20 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

Relaxing place to meet a friend.
24 locals recommend
Japanese Gardens
50 E 5th Ave
24 locals recommend
Relaxing place to meet a friend.

Parks & Nature

Tough 1 mile uphill hike, but great views once you reach the top!
Sugarloaf Hill
Tough 1 mile uphill hike, but great views once you reach the top!
Great views of the Crystal Springs Reservoir; easy walking trail.
54 locals recommend
Sawyer Camp Trail
Crystal Springs Road
54 locals recommend
Great views of the Crystal Springs Reservoir; easy walking trail.
Great place to go for a run and watch the planes come into SFO.
9 locals recommend
Seal Point Park Public Restrooms
9 locals recommend
Great place to go for a run and watch the planes come into SFO.

Shopping

Great place to buy gifts.
The Assembly Pop-Up Shop
55 E 3rd Ave
Great place to buy gifts.

Essentials

Fancy but excellent options.
66 locals recommend
Draeger's Market
222 E 4th Ave
66 locals recommend
Fancy but excellent options.
Go to place for fruit and veggies.
17 locals recommend
Dean's Produce
44 E 4th Ave
17 locals recommend
Go to place for fruit and veggies.