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Foster City Levee is one of foster city / san mateo.

1. Foster City Levee

1489 Beach Park Blvd (at Marlin Ave), Foster City, CA
Other Great Outdoors · 2 tips and reviews

Edlyn Y.Edlyn Yuen: Ride your bike here along the marshlands!

Cooking Papa Restaurant 好煮意 is one of foster city / san mateo.

2. Cooking Papa Restaurant 好煮意

949A Edgewater Blvd (btwn Beach Park Blvd & Port Royal Ave), Foster City, CA
Cantonese Restaurant · Neighborhood 8 · 35 tips and reviews

Edlyn Y.Edlyn Yuen: Try their delicious soup dumplings (xiao long bao!). Their BBQ meats are excellent.

All Spice is one of foster city / san mateo.

3. All Spice

8.1
1602 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA
Indian Restaurant · Hayward Park · 33 tips and reviews

Edlyn Y.Edlyn Yuen: Cozy Indian fusion restaurant in the middle of San Mateo.

Takahashi Market is one of foster city / san mateo.

4. Takahashi Market

8.6
271 S Claremont St (3rd Ave), San Mateo, CA
Grocery Store · Downtown San Mateo · 21 tips and reviews

Edlyn Y.Edlyn Yuen: Sachi's serves traditional Hawaiian food. I personally love their spam musubis, and they have so many varieties. Also, try their tuna poke - it's freshly made at the supermarket.

Santa Ramen is one of foster city / san mateo.

5. Santa Ramen

7.8
1944 S El Camino Real (at W 20th Ave), San Mateo, CA
Ramen Restaurant · 73 tips and reviews

Edlyn Y.Edlyn Yuen: Long lines, but they move quickly. Worth it! Try the garlic ramen.

99 Ranch Market 大華超級市場 is one of foster city / san mateo.

6. 99 Ranch Market 大華超級市場

7.3
1070 Foster City Blvd (at Marlin Ave.), Foster City, CA
Grocery Store · 17 tips and reviews

Edlyn Y.Edlyn Yuen: Clean Chinese grocery store. Last time I was here, they had a class to teach kids how to make Doraemon lunch boxes.

Suruki Supermarket is one of foster city / san mateo.

7. Suruki Supermarket

8.6
71 E 4th Ave (at S San Mateo Dr), San Mateo, CA
Grocery Store · Downtown San Mateo · 24 tips and reviews

Edlyn Y.Edlyn Yuen: HUGE Japanese grocery store in downtown San Mateo. They have mitarashi dango for sale here :)

Mimi's Cafe is one of foster city / san mateo.

8. Mimi's Cafe

2208 Bridgepointe Pkwy, San Mateo, CA
Breakfast Spot · 34 tips and reviews

Edlyn Y.Edlyn Yuen: Breakfast, anyone? Fine, it's a chain, but their carrot raisin nut muffins are awesome. I don't even like carrots or raisins!

Izakaya Mai is one of foster city / san mateo.

9. Izakaya Mai

7.1
212 2nd Ave, San Mateo, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Downtown San Mateo · 42 tips and reviews
Taqueria La Cumbre is one of foster city / san mateo.

10. Taqueria La Cumbre

7.5
28 N B St (at Baldwin Ave.), San Mateo, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Downtown San Mateo · 31 tips and reviews

Edlyn Y.Edlyn Yuen: All the kids I knew from high school were obsessed with this place. I'm not a huge fan of Mexican food, but when I go, I like it here.

Hotaru Japanese Restaurant is one of foster city / san mateo.

11. Hotaru Japanese Restaurant

7.5
33 E 3rd Ave (btwn S San Mateo & S El Camino Real), San Mateo, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Downtown San Mateo · 39 tips and reviews

Edlyn Y.Edlyn Yuen: Homemade Japanese food.

Heidis Pies Restaurant is one of foster city / san mateo.

12. Heidis Pies Restaurant

7.1
1941 S El Camino Real (btwn 20th & Hwy 92), San Mateo, CA
Diner · 69 tips and reviews

Edlyn Y.Edlyn Yuen: 24-hour diner. Bad coffee. BEST PIES EVER. Try the banana cream!

Penelope's Coffee & Tea is one of foster city / san mateo.

13. Penelope's Coffee & Tea

7.7
3 Plaza View Ln (Triton), Foster City, CA
Café · 13 tips and reviews

Edlyn Y.Edlyn Yuen: This place is new and sort of hard to find, but they have really great teas!

Fassia is one of foster city / san mateo.

14. Fassia

123 W 25th Ave, San Mateo, CA
Moroccan Restaurant · 2 tips and reviews

Edlyn Y.Edlyn Yuen: Caveat - I haven't tried this place yet, but it's on my list of places I'd like to check out :)

Mariners Point Golf Center is one of foster city / san mateo.

15. Mariners Point Golf Center

9.2
2401 E 3rd Ave (at Mariners Island Blvd), Foster City, CA
Golf Course · Vintage Park · 15 tips and reviews

Edlyn Y.Edlyn Yuen: Driving range! Opens early in the morning (except on Mondays)

Foster City Recreation Center is one of foster city / san mateo.

16. Foster City Recreation Center

650 Shell Blvd, Foster City, CA
Structure · 3 tips and reviews

Edlyn Y.Edlyn Yuen: Start here, and walk around the boardwalk towards the amphitheatre. Look up at the old Visa building. Check out the Oracle buildings in the distance. Watch the sunset! Isn't Foster City beautiful?