SAN FRANCISCO — As one of the most recent members of the Les Clefs d’Or organization, Teri Ching, a concierge at Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport – Burlingame for the last six years, introduces “Teri’s Top Ten,” lists of her personal, favorite things to do and places to eat in the San Francisco Peninsula area that she shares with her guests.

Teri’s Top 10 activities

CuriOdyssey/Coyote Point Museum in San Mateo

1. CuriOdyssey, Coyote Point Museum – San Mateo

2. Pez Museum – Burlingame

3. Crystal Springs Golf Course – Burlingame

4. Filoli Gardens – Woodside

5. LaNebbia Winery – Half Moon Bay

6. Thomas Fogarty Winery – Woodside

7. Mavericks – famous for big wave surfing competition – Half Moon Bay

8. Stanford University & Stanford Shopping Center – Palo Alto

9. NASA Ames Research Center – Moffett Field

10.HP Garage- birthplace of Silicon Valley – in 1939 Palo Alto

Teri’s Top Ten Restaurants

Ristorante Rocca in Burlingame

1. Ristorante Rocca – Burlingame

2. Trapeze – Burlingame

3. Stella Alpina – Burlingame

4. Kabul Afghan Cuisine – Burlingame

5. LaBoheme – Burlingame

6. Roti Indian Bistro – Burlingame

7. Broadway Grill – Burlingame

8. Broadway Prime – Burlingame

9. Zen Bistro – Millbrae

10 Ramen Club – Burlingame

For more information on these and more activities in the San Francisco Bay Area, contact Les Clefs d’Or Concierge Teri Ching at 650-347-1234 x51 or email her at teri.ching@hyatt.com. For hotel and restaurant reservations and additional information, call 650-347-1234 or visit sanfranciscoairport.hyatt.com.

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