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The best new restaurants in San Jose & Silicon Valley

By Coming Soon Project · Updated Oct 28, 2026

We picked these 6 new restaurants, bars and cafés in San Jose & Silicon Valley from the 6 independent places that opened in the last 30 days, and we update the list daily.

Our 6 picks

Ranked, and each name links to its full timeline

  1. SB

    Scotts Ballroom

    Restaurant · Japantown · 88 S 4TH St, Fl 7

    Just openedConfirmed

    A new restaurant in Japantown, open since Sep 30, 2026, with a full bar. We’ve confirmed it’s open.

  2. H

    La Hamburguezona

    Restaurant · Gilroy · 6940 Automall Pkwy

    Likely openConfirmedSpotted 139 days before opening

    A new restaurant in Gilroy, likely open since October 2026.

  3. PM

    Pizza My Heart

    Pizza spot · San Jose · 1701 Airport Blvd, Terminal A Gate 11

    Likely openConfirmedSpotted 101 days before opening

    A new pizza spot in San Jose, likely open since September 2026.

  4. MP

    Maples Pavilion

    Restaurant · Stanford · 655 Campus Dr

    Likely openConfirmed

    A new restaurant in Stanford, likely open since October 2026, with a full bar.

  5. MT

    McKays Tavern

    Bar · Santa Clara · 2555 Augustine Dr

    Likely openFiled

    A new bar in Santa Clara, likely open since October 2026.

  6. GS

    Gohan Sushi

    Restaurant · Milpitas · 74 Ranch Dr

    Likely openFiled

    A new restaurant in Milpitas, likely open since October 2026.

We pick only places that have opened, and we rank them by how sure we are they’re open and how they’ve done since. We leave chains out, and no one pays to be on the list.

Where they’re opening

Neighborhoods with the most new restaurants in the last 30 days

San Jose 1 newJapantown 1 newStanford 1 newMilpitas 1 newGilroy 1 newSanta Clara 1 new

Questions people ask

What are the best new restaurants in San Jose & Silicon Valley right now?

Our top picks for October 2026 are Scotts Ballroom, La Hamburguezona and Pizza My Heart. The full list of 6 is above, and we update it daily.

How many new restaurants opened in San Jose & Silicon Valley recently?

7 restaurants, bars and cafés opened in the San Jose & Silicon Valley area in the last 30 days, based on publicly available records.

Which San Jose & Silicon Valley neighborhood has the most new restaurants?

San Jose (95110) leads with 1 openings in the last 30 days, followed by Japantown and Stanford.

How do you know when a new restaurant is opening?

Everything we show comes from publicly available information. We gather it daily and match each record to its address, so we can follow a project from its first filing to opening day.

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How we know

Every opening leaves a paper trail. We match permits, licenses and inspections to one place per address and show where each project stands.

  • Confirmedtwo matching records, or a news report
  • Filedone official record
  • Spotted 90 days before openinghow early the first filing came

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