The Best Restaurants in San Jose

San Jose covers roughly 180 square miles in the heart of Silicon Valley, and its restaurant scene runs from a steakhouse that has operated atop Mount Hamilton since the 1890s to a Michelin Bib Gourmand pick in nearby Campbell. This guide lists nine restaurants across San Jose, Campbell, and Saratoga, each with a current address, hours, and menu price point as of July 2026.

Sitting atop Mount Hamilton at roughly 4,200 feet, The Grandview Restaurant has operated in the same location since 1884 and serves an Italian influenced steakhouse menu alongside produce grown on its own GrandView Farm. The weekend four course tasting menu runs $110 per guest, with an optional $45 wine pairing; a la carte steaks and chops are also available. The restaurant enforces a business casual dress code and does not allow shorts, sweatpants, or athletic wear.

• Address: 15005 Mount Hamilton Rd, San Jose, CA 95140
• Hours: Mon to Thu 5 to 9 pm, Fri to Sat 5 to 10 pm, Sun 5 to 9 pm
• Price: Tasting menu $110 per guest, plus a la carte
• Phone: 408-251-8909

With its Willow Glen location, The Table is known for contemporary American cuisine built around seasonal ingredients from local farms and ranches, along with hand crafted cocktails and an in-house juice and syrup program. Entrees run roughly $30 to $50, with diners noting the halibut around $50.

• Address: 1110 Willow St, San Jose, CA 95125
• Hours: Wed to Thu 11:30 am to 9 pm, Fri to Sat 9 am to 9:30 pm, Sun 9 am to 8:30 pm, closed Mon and Tue
• Price: Entrees roughly $30 to $50
• Phone: 408-638-7911

Breathtaking views of downtown San Jose meet a rooftop patio at Loft Bar and Bistro, established in 2005 a block from the San Jose Convention Center. The multi-level space has an upstairs and downstairs dining room, two granite top bars, and a rooftop garden patio, with resident DJs on weekend nights. Entrees such as Linguine Santa Maria and teriyaki beef short ribs run $21.95 to $34.95.

• Address: 90 S 2nd St, San Jose, CA 95113
• Hours: Thu 9 pm to 1:30 am, Fri to Sat dinner from 5 pm, DJs and dancing 9 or 10 pm to 1:30 am
• Price: Entrees $21.95 to $34.95
• Phone: 408-291-0677

For those who appreciate authentic Korean cuisine, SJ Omogari in Japantown offers stone pot bibimbap, soft tofu soups, and bottomless banchan, along with a Flaming Fondue Chicken dish diners often order for the tableside show. Soups such as Kimchi Jee-gae and Yook-gae-jang run $8.95 to $9.95, with stone pot and bibimbap dishes in a similar everyday price range.

• Address: 154 Jackson St, San Jose, CA 95112
• Hours: Mon to Fri 11:30 am to 3 pm and 5 to 9 pm, Sat 11:30 am to 9 pm, closed Sun
• Price: Soups $8.95 to $9.95
• Phone: 408-288-8134

Serious Dumpling brings a taste of Shanghai to downtown San Jose with its Sheng Jian Bao pan fried soup dumplings and Xiao Long Bao, alongside garlic noodles and a lively, neon lit dining room. Dumpling orders and noodle dishes run $9.96 to $18.72, with garlic noodles among the most ordered items.

• Address: 49 N San Pedro St, San Jose, CA 95110
• Hours: Mon to Thu 12 to 2:30 pm and 5 to 10 pm, Fri to Sun 12 to 10 pm
• Price: $9.96 to $18.72 per dish
• Phone: 408-320-2023

Situated at The Pruneyard in downtown Campbell, Orchard City Kitchen is led by Michelin recognized chef Jeffrey Stout and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand distinction. Signature shared plates include Korean fried chicken at $16 to $18 and an 8 oz almond wood grilled ribeye at $52, with diners reporting a typical spend of $70 to $80 per person.

• Address: 1875 S Bascom Ave, Ste 190, Campbell, CA 95008
• Hours: Mon to Fri 11:30 am to 2:30 pm and 5:30 to 9 pm, Sat to Sun 10 am to 2 pm and 5:30 to 9 or 10 pm
• Price: Shared plates $16 to $32; roughly $70 to $80 per person
• Phone: 408-340-5285

For an upscale dining experience with a casual feel, Forthright Oyster Bar & Kitchen in Campbell serves butter roasted oysters at $16, steamed mussels and toast at $20, and a crab cake at $20, with a happy hour that runs most open days from 4 to 5:30 pm.

• Address: 1700 W Campbell Ave, Campbell, CA 95008
• Hours: Wed to Thu 4 to 8:30 pm, Fri 4 to 9:30 pm, Sat 2 to 9:30 pm, Sun 2 to 8 pm, closed Mon and Tue
• Price: Small plates $16 to $20
• Phone: 408-628-0683

King's Fish House at Westfield Valley Fair is another excellent choice for seafood, with a raw bar of oysters, lobster, crab, and sea urchin on a menu that changes daily and spans about $1 to $45.95 across its full menu, plus a corkage program for guests bringing their own wine. King's Fish House will not disappoint seafood fans.

• Address: 2855 Stevens Creek Blvd, Ste 1820, San Jose, CA 95128
• Hours: Mon to Thu 11 am to 10 pm, Fri to Sat 11 am to 11 pm, Sun 11 am to 10 pm
• Price: Full menu about $1 to $45.95
• Phone: 669-699-3474

Finally, a visit to the South Bay would be incomplete without a meal at Flowers Saratoga, an elevated New American restaurant on Big Basin Way known for dishes like ahi tuna tataki, slow braised short ribs, and a deconstructed apple pie. Mains run roughly $42 to $48, and diners report a full shared dinner with drinks landing around $100 to $110 per person.

• Address: 14577 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, CA 95070
• Hours: Tue to Thu 5 to 8:30 pm, Fri to Sat 5 to 10:30 pm, Sun 5 to 9 pm, closed Mon
• Price: Mains $42 to $48; full dinner roughly $100 to $110 per person
• Phone: 408-647-2242