Guidebook for San Jose
Arts & Culture
Cool, hand-on and interactive approach to learning about Technology. Adults will enjoy it - especially if you have an interest in technology. There are also tech exhibits geared towards children. Wide variety of changing exhibitions and "experiments." Check it out!!
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The Tech Interactive
201 S Market StCool, hand-on and interactive approach to learning about Technology. Adults will enjoy it - especially if you have an interest in technology. There are also tech exhibits geared towards children. Wide variety of changing exhibitions and "experiments." Check it out!!
Interesting art gallery with rotating "alternative" / counter culture types of art. Varied sculptures, kinetic sculptures, dioramas, mixed media, paintings, and everything in between..
KALEID Gallery
320 S 1st StInteresting art gallery with rotating "alternative" / counter culture types of art. Varied sculptures, kinetic sculptures, dioramas, mixed media, paintings, and everything in between..
Fantastic small museum covering Beethoven's best. Has pianos played by Beethoven, a lot of music theory, books, and tours. Any music buff or someone who enjoys classical music would find this interesting..
Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies
Fantastic small museum covering Beethoven's best. Has pianos played by Beethoven, a lot of music theory, books, and tours. Any music buff or someone who enjoys classical music would find this interesting..
Anno Domini art gallery has rotating exhibits of Modern Art, eclectic mixes of starting artists on the forefront of more avante garde works, and an interesting mix of clientele. Stop by and see what strikes you!!
Anno Domini Gallery
366 S 1st StAnno Domini art gallery has rotating exhibits of Modern Art, eclectic mixes of starting artists on the forefront of more avante garde works, and an interesting mix of clientele. Stop by and see what strikes you!!
Food Scene
Best Sausage shop you've been to!!! Definitely try the Pineapple Sausage for a sweet and savory blend of fresh island sweetness, coupled with the salty sausage.. Feeling a little more spicy? Get the linguica!! Spicy red - try with some of their custom mustards!! (try it with the sweet) ;) Right by campus, lots of students come here. Nice people watching from a busy corner outside!! :)
*Open 11AM-9PM Mon-Sat; 8PM Sun. CASH ONLY!
Happy Dog
284 S 11th StBest Sausage shop you've been to!!! Definitely try the Pineapple Sausage for a sweet and savory blend of fresh island sweetness, coupled with the salty sausage.. Feeling a little more spicy? Get the linguica!! Spicy red - try with some of their custom mustards!! (try it with the sweet) ;) Right by campus, lots of students come here. Nice people watching from a busy corner outside!! :)
*Open 11AM-9PM Mon-Sat; 8PM Sun. CASH ONLY!
Tasty South Indian food just around the corner!! Their biryani's are the best dishes around. It is a seasoned rice dish - vegetarian, or with your choice of meat. Also, try the dosa, which is a South India favorite. It is a crepe-like wrap with your choice of delicious interior "stuffing," served with several different sauces such as raita (yogurt-like sauce), tamarind (tangy), mint chutney (minty and cilantro), or whatever else they may be serving!! Yummmy!!
*11:30AM - 10:30PM. 11:30PM Fri & Sat.
Open Every Day. $-$$
Chennai Kings
457 E San Carlos StTasty South Indian food just around the corner!! Their biryani's are the best dishes around. It is a seasoned rice dish - vegetarian, or with your choice of meat. Also, try the dosa, which is a South India favorite. It is a crepe-like wrap with your choice of delicious interior "stuffing," served with several different sauces such as raita (yogurt-like sauce), tamarind (tangy), mint chutney (minty and cilantro), or whatever else they may be serving!! Yummmy!!
*11:30AM - 10:30PM. 11:30PM Fri & Sat.
Open Every Day. $-$$
Late-Night Pizza and Beer joint. Indoor and Outdoor seating. Interesting and creative combinations of pizzas, side dishes, and appetizers. Fresh ingredients. Lots of local beers on tap & wine served. Cool open, tall interior is a great place to hang out. Frequented by college students and locals. A local favorite is the "buffalo mac and cheese" pizza (probably a late night student favorite! hahaa), and the "mother clucker:" bbq sauce, chicken, red onion, and cilantro; or the "El Presidente": Garlic sauce, carnitas, salsa, black beans, tomatoes, green onion, cilantro, orange sauce
Sammy G's Pizzeria
330 S 10th StLate-Night Pizza and Beer joint. Indoor and Outdoor seating. Interesting and creative combinations of pizzas, side dishes, and appetizers. Fresh ingredients. Lots of local beers on tap & wine served. Cool open, tall interior is a great place to hang out. Frequented by college students and locals. A local favorite is the "buffalo mac and cheese" pizza (probably a late night student favorite! hahaa), and the "mother clucker:" bbq sauce, chicken, red onion, and cilantro; or the "El Presidente": Garlic sauce, carnitas, salsa, black beans, tomatoes, green onion, cilantro, orange sauce
Inexpensive Vietnamese Restaurant just off the SJSU campus. Be sure to try an iced Vietnamese coffee, which is a deep bitter espresso, balanced with condensed milk (sweet!). A Bahn Mi sandwich is a classic, with your choice of meat on a French roll, with cilantro and carrots and a sweet sauce.
Hue Xua
301 E Santa Clara StInexpensive Vietnamese Restaurant just off the SJSU campus. Be sure to try an iced Vietnamese coffee, which is a deep bitter espresso, balanced with condensed milk (sweet!). A Bahn Mi sandwich is a classic, with your choice of meat on a French roll, with cilantro and carrots and a sweet sauce.
Delicious bagels, breakfast foods, coffee, espresso, .
If you like sweet stuff, try the double dutch mocha! If you like spicy stuff, get some jalapeno cream cheese for your favorite bagel or bagel breakfast sandwich, or both!!!..
Stop by in the afternoon for a delicious, fresh sandwich on a bagel, pest pizza on a bagel, or one of many other tasty creatings!!
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House of Bagels
505 E San Carlos StDelicious bagels, breakfast foods, coffee, espresso, .
If you like sweet stuff, try the double dutch mocha! If you like spicy stuff, get some jalapeno cream cheese for your favorite bagel or bagel breakfast sandwich, or both!!!..
Stop by in the afternoon for a delicious, fresh sandwich on a bagel, pest pizza on a bagel, or one of many other tasty creatings!!
Budget pizza joint. Not the greatest, but quick, cheap, and open until 10:30PM. For better and more creative pizza (at a higher cost), go around the corner to Sammy G's Pizzeria, and enjoy it with a great local craft beer.
San Carlos Italian Pizza
484 E San Carlos StBudget pizza joint. Not the greatest, but quick, cheap, and open until 10:30PM. For better and more creative pizza (at a higher cost), go around the corner to Sammy G's Pizzeria, and enjoy it with a great local craft beer.
Vegetarian & Vegan Vietnamese restaurant. Try the Spicy Noodle Soup on a cold, rainy day. Basil tofu and the "veggie tuna" (no real fish in it), and spring rolls are other good vegan options. Inexpensive, but cash only! So don't bring your card!
*9AM-9PM M-F. 10AM-6PM Sat. Sun Closed. $
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Tofoo Com Chay
388 E Santa Clara StVegetarian & Vegan Vietnamese restaurant. Try the Spicy Noodle Soup on a cold, rainy day. Basil tofu and the "veggie tuna" (no real fish in it), and spring rolls are other good vegan options. Inexpensive, but cash only! So don't bring your card!
*9AM-9PM M-F. 10AM-6PM Sat. Sun Closed. $
Delicious Vietnamese restaurant with good seafood dishes. Try the clear noodles, but the quintessential dish here is the "Hu Tieu Da Lat." (number 47/48). This is a rice-noodle dish that comes with jumbo shrimp, a crab claw, a few thin slices of pork, and slices of firm fried tofu. Vietnamese classic dish that you cannot find everywhere!
8AM - 8:30PM EVERY DAY. $$
Đà Lạt
408 E William StDelicious Vietnamese restaurant with good seafood dishes. Try the clear noodles, but the quintessential dish here is the "Hu Tieu Da Lat." (number 47/48). This is a rice-noodle dish that comes with jumbo shrimp, a crab claw, a few thin slices of pork, and slices of firm fried tofu. Vietnamese classic dish that you cannot find everywhere!
8AM - 8:30PM EVERY DAY. $$
Noodles Noodles Noodles!! If you didn't know, Ramen is the new "hot" thing (pun intended! ha!). You can choose the type of broth you would like (spicy, chicken, Mongolian), type of noodle (algae, thick, clear), and choice of meet and veggies. Yummmmy and inexpensive!!! Try it out on a cold day.
11AM - 10PM EVERY DAY. $ Inexpensive.
Noodle Dude
505 E Santa Clara StNoodles Noodles Noodles!! If you didn't know, Ramen is the new "hot" thing (pun intended! ha!). You can choose the type of broth you would like (spicy, chicken, Mongolian), type of noodle (algae, thick, clear), and choice of meet and veggies. Yummmmy and inexpensive!!! Try it out on a cold day.
11AM - 10PM EVERY DAY. $ Inexpensive.
Established delicious Vietnamese restaurant with over 1000 4-star reviews on Yelp! Pork chops, Banh Khot (crisp rice cakes with greens and sauce), and Bo Luc Lac (Shaking Beef) is perfect medium rare!!
11AM - 9PM every day. $$
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Vung Tau
535 E Santa Clara StEstablished delicious Vietnamese restaurant with over 1000 4-star reviews on Yelp! Pork chops, Banh Khot (crisp rice cakes with greens and sauce), and Bo Luc Lac (Shaking Beef) is perfect medium rare!!
11AM - 9PM every day. $$
Delicious Mexican Food!! Breakfast lunch or dinner!! Carne asada (grilled beef) is the go-to meat here. Juicy delicious, tender, and perfect level of saltiness. Top it with some of the salsa verde (green salsa with mild blended chiles in it). Or get huevos rancheros (like nachos with eggs on it) or some chorizo & eggs (spicy Mexican sausage) for breakfast!!
9AM - 10PM EVERY DAY. $ Inexpensive.
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Super Taqueria
480 S 10th StDelicious Mexican Food!! Breakfast lunch or dinner!! Carne asada (grilled beef) is the go-to meat here. Juicy delicious, tender, and perfect level of saltiness. Top it with some of the salsa verde (green salsa with mild blended chiles in it). Or get huevos rancheros (like nachos with eggs on it) or some chorizo & eggs (spicy Mexican sausage) for breakfast!!
9AM - 10PM EVERY DAY. $ Inexpensive.
Getting Around
Bus 72 and 73 line, which go all around San Jose. 73 towards downtown. 72 in the opposite direction. This bus goes to the VTA light rail, where you can transfer to Palo Alto / Stanford, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, and all the way up to San Francisco, or down to Gilroy.
Or just walk about 15min to downtown San Jose though the San Jose State University campus!! :)
Riviera Living
260 S 11th StBus 72 and 73 line, which go all around San Jose. 73 towards downtown. 72 in the opposite direction. This bus goes to the VTA light rail, where you can transfer to Palo Alto / Stanford, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, and all the way up to San Francisco, or down to Gilroy.
Or just walk about 15min to downtown San Jose though the San Jose State University campus!! :)
VTA Light Rail Stop to Mountain View, Palo Alto, Stanford, Sunnyvale.. Only a 10-15min walk from the apartment across the beautiful and safe San Jose State University campus.
Paseo De San Antonio Station
VTA Light Rail Stop to Mountain View, Palo Alto, Stanford, Sunnyvale.. Only a 10-15min walk from the apartment across the beautiful and safe San Jose State University campus.
72 Bus Route to Downtown San Jose (or walk 10-15 min or ride bike!!) and around San Jose. About 100 ft outside of the apartment!!
208 S 10th St
208 South 10th Street72 Bus Route to Downtown San Jose (or walk 10-15 min or ride bike!!) and around San Jose. About 100 ft outside of the apartment!!
Essentials
7-11 Convenience Store. Nothing special. But has juice, soda, beer, wine, eggs, cheese, snacks, sweets, candy, ice cream, and of course... slurpees! About as far from gourmet as you get, but a convenient closeby place to grab something you need quickly.
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7-Eleven
404 S 6th St7-11 Convenience Store. Nothing special. But has juice, soda, beer, wine, eggs, cheese, snacks, sweets, candy, ice cream, and of course... slurpees! About as far from gourmet as you get, but a convenient closeby place to grab something you need quickly.
Inexpensive grocery store with fresh fruits, breads, cereal, meats, cheeses, all kinds of packaged goods, beer, wine, liquor, and everything else a major grocery story would offer.
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Grocery Outlet
272 E Santa Clara StInexpensive grocery store with fresh fruits, breads, cereal, meats, cheeses, all kinds of packaged goods, beer, wine, liquor, and everything else a major grocery story would offer.
Downtown San Jose Safeway Grocery Store. All the essentials you would need. More expensive than Grocery Outlet, but nicer and more upscale selection. Lots of single-serving and prepared meals for one or two people to grab on the go, eat then, or heat up later.. Great option if you are working downtown and want to grab something before walking home.
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Safeway Market
Downtown San Jose Safeway Grocery Store. All the essentials you would need. More expensive than Grocery Outlet, but nicer and more upscale selection. Lots of single-serving and prepared meals for one or two people to grab on the go, eat then, or heat up later.. Great option if you are working downtown and want to grab something before walking home.
Typical convenience store / liquor store. Good variety of liquor, beer, wine. Snacks, sweets, ice cream, tobacco, etc.. Open late!
S & S Market
502 S 10th StTypical convenience store / liquor store. Good variety of liquor, beer, wine. Snacks, sweets, ice cream, tobacco, etc.. Open late!
Typical convenience / liquor store with good liquor, beer, wine selection. Snacks, sweets, toiletries and basic items. Open late!
Spartan Market
351 E William StTypical convenience / liquor store with good liquor, beer, wine selection. Snacks, sweets, toiletries and basic items. Open late!
Inexpensive salon to get that cut or trim for your meeting, or a new hairdo for a new life!!
La Bella Salon
478 E Santa Clara StInexpensive salon to get that cut or trim for your meeting, or a new hairdo for a new life!!
Shopping
Cool local hat / shirt / print / custom design shop. Get anything you want (picture or words) embroidered or screen printed onto practically any hat, shirt, hoodie, or piece of clothing or accessory item imaginable. Same-day service for some items. Drop in and ask. Get an awesome custom local San Jose print for yourself or a friend!!
Urban Rock
424 E Santa Clara StCool local hat / shirt / print / custom design shop. Get anything you want (picture or words) embroidered or screen printed onto practically any hat, shirt, hoodie, or piece of clothing or accessory item imaginable. Same-day service for some items. Drop in and ask. Get an awesome custom local San Jose print for yourself or a friend!!
Love vinyl records? Then you found the right place!!! You'll enjoy hours searching through everything from blues, punk, rock - new presses to vintage classics.
needle to the groove
424 E Santa Clara StLove vinyl records? Then you found the right place!!! You'll enjoy hours searching through everything from blues, punk, rock - new presses to vintage classics.
Drinks & Nightlife
Fun local sort-of-dive-bar with Jonny Cash on the jukebox, sports games playing, strong drinks, good people, and relatively inexpensive. Go have some fun at the oddly-named Cinebar!!! :)
The Cinebar
69 E San Fernando StFun local sort-of-dive-bar with Jonny Cash on the jukebox, sports games playing, strong drinks, good people, and relatively inexpensive. Go have some fun at the oddly-named Cinebar!!! :)
Bar with TONS of local and other beers on tap, in addition to dozens of hundreds of bottles. Great inside and sunny back patio. Friendly people. No food, but you can bring your own food from outside, and a delicious sandwich shop, Ike's, is just around the corner! Communal tables, so great spot to chat and have a beer with a local!!
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ISO Beers Beer Bar and Bottle Shop
75 E Santa Clara StBar with TONS of local and other beers on tap, in addition to dozens of hundreds of bottles. Great inside and sunny back patio. Friendly people. No food, but you can bring your own food from outside, and a delicious sandwich shop, Ike's, is just around the corner! Communal tables, so great spot to chat and have a beer with a local!!
Hookah Lounge! Kick back and smoke some hookah in a lounge-type setting with good music and good people. Flavors such as mint and "Z's mix" (the owner's special mix) are favorites! Never been? Bring a friend and try it out!
Cloudz Hookah Lounge
398 E Santa Clara StHookah Lounge! Kick back and smoke some hookah in a lounge-type setting with good music and good people. Flavors such as mint and "Z's mix" (the owner's special mix) are favorites! Never been? Bring a friend and try it out!
Karaoke!!! This is the "Asian-style" single-room karaoke. So you are not in a large bar singing in front of everyone. You rent a room and sing by yourself and with friends. You can also download an app to your phone and sing any song on youtube.. Cool spot! Bring some coworkers out for a fun night!!
Idol Karaoke
21 E Virginia StKaraoke!!! This is the "Asian-style" single-room karaoke. So you are not in a large bar singing in front of everyone. You rent a room and sing by yourself and with friends. You can also download an app to your phone and sing any song on youtube.. Cool spot! Bring some coworkers out for a fun night!!
Parks & Nature
Beautiful, large park with running trails, open grass, places for BBQ's, picnic tables, playground, and everything you could want to relax outside!!! Walk over, or ride the bike!
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William Street Park
Beautiful, large park with running trails, open grass, places for BBQ's, picnic tables, playground, and everything you could want to relax outside!!! Walk over, or ride the bike!
“Beautiful San Jose State University has many open spaces, grass to sit and relax, benches for a picnic or reading, beautiful redwood trees on campus, gardens, and great outdoor spaces to relax, eat, read, or people watch.
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San José State University
1 Washington Sq“Beautiful San Jose State University has many open spaces, grass to sit and relax, benches for a picnic or reading, beautiful redwood trees on campus, gardens, and great outdoor spaces to relax, eat, read, or people watch.
Beautiful green space in the middle of downtown San Jose. Places to walk, sit and eat if you are working downtown, gazebo, and relax and people watch. There are also events on Friday and Saturday nights, including LIVE MUSIC for free in the square. So keep a lookout downtown..
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Plaza de César Chávez
1 Paseo de San AntonioBeautiful green space in the middle of downtown San Jose. Places to walk, sit and eat if you are working downtown, gazebo, and relax and people watch. There are also events on Friday and Saturday nights, including LIVE MUSIC for free in the square. So keep a lookout downtown..
Japanese Friendship Garden is a beautiful garden with a plethora of international plant species, bonsai trees, and other fantastic specimens within the very large Kelley Park. A long walk or quick bike ride away..
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Japanese Friendship Garden
1300 Senter RdJapanese Friendship Garden is a beautiful garden with a plethora of international plant species, bonsai trees, and other fantastic specimens within the very large Kelley Park. A long walk or quick bike ride away..