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Best restaurants in the South Bay

Every restaurant I've rated in the South Bay, ranked by score. 61 places, 33 with notes. Updated September 2026.

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61 places · score out of 10 · j k ↵

  1. 1Tacos Mi ReynitaSan Josecrunchwrap is elite, everything else is meh. This place hella sketch but worth it.9.9
  2. 2Bloom BagelsCampbellgoated spot9.9
  3. 3Mazala Pizza San JoseSan Jose9.9
  4. 4Mylapore South Indian VegetarianSan Josegot this plus masala dosa for $20. insane value and food was fire. there was a dude walking around giving refills for sambaar and chutney which should be more common.9.9
  5. 5Samuthr Thai RestaurantSan Joseinsane, good portions too9.8
  6. 6Din Tai FungSanta ClaraDTF 💯‼️ $120 for 2ppl a little crazy but it was fire, string beans best item by far9.8
  7. 7Palmetto Superfoods - Santana RowSan Josebetter version of playa9.7
  8. 8Bengaluru Thindi Garage (BTG)San Josebest dosa i’ve ever had9.6
  9. 9El Sazón de ClaudiaSan JoseELITE.$12 for 3 tacos w tip and amazing customer service9.6
  10. 10The Pastaria & MarketLos Gatosamazing9.6
  11. 11El TiburonSan Jose9.5
  12. 12LUNA Mexican Kitchen - The PruneyardCampbellfire9.4
  13. 13LOS TACOS DE MI TIERRASan Joseamazing chicken and steak. shrimp was meh9.4
  14. 14Zareen’s SunnyvaleSunnyvaledahi puri gas, rest was good not great9.4
  15. 15Mimosas Brunch & BubblesCampbellfire9.3
  16. 165 Spot Chivas GrillSan Jose9.3
  17. 17Toast Cafe & GrillSan Jose9.3
  18. 18La Superior TaqueríaSan Jose9.3
  19. 19Chaat BhavanSunnyvalebhel was fire9.1
  20. 20Dusita Thai CuisineSanta Clara9.1
  21. 21Local KitchensCampbellinteresting concept,basically like 5 restaurants on one. bowl was amazing,definitely taxing tho it was like $16 and not very big9.0
  22. 22Cali Spartan Mexican KitchenSan Jose8.9
  23. 23VeLa Brunch&Thai RestaurantSan Jose8.8
  24. 24Mommy's Banh MiSan Jose8.8
  25. 25Bún Bò Huế An NamSan Josepre spider-man dinner. Elite movie8.6
  26. 26Idly Express - AlmadenSan Josenice south indian feast. they sold mylapore protein ice cream which was actually good8.6
  27. 27Jojo’sSan Jose8.4
  28. 28BackAYard Caribbean GrillCampbelllove plantains8.4
  29. 29Aloha FreshSan Jose8.4
  30. 30PHỞ HÀ NỘI SAN JOSESan Josegreat value8.3
  31. 31Milk Belly BakerySan Jose8.2
  32. 32Metro Balderas TaqueriaSan Jose8.0
  33. 33Hunan Taste RestaurantSan Josewe were the only customers lol. Great scallion pancake and amazing portions7.9
  34. 34Bertucelli's La Villa GourmetSan Josegood but a bit pricey7.9
  35. 35Back A Yard Caribbean GrillSan Josegood food, a little greasy7.8
  36. 36Pho DangSan Josefirst time dining at a restaurant alone in a long time. very relaxed. As for the pho it was good but super expensive.7.7
  37. 37UlavacharU Tiffins CampbellCampbell7.6
  38. 38Ramen Izakaya Yu-GenMountain View7.6
  39. 39Home Eat汉家宴San Josegreat value, $13 for meal + drink7.5
  40. 40Euro GrillSanta Clarasurprisingly good, looks a lot worse than it tastes7.3
  41. 41Halal Gyro Express & KebabSan Josealright but was craving and this hit the spot7.2
  42. 42Burma RootsSan Jose7.1
  43. 43Marufuku RamenPalo Altoground chicken on ramen was weird, everything else was good6.9
  44. 44Frodo Joe's Petit CafeFremont6.9
  45. 45Ustaad's BiryaniSunnyvaledecent6.8
  46. 46Madurai Modern CafeSunnyvale6.8
  47. 47Paradise Biryani PointeSanta Clara6.6
  48. 48四季茶馆火锅 Four Seasons Tea House Hot PotMountain View6.5
  49. 49Auntie Anne'sSanta Clara6.4
  50. 50KoJa KitchenSanta Clara6.3
  51. 51Jackie's Place - SoFASan Jose6.2
  52. 52Sumi SushiSan Josecali roll was fire, ramen mid af5.7
  53. 53Hajis RestaurantSan Joselassi was good, naan was bad5.5
  54. 54Pizza AnticaSan Jose5.0
  55. 55Sixth Street BurgerSan Josetoo expensive4.6
  56. 56Thai OrchidCampbellbland4.3
  57. 57Urban MomoSan Jose3.9
  58. 58House of BagelsSan Jose3.8
  59. 59Kumako DenSan Jose3.5
  60. 60Yami BowlSan Jose2.9
  61. 61ANGRY HOT CHICKENSan Jose · Closedgood for price4.0

How I rate. Scores come from Beli's pairwise ranking, so a 10 means it beat everything else I've had in the category, not that it's perfect. Nothing here is sponsored.