Imagine some of your best meals. Were you traveling and connecting with new or old friends?
Silicon Valley’s food options have opened up over the past 30 years with the influx of different cultures and growing mix of ethnicities that now call this place home. This infusion of people from all over the world has spurred the growth of new cuisines that have become increasingly commonplace, so that if you’re ready for a local food adventure, you could easily pursue and find satisfaction.
Now, you can follow your taste buds and go on a quest to try a new set of flavors and combinations, even without flying overseas. You can now travel locally with your palate and enjoy different international cuisines from Napa Valley to San Francisco and to East Bay as well as from the Bay Area to Santa Cruz.
Below are many of my favorites or those I’d love to enjoy. If you have suggestions to make this list even better, please forward those ideas our way.
Thunderbird Silicon Valley's
Ultimate International Restaurant List:
Adega (San Jose) - Portuguese with one Michelin star
All Spice (San Mateo ) - Indian fusion with one Michelin star
Amarin Thai (Mountain View) - Thai
Anatolian Kitchen (Palo Alto) - Turkish & Kurdish
Ben Tre (San Mateo, Millbrae, San Bruno) - Vietnamese
Bistro Jeanty (Yountville) - French
Cafe Venetia (Palo Alto) - Italian-inspired
Cascal (Mountain View) - Latin American
Chef Zhao (Palo Alto) - Shanghainese
Coupa Cafe (Palo Alto) - Venezuelan
DishDash (Sunnyvale/Milpitas) - Middle Eastern
Doppio Zero (Mountain View) - Neapolitan
Espetus (San Mateo) - Brazilian
Gochi Fusion (Mountain View, Cupertino) - Japanese
Joya (Palo Alto) - Latin American
Kemuri (Redwood City) - Japanese
Koi Palace (Daly City, Dublin, Milpitas) - Cantonese
La Bodeguita del Medio (Palo Alto) - Cuban
La Boheme (Palo Alto) - French
La Catalana (San Jose) - Catalonian
La Viga (Redwood City) - Latin
Layang Layang (Milpitas, San Jose) - Malaysian
Mandarin Roots (Palo Alto) - Hunanese
Manresa (Los Gatos) - New American farm-to-table with three Michelin stars
Morocco’s (Mountain View) - Moroccan
Oren’s Hummus Shoppe (Palo Alto, Mountain View) - Israeli
Pampas (Palo Alto) - Brazilian
Ramen Dojo (San Mateo) - Japanese
Ramen Parlor (San Mateo) - Japanese
Rangoon Ruby (Belmont, Palo Alto, San Carlos) - Burmese
Saigon (Sunnyvale) - Cantonese
Sakoon (Fremont/Mountain View) - Indian
Scratch (Mountain View) - American
Shiok (Menlo Park) - Singaporean
Steins (Mountain View) - American take on a classic German biergarten
Sumika Grill (Los Altos) - Japanese
Tamarine (Palo Alto) - Vietnamese
Tannourine (San Mateo) - Lebanese & Mediterranean
Terun (Palo Alto) - Neapolitan
The Kickin’ Crab (San Jose) - Cajun
So Gong Dong Tofu House (Palo Alto) - Korean
Xanh’s (Mountain View) - Vietnamese
Zareen’s (Palo Alto, Mountain View) - Indian, Halal, Pakistani