The Peninsula
The crowds are always overflowing out the door at this kitsch, old-fashioned seafood shack by Pillar Point Harbor. Broiled rock cod, San Francisco-style…
The Peninsula
The crowds are always overflowing out the door at this kitsch, old-fashioned seafood shack by Pillar Point Harbor. Broiled rock cod, San Francisco-style…
The Peninsula
You’ll rub shoulders with fancy-pants foodies, spandex-swathed cyclists and dusty cowboys at this casual, surprisingly unpretentious fourth-generation…
San Jose
Located in San Jose's tiny Japantown, this fun Hawaii-themed bar serves filling island-style plate meals (sesame chicken is da best) and pupus (snacks or…
San Jose
A bustling Mexican place specializing in parrilladas (grilled meat, seafood and vegetables served on a cast iron dish and meant to be eaten family style),…
San Jose
Jamaican jerk chicken, pork, salmon and tofu are the house specialties of this beloved Caribbean-barbecue kitchen, which also fries catfish, snapper and…
The Peninsula
Pull over to this roadside coastal-view haven for hearty barbecue plates and sandwiches to wash down with beers brewed on the premises. Self-proclaimed …
San Jose
Always busy, this indoor/outdoor marketplace downtown showcases a few shining local food stars such as Pizza Bocca Lupo, Konjoe Burger Bar, Treatbot ice…
The Peninsula
Though the no-holds-barred flavor combinations would make a traditional Japanese sushi chef faint, these burrito-style wraps with rice and Mexican-Asian…
The Peninsula
Downtown's most ambitious restaurant marries Bay Area ingredients with all-modern cooking techniques; even a simple sandwich is anything but when it's…
The Peninsula
A downtown institution, this sparkling chrome-and-red-boothed beauty from 1923 is famous for its frothy milkshakes, hefty hamburgers and pies made from…
The Peninsula
Not just another shopping-mall eatery, this healthy chain is a refreshing antidote to fast food. Quinoa and grass-fed beef burgers, ancient-grains bowls,…
The Peninsula
Create a picnic with made-to-order deli sandwiches, homemade artichoke salsa and a chilled bottle of California wine. Don’t go breezing out the door…
Old Princeton Landing Public House & Grill
The Peninsula
Many local surfers store their boards in the rafters here for a quick pick up if Mavericks gets good. The seafood is fresh and the veggies are grown in…
The Peninsula
Inside an early-20th-century general store, this isn't the same diner made famous by 1960s folk singer Arlo Guthrie, yet it's still a popular stop for…
The Peninsula
This hole-in-the-wall taquería has been slinging 'supershrimp' burritos (huge shrimp burritos with all the fixings), carne-asada tacos with homemade salsa…
San Jose
Waiters in bow ties flit about this busy 1950s San Jose landmark, serving standard Italian dishes to locals and conventioneers. The dining room is a…
San Jose
This New American steakhouse restaurant in the Marriott Hotel is run by Michael Mina, one of San Francisco’s celebrity chefs. It’s not the daring, cutting…
The Peninsula
Near downtown, this family-owned kitchen makes fresh cod, mahimahi and salmon tacos, along with deep-fried and grilled seafood plates. The pastel-colored…
San Jose
Students and vegetarians queue for Vietnamese dishes such as the fake-meat pho and the heaped combo plates. Conveniently located on the border of the San…
The Peninsula
Downtown, across from City Hall, this 110-year-old bakery makes grab-and-go breakfast pastries, pecan nut bars and tasty loaves of pumpkin bread. Tables…
The Peninsula
Chomp on seafood and burgers while you swill pints from a respectable menu of local brews and gaze out at the bay from a sheltered, heated outdoor patio…