Guidebook for San Jose

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Guidebook for San Jose

Essentials

Mexican grocery store. It's very close, if all you need is the basics or are cooking Latin food.
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Cardenas Markets
320 N Capitol Ave
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Mexican grocery store. It's very close, if all you need is the basics or are cooking Latin food.
Amazing bargains but always check the best before date on the super cheap items. It's a great deal! Be sure to bring grocery bags. Different selection each week.
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Grocery Outlet
272 E Santa Clara St
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Amazing bargains but always check the best before date on the super cheap items. It's a great deal! Be sure to bring grocery bags. Different selection each week.
A smaller safeway that always seems to have everything you are looking for.
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Safeway Market
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A smaller safeway that always seems to have everything you are looking for.
Closest Trader Joes. The place to go for gourmet items.
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Trader Joe's
635 Coleman Ave
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Closest Trader Joes. The place to go for gourmet items.
This store has almost everything you could need...but it's a bit pricier and a longer walk than the others.
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Whole Foods Market
777 The Alameda
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This store has almost everything you could need...but it's a bit pricier and a longer walk than the others.
This is a full service safeway store with isles and isles of groceries, some organic produce, flowers, meet and a pharmacy.
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Safeway Pharmacy
1300 W San Carlos St
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This is a full service safeway store with isles and isles of groceries, some organic produce, flowers, meet and a pharmacy.

Food Scene

lots of great choices for sandwiches, finger foods, coffee drinks and smoothies...very close by. *If you don't like jalapenos or cilantro, be sure to ask them to leave it out. $
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Lee's Sandwiches
260 E Santa Clara St
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lots of great choices for sandwiches, finger foods, coffee drinks and smoothies...very close by. *If you don't like jalapenos or cilantro, be sure to ask them to leave it out. $
Lunch buffet, dinner menu and happy hour buffet after 9. Open fairly late. Call to confirm hours. Amazingly low priced. Consistently good. $
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Punjab Cafe
322-324 E Santa Clara St
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Lunch buffet, dinner menu and happy hour buffet after 9. Open fairly late. Call to confirm hours. Amazingly low priced. Consistently good. $
Not just sushi but great pot stickers, teriyaki bento boxes. Try the two item dinner combo. $$
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Sushi Maru
262 Jackson St
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Not just sushi but great pot stickers, teriyaki bento boxes. Try the two item dinner combo. $$
Hawaiian delights. Fun atmosphere. Closed Mondays $$
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Hukilau
230 Jackson St
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Hawaiian delights. Fun atmosphere. Closed Mondays $$
Try the sizzling stone pot meals and fresh Kim chi. $$
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Omogari
154 Jackson St
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Try the sizzling stone pot meals and fresh Kim chi. $$
A fancier place still in walking distance. $$$
Billy Berk's
99 S 1st St
A fancier place still in walking distance. $$$
A great variety for any taste. A favorite for family weekend brunch and university crowd happy hours 3-6:00 PM and after 9:00...half price appetizers and drink specials. $$
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Flames Eatery & Bar
88 S 4th St
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A great variety for any taste. A favorite for family weekend brunch and university crowd happy hours 3-6:00 PM and after 9:00...half price appetizers and drink specials. $$
You've heard about it, so go try it out. Yes, several flavored doughnuts with Bacon!!!
Psycho Donuts
288 South Second Street
You've heard about it, so go try it out. Yes, several flavored doughnuts with Bacon!!!
The closest for that fix that you might need.
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Starbucks
101 E Santa Clara St
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The closest for that fix that you might need.
the best thing to convert from a gas station. great atmosphere but limited hours.
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Roy's Station Coffee & Tea
197 Jackson St
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the best thing to convert from a gas station. great atmosphere but limited hours.
If Gordon Biersch makes you wait for no reason, just skip it and go next door to this hidden gem. It's all about the good food. Big portions and high quality classics $$-$$$
Hanuman Thai Cuisine
1 East San Fernando Street
If Gordon Biersch makes you wait for no reason, just skip it and go next door to this hidden gem. It's all about the good food. Big portions and high quality classics $$-$$$
The biggest vegetarian/vegan portions at a bargain price. Very little seating but get take-out. Limited hours. $
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Tofoo Com Chay
388 E Santa Clara St
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The biggest vegetarian/vegan portions at a bargain price. Very little seating but get take-out. Limited hours. $
vegetable-centric salad, great soups, desserts. Family friendly. $$
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Sweet Tomatoes
625 Coleman Ave
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vegetable-centric salad, great soups, desserts. Family friendly. $$
Something for everyone. Don't forget the bottomless strawberry lemonade! $$
Chili's Grill & Bar
543 Coleman Ave
Something for everyone. Don't forget the bottomless strawberry lemonade! $$
great soups and sandwiches after a nice long walk along the park trails. $$
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Panera Bread
4180 N 1st St
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great soups and sandwiches after a nice long walk along the park trails. $$
In a very expensive hotel but close to the theaters, ballet, orchestras. $$$
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Il Fornaio
520 Cowper St
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In a very expensive hotel but close to the theaters, ballet, orchestras. $$$
Another greasy spoon student coffee shop/restaurant. Quick, friendly reliable cheap food. $
Café Pomegranate
221 E San Fernando St
Another greasy spoon student coffee shop/restaurant. Quick, friendly reliable cheap food. $
Local greasy spoon right across from San Jose State University. Quick cheap, friendly student atmosphere. Most people get a quick breakfast. $
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Peanuts Deluxe Cafe
275 E San Fernando St
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Local greasy spoon right across from San Jose State University. Quick cheap, friendly student atmosphere. Most people get a quick breakfast. $

Arts & Culture

major theater playing latest blockbusters
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Camera 12 Cinemas
201 South Second Street
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major theater playing latest blockbusters
More of the artsy movies and rarer foreign films.
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Camera 12 Cinema
201 S Second St
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More of the artsy movies and rarer foreign films.
when you need a fix of museums, this is the right area of town.
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San Jose Museum of Art
110 S Market St
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when you need a fix of museums, this is the right area of town.
for special screenings in this science museum
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IMAX Dome - The Tech Museum
201 S Market St
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for special screenings in this science museum

Sightseeing

Beautifully restored historic Buddhist temple
San Jose Betsuin Buddhist Church
640 N 5th St
Beautifully restored historic Buddhist temple
A nice community rose garden where you'd least expect it.
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Heritage Rose Garden
438 Coleman Ave
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A nice community rose garden where you'd least expect it.
Federally protected landmark neighborhood
Hensley
Federally protected landmark neighborhood
A great museum for all ages.
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The Tech Interactive
201 S Market St
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A great museum for all ages.
See some great old historic buildings, where there are plans for many new ones and also to grab light rail to many different destinations. There's an enclosed kids play area.
Saint James Park
East Saint James Street
See some great old historic buildings, where there are plans for many new ones and also to grab light rail to many different destinations. There's an enclosed kids play area.

Everything Else

The cheapest gas around
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Rotten Robbie
4200 Williams Rd
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The cheapest gas around
Pizza, Pasta, Gnocchi, chicken parmigiana, big portions, reasonably priced. $$-$$$
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The Old Spaghetti Factory
51 N San Pedro St
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Pizza, Pasta, Gnocchi, chicken parmigiana, big portions, reasonably priced. $$-$$$

Shopping

closest low cost department store
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Target
533 Coleman Ave
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closest low cost department store
Did you forget your favorite hobby?
Michaels
561 Coleman Ave
Did you forget your favorite hobby?
If you want some great brew or a wild summer drink. Try Philz! There is a bakery next door. If you like trying new things get a Mint Mojito Ice Coffee...different but Delish!
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Philz Coffee
118 Paseo de San Antonio
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If you want some great brew or a wild summer drink. Try Philz! There is a bakery next door. If you like trying new things get a Mint Mojito Ice Coffee...different but Delish!

Entertainment & Activities

Great area to hang out with the kids in right next to the Shark's stadium and the Guadeloupe park. Be sure to also check out the new Rotary PlayGarden at 490 Coleman Ave. http://www.grpg.org/rpg/
Arena Green West
North Autumn Street
Great area to hang out with the kids in right next to the Shark's stadium and the Guadeloupe park. Be sure to also check out the new Rotary PlayGarden at 490 Coleman Ave. http://www.grpg.org/rpg/
A fun place for toddlers all the way up to adults. There is a "Mom room" on the second floor, in case you need a comfortable lounge to breast feed and still watch other kids play.
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Dětské muzeum objevů
180 Woz Way
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A fun place for toddlers all the way up to adults. There is a "Mom room" on the second floor, in case you need a comfortable lounge to breast feed and still watch other kids play.