Where to eat in San Jose
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Angkor Chef
Angkor Chef is worth booking for casual Cambodian food in downtown San Jose, especially at lunch or early dinner when…
Bo Ne Phu Yen
Compared with San Jose's casual, Bo Ne Phu Yen is the stronger pick when you want a low-friction daytime meal…
Dry Creek Grill
Dry Creek Grill is worth booking when you want an upscale casual San Jose dinner with steakhouse comfort, BBQ smoke…
El Halal Amigos
El Halal Amigos is worth choosing when the group wants casual Mexican food with a fully halal menu, not a formal…
Falafel's Drive In
Falafel's Drive In on Stevens Creek Blvd is San Jose's go-to for fast, reliable falafel and Middle Eastern…
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- Goodtime Bar
- Island Taste Caribbean Grill
- Jubba
- LB Steak
- Left Bank Brasserie
- LeYou
- Los Tapatios
- Luna Mexican Kitchen
- Morton's, The Steakhouse
- Naglee Park Garage
- Petiscos
- Vietnoms
- Vintage Wine Merchants
- A Sack Of Potatoes
- Amato's
- Antipastos by DeRose
- Back A Yard Caribbean Grill
- Banh Cuon Tay Ho
- Bar Tako
- Bibo’s Pizza & Pasta
- Bill's Cafe
- Black Sheep Brasserie
- Bun Bo Hue
- Bun Bo Hue Song Huong
- Castillo's Mexican Restaurant
- Culichi Town
- Curry Pizza House - San Jose
- El Bombero 408
- Elyse Restaurant
- Famous Dave's
- Famtime Thai Street Food
- Faz - San Jose
- Flora
- Freshly Baked Eatery
- Giorgio's Italian Food and Pizzeria
- Golden Palace Restaurant
- Grand View
- Hearth BBQ炉边烧烤
- Henry's World Famous Hi-Life
- Hokkaido Ramen Santouka らーめん山頭火
- Hue Restaurant
- Hunan Taste
- Island Grill
- La Foret
- La Victoria Taqueria
- Le Papillon
- Locanda Ischia
- Mariscos Costa Alegre
- Meso Modern Mediterranean
- Mezcal
- Milan
- Minato Japanese Restaurant
- Momosan Santana Row
- Mudai Ethiopian Restaurant
- Orchestria Palm Court
- Original Joe's
- Oveja Negra
- Ozumo Santana Row
- Palm & Ember
- Pho 85
- Pho Dang
- Pho Kim Long
- Pho Mai #1 Noodle House
- Phở Passion and MinTea Bar
- Pizza Antica
- Poppy & Claro
- Qingshu Malatang Hotpot
- RAMEN OSAKA
- Saapaaduu
- Santa Fe Taqueria
- Scott's Seafood Ballroom
- Scott's Seafood San Jose
- Sizzling House
- SmokeEaters
- Smoking Pig BBQ
- South Winchester BBQ
- Souvlaki Greek Skewers
- Spencer's for Steaks and Chops
- Straits
- Strata
- Super Taqueria
- Sushi Confidential San Jose
- Sushi Confidential Willow Glen
- SweetHome Kitchen
- Tacos Los Tres Reyes
- Tacos Mama Cuca
- Taiwan Restaurant
- Tasty Pot (De Anza)
- Taurinus Brazilian Steakhouse
- Teske's Germania
- Thai Elephant Express
- Thanh Huong Restaurant
- The Club On Post
- The Eden Gardens
- The Farmers Union
- The Pressroom
- The Second wife
- Toast Cafe & Grill
- Trifecta
- VeLa Brunch & Thai
- Vito's Trattoria
- Wagyu Master
- Whispers Cafe and Creperie
- Willow Street Wood-Fired Pizza
- Yas Restaurant
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Dining in San Jose
Many of San Jose's restaurants are in Santana Row and Willow Glen, with others in Downtown San Jose and East San Jose. Award sources that recognise restaurants here include Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Wine Spectator, Michelin and the San Francisco Chronicle. Authentic Mexican taquerias include Super Taqueria and Santa Fe Taqueria.
Mexican restaurants include Luna Mexican Kitchen, Mezcal, Super Taqueria, Santa Fe Taqueria, Los Tapatios and El Halal Amigos. Vietnamese restaurants include Bo Ne Phu Yen, Bun Bo Hue Song Huong, Hue Restaurant, Pho Kim Long and Vietnoms. Japanese, Italian, Chinese and American restaurants are also present. Places with tasting menus include Adega, Augustine, La Foret and Le Papillon. Restaurants with exceptional wine lists include Adega, Goodtime Bar, LB Steak, La Foret, Naglee Park Garage and Spencer's for Steaks and Chops. Morton's, The Steakhouse also has an exceptional wine list. Luna Mexican Kitchen and Petiscos hold Bib Gourmands.
Michelin-recognised restaurants
Luna Mexican Kitchen and Petiscos hold Bib Gourmands (2026). LeYou holds a Michelin Plate (2026).
Luna Mexican Kitchen
Luna Mexican Kitchen serves modern Mexican cooking a la carte under chef Jo Lerma-Lopez in Shasta-Hanchett Park. The menu includes Rancho Gordo beans, Mary's free-range chicken and house-made chorizo. It has a full bar and an open-air patio and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand (2026).
Petiscos
Petiscos serves Portuguese small plates à la carte in SoFA, with chefs David, Jessica, and Sandra. It holds a Bib Gourmand (2026).
LeYou
LeYou serves modern Ethiopian cooking a la carte in Hyde Park. It holds a Michelin Plate (2026) and is on the 2026 San Francisco Chronicle Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants list.
Tasting menus
Adega, Augustine and La Foret offer tasting menus.
Adega
Adega serves Portuguese cooking in Little Portugal South and offers tasting and prix fixe menus. It holds a Michelin Plate (2025).
Augustine
Augustine serves coastal Californian cooking with French and Italian influences in Santana Row. It serves a tasting menu and à la carte and holds a 2026 Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence.
La Foret
La Foret serves classical French cooking and offers a tasting menu and à la carte. The restaurant occupies a converted Victorian home.
Wine Spectator award restaurants
LB Steak, Left Bank Brasserie, Dry Creek Grill, Eos & Nyx and Vintage Wine Merchants appear on Wine Spectator lists for 2026.
LB Steak
LB Steak is a modern American steakhouse with à la carte service. It holds a 2026 Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence.
Left Bank Brasserie
Left Bank Brasserie is a French brasserie in Santana Row serving small plates à la carte. It holds a 2026 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, with wine strengths in California and France.
Dry Creek Grill
Dry Creek Grill is an American steakhouse and grill in Willow Glen, with à la carte service. It holds a 2026 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, with wine strengths in California.
Eos & Nyx
Eos & Nyx serves Mediterranean cooking with California seasonal influences in Paseo de San Antonio. It offers small plates, à la carte dishes and prix fixe menus. It holds a 2026 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence.
Vintage Wine Merchants
Vintage Wine Merchants is a wine bar with small plates in Santana Row, also serving pizza. It holds a 2026 Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence.
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured restaurants
Naglee Park Garage, Vietnoms, El Halal Amigos, Los Tapatios and Island Taste Caribbean Grill were named in the 2026 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Featured Restaurants list.
Naglee Park Garage
Naglee Park Garage is an American bistro in Naglee Park, with à la carte service. The kitchen is known for lamb, Angus burger and Brussels sprouts and bacon. It is on the 2026 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Featured Restaurants list.
Vietnoms
Vietnoms serves modern Vietnamese cooking à la carte, with counter seating. Dishes include Red Hot Beef Banh Mi and Spicy Bulgogi Beef Rice Bowl. It is on the 2026 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Featured Restaurants list.
El Halal Amigos
El Halal Amigos serves halal Mexican cooking a la carte in Willow Glen, known for birria tacos and a beef halal rib plate. It is on the 2026 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Featured Restaurants list.
Los Tapatios
Los Tapatios is a Mexican taco truck serving à la carte, with counter seating. The kitchen is known for lobster nachos and steak burrito. It is on the 2026 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Featured Restaurants list.
Island Taste Caribbean Grill
Island Taste Caribbean Grill serves Jamaican and Haitian cooking à la carte, known for Caribbean beef patty and jerk chicken wings. It is on the 2026 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Featured Restaurants list.
San Francisco Chronicle Top 100 Bay Area restaurants
Jubba, Bo Ne Phu Yen and Goodtime Bar are on the 2026 San Francisco Chronicle Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants list.
Jubba
Jubba serves Somali cooking a la carte in Erikson, with counter service and complimentary spiced tea. Large parties gather around trays of goat ribs. It is on the 2026 San Francisco Chronicle Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants list.
Bo Ne Phu Yen
Bo Ne Phu Yen serves Vietnamese sizzling steak breakfast a la carte. The draw is bó nè: steak and eggs arriving on cast-iron skillets. It is on the 2026 San Francisco Chronicle Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants list.
Goodtime Bar
Goodtime Bar is a natural wine bar in the Historic District serving small plates à la carte. It is on the 2026 San Francisco Chronicle Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants list.
Frequently asked questions
- Which neighbourhoods hold many of San Jose's restaurants?
- Many of San Jose's restaurants are in Santana Row and Willow Glen, with others in Downtown San Jose and East San Jose. Santana Row holds places such as Augustine, Left Bank Brasserie and Momosan Santana Row. Willow Glen holds Dry Creek Grill, El Halal Amigos and Taiwan Restaurant.
- Which San Jose restaurants hold Michelin distinctions?
- Luna Mexican Kitchen and Petiscos hold Bib Gourmands (2026). LeYou holds a Michelin Plate (2026). Adega holds a Michelin Plate (2025).
- Which San Jose restaurants offer tasting menus?
- Tasting menus are available at Adega, Augustine, La Foret and Le Papillon. Adega also offers prix fixe. Augustine and La Foret also serve a la carte.
- Which San Jose restaurants were named in Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
- Restaurants named in the 2026 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Featured Restaurants list include Angkor Chef, El Halal Amigos, Falafel's Drive In, Island Taste Caribbean Grill, Los Tapatios and Naglee Park Garage. Vietnoms was also named on that list.
- Which San Jose restaurants are on Wine Spectator lists?
- Restaurants on Wine Spectator lists for 2026 include Augustine, Dry Creek Grill, Eos & Nyx, LB Steak, Left Bank Brasserie and Vintage Wine Merchants. Morton's, The Steakhouse is on the 2026 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence list.
- Which San Jose restaurants are on the San Francisco Chronicle Top 100?
- Bo Ne Phu Yen, Goodtime Bar, Jubba and LeYou are on the 2026 San Francisco Chronicle Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants list.