Guidebook for San Jose

Carolyn
Guidebook for San Jose

Essentials

A good, generally economical choice for groceries.
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Trader Joe's
635 Coleman Ave
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A good, generally economical choice for groceries.
A smaller downtown location, close to public transportation.
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Safeway Market
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A smaller downtown location, close to public transportation.
lots of prepared foods to go and an onsite brewery at this location.
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Whole Foods Market
777 The Alameda
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lots of prepared foods to go and an onsite brewery at this location.
Nice clothes, decent discounts.
Neiman Marcus Last Call
1230 Great Mall Dr
Nice clothes, decent discounts.

Shopping

The closest full service grocery store within driving distance.
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Safeway
2760 Homestead Rd
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The closest full service grocery store within driving distance.
For everything and anything you may have forgotten.
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Target
533 Coleman Ave
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For everything and anything you may have forgotten.
A handy pharmacy.
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CVS
821 The Alameda
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A handy pharmacy.
A fancy outdoor mall modeled after Las Ramblas in Barcelona. Great place for a stroll and some people watching. The Cinearts Theatre is very comfy.
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Santana Row
Santana Row
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A fancy outdoor mall modeled after Las Ramblas in Barcelona. Great place for a stroll and some people watching. The Cinearts Theatre is very comfy.
A good mall nearby, parking can be tight as they are remodeling at the moment.
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Westfield Valley Fair
2855 Stevens Creek Blvd
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A good mall nearby, parking can be tight as they are remodeling at the moment.
Decent shoes and clothes at better prices than the regular Nordstrom.
Nordstrom Rack Westgate Mall
1600 Saratoga Ave
Decent shoes and clothes at better prices than the regular Nordstrom.
Gear, outerwear, sporting goods.
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REI
130 East El Camino Real
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Gear, outerwear, sporting goods.
Shoes, clothes, sporting goods.
Sports Basement Campbell
1875 S Bascom Ave
Shoes, clothes, sporting goods.
No membership needed, beer, and alcohol too.
The Wine Club
1200 Coleman Ave
No membership needed, beer, and alcohol too.
They have cheap gas here too.
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Costco Wholesale
150 Lawrence Station Rd
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They have cheap gas here too.

Food Scene

Great coffee and a Bay Area institution, started in Berkeley in the late 60's. Peet's begat Starbucks. This is what I serve at home.
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Peet's Coffee
1295 The Alameda
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Great coffee and a Bay Area institution, started in Berkeley in the late 60's. Peet's begat Starbucks. This is what I serve at home.
A 10-15 minute walk from the house.
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Chipotle Mexican Grill
3952 Rivermark Plaza
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A 10-15 minute walk from the house.
8 min walk from the house.
Vito’s Trattoria
90 Skyport Dr
8 min walk from the house.
Cheap Mexican food nearby.
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La Victoria Taqueria
140 East San Carlos Street
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Cheap Mexican food nearby.
I love this place for high quality Vietnamese cuisine.
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Vung Tau
535 E Santa Clara St
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I love this place for high quality Vietnamese cuisine.
American food, two miles or so by car.
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Panera Bread
4180 N 1st St
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American food, two miles or so by car.
The closest restaurant, 2 1/2 blocks away.
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IZAKA-YA
1335 N 1st St
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The closest restaurant, 2 1/2 blocks away.
Right next to the Japanese restaurant Izakaya on the corner, a mere 2 1/2 blocks away.
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Jade Cathay Chinese Restaurant
1339 N 1st St
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Right next to the Japanese restaurant Izakaya on the corner, a mere 2 1/2 blocks away.
Some people are nuts about this place.
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In-N-Out Burger
550 Newhall Drive
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Some people are nuts about this place.
Finger lickin' good BBQ served in a no nonsense atmosphere. Betcha won't see another tourist here.
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Smoking Pig BBQ Company
1144 N 4th St
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Finger lickin' good BBQ served in a no nonsense atmosphere. Betcha won't see another tourist here.
A coworker says this place has very good catfish among other specialties!!
Lillie Mae’s House of Chicken and Wafflez
1240 Coleman Ave
A coworker says this place has very good catfish among other specialties!!
A teensy little New Orleans style place recently opened by our local 3 star Chef David Kinch. If you're looking for fried green tomatoes, oysters, or a Po Boy look no further.
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The Bywater
532 N Santa Cruz Ave
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A teensy little New Orleans style place recently opened by our local 3 star Chef David Kinch. If you're looking for fried green tomatoes, oysters, or a Po Boy look no further.
Do you have $700 and three hours to spare? 3 Michelin stars generally require advance planning but you can always pop in for a drink and see how the other half lives. Dress appropriately. Los Gatos is a 10 minute drive down the freeway, there are loads of other restaurants to accommodate more plebian budgets too.
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Manresa
320 Village Ln
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Do you have $700 and three hours to spare? 3 Michelin stars generally require advance planning but you can always pop in for a drink and see how the other half lives. Dress appropriately. Los Gatos is a 10 minute drive down the freeway, there are loads of other restaurants to accommodate more plebian budgets too.
Great local produce, meat, fish, and prepared foods. Year round.
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Campbell Farmer's Market
South Third Street
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Great local produce, meat, fish, and prepared foods. Year round.
10-15 minute walk from the house.
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Starbucks
101 E Santa Clara St
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10-15 minute walk from the house.

Entertainment & Activities

Ice skating! Indoors, year round, skate rentals. Check their website for public skate nights, you'll be skating on the rinks the San Jose Sharks practice on. Sports bar upstairs overlooks 3 rinks.
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Solar4America Ice (San Jose)
1500 S 10th St
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Ice skating! Indoors, year round, skate rentals. Check their website for public skate nights, you'll be skating on the rinks the San Jose Sharks practice on. Sports bar upstairs overlooks 3 rinks.

Arts & Culture

The San Jose Giants, farm team for the SF Giants, free tickets are easy to come by at the Trader Joes on Coleman.
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San Jose Giants
588 E Alma Ave
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The San Jose Giants, farm team for the SF Giants, free tickets are easy to come by at the Trader Joes on Coleman.
A small old fashioned theatre with new, cushy seating. Vibrant downtown setting.
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Los Gatos Theatre
43 N Santa Cruz Ave
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A small old fashioned theatre with new, cushy seating. Vibrant downtown setting.
A pretty funky place, bowling, billiards, and a real dive bar on the premises.
4th Street Bowl
1441 N 4th St
A pretty funky place, bowling, billiards, and a real dive bar on the premises.
A Casino? Yes, they actually have a good sports bar with about 15 large screen TV's and occaisionally live music. 10 minute walk.
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Casino M8trix
1887 Matrix Blvd
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A Casino? Yes, they actually have a good sports bar with about 15 large screen TV's and occaisionally live music. 10 minute walk.

Parks & Nature

Great place for a run, head north from the airport.
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Guadalupe River Trail
Guadalupe River Trail
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Great place for a run, head north from the airport.
My favorite place for a hilly trail run.
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Rancho San Antonio County Park
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My favorite place for a hilly trail run.
Park at the first parking lot before the main gate if you can get a spot and run the south rim trail.
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Alum Rock Park
15350 Penitencia Creek Rd
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Park at the first parking lot before the main gate if you can get a spot and run the south rim trail.

Getting Around

Hop on the Caltrain for points north and the City by the Bay!
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San Jose Diridon Station
65 S Montgomery St
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Hop on the Caltrain for points north and the City by the Bay!
Bicycle Express
131 E William St
With a little advance planning these folks will deliver a nice rental bike to you.
Black Sheep Bicycle Rental
With a little advance planning these folks will deliver a nice rental bike to you.
VTA, Valley Transit Authority is San Jose's public transport. The Gish station is just 2-3 short blocks away. Take the light rail north to Sunnyvale and Mountain View or downtown to connect to CalTrain for trips to San Francisco.
Gish Station (North)
VTA, Valley Transit Authority is San Jose's public transport. The Gish station is just 2-3 short blocks away. Take the light rail north to Sunnyvale and Mountain View or downtown to connect to CalTrain for trips to San Francisco.