20 Best Restaurants in California
1. HENRY'S WORLD FAMOUS HI-LIFE
Henry's World Famous Hi-Life is the first restaurant on this list and very recommended to visit while coming to San Jose, California. Henry's World Famous Hi-Life is located at 301 W St John Street and offers fantastic service and super tasty food in a fun atmosphere surrounding.
Henry's World Famous Hi-Life also has several delicious foods on the dinner menu which includes Chicken Teriyaki, Pork Chops, Pork Spare Ribs, Top Sirloin Steak 12oz, New York 12oz, Ribeye Steak 16oz, Filet Mignon, Fettuccine Alfredo, BBQ Salmon, Dinner Caesar Salad, Burger, and Tri-Tip Sandwich.
Henry's World Famous Hi-Life
2. YARD HOUSE SAN JOSE
Yard House is a high-end new American restaurant with a menu of New American dishes. Located in Santana Row, Yard House is open daily from 11.00 AM until 12.00 PM and all the guests will be offering so many good things like excellent service, friendly staff, and yummy dishes with a good vibe.
Then, you can enjoy plenty of delicious fares here which include, Chicken Nachos, Ahi Sashimi, Firecracker Shrimp, Spicy Tuna Stack, Avocado Toast, Fried Chicken Tenders, Grilled Korean BBQ Beef, Classic Sliders, Boneless Wings, Steak Bowl, Chicken Bowl, Nashville Hot Chicken, Whiskey Glazed Salmon, and more.
Yard House, San Jose
3. ORIGINAL JOE'S SAN JOSE
Original Joe's San Jose is an eatery that serves delicious steaks and Italian fares.
Situated in The Westin San Jose, Original Joe's San Jose is open every day from 4.00 until 10.00 PM and it has classy service, a pretty big food portion, and a great atmosphere surrounding. Then, you have wide food selections available such as Prime Rib 18oz, Veal Cutlet Milanese, Calf's Liver Saute with Mushrooms, Pork Chops, Hamburger Steak, Filet Mignon, Chicken Piccata, Chicken Parmigiana, Calamari Steak, Halibut, Salmon, and Prawns Scampi.
Original Joe's San Jose
4. LEFT BANK SANTANA ROW
Left Bank Santana Row is a family-friendly French restaurant with superb food, fantastic staff, a fun ambiance plus outdoor seating. Left Bank Santana Row is located in Santana Row and you can go to this restaurant when it's open from 11.30 AM until 9.00 PM every day.
There is a lot of delicious food that you can order on the restaurant menu such as Escargots, Cheese Fondue, Steak Tartare, Bacon Blue Cheeseburger, Nicoise Salade, Moules Frites, Roasted Pork Tenderloin, Trout Almondine, Salmon, Steak Frites, Confit Fried Chicken, Brussels Sprouts, Creme Brulee, and Pumpkin Cheesecake Tart.
Left Bank Santana Row
5. LE PAPILLON
If you are looking for the best fine dining restaurant in San Jose, then Le Papillon is the best next stop for you. Le Papillon starts open from 5.30 until 9.00 PM on Wednesday to Sunday and it offers excellent food, superb and fast service in a cozy atmosphere.
For the food options, you have Pan Seared Maine Day Boat Scallops, Stinging Nettle Agnolotti, Truffled Hamachi Tartare, Slow Poached Lobster, Toasted Couscous "Risotto", Grilled Hawaiian Swordfish, Sautéed Alaskan Halibut, Braised Duck Breast, and Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Marrow Emulsion, Maitake Mushrooms, and Potato Gratin.
Le Papillon, San Jose
6. PAMPAS GRILL CHURRASCARIA
If you are looking for a grill BBQ Brazilian-style in Los Angeles, Pampas Grill Churrascaria should be on your list. Pampas Grill Churrascaria is located in the Original Farmers Market and opens every day from 10.30 AM until 8.00 PM.
For the menus, there are Sirloin Cap & Spicy or Garlic Chicken, Sirloin Cap & Garlic Beef or Lamb Leg, Garlic Chicken & Spicy Chicken, Chicken w/ Bacon & Garlic or Spicy Chicken, Protein Hot Dishes, Vegetarian Hot Dishes, Caesar Salad, Cheese Bread, and still more to go.
Pampas Grill Churrascaria
7. CASSELL'S HAMBURGERS
Cassell's Hamburgers is located in Hotel Normandie LA and start open from 11.00 AM until 8.00 PM every day.
This restaurant offers you great service and good foods available such as Classic Breakfast with two eggs any style, Breakfast Burrito, Yogurt and Granola, Hash Browns with crispy and shredded hash browns, French Toast with fresh berries and maple syrup, Hotcakes with triple stack pancakes, Breakfast Burger with avocado and fried egg, Denver Omelette, Breakfast Sandwich, Classic Burger, Vegan Burger, Classic Cheeseburger, Chicken Sando, Grilled Cheese, and Tuna Salad.
Cassell's Hamburgers
8. TATSU RAMEN
If you are a ramen enthusiast, living in Los Angeles, and looking for an original taste of ramen, Tatsu Ramen might the answer that you are looking for. Start open from 11.00 AM every day, Tatsu Ramen has a side menu which contains Fried Rice, Pork Chashu Rice, and Juicy Pork Bun.
Then, for the selections of ramen, there are 7 different ramen available, Bold Ramen slow-cooked Tonkotsu broth, Cheeky Ramen with house-made ultra-rich and creamy chicken broth, Hippe Ramen with house-made vegan broth, Soul Ramen, Old Skool Ramen with pork broth fisnished with smooth Hakata Tonkotsu dashi, Red Ramen with red sauce, and the last one Naked Ramen with zero broth and topped with Tatsu Egg, scallions, crunchy Panko breadcrumbs, and drizzled with a sweet Kuromitsu glaze.
Tatsu Ramen, Los Angeles
9. LAS CUATRO MILPAS
Las Cuatro Milpas is an old-school Mexican restaurant and they are opened every day except Sunday from 8 AM to 3 PM. If you are in a Mexican restaurant, it means you'll see tortillas, tacos, and chorizo.
But, the food that every customer love at Las Cuatro Milpas is flour tortillas with $3.25, or you can try chorizo here start from $3.75, and roll tacos with $5.00. One thing that you have to know before buying some tacos and chorizos at Las Cuatro Milpas is they just accepted cash only, so prepare some bucks with you before going to this place.
Las Cuatro Milpas
10. MORNING GLORY
If you want to enjoy your breakfast or brunch in San Diego, Morning Glory has the best menu on it. This restaurant has some favorite foods by people such as the delicious and light soufflé pancakes, the tasty Morning Glory fried rice, and chicken and waffles which perfect for brunch.
You can even enjoy scalloped potatoes at this restaurant with very delicious and unique cocktails for breakfast and brunch. Morning Glory also offers you a great ambiance, comfy atmosphere, and restaurant interior is incredibly awesome, a very nice place to spend your money for breakfast or brunch.
Morning Glory
11. PARAKEET CAFE
Parakeet Cafe is located on Indiana Street, San Diego, California and it's open every day start from 7 AM to 7 PM. You can start your day at Parakeet Cafe with the charcoal and turmeric latte, avocado toast, waffles, and zucchini bread as a great and healthy breakfast.
If you are love to eat fish, Parakeet Cafe also offers you tasty and rich salmon. You can also try the organic and scrambled egg which is very interesting foods here. This restaurant is recommended for vegetarians because you'll be offering multiple options for gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan foods.
Parakeet Cafe, CA
12. TRULUCK'S OCEAN'S FINEST SEAFOOD AND CRAB
Just like the name, Truluck's Ocean's Finest Seafood and Crab offer you several delicious seafood menus that you can try.
Start open at 5.00 PM and closed at 9.30 PM, Truluck's Ocean's Finest Seafood and Crab have a seafood classics menu which includes, North Atlantic Salmon with asparagus, Miso-Glazed Seabass, Hawaiian Ahi Tuna, Prime King Crab Leg, South African Lobster Tail, and more.
Then, to end your dining at Truluck's Ocean's Finest Seafood and Crab, make sure you order carrot cake since it's one of many famous foods at this restaurant. So, don't think twice to visit this restaurant and bring some money because it's worth it.
Truluck's Ocean's Finest Seafood and Crab
13. KOKKARI ESTIATORIO
Kokkari Estiatorio is one of the best Greek restaurants in San Franciso, the decor at the front of the house was charming, a well-executed dinner, and tasty foods around.
Situated at 200 Jackson Street, Kokkari Estiatorio has variants of menus available such as the Starters menu which include, Zucchini Cakes, Saghanaki, Dolmathes, Wood Oven Roasted Prawns, Fried Smelts, Grilled Octopus, Spanakotiropita, Gigantes, and Youvarlakia.
Then, there is an entrees menu which includes, Atlantic Halibut with black lentil Salata and artichoke, Lamb Souvlaki with onion and bay leaf with cucumber chickpea salad, or Octopus Salad with charcoal-grilled octopus, Greek peppers, frisée, and red wine vinaigrette.
Kokkari Estiatorio
14. SWEET MAPLE
Located in 2000 post, Sweet Maple is a local spot to enjoy the homemade breakfast, brunch, and lunch at San Franciso.
Sweet Maple is open from 8.00 AM until 2.30 PM and offers all the guests some tasty foods available which include, Millionaire's Bacon, Hidden Spring Maple Syrup, Two Eggs Any Style with Applewood Smoked Bacon, Curry Chicken Scramble, Bulgogi, Snowed Spinach, Morning Tacos, Wagyu Sliders Benedict, Chicken Mango Melt, Curry Melt, Chicken Rancheros, Waldorf Wasabi, Chicken Rancheros, and Primavera.
Sweet Maple
15. PACIFIC CATCH SAN FRANCISCO
San Franciso is full of many Seafood restaurants and Pacific Catch is one of the best. Pacific Catch is starting open from 11.00 AM until 9.00 PM every day and is located in Chestnut street, San Francisco.
There is a lot of option to choose while coming to this restaurant like Korean BBQ with Steak or Ribs, Hawaiian Teriyaki with Grilled Chicken, Japanese Wasabi with Ahi Poke, Lobster Roll, Cali Salmon Burger, Taco Hot Fish A La Carte, Fish & Chips, Coconut Shrimp Platter, Cabo Calamari, Coconut Shrimp, Classic Sea Bass Cevhice, Ahi Poke Original, Salmon Fresh Catch, Kanpachi Yellowtail Fresh Catch, and variants of Sushi.
Pacific Catch San Francisco
16. ZóCALO RESTAURANT MIDTOWN
Zócalo Restaurant Midtown is an elegant and one of the best Mexican restaurants that you can find in Sacramento, California. You can go to 1801 Capitol Ave to reach this eatery and it starts open from 11.00 AM until 9.00 PM every day.
Zócalo Restaurant Midtown also offers all the guests very nice staff, a super clean place, incredible service, and yummy dishes with a great atmosphere surrounding. You'll be more comfortable here because Zócalo Restaurant Midtown has several tasty Mexican foods available such as Tostadas, El Burrito, Burrito Bowl, Quesadilla, Guacamole, Salsa Roja, Taco Salad, Mix Enchiladas, House Salad, Carnitas Tacos, Camaron Tacos, Salmon Bowl, Baja Fish Tacos, Cochinta Pibil, and Churros.
Zócalo Restaurant Midtown
17. THE WATERBOY
The Waterboy is a New American restaurant that offers Italian, Californian, and French fares with fantastic service by the staff, a wide selection of food, and a great ambiance. You have a lot of tasty dishes one the first course and the main course menu such as Daily Soup, Waterboy Caesar Salad, Steak Tartare, Veal Sweetbreads, Butter Lettuce Salad, Antipasto, Half Dozen Oysters, Daily Fish, Carnaroli Risotto, Seared Sea Scallops, Roast Mary's Chicken, Llano Seco Roast Pork Loin and Belly, and La Tagliata.
The Waterboy
18. MIKUNI | MIDTOWN SACRAMENTO
If you are a lover of sushi or any other local Japanese foods and living in Sacramento, Mikuni | Midtown Sacramento is a perfect destination for you.
This Japanese restaurant is located at 1530 J Street STE 150 and open daily from 11.30 AM until 9.00 PM, so you can visit this restaurant every day with your friends of the family.
Then, you have a lot of food selections which include, Garlicky Edamame, Tempura Green Beans, Gyoza, Chicken Teriyaki Appetizer, Karaage, Kaizen Ribs, Yuzu Calamari, Chicken Teriyaki, Beef Teriyaki, Sesame Chicken, Chicken Katsu, Tonkatsu, Musolino Pasta, Beef Curry, BBQ White Tuna, and Ginger Pork.
Mikuni | Midtown Sacramento
19. FIREHOUSE
Firehouse is an elegant fine dining restaurant with nice decor, fantastic service, and top-quality food. Firehouse is located at 1112 2nd Street and open daily from 4.00 until 9.00 PM, so you can visit this restaurant every day with your friends, family, or your lovely one.
Then, you have several incredible tasty and delicious foods here which include, Braised Local Pork Belly, Carpaccio, Oysters, Butter-Poached Snow Crab Claws, Prosciutto Gnocchi, Mary's Half Chicken, Seared Chilean Sea Bass, Seared Day Boat Scallops, Spring Pesto Pasta, Classic Cut Ribeye Steak, Herb-Crusted Rack of Lamb, Double R Ranch Filet Mignon, and Double-Cut Local Brined Pork Chop.
Firehouse
20. FRANK FAT'S
Frank Fat's is the last restaurant on this list and it's an elegant Chinese restaurant since 1939. Frank Fat's located at 806 L Street, open from 4.00 until 8.00 PM and offers great service, a good ambiance, and delicious Chinese foods.
For the food options, you have Egg Rolls, Chili Beef Chow Fun, BBQ Pork Fried Rice, Sang Gai Shee Chow Mein, Saigon Crispy Chicken, Kung Pao Chicken, Curry Chicken, Mongolian Beef, Honey Walnut Prawns, Gai Lan with Oyster Sauce, Sweet & Sour Pork, and Buddha's Delight.
Frank Fat's
