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Sight-See, Eat & Drink!


See our below recommendations.  Click here for The Sainte Claire hotel's area guide.

Don't miss "Gourmet Night," Friday, April 29 at 6:00pm.  Gourmet Night is your chance to network with fellow archivists while enjoying the delicious culinary offerings of a select number of downtown San José restaurants.  A great opportunity to catch up with old friends, make new ones, and maybe even meet your future employer!  The six restaurants selected for Gourmet Night are marked with a green asterisk (*) in the list of restaurants, below.  Gourmet Night sign-up sheets will be available at the Registration Table at the Sainte Claire hotel; please sign up by 2:00 pm on Friday, April 29.

Questions about Sight-Seeing, Eating & Drinking? Contact Sarah Wilson: wilsosa @ gmail.com

EAT & DRINK

Recommended cafes & restaurants. All are within walking distance of the hotel; all highly reviewed on Yelp.com.

Cafés

Café Trieste
315 S. First St.
San José, CA 95113
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.1 mile; 2 minute walk

San Jose Museum of Art
110 S. Market St.
San José, CA 95113
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.2 mile; 4 minute walk

Hydration Café
310 S. Third St.
San José, CA 95112
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.2 miles; 5 minute walk

Starbucks
150 S. First St.
San José, CA 95113
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.3 miles; 6 minute walk

Peet's Coffee & Tea
408 Almaden Blvd.
San Jose McEnery Convention Center
San José, CA 95110
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.3 mile; 6 minute walk

Restaurants

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BBQ

Henry’s Hi-Life
301 W. St John St.
San José, CA 95110
408-295-5414
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.8 mile; 16 minute walk

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Brewery Restaurant

Gordon Biersch *
33 E. San Fernando St.
San José, CA 95113
408-294-6785
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.4 mile; 7 minute walk
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Burgers

185 Park Ave.
San José, CA 95113
408-294-0252
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.2 mile; 4 minute walk

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Chinese

P. F. Chang’s China Bistro *
98 S. Second St.
San José, CA 95113
408-961-5250
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.4 mile; 7 minute walk

E&O Trading Company
96 S. First St.
San José, CA 95113
408-938-4100
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.3 mile; 6 minute walk

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Cuban

Los Cubanos Restaurant
22 N. Almaden Ave.
San José, CA 95113
408-279-0134
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.6 mile; 11 minute walk

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Indian

Tandoori Oven
150 S. First St. #107
San José, CA 95113
408-292-7222
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.2 mile; 4 minute walk

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Italian

Il Fornaio
302 S. Market St.
San José, CA 95113
408-271-3366
Distance from the Sainte Claire: Inside it.

Original Joe's *
301 S. First St.
San José, Ca 95113
888-841-7030
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 394 feet; 1 minute walk

The Old Spaghetti Factory
51 N. San Pedro St.
San José, CA 95110
408-288-7488
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.5 mile; 11 minute walk
                    
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Mediterranean

71 Saint Peter
71 N. San Pedro St.
San José, CA 95110
408-971-8523
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.4 mile; 11 minute walk

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Mexican

Mezcal *
25 W. San Fernando St.
San José, CA 95113-2477
408-283-9595
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.3 mile; 6 minute walk

La Penita Restaurant
[no website]
601 S. First St.
San José, CA 95113-2809
408-295-0434
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.4 mile; 8 minute walk

Don Pedro's Restaurant
[no website]
43 Post St.
San José, CA 95113-2411
408-977-0303
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.4 mile; minute walk

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Seafood

Scott's Seafood *
185 Park Ave.
San José, CA  95113
408-971-1700
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.2 mile; 4 minute walk

McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant
170 S. Market St.
San José, CA 95113
408-283-7200
888-226-6212
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.1 mile; 2 minute walk

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Spanish

Picasso’s Tapas and Restaurant
62 W. Santa Clara St.
San José, CA 95113
408-298-4400
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.4 mile; 9 minute walk

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Steakhouse

Morton's The Steakhouse
177 Park Ave.
San José, CA 95113
408-947-7000
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.2 mile; 4 minute walk

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Thai

House of Siam *
151 S. Second St.
San José, CA 95113
408-295-3397
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.3 mile; 6 minute walk

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Vietnamese

19Market
19 N. Market St.
San José, CA 95113
408-280-6111
Distance from the Sainte Claire: 0.4 mile; 9 minute walk


* "Gourmet Night" restaurants

SIGHT-SEE

Recommended sights to see, if you choose to sight-see on your own:

National History Day California A competition being held in San Jose the same weekend as the AGM. It is at the Doubletree Hotel near the SJC airport. NHD is a K-12 competition that is like a science fair, but with history projects.
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