Hartz Avenue and the surrounding streets are why people visit even when they do not live here. Saturday looks like sidewalks, not a mall. The Iron Horse Trail runs through. Las Trampas and the state park trails are the wilder edge.
There is no BART station in Danville. The nearest stations are in Walnut Creek or Dublin/Pleasanton, which tells you the commute is a choice, not a convenience. Most households are organized around schools, the downtown, and the car.
Known for
- Downtown Danville
- Iron Horse Trail
- Mount Diablo views
Getting around
Car first. Walnut Creek BART and the Dublin/Pleasanton line are the trains. The trail is excellent for local trips.
Coffee, beer, parks, schools
Restaurants
Gastropub
Revel Kitchen & Bar
Sliders and a full bar on Hartz, with more than a thousand reviews. Danville's weeknight room.
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Wine bar
The Barnyard Wine Bar
Flights, boards, and pasta on Sycamore Valley Road, a few minutes from Alamo.
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New American
The Peasant & The Pear
Danville's downtown dinner room, the one Alamo drives to.
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Steakhouse
Forbes Mill Steakhouse
The steakhouse on Hartz. Alamo and Danville both claim the reservation.
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Californian
Esin
A Danville dinner room with a following that drives in from the valley.
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Californian
Bridges
Church Street, a full bar, and the Danville dinner that Alamo drives down the road for.
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Nearby
San Ramon Valley
Alamo
Unincorporated, leafy, and deliberately low-key.
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San Ramon
Office parks, family neighborhoods, and a valley that keeps adding streets.
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Diablo
A tiny community on the flank of the mountain.
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Walnut Creek
The East Bay downtown people drive to on purpose.
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