Can you believe we visited the first week of March and it was practically like a gorgeous summers day? I mean, I guess I should get used to it given that we’re in California. But it still boggles my mind how warm it can get during the winter. I love it. Layer on the sunblock though!
I want more people to experience my amazing wonderful new home city of San Jose, which is why I’ve been writing continuously about our weekend staycation.
The Guy and I headed down here for a bite to eat during our San Jose staycation that I’ve been writing about for the past few weeks. He had never been inside the San Pedro Square Market building, so we took a walk inside. For those that live in the Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario Canada part — you’ll know what i mean when I say this reminded me a bit of the St. Jacob’s Market.
Outside, there is tons of seating and often during the summer months there’s always bands out here giving it a great vibe to just come out here and chill out with your buds for an evening.
After touring around and trying to decide where to eat, we ended up grabbing a Capricciosa pizza (and altered it a bit) at Pizza Bocca Lupo. Do I love me some pizza man. I’m starting to get picky as to where I eat a pizza. I can’t go just anywhere. It has to be highly rated, nothing with a super thick crust either. I’m enjoying my wood fired thin crust pizzas. I substituted a few things from my order, and added chicken. Holy yum.
If you walk outside, it’s hard not to notice San Jose’s oldest building Peralta Adobe built in 1797! Man, America and their super old history — never ceases to amaze me. It was roped off since it’s not quite accessible to the public anymore. But I hear school kids get tours inside. I love that San Jose built San Pedro Square right around it. Sitting outside with that view
So perfect to bring a bunch of friends, whether they be from out of town or just going out with a couple of buddies after work. The diverse selection of food is fantastic regardless if you want pizza, sushi, burgers, there’s a ton to choose from.
Downtown San Jose really does have a lot to offer. You don’t always have to venture up to San Francisco to see all the attractions. Down here there’s theatres, operas, concerts, sports attractions (NHL games!) ballets, music lovers, upscale hotels, dining and nightlife destination all in the downtown core. Definitely a hot spot with the locals, fun restaurants, and easy access to the San Jose Sharks games. I’ve had coffee down in the SPQ at Bellano, which I’ve yet to document and snap pictures for you guys. I talked about their second location up in West San Jose, but I’ll have to venture to downtown again to show you the real loft vibe Bellano
San Jose is currently working on their retailers, as there isn’t too much shopping in the downtown core. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t visit — come down here for a swallie before the NHL hockey game, or simply for after work dinner with some buddies of yours. Filled with beautiful palm trees, the perfect weather for patio-time with friends.
San Jose is full of amazing history. Apparently we have the worlds largest outdoor monopoly game which is also downtown. I drove past it the other day. Maybe I’ll hop out of my car next time and take some snaps of it. But I’m going to simply ignore the fact it costs a fortune to rent and actually play the game, it’s still pretty cool that it’s even there.
There are so many great places in our new home of San Jose. Keep coming back to my good ol’ blog so I can let you in on all of the fantastic spots I go!
San Pedro Square Market
87 N San Pedro St, San Jose, CA 95110
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That is so wonderful! I love the atmosphere, the architecture, the setting, AND the food. I’d love to kick back there and enjoy a great meal.
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Thanks for sharing these photos and fun places to explore. I have always wanted to just move around from state to state when I retired but injuries that will never heal are preventing me from traveling like I want to. Being able to read posts and see photos like yours is the next best thing to being there. Bring on some more. PS I love eating outdoors and when we visit restaurants I look for one that has outdoor seating.
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We were in San Pedro a few years back. We had such good food there that my Hubs wants to go back again.
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I’ve never been to California before but I’m trying to talk my boyfriend into going on a trip there this summer! Such a great review of the city! It’s gorgeous there and I love the history!
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Yes, I just visited San Jose…now I feel like I need to go back and explore.
Hmmnnn the pizza is making me hungry. I have only been to a very few part of California but not on this. Looks like a great place.
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My husband sometimes goes to San Jose for business, but we never go as a family. These are great tips so that I can convince him to take us next time. LOL! Looks like a lot of fun!
San Jose sounds like a great place to visit. My husband would love the brewery and that pizza looks absolutely amazing. If we’re ever nearby we’ll have to make a stop there to visit.
These all look like neat places to eat and check out! What a lot of fun! The bar looks very inviting!
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That looks like such a cool environment. I’d love to go there with my daughter and try out some good food at a few restaurants and explore.
I’m getting picky about where I get pizza from myself. The pie you have there looks absolutely delish though!
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What a beautiful place! I’d love to visit and have a great big slice of pizza! I like thin crust, too.
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Looks like a lot of fun there. That pizza made me hungry too. Thank you for sharing.
Such a beautiful and unique place, I definitely want to go there :D
Looks like a really nice place, the pizza also looks very delicious; what a wonderful place to go eat at!
Wow, this looks like an amazing place! I am so intrigued by California! I am dying to visit at some point! Great photos!
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San Jose isn’t one of those places that I would seek out to visit because I don’t know anything about that city. However, when I read reviews on places like this, it makes me want to add it to my bucket list because it’s a serene place and not so flashy. Thanks for sharing!
It’s no surprise now that an uncle of mine, albeit far from where our other relative are, chose to live in San Jose. I should pay him a visit soon – he hasn’t talked much about the place, but your photos just made me fall in love with it. I would love to see the oldest building, I’m glad they’ve preserved it.
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What an awesome looking place! I love the beautiful pictures that you’ve taken!
I love seeing this other side to California, apart from just the beaches which are so beautiful. The vibe in the square looks so chilled and cool.
It looks so beautiful there! I wish I lived in a a city that offered so much to its residents!
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How I wish I could explore! My husband visited and he loved it there. Hoping to visit soon with my kids.
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This looks like a terrific place to simply wander around for an afternoon, have lunch, shop and snoop, then have some dinner and cocktails. Sort of reminds me a little of a more open air Faneuil Hall (Boston).
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One of my favorite foods is pizza and that picture makes me want to visit and eat some of it right now! The atmosphere of this place looks welcoming and cozy too. I will have to check it out when I am in the area, for sure!
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I think the square looks totally awesome! It looks nostalgic yet modern. I love that look! Saw a lot of that when I was in college, and I just fell in love with it!
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I would love to visit California! San Jose looks super cool! I love historical buildings, and that pueblo built in 1797 would fit right in with things that I would love to explore!
wow what a beautiful place.i love that pizza yammi. absolutly amazing pictures.i hope one day to be there
How fun. I haven’t been to San Jose before. My mom used to live there a LONG time ago, and she absolutely loved it. I’d love to visit one day.
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This is amazing. I love the architecture, the vibe and the food. That pizza looks amazing. Those leaves too
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Ah perfect weather and patio time with friends. That’s my kind of outing. :) I’d love to visit the area, I’ve never been to Cali.
wow. that baked potato bar looks seriously cute. I would love to go!
I have always wanted to go to California. This looks like a great place to go eat. The pizza looks so delicious.
Wood fired pizza is also my favorite, but it’s so hard to find places around them with high quality. I have never been to San Jose before, but it looks like such a exciting but also relaxing day out.
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I love San Jose! That’s an area I’ve never been though and it’s looks amazing – like i needed an excuse to go back!
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This looks like such a hip place. I think if we lived near here, we’d visit often.
That pizza looks really tasty and it looks like a neat area to explore. I should really explore my area more and find some of the cool places I haven’t visited yet.
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I used to be apprehensive about visiting California in the past since I used to associate it with just earthquakes (which can happen anywhere). Now that I’m over that apprehension, I definitely want to visit California someday. It seems very diverse and has a wealth of history, which I love.
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it might be the foodie in me but that pizza… Omg yummy!!! San Pedro Square looks like a great place to visit :)
Sounds like a really neat place to visit! I’ve never been to California but I have some family who live there. It would be nice to visit them there someday. :)
We have good friends in some parts of California and I hope we get to visit them someday and perhaps visit San Jose too. Or do I need to visit San Jose? I’ll just visit your blog! ;)
I’m from Chicago and so jealous of the beautiful weather over there! I was in San Diego this February and it was lovely. That market in San Jose looks like an awesome spot to visit.
Looks like a great reason to visit San Jose, best place for a family getaway. Thank you for sharing!
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Ah, I so need to visit Cali. It’s been on my list of places to go forever now!
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Those are beautiful photos. I would love to visit California one day. Looks so awesome!
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That pizza is mouthwatering! Looks like you had a lot of fun in there.
I definitely love to have a bite on that pizza – it seems yummy and fresh to it, hihi!
San Jose looks amazing,Nancy. This peace of pizza looks so delicious, and the restoraunt looks like a very nice please!