Monday, August 31, 2026

The Best Places to Drink in San Jose, by the Record

3 places in the record

The best places to drink in San Jose, by the professional record: Esquire and Spirited Awards have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. First Born Los Gatos comes out on top, and the record runs deepest in Los Gatos and San Jose.

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  1. Rank 1. First Born Los Gatos

    Fusion Vietnamese

    Awards
    Address
    160 W Main St, Los Gatos, CA · Los Gatos
    Reserve
    OpenTable
    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
    On the Way What's Around

  2. Rank 2. Otro Bar

    Awards
    Address
    Segundo piso del Bar Buenos Aires, San José, Barrio Escalante, 10101, Costa Rica · San José
    On the Way What's Around

  3. Rank 3. Paper Plane

    Awards
    Address
    72 S First St, San Jose, CA · San Jose
    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
    On the Way What's Around

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Eat Score

The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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    Drink Score

    The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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      Stay Score

      The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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        Do Score

        The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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          Best Place Score

          The Best Place Score rates the area around a point, not any one place. It runs on the scored places nearby: more good stuff within reach, higher score. If it looks low, we probably haven't found enough critics out here yet.