Living in the Bay Area
Often we get asked about specific resources that deal with life in the Bay Area. These questions deal with a variety of topics ranging from travel tips to germany to where one can find german food specialties close to Stanford. We have compiled a list of our best answers to these topics. Our answers very often are the result of a lively discussion on our mailing list. If you have a suggestion for another tip that we should include, please email it to us and we will include it here.
Topics we have found useful:
Travel Tips
The best ways we have found to get cheap tickets from the US back to germany and vice versa.
| Travelcuts on campus (Tresidder Union 2nd floor), also available online (www.travelcuts.com) or STA Travel on University Ave (downtown Palo Alto)
Restaurants
Restaurants for every occasion that are reasonably close to Stanford. These range from formal dining to cheap eats for the student on the go. German specialty restaurants are included too.
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Shopping
Where to find the essentials that you need close to Stanford.
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German Specialty Stores
Can't live without Quark, german sausages or german beers? Here is what we have found to get these items close to Stanford.
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bakeries:<>*Sterntaler (www.sterntalerbakery.com) with distribution at Farmers' Markets in San Carlos, Los Altos und Campbell<>*Esther's German Bakery (www.esthersgermanbakery.com) with distribution at Palo Alto Farmers' Market and in San Francisco as well as Milk Pale Market Mt. View, Dittmer's in Mt. View, Whole Foods, Piazza's<><>good and inexpensive stuff, including Nutella, at Trader Joe's
Travel Tips
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STA Travel – Student airfairs and travel packages. Downtown Palo Alto, University Ave.
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Council Travel – Student airfairs and travel packages. It was recently bought by STA Travel and hence does not offer independent fairs any more. Downtown Palo Alto, University Ave.
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Restaurants
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Postrio – One of the flagships of articulate German
cuisine. Good but pricy. Founded by star-cook
Wolfgang Puck.
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Suppenkueche – Serving mainly (heavy) German and Austrian dishes of excellent quality. 525 Laguna, San Francisco.
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Walzwerk – East-german nostalgy lives up in the restaurant "Walzwerk" that serves and propagates dishes from the east.
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Alpine Inn, Burlingame – Not only the dishes are of first rank, but also the owners Hedy und Werner are very nice people. They also offer a good selection of beers: Franziskaner, Spaten,
und Bitburger. The prices are moderate. Main dish plus soup and salad for 16-20$. The Alpine Inn is situated only one block away from Burlingame Ave: 401 Primrose
Street, (650) 347-5733.
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Schroeder's – The food is slightly reminiscent of a German highway restaurant, however they do offer Franziskaner Weissbier vom Fass and authentic Bavarian waitresses. 240 Front Street in the Financial District, San Francisco, Telephone: (415) 421-4778.
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Also check here – Further recommendations on European & international cuisine.
Guten Appetit!
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Shopping
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Specialty Food Stores
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Milk Pail – Independent supermarket with food from Europe and the Mediterranean. A bit chaotic, a bit pricy at times, but unique.
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Trader Joe's – Quality food at comparatively low prices. The limited selection does include products from Europe and Germany. This supermarkt chain is owned by ALDI, but offers a non-ALDI experience.
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