Guidebook for San Jose

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Guidebook for San Jose

Food Scene

Japanese restaurants and nice places to talk to. Sushi, noodles, lots of different places to eat.
107 locals recommend
Japantown
107 locals recommend
Japanese restaurants and nice places to talk to. Sushi, noodles, lots of different places to eat.
Great place for grilled food and nice selection of drinks and wine and beer.
9 locals recommend
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
511 Coleman Ave
9 locals recommend
Great place for grilled food and nice selection of drinks and wine and beer.
Ok, its a chain, but they use fresh veggies and you can select steamed rice or vegetables instead of friend rice.
35 locals recommend
Panda Express
5180 Stevens Creek Boulevard
35 locals recommend
Ok, its a chain, but they use fresh veggies and you can select steamed rice or vegetables instead of friend rice.
My favorite Thai place close to home.
8 locals recommend
Thai Orchid
2591 N 1st St
8 locals recommend
My favorite Thai place close to home.
walk two blocks from teh house and great dim sum!
6 locals recommend
Jade Cathay Chinese Restaurant
1339 N 1st St
6 locals recommend
walk two blocks from teh house and great dim sum!
the entire street is blocked off on weekend, but otherwise, all food places, shops, etc.
818 locals recommend
Santana Row
Santana Row
818 locals recommend
the entire street is blocked off on weekend, but otherwise, all food places, shops, etc.
near and walkable and good meat place
6 locals recommend
Smoking Pig BBQ Company
1144 N 4th St
6 locals recommend
near and walkable and good meat place
Smoking Pig BBQ Newhall
530 Newhall Drive

Drinks & Nightlife

Unique bar with friendly attitude and custom drinks
50 locals recommend
Paper Plane
72 S First St
50 locals recommend
Unique bar with friendly attitude and custom drinks
Wine Bar, serving Wine by the glass, or tasting flights and you can order cheese/meat/cracker platter, outdoors, wonderful place. to watch people too
8 locals recommend
Vintage Wine Bar
368 Santana Row
8 locals recommend
Wine Bar, serving Wine by the glass, or tasting flights and you can order cheese/meat/cracker platter, outdoors, wonderful place. to watch people too

Sightseeing

unique visit look it up online. ;-)
302 locals recommend
Winchester Mystery House
525 S Winchester Blvd
302 locals recommend
unique visit look it up online. ;-)
Overvatory, great views of the valley
Mount Hamilton Road
Mount Hamilton Road
Overvatory, great views of the valley

Parks & Nature

nice walk, dam and spill way
8 locals recommend
Los Gatos Creek Trail Main St Entrance
Los Gatos Creek Trail
8 locals recommend
nice walk, dam and spill way

Shopping

SuperStore has groceries and other things if you are staying a week or more. uber is cheap to get here
147 locals recommend
Target
533 Coleman Ave
147 locals recommend
SuperStore has groceries and other things if you are staying a week or more. uber is cheap to get here
350 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
777 The Alameda
350 locals recommend
world famous outlets 1 hour south of San Jose
103 locals recommend
Gilroy Premium Outlets
681 Leavesley Rd
103 locals recommend
world famous outlets 1 hour south of San Jose

Essentials

quick food item, drinks, icecream, donuts, cereal, medical items, etc
10 locals recommend
7-Eleven
404 S 6th St
10 locals recommend
quick food item, drinks, icecream, donuts, cereal, medical items, etc
a bit out of the way not too much for stays of week to a month
313 locals recommend
Safeway
3970 Rivermark Plaza
313 locals recommend
a bit out of the way not too much for stays of week to a month

Getting Around

light rail
Gish Station (North)
light rail
light rail
East Gish Road
East Gish Road
light rail
use uber application on any smart phon Or Lyft also an app
74 locals recommend
Uber HQ
1455 Market St
74 locals recommend
use uber application on any smart phon Or Lyft also an app