Guidebook for San Jose

Kate
Guidebook for San Jose

Food Scene

Excellent all-around Mexican fusion menu.
Tac-oh! San Jose
Excellent all-around Mexican fusion menu.
47 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
La Victoria Taqueria
140 East San Carlos Street
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Philz Coffee
118 Paseo de San Antonio
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Cafe Stritch
372 S 1st St
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Caffe Frascati
315 S First St
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San Pedro Square Market
87 N San Pedro St
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Vietnamese restaurant with very friendly staff and a broad noodle selection.
Phở Công Lý
460 E William St
Vietnamese restaurant with very friendly staff and a broad noodle selection.
One of the 3 remaining historic Japantowns in the United States. Beautiful architecture and cute restaurants and storefronts that would make a nice setting during a walk on a day off.
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Japantown
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One of the 3 remaining historic Japantowns in the United States. Beautiful architecture and cute restaurants and storefronts that would make a nice setting during a walk on a day off.
Bottomless mimosas and a delicious brunch selection. Get there early to avoid the crowds on weekends.
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Mo's Campbell
278 E Campbell Ave
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Bottomless mimosas and a delicious brunch selection. Get there early to avoid the crowds on weekends.
Light foodie-oriented brunch & lunch fare with tons and tons of room to spread out. Seriously the largest coffee shop I've been to...maybe ever. Open late for a coffee shop too.
Forager Tasting Room & Eatery
420 S 1st St
Light foodie-oriented brunch & lunch fare with tons and tons of room to spread out. Seriously the largest coffee shop I've been to...maybe ever. Open late for a coffee shop too.
Delicious fast-food greek fare near San Pedro Square. Very budget friendly. Careful on East Santa Clara Street at nighttime, however- some unhappy people camp out in front after dark.
Nick the Greek
Delicious fast-food greek fare near San Pedro Square. Very budget friendly. Careful on East Santa Clara Street at nighttime, however- some unhappy people camp out in front after dark.
Very cute and affordable mom & pop Japanese restaurant downtown. Great decor and happy hour. Huge selection of rolls that it takes us longer to pick one than to scarf it down.
Fuji
56 W Santa Clara St
Very cute and affordable mom & pop Japanese restaurant downtown. Great decor and happy hour. Huge selection of rolls that it takes us longer to pick one than to scarf it down.
Ice cream sandwiches to the max. Open late for all the surrounding nightlife. Enough said.
10 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
CREAM San Jose
49 S First St
10 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Ice cream sandwiches to the max. Open late for all the surrounding nightlife. Enough said.
All-you-can-eat sushi. Better for volume sushi-eaters than serious gourmands, but a great deal nonetheless. Go for lunch before 4pm.
9 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Sushi Infinity
10271 Torre Avenue
9 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
All-you-can-eat sushi. Better for volume sushi-eaters than serious gourmands, but a great deal nonetheless. Go for lunch before 4pm.
Delicious Tonkatsu ramen in a mom & pop setting in Japantown. You know they're doing it right when the majority of the staff and the clientele speak English only as a necessity. Tiny, so you may be waiting a bit during the rush.
8 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Kumako Ramen
211 Jackson St
8 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Delicious Tonkatsu ramen in a mom & pop setting in Japantown. You know they're doing it right when the majority of the staff and the clientele speak English only as a necessity. Tiny, so you may be waiting a bit during the rush.
Some of the best noodles I've had in the South Bay. Try the Tom Yum, you won't regret it. There's another location on 2nd and San Carlos as well.
6 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
SA-BY Thai Cuisine
346 E William St
6 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Some of the best noodles I've had in the South Bay. Try the Tom Yum, you won't regret it. There's another location on 2nd and San Carlos as well.

Drinks & Nightlife

Dark, atmospheric hipster-y bar. Excellent drinks and desserts.
55 South Market Street
55 South Market Street
Dark, atmospheric hipster-y bar. Excellent drinks and desserts.
Excellent wings and a longer-than-average happy hour.
6 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Nomikai
48 S First St
6 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Excellent wings and a longer-than-average happy hour.
The food is decent, but we love the outdoor terrace at happy hour. Nice downtown views overlooking Cesar Chavez Park.
12 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Scott's Seafood
185 Park Ave
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The food is decent, but we love the outdoor terrace at happy hour. Nice downtown views overlooking Cesar Chavez Park.
Veggie oriented, with an enormous selection of craft beers that's ever-changing. Cute decor and a small outdoor patio that's nice for warm days.
Good Karma Artisan Ales & Café
37 S 1st St
Veggie oriented, with an enormous selection of craft beers that's ever-changing. Cute decor and a small outdoor patio that's nice for warm days.

Sightseeing

Historic university just down the street.
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San José State University
1 Washington Sq
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Historic university just down the street.
20 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Katedral Basilika ng St. Joseph
80 S Market St
20 lokal ang nagrerekomenda

Arts & Culture

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MACLA
510 S 1st St
6 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
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Museo ng Sining ng San Jose
110 S Market St
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Essentials

Staff is really friendly and place is well-kept (for your average laundromat) and has various sizes of washers/dryers. Just across from House of Bagels, convenient for grabbing a bagel and a coffee while you wait.
Quickwash Laundry Inc
485 E San Carlos St
Staff is really friendly and place is well-kept (for your average laundromat) and has various sizes of washers/dryers. Just across from House of Bagels, convenient for grabbing a bagel and a coffee while you wait.

Parks & Nature

The heart of downtown.
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Plaza de César Chávez
1 Paseo de San Antonio
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The heart of downtown.
Our favorite park for furry friends. Well-maintained & divided up into little/big dog sections with a modern playground for kids.
Del Monte Dog Park
Los Gatos Creek Trail
Our favorite park for furry friends. Well-maintained & divided up into little/big dog sections with a modern playground for kids.
A huge park with a trail that spans much of downtown San Jose.
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Guadalupe River Park
438 Coleman Avenue
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A huge park with a trail that spans much of downtown San Jose.