Southern Comfort Kitchen ★ 3.8
Southern Comfort Kitchen in downtown San Jose serves New Orleans and Cajun soul food from family recipes, with fried chicken and gumbo near San Pedro Square.
Order: New Orleans fried chicken with Cajun sides
Back A Yard Caribbean Grill Downtown is a caribbean restaurant in Downtown, San Jose.
Back A Yard has served authentic Jamaican comfort food in San Jose since 2004 with signature jerk chicken and oxtail drawing a devoted following.
Editorially verified June 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Jerk chicken and beef oxtail plate
Address: 457 E San Carlos St, San Jose, CA 95112
Southern Comfort Kitchen in downtown San Jose serves New Orleans and Cajun soul food from family recipes, with fried chicken and gumbo near San Pedro Square.
Order: New Orleans fried chicken with Cajun sides
Chez Sovan is a beloved San Jose weekday lunch institution offering rare authentic Cambodian fish curries, kebabs, and Khmer dishes at low prices.
Order: Fish amok and slow-cooked Cambodian curry with rice
Southern Comfort Kitchen in downtown San Jose serves New Orleans and Cajun soul food from family recipes, with fried chicken and gumbo near San Pedro Square.
Order: New Orleans fried chicken with Cajun sides
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
Ozumo at Santana Row in San Jose delivers exquisite robata-grilled cuisine and handcrafted sushi rolls in a stylish room with an outdoor beer garden.
Order: Robata grilled items and omakase makimono rolls
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
Falafel's Drive-In has served legendary falafel pita sandwiches from its Stevens Creek Blvd window since 1966, one of San Jose's oldest food landmarks.
Order: Classic falafel pita with tahini and hot sauce