Guidebook for San Jose

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Guidebook for San Jose

Food Scene

This is my go to if I am going to be picking up breakfast on the run. It is within walking distance of the apartment and is really convenient and affordable. It is advertised as a donut shop but their donuts are subpar in my opinion. They make the donuts the night before so they are not fresh when you buy one in the morning. (If you are craving donuts, Stan's Donuts is a trip across town but they are worth it!) I typically stick with a breakfast sandwich when I order food here but they offer a good variety of breakfast options . Be warned: IT'S CASH ONLY. There is an ATM there, though.
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Rose Café & Donuts
994 Saratoga Ave
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This is my go to if I am going to be picking up breakfast on the run. It is within walking distance of the apartment and is really convenient and affordable. It is advertised as a donut shop but their donuts are subpar in my opinion. They make the donuts the night before so they are not fresh when you buy one in the morning. (If you are craving donuts, Stan's Donuts is a trip across town but they are worth it!) I typically stick with a breakfast sandwich when I order food here but they offer a good variety of breakfast options . Be warned: IT'S CASH ONLY. There is an ATM there, though.
This place serves delicious authentic cheese steak sandwiches. It is close by the apartment, too!
Amato's
1162 Saratoga Ave
This place serves delicious authentic cheese steak sandwiches. It is close by the apartment, too!
Japanese market with large food court area, bakery, and other stores inside. Enjoy sushi, sashimi and bento with true Japanese rice that are perfect for your lunch and dinner. The food court also features authentic Japanese cuisine such as ramen noodle, donburi and much more.
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Mitsuwa Marketplace - San Jose
675 Saratoga Ave
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Japanese market with large food court area, bakery, and other stores inside. Enjoy sushi, sashimi and bento with true Japanese rice that are perfect for your lunch and dinner. The food court also features authentic Japanese cuisine such as ramen noodle, donburi and much more.
10 min drive. Popular place to get authentic ramen in South Bay.
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Orenchi Ramen
3540 Homestead Rd
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10 min drive. Popular place to get authentic ramen in South Bay.
12 min drive. Visited by Guy Fieri on Travel Channel. Very popular place to try middle eastern cuisine.
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Falafel's Drive In
2301 Stevens Creek Blvd
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12 min drive. Visited by Guy Fieri on Travel Channel. Very popular place to try middle eastern cuisine.
11 min drive. High-end, expensive steakhouse. Alexander's Steakhouse is a fine dining interpretation of the classic American Steakhouse with hints of Japanese influence laced into the menu. Features 28 day dry aged steak. Also serves true Japanese Imported Kobe beef of the highest grade.
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Alexander's Steakhouse
19379 Stevens Creek Blvd
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11 min drive. High-end, expensive steakhouse. Alexander's Steakhouse is a fine dining interpretation of the classic American Steakhouse with hints of Japanese influence laced into the menu. Features 28 day dry aged steak. Also serves true Japanese Imported Kobe beef of the highest grade.
6 min drive. If you're looking for pizza this is the best I've had so far. The only negative is they don't offer delivery.
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A Slice of New York
3443 Stevens Creek Blvd
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6 min drive. If you're looking for pizza this is the best I've had so far. The only negative is they don't offer delivery.
Taiwanese, Shanghainese, Dim Sum
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Din Tai Fung
2855 Stevens Creek Blvd
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Taiwanese, Shanghainese, Dim Sum

Drinks & Nightlife

This is a pretty standard bar you can find downtown. It caters more to college students from SJSU nearby. I usually go here to shoot pool with friends on nights when I prefer a more laid back night out.
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Dive Bar
78 E Santa Clara St
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This is a pretty standard bar you can find downtown. It caters more to college students from SJSU nearby. I usually go here to shoot pool with friends on nights when I prefer a more laid back night out.

Entertainment & Activities

A rambling, maze-like residence containing 160 rooms, beautiful craftsmanship, and strange building oddities like doors to nowhere and stairs that dead-end at the ceiling. They offer guided tours pretty frequently. It's an interesting place to kill some time and it is pretty close by.
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Дом-музей Винчестер
525 S Winchester Blvd
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A rambling, maze-like residence containing 160 rooms, beautiful craftsmanship, and strange building oddities like doors to nowhere and stairs that dead-end at the ceiling. They offer guided tours pretty frequently. It's an interesting place to kill some time and it is pretty close by.

Shopping

Santana Row is a locally renown spot to do some window shopping. It mostly features expensive, luxury, brand-name stores but there are some more affordable venues, too. There are also a selection of dining options to choose from. Popular restraunts here are Maggiano's, The Counter and Yard House.
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Santana Row
Santana Row
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Santana Row is a locally renown spot to do some window shopping. It mostly features expensive, luxury, brand-name stores but there are some more affordable venues, too. There are also a selection of dining options to choose from. Popular restraunts here are Maggiano's, The Counter and Yard House.
Directly across the street from Santana Row. Probably one of the best malls the bay area has to offer. It is pretty big and includes a mix of designer stores and more common affordable venues. There is a phenomenal Asian restaurant inside called Din Tai Fung.
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Westfield Valley Fair
2855 Stevens Creek Blvd
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Directly across the street from Santana Row. Probably one of the best malls the bay area has to offer. It is pretty big and includes a mix of designer stores and more common affordable venues. There is a phenomenal Asian restaurant inside called Din Tai Fung.
This shopping center offers has a lot of discount stores with great deals. Ross, Nordstrom Rack and Target are a few stores to give you an idea of the type of shopping to expect.
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Westgate Center
1600 Saratoga Ave
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This shopping center offers has a lot of discount stores with great deals. Ross, Nordstrom Rack and Target are a few stores to give you an idea of the type of shopping to expect.

Everything Else

Directly across the street from Santana Row. Probably one of the best malls the bay area has to offer. It is pretty big and includes a mix of designer stores and more common affordable venues. There is a phenomenal Asian restaurant inside called Din Tai Fung.
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Westfield Valley Fair
2855 Stevens Creek Blvd
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Directly across the street from Santana Row. Probably one of the best malls the bay area has to offer. It is pretty big and includes a mix of designer stores and more common affordable venues. There is a phenomenal Asian restaurant inside called Din Tai Fung.

Essentials

This is my gas station of choice. It is right around the corner. It has clean bathrooms for a gas station and staff members are always friendly and busy working.
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Rotten Robbie
4200 Williams Rd
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This is my gas station of choice. It is right around the corner. It has clean bathrooms for a gas station and staff members are always friendly and busy working.
I get most of my essentials at Target. I always get stuck spending more time than I intended roaming around the huge store whenever I go. I am pretty addicted to Target. There are some good ones dispersed throughout San Jose but this one is the closest.
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Target
533 Coleman Ave
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I get most of my essentials at Target. I always get stuck spending more time than I intended roaming around the huge store whenever I go. I am pretty addicted to Target. There are some good ones dispersed throughout San Jose but this one is the closest.
The nearest grocery store to the apartment. I go to this Safeway for my groceries.
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Safeway
2760 Homestead Rd
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The nearest grocery store to the apartment. I go to this Safeway for my groceries.
Nearest CVS
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CVS
3081 Stevens Creek Blvd
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Nearest CVS