The 21 Best Restaurants In Palo Alto

"As the name suggests, Nola is a New Orleans-themed restaurant and bar and the main reason to come here is for their weekend bottomless brunch. This place manages to look like a southern-style townhouse with an indoor balcony, indoor fountain (that’s not running), and an excessive amount of Mardi Gras beads. Brunch dishes include kind-of-dry buttermilk fried chicken and waffles, fluffy beignets, and a benedict with Tabasco hollandaise. The food is passable, but it's also not the point—you're here to drink mimosas in the most party-like setting Palo Alto has to offer. " - julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez