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A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley
Babelverse, Inc HQ is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

1. Babelverse, Inc HQ

28 2nd St Ste 300, San Francisco, CA
Tech Startup · Financial District · No tips or reviews
University of California, Berkeley is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

2. University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA (Bancroft Way), Berkeley, CA
University · University of California-Berkeley · 77 tips and reviews

3. Blackbox Mansion

19 Selby Ln (at El Camino Real), Atherton, CA
Tech Startup · 8 tips and reviews

Celeste N.Celeste North: Awesome place to meet brilliant entrepreneurs :)

California Academy of Sciences is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

4. California Academy of Sciences

9.4
55 Music Concourse Dr (at Martin Luther King Jr Dr), San Francisco, CA
Science Museum · Golden Gate Park · 510 tips and reviews
The Summit is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

5. The Summit

780 Valencia St (btwn 18th & 19th), San Francisco, CA
Café · Mission Dolores · 80 tips and reviews

matt h.matt hunter: Best internet cafe in SF (err.. do people still call places internet cafes?)

Stanford University is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

6. Stanford University

450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA
University · 105 tips and reviews
The Cheesecake Factory is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

7. The Cheesecake Factory

375 University Ave (at Waverly St), Palo Alto, CA
American Restaurant · Downtown North · 75 tips and reviews
Hacker Dojo is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

8. Hacker Dojo

140 S Whisman Rd (at Ferry Morse Way), Mountain View, CA
Coworking Space · 23 tips and reviews

Abdulrahman R.Abdulrahman Rafiq: This is an amazingly spacious co-working venue, it's quite, with a professional, startup sort of ambiance for bootstrapping founders.

Four Barrel Coffee is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

9. Four Barrel Coffee

9.1
375 Valencia St (btwn 14th St & 15th St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Mission District · 507 tips and reviews

SFBARTSFBART: It's only a few blocks from the 16th Mission BART Station. Great coffee AND tunes on vinyl - actual LPs on a record-playing machine, old-school! Read more.

10. Stanford University

450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA
University · 105 tips and reviews

S. J.S. Johnson: "Drive down University Avenue into Stanford University as it turns into Palm Drive. Park on the circle and take a walking tour of the campus and then head to the science and engineering quad."

11. University Cafe

271 University Ave (at Bryant St), Palo Alto, CA
New American Restaurant · Downtown North · 100 tips and reviews

Kyle M.Kyle Minor: Lively and equipped with WiFi, this downtown PA spot is THE place to see and be seen. Try the steak salad. Read more.

12. Coupa Café

7.9
538 Ramona St (btwn Hamilton & University), Palo Alto, CA
Café · University South · 268 tips and reviews

Brett B.Brett Bullington: try the hot chocolate

13. Caffe Strada

8.1
2300 College Ave (at Bancroft Way), Berkeley, CA
Coffee Shop · Southside · 97 tips and reviews

nessanessa: Nice place to sit outside (if you can find a seat) and people watch on the corner of Bancroft and College.

14. Apple Infinite Loop

1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA
Electronics Store · 92 tips and reviews

S. J.S. Johnson: "Doesn’t sell computers but is the only Apple store that sells logo’d T-shirts and hats."

15. NextSpace San Francisco

28 2nd St Fl 3 (at Market St.), San Francisco, CA
Coworking Space · Financial District · 10 tips and reviews

Brian R.Brian Rothenberg: Thirsty? Come by at 3:58pm on Fridays for a special treat.

Plug And Play Tech Center is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

16. Plug And Play Tech Center

440 N Wolfe Rd (at Stewart), Sunnyvale, CA
Coworking Space · 32 tips and reviews
Hub SoMa is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

17. Hub SoMa

901 Mission St #105 (at 5th St.), San Francisco, CA
Event Space · SoMa · 8 tips and reviews
Citizen Space is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

18. Citizen Space

425 2nd St #100 (at Harrison St), San Francisco, CA
Coworking Space · Rincon Hill · 18 tips and reviews
RocketSpace Accelerator is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

19. RocketSpace Accelerator

225 Bush St (at Sansome St), San Francisco, CA
Coworking Space · Financial District · 22 tips and reviews
Founders Den is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

20. Founders Den

665 3rd St Ste 150, San Francisco, CA
Coworking Space · South Beach · 5 tips and reviews

21. Computer History Museum

9.0
1401 N Shoreline Blvd (btwn Pear & La Avenida), Mountain View, CA
Science Museum · 148 tips and reviews

S. J.S. Johnson: "Small but important, this museum is the real deal with almost every artifact of the computing and pre-computing age (make sure you check out their events calendar)"

22. Coupa Café

7.9
538 Ramona St (btwn Hamilton & University), Palo Alto, CA
Café · University South · 268 tips and reviews

S. J.S. Johnson: "Noise and cramped quarters basically force you to listen in on conversations"

23. 21st Amendment Brewery & Restaurant

8.6
563 2nd St (at De Boom St), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · South Beach · 373 tips and reviews

Tyler W.Tyler Willis: Go to 21A and drink the watermelon wheat. Try not to have 15 of them.

In-N-Out Burger is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

24. In-N-Out Burger

8.0
333 Jefferson St, San Francisco, CA
Fast Food Restaurant · Fishermans Wharf · 359 tips and reviews
NASA Ames Research Center is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

25. NASA Ames Research Center

Moffett Blvd (at King Rd), Mountain View, CA
Government Building · 20 tips and reviews
Foodspotting HQ is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

26. Foodspotting HQ

164 Townsend St #11, San Francisco, CA
Tech Startup · South Beach · 30 tips and reviews

27. The Summit

780 Valencia St (btwn 18th & 19th), San Francisco, CA
Café · Mission Dolores · 80 tips and reviews

Shannon C.Shannon Clark: Great food. Fantastic coffee and other beverages. New mission tech geek/startup space. Power outlets a bit scarce so be prepared, share bring fully charged devices. Open until 2am!

Automattic is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

28. Automattic

Pier 38 (The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Tech Startup · South Beach · 3 tips and reviews
Mozilla HQ is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

29. Mozilla HQ

650 Castro St, Mountain View, CA
Tech Startup · Downtown Mountain View · 11 tips and reviews

30. Twitter, Inc.

795 Folsom St Ste 600 (btwn 3rd & 4th), San Francisco, CA
Tech Startup · SoMa · 59 tips and reviews

MashableMashable: Hey you, you're at Twitter HQ. Try the bamboo seats -- they're super comfy! - Ben Parr Read more.

31. Foursquare SF

363 Clementina St (btwn 4th & 5th St), San Francisco, CA
Tech Startup · SoMa · 86 tips and reviews

harryhharryh: Home of the best engineering team in San Francisco!

500 Startups is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

32. 500 Startups

444 Castro St #1200 (btw California St & Mercy St), Mountain View, CA
Tech Startup · Downtown Mountain View · 18 tips and reviews
Parisoma is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

33. Parisoma

169 11th St (at Natoma St.), San Francisco, CA
Coworking Space · SoMa · 15 tips and reviews
StartupHouse is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

34. StartupHouse

934 Howard St (Mary St), San Francisco, CA
Coworking Space · SoMa · 9 tips and reviews

ᴡ M.ᴡ McMillan: Swing by 870 and say hi to @mceoin

Twilio HQ is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

35. Twilio HQ

501 Folsom St (at 1st St), San Francisco, CA
Tech Startup · Rincon Hill · 8 tips and reviews
Temple Nightclub is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

36. Temple Nightclub

6.0
540 Howard St (btwn 1st & 2nd St), San Francisco, CA
Night Club · SoMa · 59 tips and reviews
Herbivore is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

37. Herbivore

983 Valencia St (btwn 20th & 21st), San Francisco, CA
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Mission District · 71 tips and reviews
Whole Foods Market is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

38. Whole Foods Market

8.6
399 4th St (at Harrison St), San Francisco, CA
Grocery Store · SoMa · 162 tips and reviews
Mighty is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

39. Mighty

119 Utah St (at 15th St), San Francisco, CA
Night Club · Showplace Square · 56 tips and reviews
Rise is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

40. Rise

170 Saint Germain Ave (at Glenbrook Ave), San Francisco, CA
Non-Profit Organization · 1 tip
Specialty’s Café & Bakery is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

41. Specialty’s Café & Bakery

500 Howard St (1st Street), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · SoMa · 41 tips and reviews
Ritual Coffee Roasters is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

42. Ritual Coffee Roasters

8.7
1026 Valencia St (btwn 21st & Hill St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Dolores Heights · 315 tips and reviews
Samovar Tea Lounge is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

43. Samovar Tea Lounge

730 Howard St (btwn 3rd & 4th St), San Francisco, CA
Tea Room · SoMa · 302 tips and reviews
Zimride HQ is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

44. Zimride HQ

568 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA
Office · SoMa · 3 tips and reviews
The Creamery is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

45. The Creamery

685 4th St (at Townsend St), San Francisco, CA
Café · SoMa · 211 tips and reviews
Epicenter Cafe is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

46. Epicenter Cafe

764 Harrison St (btwn 4th St & Lapu Lapu St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · SoMa · 157 tips and reviews
Sightglass Coffee is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

47. Sightglass Coffee

9.2
270 7th St (btwn Howard & Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · SoMa · 599 tips and reviews
YouNoodle HQ is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

48. YouNoodle HQ

330 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA
Tech Startup · SoMa · 3 tips and reviews
Darth Vader Statue is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

49. Darth Vader Statue

6.6
Letterman Hospital Acc (btwn Presidio Blvd & Lombard St), San Francisco, CA
Monument · Presidio National Park · 3 tips and reviews
TechCrunch HQ is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

50. TechCrunch HQ

410 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA
Tech Startup · SoMa · 9 tips and reviews
Escape From New York Pizza is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

51. Escape From New York Pizza

3242 22nd St (at Bartlett St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Mission District · 25 tips and reviews
Swig is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

52. Swig

6.8
561 Geary St (at Jones St), San Francisco, CA
Lounge · Tenderloin · 65 tips and reviews
Apple Union Square is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

53. Apple Union Square

8.6
300 Post St (at Stockton St), San Francisco, CA
Electronics Store · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 417 tips and reviews
Sugar Café is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

54. Sugar Café

679 Sutter St (at Taylor), San Francisco, CA
Lounge · Lower Nob Hill · 125 tips and reviews
Blue Bottle Coffee is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

55. Blue Bottle Coffee

66 Mint Plaza (at Jessie St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · SoMa · 735 tips and reviews
Coupa Café is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

56. Coupa Café

7.9
538 Ramona St (btwn Hamilton & University), Palo Alto, CA
Café · University South · 268 tips and reviews
Cafe Borrone is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

57. Cafe Borrone

8.1
1010 El Camino Real (at Santa Cruz Ave.), Menlo Park, CA
Café · 170 tips and reviews
Aol. is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

58. Aol.

395 Page Mill Rd (at Park Blvd.), Palo Alto, CA
Office · 10 tips and reviews
Alpine Inn is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

59. Alpine Inn

8.5
3915 Alpine Rd (at Arastradero Rd), Portola Valley, CA
Burger Joint · 31 tips and reviews
University Cafe is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

60. University Cafe

271 University Ave (at Bryant St), Palo Alto, CA
New American Restaurant · Downtown North · 100 tips and reviews
Coupa Café at Y2E2 is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

61. Coupa Café at Y2E2

7.0
473 Via Ortega (473 Via Ortega), Stanford, CA
Coffee Shop · 12 tips and reviews
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

62. Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe

1000 Marsh Rd, Menlo Park, CA
Office · 2 tips and reviews
Apple Palo Alto is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

63. Apple Palo Alto

8.6
340 University Avenue (at Florence St), Palo Alto, CA
Electronics Store · University South · 73 tips and reviews
Sand Hill Road is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

64. Sand Hill Road

Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA
Road · Sharon Height · 1 tip
Café Gratitude is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

65. Café Gratitude

1730 Shattuck Ave (btwn Virginia & Francisco), Berkeley, CA
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · North Berkeley · 42 tips and reviews
900 Grayson is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

66. 900 Grayson

8.9
900 Grayson St (at 7th St.), Berkeley, CA
Breakfast Spot · West Berkeley · 113 tips and reviews
César Chávez Park is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

67. César Chávez Park

8.9
11 Spinnaker Way (at Marina Blvd), Berkeley, CA
Park · Berkeley Marina · 24 tips and reviews
Four Barrel Coffee is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

68. Four Barrel Coffee

9.1
375 Valencia St (btwn 14th St & 15th St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Mission District · 507 tips and reviews
Blue Bottle Coffee is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

69. Blue Bottle Coffee

8.8
1 Ferry Building Ste 7 (at The Embarcardero), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Financial District · 421 tips and reviews
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

70. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

9.4
151 3rd St (btwn Mission & Howard St), San Francisco, CA
Art Museum · SoMa · 242 tips and reviews
Tartine Bakery is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

71. Tartine Bakery

9.1
600 Guerrero St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 768 tips and reviews
Nova Bar & Restaurant is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

72. Nova Bar & Restaurant

555 2nd St (near De Boom), San Francisco, CA
Bar · South Beach · 70 tips and reviews
Tomate Cafe is one of A Taste of SF & Silicon Valley.

73. Tomate Cafe

8.5
2265 5th St, Berkeley, CA
Breakfast Spot · West Berkeley · 30 tips and reviews