The bustling downtown of Laurel Avenue draws residents from all around to take a stroll along this street ideal for window shopping and enjoying a variety of local restaurants. Enjoy a luxurious desert at the Suzy Cakes or the Cowabunga Creamery which offers homemade ice cream. Another wonderful addition to downtown San Carlos is The Reading Bug, a children’s bookstore, the first of its kind in our area, that offers an amazing array of children’s books, arts and crafts, story time and childrens’ birthday parties.

Other attractions include a Sunday farmers’ market and seasonal street fairs. San Carlos is a few miles north of Menlo Park and Palo Alto and offers residents a slightly shorter commute to San Francisco. The elementary schools in San Carlos are strong and this is a major contributing factor to the increase in home prices in this area.