Black Sheep Brasserie ★ 4.2
Black Sheep Brasserie in San Jose's Willow Glen pairs French technique with California ingredients, featuring escargots and an elegant wine list.
Order: Escargots with garlic herb butter and puff pastry
Restaurants in Willow Glen
The Table ★ 3.9
The Table in San Jose's Willow Glen is beloved for seasonal New American cuisine, craft cocktails, and an outdoor-friendly weekend brunch atmosphere.
Order: Seasonal farm-to-table brunch plates
Aqui Cal-Mex ★ 3.6
Aqui Cal-Mex on Lincoln Avenue is a San Jose institution for natural and organic California-Mexican food with seasonal rotating ingredient menus.
Order: Burritos with natural, wild, and organic ingredients
Bill's Cafe Willow Glen ★ 3.9
Bill's Cafe in Willow Glen has been a San Jose breakfast institution since 1977, baking croissants daily and drawing weekend crowds for brunch.
Order: Eggs Benedict and fresh-squeezed orange juice
Fine Dining in Willow Glen
Black Sheep Brasserie ★ 4.2
Black Sheep Brasserie in San Jose's Willow Glen offers seasonal escargots, duck breast, and charcuterie with a thoughtfully restrained European wine list.
Order: Duck breast with seasonal accompaniments and French varietal wine
The Table ★ 4.0
The Table is Willow Glen's cherished San Jose dining room with New American cooking driven by seasonal local produce and a progressive cocktail program.
Order: Seasonal dinner with craft cocktails from the in-house beverage program
Casual Dining in Willow Glen
Bill's Cafe Willow Glen ★ 4.0
Bill's Cafe in Willow Glen has been San Jose's most beloved breakfast spot since 1977, baking croissants daily and drawing weekend crowds for brunch.
Order: Eggs Benedict and freshly squeezed orange juice
Aqui Cal-Mex ★ 3.6
Aqui Cal-Mex on Lincoln Ave is a San Jose Willow Glen institution for natural, organic California-Mexican food with seasonal rotating ingredient menus.
Order: Chicken burrito with natural and organic ingredients
The Table ★ 3.9
The Table is Willow Glen's beloved San Jose restaurant with New American brunch and dinner, house-made syrups, craft cocktails, and a warm dining room.
Order: Weekend brunch with house-made juices and seasonal eggs dishes
Cafés in Willow Glen
Chromatic Coffee ★ 4.4
Award-winning roastery in a converted packing shed near Willow Glen, light-roasting ethically sourced beans from Ethiopia and El Salvador since 2012.
Signature drink: Single-origin pour-over
Bakeries in Willow Glen
Preligen's Artisan Bakery ★ 4.4
Willow Glen French patisserie opened in 2024 by a Bellagio-trained chef, producing from-scratch croissants, entremets, and dome cakes in small batches.
Worth the queue: Almond croissant
Paris Avenue ★ 4.1
Willow Glen French market bakery by Ed and Mimi Brown, using organic Napa farmhouse produce to supply seasonal cakes, salads, and house-made tarts.
Worth the queue: Parisian Strawberry Cake
Coffee Roasters in Willow Glen
Chromatic Coffee ★ 4.5
Bay Area pioneer roaster in a converted packing shed, light-roasting ethically sourced single origins and winning Metro's Best Coffee Roaster since 2012.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Honduras, El Salvador, Rwanda, Yemen
How they serve: espresso, pour-over, cold brew
Wine Bars in Willow Glen
20Twenty Restaurant and Bar ★ 4.2
20Twenty is Willow Glen's wine bar with 20 wines on draft, 20 craft beers and locally sourced comfort food, hosting weekly trivia and afternoon happy hour.
Signature pour: Napa Cabernet from the rotating 20-wine draft system
Wine focus: 20 curated wines on draft weekly, emphasizing Napa reds and California producers
Food: Farm-to-table elevated comfort food with artisan cheese boards
Epicure Club Cafe and Wine Bar ★ 3.9
Epicure Club is a French-inspired Willow Glen cafe and wine bar shifting from daytime bistro to evening wine room with curated European bottles.
Signature pour: French regional by the glass from a rotating bistro-focused European list
Wine focus: French-European wine program curated for intimate daytime and evening tastings
Food: French-American bistro brunch and dinner
Lamella Tavern ★ 4.2
Lamella Tavern in Willow Glen is a casually sophisticated cocktail and Champagne room pairing premium bubbles with an oyster and crudo small-plates menu.
Signature pour: Grower Champagne by the glass and rotating sparkling wine selections
Wine focus: Champagne and sparkling wine led with cocktails and still selections
Food: Oysters, crudo and premium small plates
Bars in Willow Glen
Lamella Tavern ★ 4.2
Lamella Tavern is Willow Glen's sophisticated cocktail room emphasizing seasonal drinks, Champagne and bubbles, paired with an oyster and crudo menu.
Signature drink: Seasonal craft cocktails and sparkling wines with oysters
Food: Oysters, crudo and premium small plates
Street Food in Willow Glen
Tacos y Birria El Chore ★ 4.3
Tacos y Birria El Chore in San Jose is the Hillsdale truck fusing slow-simmered birria with ramen noodles alongside traditional consomme-dipped tacos.
Try: Birria ramen and birria tacos
Breweries in Willow Glen
Hapa's Brewing Company ★ 4.2
Hapa's Brewing is a South Bay craft brewery on Lincoln Avenue with a family-friendly warehouse taproom, rotating food trucks and flagship IPA and blonde ales.
Brunch in Willow Glen
Bill's Cafe Willow Glen ★ 4.3
San Jose's beloved breakfast institution since 1977, Bill's Cafe Willow Glen draws weekend crowds with hearty egg plates and bottomless coffee.
Order: Eggs Benedict with hollandaise
The Table ★ 4.5
The Table brings craft-cocktail Willow Glen brunch with chilaquiles, braised pork, and lemon ricotta pancakes using peak California ingredients.
Order: Eggs Benedict with fra'mani rosemary ham and hollandaise
Mimosas of Willow Glen ★ 4.1
Mimosas of Willow Glen is famous for its supersized mimosa pitchers and plates like country fried steak and rib eye steak and eggs in San Jose.
Order: Chorizo Benedict with housemade hollandaise
Copita Tequileria y Comida ★ 4.3
Copita brings modern Mexican brunch to Willow Glen with a gluten-free menu, 100-plus tequilas, and award-winning margaritas on a sunny San Jose patio.
Order: Carnitas hash with scrambled eggs and charred tomatillo