Rumored to be one of President Bill Clinton’s favorite places to visit while his daughter was attending Stanford, St. Michael’s Alley offers an incredible weekend brunch menu. Their pancakes — cinnamon, pear, and cinnamon whipped cream — were the best I’ve ever had. (But we will definitely be going back and try their famous “blue monkey” pancakes, made from blueberries and bananas.)
Posting this a bit early, but hope you all have a good weekend! Happy Friday!
St. Michael’s Alley
806 Emerson Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Great photos! Looks wonderful!
Jacqueline, that first photo is utter perfection. 1.4?? :)
Thank you both!
@ Lucent: Yes, 1.4 — but it’s on a full frame, so the DOF is probably more equivalent to f/1.0 or .9 on a cropped camera, you know?
yummy! look at those pancakes!!!! did you guys draw anything with those crayons?
very nice buttery bokeh on the first one!
Delicious. Both photos and food.
i love your photos <3
Oh goodness. I’m dying over here. I’m such a sucker for breakfast. And breakfast photos don’t help my issues.
DROOL. omg drool.
Those pancakes look so yummy :)
The photos are gorgeous, especially the first one.
Have a great weekend!
Oh I love this Jacqueline. You somehow find the most amazing restaurants that have the cutest condiments lol. And those pancakes sound delicious. Love the photos of this place. Great post.
I don’t like pancakes much, but now I want some.
I love the natural lighting..it’s truly amazing!
Lovely photos.They are wax crayon, right?
Love the lighting in these photos! And I really want those pancakes for breakfast! Yum!
Lovely Photos… :)
Thank you, everyone! Happy Sunday & mom’s day.
@ Karleen: Yup, J. drew a coffee cup. Then we played tic-tac-toe.
Looks an amazing brunch spot. I’ll have to add this to my South Bay list; thanks!