Today we are going to be going on a deep dive into where to find healthy food and restaurants in San Jose. We will try to cover all of the best places to get nutritious food in your area so that you can feel as good as possible after your meal.
Kicking things off will be the best local vegan and vegetarian restaurants. Mom always told you to eat your vegetables, well you certainly will be able to at these great venues.
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Then we will get into some other healthy restaurants near you, plus discuss good salad bars and restaurants with good soups. San Jose health food stores and markets will follow them up, buying nutritious foods and cooking meals yourself is a great way to know just how good your diet really is.
Smoothies and juice shops will come next, and we will get you out of here with a few gluten free bakeries that should also have plenty of low sugar sweets and treats. Stick around for our local healthy foods map at the end that will have all the places we mention throughout the post pinned on it.
To read our full posts on soups, salads, and vegetarian spots in San Francisco or Oakland click those links.
Vegan & Vegetarian Restaurants
Some of the best vegan and vegetarian restaurants in San Jose would be:
- Happiness Cafe at 1688 Hostetter Rd # C
- Merit Vegan Restaurant at 548 Lawrence Expy #2
- Vegetarian House at 520 E Santa Clara St
- Veggie Grill at 1692 Saratoga Ave #94
Appetizers, salads, noodles, soups, entrees, specials, desserts, cakes, and Eastern and Western dishes are just a few of the plant-based culinary categories Merit Vegan Restaurant serves.
Vegetarian House serves vegan dishes from China, Vietnam, Thailand, India, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas like golden Thai vegetable, heavenly salad, and spicy cha which are some of their signature dishes. Merit Vegan Restaurant and Vegetarian House can cater to any corporate or private event.
Burgers, sandwiches, entree salads, bowls, home-style meals, sharing sides and snacks, organic teas, and homemade desserts are all available on the Veggie Grill menu that are all produced with substantial plant-based proteins and fresh ingredients.
San Jose Healthy Restaurants
More healthy restaurants in your area are:
- Tofoo Com Chay at 388 E Santa Clara St
- Mint & Basil at 5130 Cherry Ave #30
- Green Lotus Restaurant at 1143 Story Rd #180
- Dong Phuong Tofu at 2359 McKee Rd
Mint & Basil offers Asian meals with influences from Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia including autumn rolls, rock ‘n roll beef, and their specialty curry.
Dong Phuong Tofu is a low-key eatery that serves traditional Vietnamese cuisine and vegetarian dishes in a relaxed setting.
Salad Bars Near You
These local salad bars should have plenty of nutritious foods to choose from:
- Erik’s DeliCafé at 81 Curtner Ave
- Sticks n’ Greens at 387 S 1st St #117
You should be able to find a wide variety of healthy salads in your area at any of the above. If you are after any particular salad check the links we gave and see if they are on their menu.
Erik’s DeliCafé is a casual cafe franchise that specializes in gourmet deli sandwiches, soups, salads, and baked products.
Soup Restaurants
Many places on this page serve healthy soups near you like Merit Vegan Restaurant and Erik’s DeliCafé.
Health Food Stores & Markets
Pick out your own produce at these San Jose health food stores and markets:
- Sprouts Farmers Market at 1130 Branham Ln
- Whole Foods Market at 777 The Alameda
- New Seasons Market at 5667 Silver Creek Valley Rd
There is another Whole Foods in San Jose on Blossom Hill Road too.
Smoothies & Juice Shops
There are plenty of smoothie and juice shops near you:
- Pressed Juicery at 3555 Monroe St #60
- Jamba at 695 Coleman Ave #10
- Guzzle Nutrition at 1087 Meridian Ave #40
Those local juice and smoothie shops have so many options we can’t even begin to list them all. We suggest you check out their menu and see if they sell the right juices and smoothies that you are searching for, and you can also see if they sell healthy meals or snacks like acai bowls or granola.
Freshly blended whole fruit and vegetable smoothies, bowls, juices, cold-pressed shots, boosts, snacks, and meal replacements are available at Jamba.
Guzzle Nutrition is a one-of-a-kind health food hangout that offers 30+ smoothie flavors, herbal aloe, iced protein coffee, protein bite snacks, and lifted energy boosters.
Gluten Free Bakeries In Your Area
Enjoy some fresh baked goodness at these gluten free bakeries:
- Forest & Flour at 1180 Randol Ave
Forest & Flour provides the local community with allergen-free, delicious, and healthful baked goods that are gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, corn-free, peanut-free, nightshade-free, and artificial ingredient-free.
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Enjoy Eating Healthy In San Jose
We wish we had more to share but for now that is all we’ve got. After reading about all of those local vegan and vegetarian restaurants, other healthy restaurants, salad bars, places to get great soup, health food stores and markets, smoothies and juice shops, and gluten free bakeries in your area it shouldn’t be hard for you to grab a delicious and nutritious meal in the near future.
While we try our best to keep these posts updated it isn’t easy, if you noticed anything incorrect on this page please let us know in the comments. Hopefully you enjoy eating healthy food at restaurants in San Jose.