Eat San Jose Project

The City of San José is one of the most diverse metro areas in the country. You can easily discover this through the array of diverse languages overheard in almost any part of town, the multitude of ethnic grocery stores scattered throughout, or our favorite, the diversity of cuisine. The Eat San José Project aims to highlight the richness of San José’s immigrant community & the dynamism of their entrepreneurship through the common medium of food.

The story of every entrepreneur is unique, just like the stories of our immigrant community members. Check out our series below to learn more about the amazing cuisine from all over the world that’s been brought directly to our doorstep and the unique stories of those who have decided to call San José their new home. 

This map provides information on restaurants in and around San José serving international cuisine. Cuisine is grouped by country and continent based on United Nations-recognized member states and UN continental designations. We also have restaurants based on regional cuisine and fusion cuisines.

Click the continents in the legend to filter locations on the map. 

Don’t see a restaurant with your favorite international cuisine on the map?

Suggest a Restaurant!

Or click on the following link to use the online form to suggest a restaurant to include on this map. We’ve limited the list to the San José Metro Area.

Get to know your Restauranteurs


Amina and Fatima Profile
Meet Amina, Owner of Jubba Somali Restaurant.
Read Amina's story

Fitzroy Profile picture
Meet Fitzroy, Owner of Spicy Roy’s Caribbean Grill.
Read Fitzroy's story

Aida Picture
Meet Aida, Owner of Le You Ethiopian.
Read Aida's story

Voahangy Baking Shot
Meet Voahangy, Owner of The Giving Pies Café.
Read Voahangy's story


angie headshot
Meet Angie, Owner of Happy Donuts.
Read Angie's story

Rukmani Profile
Meet Rukmani, Owner of Well Bowlls.
Read Rukmani's story 

Mireya profile
Meet Mireya, Owner of Milohas.
Read Mireya's story

Joanna profile
Meet Joanna, Owner of Arepas.
Read Joanna's story

sama headshot
Meet Sama, Owner of Urban Momo.
Read Sama's story

Nasim Headshot
Meet Nasim, Owner of Stone Stew.
Read Nasim's story

Channy Headshot

Meet Channy, Owner of Angkor Chef.
Read Channy's Story

 Cenobio & Jesus

Meet Jesus & Cenobio, Owner's of Pre-Hispanic Mexican Cuisine
Read Jesus & Cenobio's Story

Duyan & Hieu 

Meet Duyan & Hieu, Owners of Hết Sẩy.
Read Duyan & Hieu's story

Thach Photo

Meet Thach Namer, Owner of Elyse Restaurant
Read Thach's Story