San Jose - Food & Drinks

The summer heat is here to stay for a little while longer, and that's a great excuse to dive into an embarrassingly large bowl of froyo or ice cream, even if no one really needs one.

Six new eateries are opening at the Westfield Oakridge mall in San Jose. Meet Fresh and Mrs. Fields have already opened, soon to be joined by Cold Stone Creamery, Popeyes, Slater’s 50/50 and Umai Hot Dogs.

The 61-year-old Longhorn Charcoal Pit, at the corner of Fremont Avenue and Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road in Sunnyvale, is no longer serving its tasty steak sandwiches after closing down the restaurant permanently on Sunday.

A new Silicon Valley restaurant is promising fine dining with an upscale, yet approachable vibe. Shepherd & Sims is now open in Los Gatos at 15970 Los Gatos Boulevard.

Brunch is a way of life in many parts of the Bay Area, and it is taken very seriously by the locals. In the South Bay, there's a booming brunch scene with everything from chicken and waffles to stellar Benedicts and avocado toasts.

San Jose has shut down Agave Sports Bar & Grill after a fatal accident, a double shooting and months of investigation into alleged lockdown-violation parties, prostitution and drug use there, the city's police department said Thursday.

The 2021 Michelin Guide for California is out, and it includes nine new additions in the Bay Area – including three restaurants in the South Bay. Eleven East Bay and South Bay eateries also made the Bib Gourmand list of un-starred but great-value restaurants.

In the Bay Area, it’s rare for a brand new watering hole to not look clean, modern, and trendy, but a new bar that just opened near San Jose City Hall has gone the opposite direction.

A few choice streets in Palo Alto have been closed for more than a year, and now one of them is about to reopen much to the dismay of some business owners who have enjoyed the walk-up traffic the closure has provided.

A new food hall, which is the first of its kind in Los Altos, is finally about to open its doors to anxious foodies in the South Bay.

When Selby’s (on El Camino Real on the Redwood City-Atherton border) first opened in July of 2019, the restaurant’s signature burger with a huge price tag definitely raised eyebrows and curiosity across the Bay Area.

A North Bay food company that has built an empire around its healthy, frozen, grocery store concepts is now expanding in a major way in the South Bay.

There’s someplace new for dog owners in Silicon Valley to take made-for-Instagram photos of their pets, get boba tea, and soon order boba cocktails.

Eureka!, which many refer to as ‘Eureka Burger,’ has expanded its local presence adding a fifth location in the Bay Area this month in Santa Clara.

The Gilroy Garlic Festival has returned this year as a drive-thru event only, with pre-orders and vendors all stationed at Gilroy Presbyterian Church.

The South Bay Area is home to no shortage of world cuisine and specialty drinks, with boba tea arguably among its strong points. Hoodline visits two of the area's newest boba spots that fans of these beloved drinks will want to check out this summer.

Many people in the Bay Area may not have heard the hype about the Mexican ceviche chain Mango Crazy, but it has been expanding like crazy throughout the pandemic.

The San Francisco Peninsula, a longtime hub of innovation, is preparing to open its first food hall with several award-winning chefs headlining the multi-vendor concept.  

The famous Los Angeles-area 24-hour Jewish delicatessen, Canter’s Deli, which has locations in Pasadena, Santa Monica, and its flagship on Fairfax Avenue in LA, is now serving its iconic food here in the Bay Area thanks to a new partnership with DoorDash.

Folks in the South Bay looking to eat out will find a selection of prixe-fixe meals and other limited-time specials at downtown San Jose eateries through July 18.

Brewing company Gordon Biersch has had a presence in San Jose’s Japantown district for three decades, and now it appears it will stay in its same location for decades more.

Michelin-recognized Peruvian restaurant La Costanera, which closed in March 2020 after a decade in Montara, is reopening in an all-new Half Moon Bay location this Thursday, June 3.

Two Bay Area restaurants are among just 25 in the country to receive special grants from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to help historic eateries survive the pandemic. The East Bay's oldest boba tea shop, Sweetheart Cafe & Tea in Oakland, and Mexican restaurant Casa Vicky in San Jose both won grants under the program.

Killiney Kopitiam, known as Singapore's oldest cafe, is opening five new Bay Area locations this year as part of a push to greatly expand its U.S. presence from a single storefront in Palo Alto.

Embracing digital platforms and offering take-out and delivery food, new business models like this will likely have a lasting foothold in the restaurant industry.