Santa Teresa County Park is one of The 15 Best Places for Mountains in San Jose.

1. Santa Teresa County Park

7.4
Bernal Rd., San Jose, CA
Hiking Trail · 10 tips and reviews

Matthew T.Matthew Todd: Park is awesome for mountain bikes, especially when rainy or wet.

Janet F.Janet Fouts: Horses, mountain bikers and hikers CAN co-exist. Very hot in the summer so come early. Spectacular views reward the climbs

Saeed A.Saeed AlZahrani: Beautiful country park mountains hell's and dears but rainy

85C Bakery Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Mountains in San Jose.

2. 85C Bakery Cafe

8.2
1183 S. De Anza Blvd., Ste. 10, San Jose, CA
Bakery · 48 tips and reviews

Samuel P.Samuel Park: Sea salt mountain green tea is a must try

Camille N.Camille Nguyen: Satisfy your sweet tooth with a marble taro bun and a cuppa sea salt mountain green tea!

rishi m.rishi mahalaha: Really good pasteries and sweet teas. The lady lives the salt coffes here. Fresh bread!

Joseph D Grant County Park is one of The 15 Best Places for Mountains in San Jose.

3. Joseph D Grant County Park

8.0
18405 Mount Hamilton Rd, San Jose, CA
Park · 5 tips and reviews

Hilary M.Hilary Martin: Great place for camping, mountain biking and trail running. Plus there's never a crowd to compete with on miles and miles of trails.

Rufus S.Rufus Shaw: Go during the winter, there is no one there.

MegMeg: Dutch Flat Trail up to other trails and head out to the lake as well. I imagine this place is hot (temp) in the summer.

Los Gatos Creek Trail is one of The 15 Best Places for Mountains in San Jose.

4. Los Gatos Creek Trail

8.4
1970 Willow St (at Leigh Ave), San Jose, CA
Hiking Trail · 12 tips and reviews

Dave G.Dave Gilbert: Great trail to get around San Jose and Los Gatos. Take it past Los Gatos to the Lexington reservoir and beyond, for great road, cross, mountain, and gravel biking opportunities.

Tanya R.Tanya Reynolds: Nice parking lot next to the trail. Can go all the way down to LG if you have a long run planned.

Eric I.Eric I: There is a geocache hidden here.

Almaden Quicksilver County Park is one of The 15 Best Places for Mountains in San Jose.

5. Almaden Quicksilver County Park

8.7
Almaden Quicksilver County Park, San Jose, CA
Hiking Trail · Almaden · 24 tips and reviews

DeeAnne L.DeeAnne Luna: My cousin saw a mountain lion, so beware!!!

Nicole G.Nicole Goddard: Awesome place for a beautiful hike. Dogs, bikes and horses are all welcome. (So watch your step).

Amanda F.Amanda Fein: Try the New Alameda trail to Hacienda. Butt burner to the max!To loop around by taking Randol trail to Buena Vista where there are neat historical sites. Take New Almaden back to mockingbird hill lot.

Philz Coffee is one of The 15 Best Places for Mountains in San Jose.

6. Philz Coffee

8.2
118 Paseo de San Antonio (at 4th St), San Jose, CA
Coffee Shop · Paseo · 216 tips and reviews

Moni U.Moni Ung: If you want something to get you going... Get the Jamaica blue mountain!

Adam S.Adam Scheidt: Jamaican blue mountain

Simon S.Simon Stahl: Every coffee absolutely fresh and hand made. Try the turkish! Nice atmosphere.

Siena Bistro is one of The 15 Best Places for Mountains in San Jose.

7. Siena Bistro

8.1
1359 Lincoln Ave, San Jose, CA
Italian Restaurant · Willow Glen · 10 tips and reviews

Jonathan S.Jonathan Schwartz: Great food, nice wine list, dog friendly Thursday nights on patio, great dinner-for-two special on Tuesday nights. Check it out!

Al B.Al B.: Lovely place for a nice date and get their special birthday candle for a celebration :3

Amos B.Amos Ben-Meir: The Sole Almadine is absolutely amazing!

Panera Bread is one of The 15 Best Places for Mountains in San Jose.

8. Panera Bread

7.8
5110 Cherry Ave, San Jose, CA
Bakery · 2 tips and reviews

Adriana M.Adriana Michelle: Great "you pick two" deal. I chose half a Mediterranean veggie sandwich which was amazing and a half ancient grain arugula and chicken salad which was OK

KarinKarin: The mobile app is really good and makes ordering ahead simple. The restaurant also takes Apple Pay.

Teske's Germania is one of The 15 Best Places for Mountains in San Jose.

9. Teske's Germania

8.2
255 N 1st St (at Devine St), San Jose, CA
German Restaurant · Downtown San Jose · 30 tips and reviews

JoyJoy: The Reuben sliders in puff pastry are outstanding...Love this place!!!

Leslie H.Leslie Hasvold: Jalapeno cheese stuffed pretzels...Oh. My. God.

Guilherme C.Guilherme Chapiewski: If this is your first time here, your party can choose one different plate per person and ask the waiter to serve family style, then everybody will have the chance to try a little bit of everything.

Kazoo is one of The 15 Best Places for Mountains in San Jose.

10. Kazoo

8.3
250 Jackson St, San Jose, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Japantown · 31 tips and reviews

Zakk D.Zakk DeVine: Cheap, good sushi right in the heart of Japantown. The Paradise Roll is great and cannot be missed!

noah k.noah kagan: super cheap sushi

Mia W.Mia White: Have to sit at the sushi bar. Great spot to check out new rolls & ask the chef for suggestions!

Panera Bread is one of The 15 Best Places for Mountains in San Jose.

11. Panera Bread

7.5
4180 N 1st St, San Jose, CA
Bakery · North San Jose · 21 tips and reviews

Jennifer S.Jennifer Sherman: I love their Chicken Caesar salad. I add avocado and even smash some avocado on my bread. Delish!

Felipe K.Felipe Knorr Kuhn: Their Pumpkin Spice Latte is SO much better than Starbucks'!

Jennifer K.Jennifer Knowlton: My favorite Panera!!!!

Pearl River #1 is one of The 15 Best Places for Mountains in San Jose.

12. Pearl River #1

7.7
414 Blossom Hill Rd, San Jose, CA
Chinese Restaurant · 7 tips and reviews

Christine L.Christine Legeny: Very good Chinese food. Probably the best in the area.

Shannon d.Shannon deMelo: The outside is deceptive! The inside is super nice!

Ryan M.Ryan Madronio: If you have young kids, I highly recommend to approach from the Lucky's side.

Wine Affairs is one of The 15 Best Places for Mountains in San Jose.

13. Wine Affairs

7.9
1435 The Alameda (btwn Hester & Shasta), San Jose, CA
Wine Bar · Shasta Hanchette Park · 26 tips and reviews

Content MagazineContent Magazine: The beer list is so awesome, its impossible to choose. Ask the staff for a recommendation and you can't go wrong.

Josh C.Josh Chua: Go ahead, order beer from the awesome beer list and disrespect wine in its own house like the scandalous bitch you are.

Olivier M.Olivier Marie: Last Tuesday of the month is wine tasting night. Best value on great wines in the area. Don't miss it and mark your calendars!

Amatos is one of The 15 Best Places for Mountains in San Jose.

14. Amatos

7.6
2306 Almaden Rd (Curtner), San Jose, CA
Sandwich Spot · South San Jose · 11 tips and reviews

Fiona S.Fiona Smith: Great Italian sub with fresh Italian bread, authentic cold cut combo, shredded lettuce, and a splash, oil and vinegar. Highly recommended

Jesse G.Jesse Guillory: Looks a little rough from the outside but it's got some great cheesesteak

Jim H.Jim Herrera: The "shorty" size with a regular fries is enough for 2!

Tomo Sushi is one of The 15 Best Places for Mountains in San Jose.

15. Tomo Sushi

7.4
5438 Giuffrida Ct, San Jose, CA
Sushi Restaurant · 6 tips and reviews

Kate R.Kate R: Great rolls with spicy tuna, real crab, eel. Not a lot of salmon rolls. Casual.

Jazzmin R.Jazzmin Ramirez: Caterpillar Roll & Teriyaki Chicken are the best in San Jose! Been coming to this place for years!

Andréa C.Andréa Cecil: New favorite sushi place. Good quality fish, nice atmosphere, rarely super busy.