Indochine

About Indochine

Indochine is a Thai and Vietnamese restaurant on Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Its online ordering site places it on Middlefield near Hoover Park. The restaurant describes itself as serving fine Thai and Vietnamese cuisine and says its chefs cook with high quality ingredients and exotic spices. It pitches the room as relaxed and friendly, suited to anything from a business lunch to a casual dinner.

Putting two cuisines under one roof gives the menu real range. Vietnamese pho and shaken beef sit next to Thai curries and pad Thai. A few Malaysian touches show up too. That makes Indochine a practical choice for a group where not everyone wants the same thing.

What is on the menu

The menu is long, so here is how it is organized, with a few examples from each section.

• Appetizers. Fresh spring rolls, crispy imperial rolls, chicken satay, pot stickers and a spicy dish called Demon Wings.
• Salads. Thai papaya salad, a Vietnamese chicken salad, a spicy prawn salad and a Thai beef salad.
• Soups. Pho ga and pho tai, the chicken and beef Vietnamese noodle soups, plus Thai tom yum and tom ka gai.
• Chef's specials. Massamun beef, mango chicken, sweet basil glazed pork ribs, basil eggplant chicken and belacan okra.
• Curries. Yellow, green, red and panang curries with a choice of chicken, beef, prawns or duck.
• Noodles and rice. Pad Thai, the house chef's noodles in the pad see ew style, Malaysian rice noodles, chow mein and several fried rice plates, including pineapple fried rice.
• Meat and seafood plates. Lemongrass chicken, ginger chicken, shaken beef, Mongolian beef, honey walnut prawns and crispy fried fish.

The menu marks spicy dishes. Tom yum, tom ka gai, the chili plates and the spicy prawn salad are among those flagged, while the seafood delight is listed as mildly spicy. The belacan okra and basil fried rice use Malaysian shrimp paste, which matters if you avoid shellfish. Dessert is short, led by sticky rice with mango. Drinks include Vietnamese coffee, Thai iced tea and imported beers. The website also has a separate wine page.

Vegetarian options

Vegetarians have plenty of choice here, because the menu groups meat free dishes in their own section. Choices include Rama tofu, kung pao tofu, dry fried string beans, a panang spicy vegetable, eggplant, a vegetarian delight and Chinese broccoli with tofu. You can add chicken or beef to these for an extra charge. Vegetarian spring rolls, golden tofu, vegetarian fried rice and vegetable chow mein appear in other sections. Fish sauce and shrimp paste are common in both cuisines, so ask staff how a dish is made if you are strict.

Lunch specials

Lunch specials run Monday through Saturday. Entrées come with rice. Dine-in guests also get the daily soup. Examples include sweet basil chicken, green curry chicken, red curry beef, grilled pork with vermicelli or rice and mango chicken. Note that the website gives two different lunch start times, 10:30 a.m. in one place and 11:30 a.m. in another, so call if you plan an early lunch.

Takeout, delivery and catering

For takeout or reservations, call the restaurant. The website also links to online ordering through its own ordering site and through Uber Eats, DoorDash and other delivery services. Indochine offers drop-off catering for homes and offices with a $200 minimum that includes free delivery within 5 miles. It also caters dinner parties, corporate meetings and weddings.

Tips for visiting

The restaurant serves dinner every night. Because its website has not been updated recently, call ahead to confirm hours, especially on holidays. Regulars who order often can use the restaurant's Android app, which the website links to, or the online ordering site, which lists chef's specials such as mango chicken and country tofu. Our Asian food guide covers more Thai, Vietnamese and other Asian restaurants around town. The vegetarian and vegan guide lists more meat free options. The Midtown guide covers the surrounding area.

Location and getting there

Indochine is at 2710 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306, in the Midtown area of Palo Alto. Our Midtown guide covers what else is around.

The nearest train stop is the California Avenue Caltrain station, about 0.8 miles away. That is roughly a 19 minute walk or a short bike ride.

Parking: street spaces or a small lot nearby; check posted limits.

Hours

Hours from OpenStreetMap contributors, checked October 29, 2026.

What is nearby

• Kumon of Palo Alto, school or studio, under 0.1 mi
• Palo Alto Dental Wellness, practice, under 0.1 mi
• Uber Eyes Optometry of Palo Alto, practice, under 0.1 mi
• Subway Midtown, quick-service spot, under 0.1 mi
• CVS Pharmacy Middlefield Road, practice, under 0.1 mi
• Hoover Park, 0.2 mi
• Seale Park, 0.6 mi
• Bowden Park, 0.7 mi

Other restaurants nearby: Sancho's Taqueria (under 0.1 mi); Kirk's Steakburgers (under 0.1 mi); Round Table Pizza (under 0.1 mi); Caffe Riace (0.8 mi). Browse the full restaurants list.

Before you go

• Popular dinner spots in Palo Alto fill up on Friday and Saturday nights, so book ahead where the restaurant takes reservations.
• Many kitchens close earlier than in big cities. Plan to order by about 9 p.m. on weeknights unless the posted hours say otherwise.
• If you have allergies or dietary needs, call ahead or check the current menu on the restaurant's website.

About this listing

Checked October 29, 2026 against Indochine official website; Indochine menu; Indochine online ordering. How our listings work. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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