Burlingame
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North America : United States of America : California : Bay Area : Peninsula : San Mateo County : Burlingame
Burlingame [1] is in California's Bay Area on the Peninsula.
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Downtown Burlingame (intersection of Burlingame Ave and Lorton Ave) is a 10-minute ($20) taxi ride from San Francisco International Airport (SFO). A free shuttle bus connects several hotels near SFO with downtown Burlingame. CalTrain's "Burlingame" station is immediately adjacent to downtown. CalTrain connects to BART at "Millbrae" station, about three miles north of Burlingame. Parking spaces for private vehicles are usually available in all areas of Burlingame, except sometimes in the shopping areas along Burlingame Ave and Broadway Ave.
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- Museum of PEZ Memorabilia, 214 California Drive, ☎ 650) 347-2301, [2]. Tu - Sa 10AM - 6PM. A PEZ museum and store, featuring the world's largest PEZ dispenser, which dispenses normal size PEZ dispensers. Adults $3.00, Children and Seniors $1.00. edit
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- Stacks, 361 California Dr., (650) 579-1384, [3]. Open for breakfast and lunch only. This restaurant serves fantastic, if expensive, breakfasts! Crêpes, frittatas, and belgian waffles are their specialties.
- Hola, 1448 Burlingame Ave., (650) 375-1000. Competent margaritas, chips, salsa, and Mexican dishes. Somewhat dark and dingy interior. Popular with the "I got divorced, so I bought a Harley" crowd. Loud on weekend nights.
- Il Piccolo Cafe. 1219 Broadway Ave., (650) 348-4147, This is a quaint neighborhood cafe in the Italian tradition. Offers coffee drinks, wine, beer and a small assortment of food. Café has a nice outside seating area in the front and the side alley.
- Straights Cafe. Burlingame Ave. Singaporean dining is classy and unique.
- La Cornetta. Burlingame Ave. Mexican.
- Nectar. Lorton Ave. Wine bar.
- Tea Plus Noodles. Howard Ave. Vietnamese.
- Archipelago. Howard Ave. Asian-Californian fusion.
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The Alibi, at 220 Lorton Ave, is a dive bar popular with hard-on-their luck locals.
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- Crowne Plaza SFO, 1177 Airport Blvd (1-877-252-1558), [4]. Crowne Plaza SFO is located only 1 mile away from the San Francisco International Airport (SFO). edit
- Embassy Suites - Airport, 150 Anza Blvd, +1 650 342-4600, [5]. On San Francisco Bay and two miles from San Francisco Airport. Close to great shopping and dining, and just 16 miles from downtown San Francisco.
- Holiday Inn Express, 1250 Bayshore Hwy, ☎ +1 650 347-2381, [6]. edit
- San Francisco Airport Marriott, 1800 Old Bayshore Highway, ☎ +1 650 692-9100 (fax: +1 650 692-8016), [7]. edit
- Vagabond Inn Executive SFO Airport Hotel, 1640 Bayshore Highway, ☎ +1 650 692-4040, [8]. edit
- Sheraton Gateway San Francisco Airport Hotel, 600 Airport Blvd, [9]. edit
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| Routes through Burlingame |
| San Francisco ← Millbrae ← | N | → San Mateo → San Jose |
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