The third annual celebration of the Silicon Valley dining scene is May 19-27.
To support our local dining scene, The Six Fifty and Peninsula Foodist are teaming up to bring Peninsula Restaurant Week back for its third year May 19-27, featuring deals, prix-fixe menus and special dishes from your favorite eateries between Daly City and Sunnyvale, as well as the San Mateo County Coastside.
Visit peninsularestaurantweek.com for a searchable directory of restaurants or to sign up your restaurant to participate. Contact participating restaurants for reservations.
View our roundup below for stories we’ve written on participating eateries, including Q&As with participating restaurateurs. (Note: Only restaurants that have signed up for Restaurant Week are listed below, so not all locations of a particular business are necessarily included.)
This post will be updated as more restaurants are added.
Win gift cards to local restaurants
Want to win up to $700 in gift cards to local restaurants? We’ll be giving away four $50 gift cards to Rosalind Bakery, The Tavern, San Agus Cocina Urbana and Cocktails and Coupa Cafe. To enter, make sure to like giveaway posts on The Six Fifty and Peninsula Foodist’s Instagram accounts, tag a friend in the comments and reshare on your story.
Plus, enter the grand giveaway for $500 in gift cards to Vivace Restaurant ($200), LV Mar Tapas and Cocktails ($100), iTalico ($100) and Left Bank ($100). Post a photo of your Restaurant Week meal from a participating restaurant, tag @peninsulafoodist, @thesixfifty and @thesfpeninsula on Instagram, use #PenRestaurantWeek in your caption and subscribe to the Foodist and The Six Fifty newsletters. This giveaway closes on May 27 at 11:59 p.m.
Restaurant Week interviews
Cuisinett, San Carlos. French bistro and market.
Ristorante Carpaccio, Menlo Park. Longtime downtown restaurant serving everyday Italian favorite dishes.
Local Union 271, Palo Alto. University Avenue farm-to-table eatery.
Belmont
Capo. All-day Mediterranean menu.
Burlingame
Pizzeria Delfina (and in Palo Alto). Neapolitan-style pizzas, salads and wine.
–The pigs of summer: Roasting artisanal pork with Delfina’s Craig Stoll
–Finding new meaning in the negroni at Peninsula bars
–Readers share their most memorable Peninsula dining experiences
–We asked, you answered: Readers dish on their all-time favorite Peninsula restaurant bites
Palmetto Superfoods (and in Palo Alto). Açaí bowls and smoothies.
–Downtown Burlingame bites and beverages: The newest eateries and ones to watch for
Los Altos
Coupa Cafe (and in Palo Alto, Redwood City and Stanford). Family-owned cafe open all day.
Bevri (and in Palo Alto). Georgian restaurant and wine bar.
–4 years in, Bevri’s quest to spread Georgian cuisine is only beginning
–4 favorite fall recipes from Peninsula chefs
–Readers share their most memorable Peninsula dining experiences
–We asked, you answered: Readers dish on their all-time favorite Peninsula restaurant bites
Menlo Park
Menlo Tavern. Hotel restaurant with classic American fare.
–We asked, you answered: Readers dish on their all-time favorite Peninsula restaurant bites
–Not for tourists: 10 Silicon Valley hotel restaurants locals love
Pacifica
Rosalind Bakery. Bakery and cafe serving pastries, bread and coffee.
–For the love of Philly: Meet the Pacifica baker striving for the perfect hoagie roll
–15 Peninsula sandwiches we’re craving now
–What we’re eating now: Wood-fired pizza and Singaporean satay in Pacifica
Mazzetti’s Bakery. Long-running family-owned bakery specializing in custom cakes plus pies, cheesecakes and focaccia.
Channel your inner gourd-mand with these Peninsula pumpkin dishes and drinks
Palo Alto
iTalico. Pizza, pasta and upscale Italian dishes.
–Seeing stars: Peninsula restaurants shine in the 2021 Michelin Guide
La Bodeguita del Medio. Cuban fare and rum cocktails on Cal Ave.
–The Restaurant Week interviews: 7 questions for La Bodeguita’s Michael Ekwall
–We asked, you answered: Readers dish on their all-time favorite Peninsula restaurant bites
San Agus. Mexican cuisine and cocktails.
–Beyond margaritas: How San Agus in Palo Alto is crafting a new Mexican cocktail experience
–San Agus opens in Palo Alto with Mexico City street food
–Hot drinks for cold weather: A guide to the SF Peninsula’s best toddies, teas and mole’d wine
–Mix it up: 10 locally made cocktails for your post-quarantine comeback
SWEET55. Swiss chocolatier and dessert shop.
–A ‘Rolls-Royce’ and years of training: How chocolate experts SWEET55 prepare for Valentine’s Day
–Give me some sugar: 10 Peninsula chocolate shops to wow your valentine
–4 favorite fall recipes from Peninsula chefs
Wildseed. Plant-based restaurant.
–Town & Country welcomes SF’s Wildseed, a 100% plant-based eatery
Pescadero
Costanoa Lodge & Resort. On-site Cascade Restaurant + Bar offers fresh California coastal cuisine.
–8 glorious glamping destinations within two hours’ drive of Silicon Valley
Princeton and Pillar Point Harbor
Jettywave Distillery. Distillery with a tasting bar and outdoor garden cocktail lounge serving California cuisine.
–Half Moon Bay’s Jettywave Distillery is making a name for itself through moonshine
–Looking for live music? 12 must-visit destinations for dining and entertainment on the Peninsula
Mezzaluna. Italian restaurant serving fresh seafood and homemade pastas.
–Channel your inner gourd-mand with these Peninsula pumpkin dishes and drinks
–Made from scratch: Mezzaluna chef chats career and seaside Italian fare
–Readers share their most memorable Peninsula dining experiences
–We asked, you answered: Readers dish on their all-time favorite Peninsula restaurant bites
Redwood City
Donato Enoteca. Contemporary Italian dishes and woodfired pizzas in a multiroom space with an open kitchen and a patio.
–We asked, you answered: Readers dish on their all-time favorite Peninsula restaurant bites
La Viga. Seafood, cocktails and Mexican cuisine.
–Instagrammable eateries: The original art of Silicon Valley’s most photogenic restaurants
–The Restaurant Week Interviews 2021: 7 questions for Chef Manuel Martinez of La Viga Seafood
–Seeing stars: Peninsula restaurants shine in the 2021 Michelin Guide
LV Mar. Seafood, tapas and cocktails.
–Looking for live music? 12 must-visit destinations for dining and entertainment on the Peninsula
San Carlos
The Refuge (and in San Mateo). Belgian beer, pastrami and burgers.
–Cheez(steak) Whiz: A Philly transplant’s guide to the Peninsula’s best cheesesteaks
–Hillsdale says hello to a modern mall food court, featuring Shake Shack, The Refuge & more
–Meat in heaven: Silicon Valley’s biggest, baddest sandwiches
