Guidebook for San Jose

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Guidebook for San Jose

Food Scene

Excellent deep dish pizza! We recommend the blue line, and they will do half baked take-out.
85 locals recommend
Blue Line Pizza
1201 San Carlos Ave
85 locals recommend
Excellent deep dish pizza! We recommend the blue line, and they will do half baked take-out.
Our favorite restaurant and bar!
76 locals recommend
The Table
1110 Willow St
76 locals recommend
Our favorite restaurant and bar!
Premium shopping and restaurants and an all around good downtown urban experience. Don't miss the giant chessboard!
818 locals recommend
Santana Row
Santana Row
818 locals recommend
Premium shopping and restaurants and an all around good downtown urban experience. Don't miss the giant chessboard!
Our local weeknight taqueria. Always "poppin" in the evenings.
7 locals recommend
Tequila's Taqueria
160 S Livermore Ave
7 locals recommend
Our local weeknight taqueria. Always "poppin" in the evenings.
Order the Gilroy Special. Thick delicious crust and always fresh local pizza chain.
13 locals recommend
Jake's of Willow Glen
1074 Lincoln Ave
13 locals recommend
Order the Gilroy Special. Thick delicious crust and always fresh local pizza chain.
A must-love burger spot for locals. Anyone who has ever lived in California knows and returns for In-n-Out. Our favorite is a double-double with extra toast animal style and a neopolitan shake!
19 locals recommend
In-N-Out Burger
550 Newhall Drive
19 locals recommend
A must-love burger spot for locals. Anyone who has ever lived in California knows and returns for In-n-Out. Our favorite is a double-double with extra toast animal style and a neopolitan shake!
Excellent upscale burgers with all the trimmings.
20 locals recommend
The Counter
39350 Paseo Padre Pkwy
20 locals recommend
Excellent upscale burgers with all the trimmings.
Our favorite ramen spot! Order the Halu ramen for sure. Just as good as Orenchi ramen but without the lines.
Ramen Halu
375 Saratoga Ave
Our favorite ramen spot! Order the Halu ramen for sure. Just as good as Orenchi ramen but without the lines.
Mediterranean food!
111 locals recommend
Dishdash
190 S Murphy Ave
111 locals recommend
Mediterranean food!
Closest commuter Starbucks.
150 locals recommend
Starbucks
101 E Santa Clara St
150 locals recommend
Closest commuter Starbucks.
Japanese steakhouse (like Benihana). Good deals if you go early!
Kyoto Palace Japanese Steakhouse
1875 South Bascom Avenue
Japanese steakhouse (like Benihana). Good deals if you go early!
Japanese "fondue" or "hot pot" Try it, you'll like it!
Shabuway
4304 Moorpark Avenue
Japanese "fondue" or "hot pot" Try it, you'll like it!
Great sandwiches, especially at breakfast time. Stop here and relax for a while.
32 locals recommend
Dry Creek General Store
3495 Dry Creek Rd
32 locals recommend
Great sandwiches, especially at breakfast time. Stop here and relax for a while.
Low key but delicious.
24 locals recommend
Healdsburg Bar & Grill
245 Healdsburg Ave
24 locals recommend
Low key but delicious.
Excellent off leash dog beach right next to the restaurant. Walk the dog on the beach and then come back for a patio cocktail and lunch. Doggies welcome! Also very close to Mavericks.
98 locals recommend
Sam's Chowder House
4210 CA-1
98 locals recommend
Excellent off leash dog beach right next to the restaurant. Walk the dog on the beach and then come back for a patio cocktail and lunch. Doggies welcome! Also very close to Mavericks.
Local sushi spot!
17 locals recommend
Yuki Sushi
1140 Lincoln Ave
17 locals recommend
Local sushi spot!
Tasty, local grown, delicious burgers.
6 locals recommend
Brown Chicken Brown Cow
397 E Campbell Ave
6 locals recommend
Tasty, local grown, delicious burgers.

Essentials

Closest premium grocery store.
350 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
777 The Alameda
350 locals recommend
Closest premium grocery store.
This Safeway is worth the extra .2 miles over the one on Race Street.
140 locals recommend
Safeway
15549 Union Ave
140 locals recommend
This Safeway is worth the extra .2 miles over the one on Race Street.
Excellent charcouterie and deli.
49 locals recommend
V. Sattui Winery
1111 White Ln
49 locals recommend
Excellent charcouterie and deli.

Sightseeing

Our favorite and closest running trail. Only a couple blocks away and a nice little break from the urban neighborhood.
18 locals recommend
Los Gatos Creek Trail
Los Gatos Creek Trail
18 locals recommend
Our favorite and closest running trail. Only a couple blocks away and a nice little break from the urban neighborhood.
Late night clubbing and entertainment.
234 locals recommend
San Pedro Square Market
87 N San Pedro St
234 locals recommend
Late night clubbing and entertainment.
The best Sunday Farmer's Market around 9-1. Cute shops, lively night life, bars, dancing, gastropubs, and great restaurants. Also just a couple light rail stops away!
40 locals recommend
Downtown
40 locals recommend
The best Sunday Farmer's Market around 9-1. Cute shops, lively night life, bars, dancing, gastropubs, and great restaurants. Also just a couple light rail stops away!
Quaint and sometimes historic downtown street. Take a walk and soak it in.
53 locals recommend
Willow Glen
53 locals recommend
Quaint and sometimes historic downtown street. Take a walk and soak it in.
The best beach town experience.
151 locals recommend
Capitola
151 locals recommend
The best beach town experience.

Everything Else

Thin crust California style pizza! One of the top local chains.
141 locals recommend
Pizza My Heart
209 Esplanade
141 locals recommend
Thin crust California style pizza! One of the top local chains.
Huge grass area that dogs often frequent off leash (if under voice control). Please keep it clean and stay clear of the soccer players so we can keep going there! A 1+ mile walk from the house.
Del Mar High School
1224 Del Mar Avenue
Huge grass area that dogs often frequent off leash (if under voice control). Please keep it clean and stay clear of the soccer players so we can keep going there! A 1+ mile walk from the house.
Fascinating spot with great wine!
35 locals recommend
Bella Vineyards and Wine Caves
9711 W Dry Creek Rd
35 locals recommend
Fascinating spot with great wine!
Our favorite wine tasting area. Definitely a better and more classic experience than Napa.
7 locals recommend
Dry Creek Road
Dry Creek Road
7 locals recommend
Our favorite wine tasting area. Definitely a better and more classic experience than Napa.
Easy access to public transportation!
Fruitdale Station Apartments
1590 Southwest Expy
Easy access to public transportation!
Caltrain and Amtrak accessible, and only two lightrail stops from our house!
134 locals recommend
San Jose Diridon Station
65 S Montgomery St
134 locals recommend
Caltrain and Amtrak accessible, and only two lightrail stops from our house!

Shopping

This CVS is much better than the one closer to our house.
29 locals recommend
CVS
821 The Alameda
29 locals recommend
This CVS is much better than the one closer to our house.
Our favorite Japanese market, Kinokuniya bookstore, Daiso japanese dollar store, and Paris Baguette.
35 locals recommend
Mitsuwa Marketplace - San Jose
675 Saratoga Ave
35 locals recommend
Our favorite Japanese market, Kinokuniya bookstore, Daiso japanese dollar store, and Paris Baguette.

Arts & Culture

Good movie theater with classic movies as well as the latest. Hard to park but at the end of Santana Row.
49 locals recommend
CineArts Santana Row
3088 Olsen Dr
49 locals recommend
Good movie theater with classic movies as well as the latest. Hard to park but at the end of Santana Row.
Our local cheapskate movie theater.
9 locals recommend
Camera 7
1875 S Bascom Ave
9 locals recommend
Our local cheapskate movie theater.
SUPER BOWL 2016!
215 locals recommend
4900 Marie P DeBartolo Way
4900 Centennial Blvd
215 locals recommend
SUPER BOWL 2016!
Local amusement park with tons of major roller coasters.
299 locals recommend
California’S Great America
4701 Great America Pkwy
299 locals recommend
Local amusement park with tons of major roller coasters.
For shows, Sharks games, and everything in between!
271 locals recommend
SAP Center
525 W Santa Clara St
271 locals recommend
For shows, Sharks games, and everything in between!
Concert venue, beautiful views, excellent wine, an all around great experience.
79 locals recommend
Mountain Winery
14831 Pierce Rd
79 locals recommend
Concert venue, beautiful views, excellent wine, an all around great experience.
Good collection and funky little market area.
Gallery 1870
1270 Washington St
Good collection and funky little market area.

Entertainment & Activities

Quiet little park with slides and jungle gyms. The closest to our home. Dog on-leash friendly.
St. Elizabeth Park
Saint Elizabeth Drive
Quiet little park with slides and jungle gyms. The closest to our home. Dog on-leash friendly.
Great park with a lot of the community hanging out, basketball courts, nice trail circle off Los Gatos Creek Trail, and playgrounds!
16 locals recommend
Campbell Park
Gilman Avenue
16 locals recommend
Great park with a lot of the community hanging out, basketball courts, nice trail circle off Los Gatos Creek Trail, and playgrounds!
An old favorite for school field trips.
267 locals recommend
The Tech Interactive
201 S Market St
267 locals recommend
An old favorite for school field trips.
Excellent and beautiful park with redwoods and a lake. 6 mile run/ride from our house.
86 locals recommend
Vasona Lake County Park
333 Blossom Hill Rd
86 locals recommend
Excellent and beautiful park with redwoods and a lake. 6 mile run/ride from our house.