Guidebook for San Jose

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Guidebook for San Jose

Food Scene

Great Mediterranean at very reasonable prices. Always packed for lunch and busy for dinner.
16 locals recommend
Dishdash Grill
260 Ranch Dr
16 locals recommend
Great Mediterranean at very reasonable prices. Always packed for lunch and busy for dinner.
Excellent Indian restaurant, a bit pricier than the average, but worth it. Great for dinner, as well as lunch buffet.
23 locals recommend
Amber India
4926 El Camino Real
23 locals recommend
Excellent Indian restaurant, a bit pricier than the average, but worth it. Great for dinner, as well as lunch buffet.
A favorite of mine for a long time. Great steak house at "reasonable" prices compared to other steak places. They have good seafood as well. Good bar for pre dinner cocktails.
13 locals recommend
Birk's
3955 Freedom Cir
13 locals recommend
A favorite of mine for a long time. Great steak house at "reasonable" prices compared to other steak places. They have good seafood as well. Good bar for pre dinner cocktails.
Singapore cuisine, very good "small dishes" that you can share, good atmosphere. Good happy hour as well.
25 locals recommend
Straits - Santana Row
333 Santana Row
25 locals recommend
Singapore cuisine, very good "small dishes" that you can share, good atmosphere. Good happy hour as well.
Favorite pizza of mine, 5 min walking distance from the townhouse.
16 locals recommend
Premier Pizza
4190 N 1st St
16 locals recommend
Favorite pizza of mine, 5 min walking distance from the townhouse.
30 locals recommend
Peet's Coffee
3932 Rivermark Plaza
30 locals recommend
Quite good sushi restaurant on Santana Row. Very decent cocktails as well, at good prices.
Blowfish Sushi
355 Santana Row
Quite good sushi restaurant on Santana Row. Very decent cocktails as well, at good prices.
No my favorite coffee but it's right there, 5 min walking distance.
61 locals recommend
Starbucks
120 W Calaveras Blvd
61 locals recommend
No my favorite coffee but it's right there, 5 min walking distance.
A street in Mountain View lined with restaurants and cafes. Too many to list.
113 locals recommend
Castro Street
Castro Street
113 locals recommend
A street in Mountain View lined with restaurants and cafes. Too many to list.
In Palo Alto, a street lined with restaurants and some bars. Check it out.
62 locals recommend
University Avenue
University Avenue
62 locals recommend
In Palo Alto, a street lined with restaurants and some bars. Check it out.
Very nice restaurant in Los Gatos. Great for lunch and dinner.
7 locals recommend
Steamer's Grillhouse
31 University Ave
7 locals recommend
Very nice restaurant in Los Gatos. Great for lunch and dinner.
Murphy Ave in Sunnyvale, part of the Town Center, is a relatively short avenue but with many restaurants and a few bars. There is a farmers market there as well on weekends (check on the dates on the net).
Sunnyvale Town Center
250 South Mathilda Avenue
Murphy Ave in Sunnyvale, part of the Town Center, is a relatively short avenue but with many restaurants and a few bars. There is a farmers market there as well on weekends (check on the dates on the net).

Shopping

488 locals recommend
Westfield Valley Fair
2855 Stevens Creek Blvd
488 locals recommend

Essentials

313 locals recommend
Safeway
3970 Rivermark Plaza
313 locals recommend
350 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
777 The Alameda
350 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Restaurants and bars, good Friday and Sat night place.
818 locals recommend
Santana Row
Santana Row
818 locals recommend
Restaurants and bars, good Friday and Sat night place.

Entertainment & Activities

One of the big movie theaters nearby.
111 locals recommend
AMC Mercado 20
3111 Mission College Blvd
111 locals recommend
One of the big movie theaters nearby.