Gunther's Restaurant and Catering is one of The 15 Best Places for Ruben in San Jose.

1. Gunther's Restaurant and Catering

7.7
1601 Meridian Ave (at Hamilton ave), San Jose, CA
German Restaurant · 17 tips and reviews

Jonathan M.Jonathan Marinaro: Get the Ruben with a Double-Shovel!

Mary Ann B.Mary Ann Brown: The turkey sandwich is fresh carved turkey and don't forget the awesome chocolate chip cookies :)

Panda I.Panda Ivy: You've got to have the cookies. They're too good!

Freshly Baked Eatery is one of The 15 Best Places for Ruben in San Jose.

2. Freshly Baked Eatery

8.6
152 N 3rd St (btwn E St James & E St John St), San Jose, CA
Sandwich Spot · Downtown San Jose · 22 tips and reviews

Cuong L.Cuong Le: Great sandwiches with fresh bread baked on site. Pastrami is my favorite.

danielle s.danielle siembieda: Cash only, only open lunch during the week. Sooo worth it.

Sophia P.Sophia Pham: Get the proscitto and provolone.

San Pedro Square Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Ruben in San Jose.

3. San Pedro Square Market

8.9
87 N San Pedro St (at W St John St), San Jose, CA
Food Court · Downtown San Jose · 114 tips and reviews

Ray H.Ray Hartjen: Coolest place in downtown San Jose. Goid eats at any of the places, and a fun place to grab a happy hour drink.

Content MagazineContent Magazine: 2 Hours Free Parking. Park in the garage on San Pedro Street and validate at the bar. Read more.

Lori H.Lori Hernandez: Check out the SPSM Bar ;)

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is one of The 15 Best Places for Ruben in San Jose.

4. Happy Hollow Park & Zoo

8.6
1300 Senter Rd (at Story Rd), San Jose, CA
Zoo · Central San Jose · 65 tips and reviews

Paul O.Paul O'Brien: If local, the membership is well worth it; come by and play at the huge park and use the pass at other bay area hot spots

Robert S.Robert Scoble: Bring your own food. The food here sucks.

HISTORYHISTORY: Happy Hollow originally opened in 1961. The first merry-go-round that came in 1964 is still in use in the park today.

Japanese Friendship Garden is one of The 15 Best Places for Ruben in San Jose.

5. Japanese Friendship Garden

9.0
1300 Senter Rd, San Jose, CA
Park · Central San Jose · 26 tips and reviews

K12 IncK12 Inc: Did you know? The garden is based on Korakuen, one of Japan’s Three Great Gardens, built in 1700 in Okayama, Japan. The ponds are stocked with koi sent from Okayama in 1966.

Michael T.Michael Tchou: Very peaceful. A great place to meditate and relax

Josh L.Josh Lehan: Parking nearby now costs $6 per car. Carpool or park elsewhere.

The Boiling Crab is one of The 15 Best Places for Ruben in San Jose.

6. The Boiling Crab

8.0
71 Curtner Ave Ste 20 (at Monterey Rd), San Jose, CA
Seafood Restaurant · South San Jose · 71 tips and reviews

Karina G.Karina GM: King crab, shrimp, & corn on the cobb are the best!

DeanAnthony R.DeanAnthony Ramos: Actually had a good experience my first time even though I was warned by someone that service is bad. I'll be coming back for more visits.

NickNick: @ Andrew R. you're racist.

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

7. 85C Bakery Cafe

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

HopeHope: The mocha bread has a wonderful chocolate walnut filling. Give it a try!

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

Megan C.Megan Chui: Even though the wait was crazy.....I say the baked goods and cakes and their coffee is pretty good!!!!!

TOGO'S Sandwiches is one of The 15 Best Places for Ruben in San Jose.

8. TOGO'S Sandwiches

8.6
900 N 1st St (at E. Hedding St.), San Jose, CA
Sandwich Spot · Hyde Park · 6 tips and reviews

Ana M.Ana Montoya: Best sandwiches and great customer service! Good place to take your lunch!

Nelson B.Nelson Bradley: Sunday Turkey Avocado special

BernardBernard: #7 Hot Roast Beef.

River Oaks Park is one of The 15 Best Places for Ruben in San Jose.

9. River Oaks Park

7.8
400 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, CA
Park · North San Jose · 6 tips and reviews

Karolina 🦖Karolina 🦖: Very nice and quiet park, though it could use some more spaces to sit down in the shade.

Kim A.Kim Atkinson: To the soccer players, leave your cleats at home or better yet, find somewhere else to play!!! You are ruining the grass!

Al B.Al B.: Very crowded during the early evening and afternoon. Families everywhere!

Pita Pit is one of The 15 Best Places for Ruben in San Jose.

10. Pita Pit

151 S 2nd St (at W San Fernando), San Jose, CA
Sandwich Spot · Downtown San Jose · 25 tips and reviews

Eric B.Eric Blessing: The Buffalo Chicken Pita is delicious, don't forget the feta cheese and the tzatziki sauce with it!

AlyssaAlyssa: Discount for SJSU students!

Will H.Will Hutson: They don't care if you tip

Camera 12 Cinemas is one of The 15 Best Places for Ruben in San Jose.

11. Camera 12 Cinemas

201 S 2nd St (at Paseo De San Antonia), San Jose, CA
Movie Theater · Downtown San Jose · 39 tips and reviews

CocoCoco: We've been coming here often since it's less crowded, it's clean and summer admission is now $5.50 only before 6pm. Very great deal! What more can you ask for!?

SaiofreliefSaiofrelief: pick up movie flyers near escalator

Ewell C.Ewell Collins: Catch any flick before noon it's $5 NICE!

The Old Spaghetti Factory is one of The 15 Best Places for Ruben in San Jose.

12. The Old Spaghetti Factory

7.3
51 N San Pedro St (btwn W Santa Clara & E St. John), San Jose, CA
Italian Restaurant · Downtown San Jose · 60 tips and reviews

Jonathon D.Jonathon Dozier: The food was amazing! The Chicken Marsala was very tasty. It will be a good choice for anyone. The restaurant has an old trolly in it that you can eat in.

ǝʌǝʇs  ʞ.ǝʌǝʇs  ʞɐıuzoʍ: The Mizithra cheese topping is the greatest but remember that you can order the Managers Favorite and get 2 sauces on your spaghetti in case one isn't perfect that day.

Gipsy B.Gipsy Blood: Food is overpriced for the quality, pasta overcooked, chicken breast tastes more like those pre grilled frozen chicken strips sold at Costco, bread was good once, cheap sugar loaded ice cream.

Starbucks is one of The 15 Best Places for Ruben in San Jose.

13. Starbucks

7.5
31 Rio Robles E, San Jose, CA
Coffee Shop · North San Jose · 15 tips and reviews

Rod M.Rod Mercado: Nice location. Very clean and very friendly staff. Lots of outdoor seating and view of the park.

TaemiTaemi: Takes a long time to get your coffee but nice outdoor seating area

Ed L.Ed Lucero: Great outdoor seating when the weather is pleasant.

7-Eleven is one of The 15 Best Places for Ruben in San Jose.

14. 7-Eleven

5.8
1430 Fruitdale Ave (at St Elizabeth Dr), San Jose, CA
Convenience Store · 3 tips and reviews

Adam K.Adam K: great mango slurpees!

Gail S.Gail Shingler: Panhandlers

Kenneth C.Kenneth Cowan: Go in today on 7/8 and find the rep from camel she will give you packs of cigarettes a dollar per pack and go in on 7/11 for a free slurpie

Flames Coffee Shop is one of The 15 Best Places for Ruben in San Jose.

15. Flames Coffee Shop

449 S Winchester Blvd, San Jose, CA
Diner · 22 tips and reviews

Federico F.Federico Francioni: Omelette, pancakes are very good but the croissant French toast are amazing!

David V.David Vileta: The wifi password is enjoyflames

Michael T.Michael Thomas: Princess cake. Save room for the Princess cake.