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Jonesing for coffee? Check out San Jose's top 4 spots

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Published on April 06, 2020
Jonesing for coffee? Check out San Jose's top 4 spotsVoltaire Coffee House | Photo: Anny L./Yelp

Looking to sample the best coffee around town?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top coffee sources in San Jose, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to venture when cravings strike.

Spring is the top season of the year for consumer spending at food and beverage shops across the San Jose area, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a software provider that helps small businesses get more customer feedback. Daily spending at San Jose-area food and beverage shops grew to $49,514 for the metro area in the spring of last year, 4% higher than the average for the rest of the year.

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1. Philz Coffee

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Topping the list is an outpost of the Philz Coffee chain. Located at 118 Paseo De San Antonio Walk downtown, the spot to score coffee, tea and more is the most popular coffee spot in San Jose, boasting 4.5 stars out of 2,194 reviews on Yelp.

2. Sweet Gelato Tea Lounge

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Next up is East San Jose's Sweet Gelato Tea Lounge, situated at 979 Story Road, Suite 7084. With 4.5 stars out of 1,129 reviews on Yelp, the spot to score bubble tea, gelato and coffee has proved to be a local favorite.

3. Voltaire Coffee House

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Downtown's Voltaire Coffee House, located at 360 S. Market St., Suite 80, is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the spot to score coffee, tea and more 4.5 stars out of 319 reviews.

4. The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

Photo: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf/Yelp

A location of the chain The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, a spot to score coffee and tea in North San Jose, is another go-to, with four stars out of 328 Yelp reviews. Head over to 4190 N. First St. to see for yourself.


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