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The 8 Best Lunch Spots In San Jose

Updated: August 7, 2022

Need a quick lunch or a spot to have a fancy business lunch? These San Jose lunch spots have you covered. To bring you only the best Lunch in San Jose we analyzed top review, articles, and ranking sites. If you need quick service tacos or you have time for a sit-down buffet you will find your next lunch spot here!

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Falafel's Drive-In

Middle Eastern, $, San JoseMiddle Eastern, $San Jose
Google: 4.7
Yelp: 4.0
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Sultan Bakery

Bakery, $, DowntownBakery, $San Jose, Downtown
Google: 4.7
Yelp: 4.5
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Bibo's Ny Pizza

Pizza, $, Willow GlenPizza, $San Jose, Willow Glen
Google: 4.6
Yelp: 4.5
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Braise Willow Glen

New American, $$, Willow GlenNew American, $$San Jose, Willow Glen
Google: 4.6
Yelp: 4.0

Ristorante da Maria

Italian, $$, Cambrian ParkItalian, $$San Jose, Cambrian Park
Google: 4.3
Yelp: 4.0

Smoking Pig BBQ

American, $$, DowntownAmerican, $$San Jose, Downtown
Google: 4.4
Yelp: 4.0
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Yeshi Express

African, DowntownAfricanSan Jose, Downtown
Google: 5.0
Yelp: 5.0

Alams Taqueria

Food Truck, Cambrian ParkFood TruckSan Jose, Cambrian Park
Google: 4.7
Yelp: 5.0

Why these restaurants?

We know how tough it is to find the best restaurant in San Jose. We analyzed 28808 San Jose restaurants on Yelp and Google, 3104661 San Jose restaurant reviews, and 1901 lists and articles – looking closely at what CultureTrip, Infatuation and Movoto had to say – and applied our boam magic. Don’t bother looking for CultureTrip - The 10 Best Restaurants In Central San Jose, USA, Infatuation - Where To Eat In San Jose And Santa Clara and Movoto - 15 San Jose Restaurants That Will Blow The Taste Buds Out Of Your Mouthwe’ve already done so for you and included all you need to know. We automatically update restaurants’ open hours and services, so you can actually enjoy the top restaurants we show. Since boam gets no payment for showing these restaurants, you can trust the restaurants in this list. We don’t recommend restaurants lightly, these 10 are really something special.

Most common questions

Zeni Ethiopian Restaurant, Walia Ethiopian Cuisine, and Tofoo Com Chay are the highest-rated vegan-friendly lunch spots in San Jose.

Nemea Greek Taverna, LUNA Mexican Kitchen - The Alameda, and Le Papillon are the highest-rated lunch spots for a pick-up meal in San Jose.

The highest-rated restaurants in San Jose for boozy lunches are Black Sheep Brasserie, Nemea Greek Taverna, and LUNA Mexican Kitchen - The Alameda.

Black Sheep Brasserie, Nemea Greek Taverna, and LUNA Mexican Kitchen - The Alameda are the highest-rated lunch restaurants for a quick lunch in San Jose.

Black Sheep Brasserie, Nemea Greek Taverna, and LUNA Mexican Kitchen - The Alameda are lunch restaurants with outdoor seating in San Jose.

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