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Manresa Bread. Photo by John Dyke

OVERALL

Best New Restaurant

Manresa Bread Cafe
195 E Campbell Ave, Campbell

Cedar Room Pruneyard
1875 S Bascom Ave #100, Campbell

Achilles
2521 Newhall St, Santa Clara

Best Restaurant (Culinary Excellence)

Alexander’s Steakhouse
19379 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino

Orchard City Kitchen
1875 S Bascom Ave #190, Campbell

Adega
1614 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose

Best Chef

Jeffrey Stout, Orchard City Kitchen
1875 S Bascom Ave, Campbell

Andrew Welch, The Basin
14572 Big Basin Way, Saratoga

Jim Stump, The Table
1110 Willow St, San Jose

Best Dining Value

Aqui
Campbell, Cupertino & San Jose

Bill’s Cafe
Fremont, Palo Alto & San Jose

Angelou’s
21 N Second St, San Jose

Best Small Restaurant

Braise
1185 Lincoln Ave, San Jose

Zona Rosa
San Jose & Los Gatos

Yuki Sushi
Santa Clara & San Jose

Best Family Restaurant

Aqui
Campbell, Cupertino & San Jose

Bill’s Cafe
Fremont, Palo Alto & San Jose

Old Spaghetti Factory
51 N San Pedro St, San Jose

Best Romantic Restaurant

La Fondue
14550 Big Basin Way, Saratoga

Grandview Restaurant
15005 Mt Hamilton Rd, Mt Hamilton

Manresa
320 Village Ln, Los Gatos

Best Restaurant Patio

Jack Rose Libation House
18840 Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd, Los Gatos

San Pedro Square Market
87 N San Pedro St, San Jose

Andalé Patio
21 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos

Somi Somi

Best Dessert Spot To Do It for the ‘Gram
Somi Somi
Cupertino & San Jose
A generation that grew up sharing photos of food has prompted more and more chefs to focus on feasting the eyes as much as pleasing the palate. There’s no shortage of Instagrammable fare in the South Bay, but few place as much premium on the optics as Asian dessert spots—many of which create designated nooks for customers to pose with their eye-popping treats for IG-worthy shares. Korean creamery Somi Somi serves up soft-serve ice cream nestled in adorably photogenic taiyaki, a goldfish-shaped waffle made fresh to order, and adorned with your choice of technicolor toppings, from Fruity Pebbles to ube-purple macarons, to make your sweet treat picture perfect.

Best Late-Night Eats

La Victoria
Hayward & San Jose

A Slice of New York
3443 Stevens Creek Blvd, San Jose

Original Joe’s
301 S 1st St, San Jose

Best French Restaurant

La Fondue
14550 Big Basin Way, Saratoga

Le Papillon
410 Saratoga Ave, San Jose

Left Bank
Santana Row & Menlo Park

Best German Restaurant

Teske’s Germania
255 N First St, San Jose