Which Local Restaurants Are Most Instagrammable?

Restaurants have always been special for their food, but in recent years, they have a new standard to meet: being Instagrammable. Here’s a guide to some of the best spots near M-A to update your feed.

Son & Garden

Inside Palo Alto’s Son & Garden.

Located in Palo Alto, Son & Garden is a dine-in restaurant and the perfect spot to take photos. A beautiful rose wall and a neon-lit “Hello Gorgeous” sign welcome guests into the cafe and can be seen all over social media. The convenient phone tripod with a ring light ensures the best hands-free snapshots, which makes it the perfect spot to take pictures.

Son & Garden’s selfie corner features a ring light.

The restaurant also embraces a charming and cozy theme, featuring gold highlights on their pink chairs and dainty flowers throughout the restaurant. With bustling customers, the place is a captivating spot that is sure to grab followers’ attention on social media.

The cafe’s indoor seating.
Son & Garden’s indoor decor and layout.

Angelicas

Fusion restaurant Angelicas’ dinner seating.

Angelicas is a Redwood City restaurant that serves local and Latin American cuisine. The restaurant’s walls are covered in vines, creating a fresh and inviting vibe that draws in both teens and adults. The rustic aged wood throughout the restaurant adds to its vintage look. The restaurant also features outdoor seating, giving off a botanical look, especially in contrast with the elegant chandeliers and delicate fairy lights.

The cuisine’s outdoor seating, decorated with plants, warm modern lights, and string fairy lights.

Mochi Dough

Mochi Dough is a sweet spot known for their unique mochi donuts, offering Japanese-inspired treats with fresh flavors daily. The Palo Alto cafe has a bright pink interior and walls covered in pink roses similar to Son & Gardens’, perfect for photo backdrops.

Mochi Dough’s rose wall corner, decorated with neon boba signs.

The store also has outdoor seating adorned with pink flowers, giving customers a nice spot to enjoy their desserts.

Mochi Dough’s chick interior.

Cravingz

Redwood City’s dessert shop, Cravingz.

Cravingz is one of Redwood City’s hidden gems, featuring ice cream, shakes, and more. Their fun and colorful design has a welcoming energy, attracting families to the store. 

The ice cream shop’s purple-inspired interior.

The purple frosting theme sets a cheerful mood, while the vibrant sprinkles add a creative touch. The playful stacked donut chairs elevate the store’s dessert theme, encouraging customers to sit and enjoy their treats.

Indoor seating and arrangement.

Adding to the charm, a plushie vending machine stands near the corner, alongside community-drawn pictures of ice cream. Across from the stuffed animals is a “Wall of Fame,” showcasing polaroids of smiling customers and their treats.

Cravingz’s plushie machine, ‘Wall of Fame’, and community ice cream drawings.

Kritya is a sophomore in her first year of journalism. In addition to reporting on the latest trends, she enjoys writing about campus life.

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