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During graduate school, I often worked in cafes, enjoying the smell of roasting coffee beans, getting research and writing done, and taking study breaks with friends. It was a great way to remain sane during the lonely months of dissertation writing.
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Borrone Menlo Park, near Kepler's, 1010 El Camino Real no no M-Th: 7am to 11pm, F 7am to 12 am, Sat: 8am to 12 am, Sun: 8am to 5pm good food, especially the blueberry scones; right next door to Kepler's bookstore and the Menlo Park CalTrain station (650) 327-0830 
Red Rock Cafe Mountain View, 201 Castro St yes, secured yes, lots, especially upstairs M-Th: 7am to 10pm, Fri: 7am to 11pm, Sat: 8am to 11pm, Sun: 8am to 11pm non-profit; lots of space upstairs (650) 967-4473 
Books Inc. Cafe Mountain View, 301 Castro St yes yes, a few near the window M-Th: 9am to 11pm, Fri, Sat: 9am to 12am, Sun: 9am to 11pm  (650) 428-1234 
Dana Street Roasting Company Mountain View, 744 Dana Street (near Castro St) yes no M-Th: 6:40am to 10pm, Sat 8am to 11pm, Sun: 8am to 6pm  (650) 390-9638 
Palo Alto Cafe Palo Alto, 2675 Middlefield Road (midtown) yes  M-F: 6:30am to 9pm, Sat 7am to 9pm, Sun 7am to 8pm  (650) 322-8644 
University Coffee Cafe Palo Alto, 271 University Ave  no M-Th:7am to 11pm, F: 7am to 12am, Sat: 8am to 12am, Sun 8am to 11pm excellent smoothies (650) 322-5301 
Philz Coffee Palo Alto, 3191 Middlefield Road (at Loma Verde) yes  M-F: 6am to 8:30pm; Sat & Sun: 6:30am to 8pm great coffee, no espresso (650) 251-9798  
Printers Inc Cafe Palo Alto, 320 California Ave yes some outside M-F: 7am to 9pm, Sat: 8am to 9pm, Sun 9 am to 5pm when it's meal time, be sure to order some food or else... (650) 323-3347 
Happy Donuts Palo Alto, 3916 El Camino Real yes yes, lots open 24/7 great for late night work/studying (650) 843-0658 
Lytton Roasting Company Palo Alto, 401 Lytton Ave (near University Ave) yes yes M-F: 6am to 6pm, Sat: 7am to 4pm, Sun: 8am to 1pm  (650) 324-4320 
Cafe Venezia Palo Alto, 419 University Avenue yes, but unreliable yes, some M-Sun: 7am to 11pm great Venetian coffee and nice atmosphere (650) 323-3600 
Coupa Cafe Palo Alto, 538 Ramona (near University Ave) yes yes, some M-W: 7am to 11pm, Th-Sun: 7am to 12am often very busy and full so don't linger too long; great spicy hot chocolates (650) 322-6872 
Tea Time Palo Alto, 542 Ramona (near University Ave) yes yes, some M-F: 10:30am to 7pm, Sat: 11am to 7pm, Sun: 12pm to 5pm nice selection of teas; usually, pretty quiet (650) 328-2877 
Prolific Oven Palo Alto, 550 Waverly Ave (near University Ave) yes yes M: 7am to 7pm, T-Th: 7am to 10pm, F-Sat: 7am to 11pm, Sun: 8am to 7pm  (650) 326-8485 
Douce France Palo Alto, 93 Town & Country Village yes yes M-S 7am to 7pm, Sun 8am to 6pm great pastries, especially the fruit ones (650) 322-3601 
Alumni Center Cafe Stanford campus, 326 Galvez yes, stanford's wifi yes, indoors M-F: 8 am to 7 pm great outdoor seating near a fountain that drowns out the sounds of distracting conversations (650) 724-4478 
Cool Cafe Stanford campus, attached to the Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita yes, stanford's wifi a few indoors W-Sun: 11 am to 5 pm, Th: 11 am to 8 pm great view of the Rodin sculpture garden (650) 725-4758 
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