Guided food tours in San Jose worth your time, with operators we’d actually book.
Guided food tours in San Jose worth your time and money. operators we would actually book.
RouteDowntown San Jose culinary neighborhoods including Japantown and SoFA District stops
Locally designed walking food tour rated #1 in San Jose, with 100,000 five-star reviews globally. Guides reveal an exclusive stop unknown to most visitors.
RouteSilicon Valley partner restaurants including San Jose, Palo Alto, and Campbell venues
Interactive 4-course dining experience with cocktail making, food and drink trivia with edible prizes, and a Flavor Finale sensory tasting course using Szechuan Buzz Buttons and Miracle Berries. Expert Avital host leads groups of 5 to 500.
RouteHistoric Japantown on N. 5th Street and Jackson Street, one of only three remaining Japantowns in the US
Augmented-reality walking tour of San Jose's historic Japantown, revealing Japanese American heritage through layered visuals at each site. Food stops optional at Japantown shops.
RouteSan Jose Japantown streets, historic sites, and cultural landmarks on N. 5th Street
Docent-led Japantown walking tour departing from the Japanese American Museum of San Jose. Covers historic sites along N 5th Street, including community landmarks and the cultural history of Japanese American foodways in the South Bay.
RouteSeven neighborhoods: Japantown, Little Saigon, Little Portugal, Little Italy/Willow Glen, Mayfair, and Downtown
Official Visit California self-guided culinary neighborhood crawl across San Jose's ethnic enclaves, including Vietnamese pho in Little Saigon and Japanese wagashi in Japantown.
RouteDowntown San Jose restaurants along First and Second Streets and surrounding blocks
Annual Dine Downtown Restaurant Week (July 3-13 in 2026) featuring prix fixe menus, chef specials, and food and drink pairings across 30-plus downtown San Jose restaurants.
Day trip · 9 hours
Explore and relish the enchanted day trip to California's famous wine country on this full-day tour of Napa and Sonoma County.
2 hours
Learn how to make your own nigiri and seafood rolls from scratch in this hands-on class with Chef Elham. Cook spicy edamame, prep sushi rice, and roll it with a variet...
2 hours
Cook a 3-course Chinese-Californian meal in San Jose. Make dragon cauliflower, pineapple chicken and rainbow fried rice with Chef Parsati.
TableJourney covers 6 editor-picked food tours in San Jose, with what each shows you and how much to budget.