.BEST OF SILICON VALLEY 2025 | Food & Dining

best of food and dining 2025 — NEW IN SUNNYVALE Valley Goat, which opened this year, took the gold for Best American Restaurant in Central Silicon Valley. PHOTO: Cole Keister

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SAN JOSE & SOUTH COUNTY

Best American Restaurant

Gold Award Winner

Henry’s Hi-Life
San Jose

Silver

The Table
San Jose

Bronze

Jackie’s Place
San Jose

Best Bakery

Gold Award Winner

Peters’ Bakery
San Jose

Silver

Greenlee’s Bakery
San Jose

Bronze

Pastelaria Adega
San Jose

Best Breakfast

Gold Award Winner

Bill’s Cafe, Cottle
San Jose

Silver

The Breakfast Club at Midtown
San Jose

Bronze

Hobee’s
San Jose

Best Brunch

Gold Award Winner

The Table
San Jose

Silver

The Breakfast Club at Midtown
San Jose

Bronze

Mimosas Mexican Kitchen
San Jose

Best Burrito

Gold Award Winner

La Victoria Taqueria
San Jose

Silver

Adelita’s Taquería, Restaurant & Bar
San Jose

Bronze

Cafe Rosalena
San Jose

Best Business Lunch

Gold Award Winner

Henry’s Hi-Life
San Jose

Silver

The Pressroom
San Jose

Bronze

Petiscos
San Jose

Best Chinese Restaurant

Gold Award Winner

Mandarin Gourmet Restaurant
San Jose

Silver

Jade China
San Jose

Bronze

Home Eat
San Jose

Best Coffeehouse

Gold Award Winner

Academic Coffee Company
San Jose

Silver

Roy’s Station
San Jose

Bronze

Nirvana Soul
San Jose

Best Indian or Pakistani Restaurant

Gold Award Winner

Punjab Cafe
San Jose

Silver

Swaad Indian Cuisine
San Jose

Bronze

Sagar Sweets & Restaurant
San Jose

Best Italian Restaurant

Gold Award Winner

Giorgio’s Italian Food and Pizzeria
San Jose

Silver (tie)

Il Fornaio
San Jose

Original Joe’s
San Jose

Best Japanese Restaurant

Gold Award Winner

Kumako Den
San Jose

Silver

Kazoo Japanese Restaurant
San Jose

Bronze

Sushi Maru
San Jose

Best Farmers’ Market

Gold Award Winner

Japantown Farmer’s Market
San Jose Japantown

Silver

Willow Glen Farmers’ Market
San Jose’s Willow Glen neighborhood

Bronze

Downtown San Jose Farmers’ Market
San Jose

Best Mexican Restaurant

Gold Award Winner

Luna Mexican Kitchen
San Jose

Silver

Taqueria Tlaquepaque
San Jose

Bronze

Adelita’s Taquería, Restaurant & Bar
San Jose

Best Taqueria

Gold Award Winner

Adelita’s Taquería, Restaurant & Bar
San Jose

Silver

Super Taqueria
San Jose

Bronze

Angelou’s Mexican Grill
San Jose

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