Eat in Willow Glen, San Jose

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.

OrderEscargots with garlic herb butter and puff pastry

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.

OrderSeasonal 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.

OrderBurritos 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.

OrderEggs Benedict and fresh-squeezed orange juice

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.

OrderDuck 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.

OrderSeasonal dinner with craft cocktails from the in-house beverage program

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.

OrderEggs 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.

OrderChicken 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.

OrderWeekend brunch with house-made juices and seasonal eggs dishes

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.

DrinkSingle-origin pour-over

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 queueAlmond 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 queueParisian Strawberry Cake

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.

BeansEthiopia, Honduras, El Salvador, Rwanda, Yemen

Brewsespresso, pour-over, cold brew

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.

PourNapa Cabernet from the rotating 20-wine draft system

Wine20 curated wines on draft weekly, emphasizing Napa reds and California producers

FoodFarm-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.

PourFrench regional by the glass from a rotating bistro-focused European list

WineFrench-European wine program curated for intimate daytime and evening tastings

FoodFrench-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.

PourGrower Champagne by the glass and rotating sparkling wine selections

WineChampagne and sparkling wine led with cocktails and still selections

FoodOysters, crudo and premium small plates

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.

DrinkSeasonal craft cocktails and sparkling wines with oysters

FoodOysters, crudo and premium small plates

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.

TryBirria ramen and birria tacos

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.

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.

OrderEggs 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.

OrderEggs 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.

OrderChorizo 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.

OrderCarnitas hash with scrambled eggs and charred tomatillo