The Downtown Menlo Park business district is composed primarily of small independent retail businesses (60% of locations) and small offices (40%).
- Most offices are located on either Oak Grove or Menlo Avenue.
- Most retail locations are either on either Santa Cruz Avenue or on two side streets north of Santa Cruz, e.g., Chestnut, Crane.
- The retail mix is dominated by specialty service businesses (20), home furnishings stores (19), eating establishments (18), salons (15), specialty foods and beverages (14), and specialty products (11).
- The retail vacancy rate of unleaded properties is 10%.
- New fine restaurants continue to appear both downtown and El Camino.
There are no movie theaters, microbreweries, standalone bars nor evening entertainment venues.
Downtown Business Directory Maps
The names, types and addresses of individual businesses are shown on the following maps.
Along the north side of Santa Cruz Avenue.
Side streets north of Santa Cruz Avenue.
Along the south side of Santa Cruz Avenue.
Side streets south of Santa Cruz Avenue.
West side of El Camino between Oak Grove Avenue & Menlo Avenue