Guidebook for Santa Clara
Shopping
Target
533 Coleman Ave1 block away. It has everything
Fun place to people watch. Restaurants, shops, and cinema. They even have a farmer's market and summer concerts
818 locals recommend
Santana Row
Santana RowFun place to people watch. Restaurants, shops, and cinema. They even have a farmer's market and summer concerts
Great Mall
447 Great Mall DrClosest outlet mall. The best deals in the area by far.
Great pizza chain from Seattle. Everybody gets what they want on their pizzas :)
24 locals recommend
MOD Pizza
3384 Village DrGreat pizza chain from Seattle. Everybody gets what they want on their pizzas :)
Essentials
Sprouts Farmers Market
1028 E Brokaw RdOrganic foods at reasonable prices
Food Scene
They have Americanized or traditional Chinese food. They get tour buses from China coming here, for goodness sakes :)
7 locals recommend
China Stix
2110 El Camino RealThey have Americanized or traditional Chinese food. They get tour buses from China coming here, for goodness sakes :)
Kotetsu
2089 El Camino RealMy Japanese wife says this is good ramen
Peet's Coffee
1295 The AlamedaLocally Roasted in Bay Area
Taqueria La Veracruzana
1510 Jackson StReal Mexican food, family owned
Sumiya
2634 Homestead RdI like the yakitori here even better than in my wife's hometown of Japan
Athena Grill & Catering
1505 Space Park DrGood Mediterranean food close by.
Krungthai
642 S Winchester BlvdGreat thai restaurant that's been there forever.
Tomisushi Restaurant
4336 Moorpark AveGood sushi in a Japanese shopping plaza.
For a little more you can eat in a Korean place that has a little ambiance and is still locally owned.
39 locals recommend
Jang Su Jang
3561 El Camino RealFor a little more you can eat in a Korean place that has a little ambiance and is still locally owned.
Rarely crowded. Rich healthy miso flavor. I'm not Japanese, but this one is my favorite ramen place.
Misoya
3541 Homestead RdRarely crowded. Rich healthy miso flavor. I'm not Japanese, but this one is my favorite ramen place.
Cooking Papa
949A Edgewater BlvdMy Taiwanese friends swear by this place for Chinese food.
All sorts of food stands, two bars, including one outdoors. Free parking (with validation) in the center of San Jose.
234 locals recommend
San Pedro Square Market
87 N San Pedro StAll sorts of food stands, two bars, including one outdoors. Free parking (with validation) in the center of San Jose.
Everything Else
Asian style pastries. We get these when my wife gets homesick for Japan
66 locals recommend
Paris Baguette
655 BroadwayAsian style pastries. We get these when my wife gets homesick for Japan
Westfield Valley Fair
2855 Stevens Creek BlvdPremium Shopping Center with good food court.