Downtown neighborhood in San Jose

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Downtown is the most walkable neighborhood in San Jose with a Walk Score of 74.

Best San Jose neighborhoods for walkability are Downtown, Rose Garden and Fairgrounds.

# Downtown

Walk Score:	74
Transit Score:	58
Population:	76,783

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Los Gatos Brewing Co. .48 mi
Emily P: This brewery is a must-go for anyone who loves beer
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San Pedro Square Market .39 mi
Kelley B: This market is buzzing with people who come for its selection of shops and restaurants. With a weekend farmers market, bring your families for an amusing time. Farmers market hours: Saturdays, 10am-2pm, yearly. #farmersmarket #patiobar Photo: San Pedro Square Market Bar
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City View Plaza .64 mi
Alan D: Nice fountain in City View Plaza. Very quiet and understated fountain but still beautiful. Once in awhile the bike riders and skateboarder will do tricks in this area.
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Figure Holding the Sun .57 mi
Kelley B: This elaborate and colorful art piece made by an Italian-born American artist sits in front of the San Jose Museum of Art. #publicart Photo: Franco Folini
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Togo's .45 mi
sherry w: Great sandiwichs. This one is new opening, close the bus station.
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Johnny V's .36 mi
sherry w: good bar used to be, now kind of some trouble, but still on running.
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Crema Coffee Roasting Company 1.19 mi
Walk T: This cozy cafe is a perfect spot to relax with a friend or post up and study with their free wi-fi, numerous tables and outdoor patio. #sidewalkcafe Photo: Crema Coffee
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A parking garage .36 mi
sherry w: This park is hided in the 2nd street, and not so clouded, every time I go to there and can easy to find a place for park.
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1st St #02, San Jose, CA 95112 .38 mi
Emily P: The VTA is a quick way to get around the area, and to other towns in the area
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San Pedro Square Bistro & Wine .49 mi
Emily P: The Farmers Market is held here from 10am-2pm of Fridays. Delicious!
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Poor House Bistro .98 mi
Jackie E: Best Shrimp Po Boy at the Poor House Bistro
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San Jose State University .70 mi
Duy V: This hopefully will be my future college that I go to next year
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library .52 mi
Alan D: Back entrance to Martin Luther King Jr. Library. Normals hours for non-students are M-F 8am-9pm sat 9am-6pm sun 1pm-7pm. SJSU students can stay longer Sun-Thursday.
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San Antonio VTA Light Rail Station .56 mi
Alan D: Here is the light rail train leaving the station. Not any faster than a car but you don't have to drive. $2.00 for 2 hours on the train, $6.00 for all day pass gives you all day use of VTA light rail and buses too.
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HP Pavillion .85 mi
Jackie E: Best Place to see a concert.
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1968 Olympics Tommie Smith & John Carlos Statue .61 mi
Alan D: On San Jose State University Campus. During the Medals Ceremony at '68 Olympics, Tommie Smith and John Carlos gave the Black Panther salute. Yep, that got them in trouble.
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Cathedral Gift Shop .53 mi
Emily P: LOVE the architecture!
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Rosies and Posies .47 mi
Alan D: Just another view of Rosie's and Posies flower shop. Wish they had these in every street.
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San Jose Semaphore .72 mi
Kelley B: Crack the code set by Adobe’s 18th century style Semaphore. What used to be a method of communication back in the day, this now public art piece (that alters designs) sits high above the city streets for walkers to peer at and guess its message. #publicart Photo: Adobe
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Tower Bell, San Jose state University .60 mi
Alan D: Tower Bell. Not sure why this is here, but it is. Tower hall is nearby thus maybe that is why. I know a bell goes off every hour but this isn't a working bell.
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chromatic coffee .33 mi
sherry w: Chromatic coffee is new opening in San Jose, on the second street , u can see the light train while u have a coffee.
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Rose garden, San Jose State University .61 mi
Alan D: Nice little rose garden in the middle of campus of San Jose State University.
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Hank Coca's Downtown Furniture .36 mi
sherry w: I think the best food is the Roast Beef.
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Chase Bank ATM .39 mi
Emily P: You can do a historic walk through downtown following these signs. A great way to spend an afternoon!
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Amici's East Coast Pizzeria .53 mi
sherry w: I think it is new opening in down town San Jose, very new and very clean.
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SANTA CLARA & MARKET .44 mi
Emily P: San Jose has quite a few public toilets available if you need to go while you're exploring the city
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Camera 12 Movie Theaters .63 mi
Alan D: Great place to watch movies. $7.50 for matinees. $10.50 regular admission and $5.00 for shows before noon (somewhat rare) Very nice staff and sometimes a nice man comes out dressed up in very nice outfits.
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San Jose Museum of Art .57 mi
Emily P: A great afternoon trip!
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The Spartan Spirit statue On SJSU Campus .72 mi
Alan D: The Spartans play at SJSU (team name). Spartans brings me back in time. I guess some things stay the same.
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Convergence .61 mi
Kelley B: Walk through multiple egg-shaped art pieces, painted with colorful and intricate designs, that brighten up the entrance to San Jose’s Rep Theatre. #publicart Photo: San Jose Downtown
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Peace Mosaic .65 mi
Alan D: Cool mosaic in the campus of SJSU. Features pictures of Cesar Chavez and Gandhi, really like that you can walk through this.
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Togo's .64 mi
Alan D: Nice sandwich place. I love their soda machine. They don't post their hours thus your guess is as good as mine. There is an outdoor patio on the side. Enter through the store to access it.
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Bally Total Fitness .62 mi
Alan D: Not your ordinary Bally's. Two ways windows allows exercisers to watch people or vice versa. they really do a good job of utilizing their space.
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Copied Masterpieces On Wall On Campus Of SJSU .65 mi
Alan D: Not sure why this are up. Maybe the work of art students at SJSU? I like how the painting really liven up the wall. Saves me from just seeing a blue wall.
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Selma Olinder Park 1.42 mi
Duy V: This is the Selma olinder park where thy have dog get togetherness in the summer time.
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The Pita Pit .56 mi
Alan D: Great place for a pita. Very good tasting and not too expensive. Right across from the VTA San Antonio light rail station.
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Sante Grill .45 mi
sherry w: Very reasonable price!
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Chamber of commerce san jose .44 mi
sherry w: This organization do a lot of jobs on the community of the SV business.
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Original Gravity Public House .47 mi
Walk T: Check out this new pub and its upbeat patio in the back. Gravity also has an extensive beer menu with many hard to find beers on tap. #patiobar Photo: Original Gravity Public House
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The Old Spaghetti Factory .44 mi
Emily P: Love the entrance here! Fantastic spaghetti!
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Firehouse No. 1 .40 mi
Alan D: Fun place to watch a game. Great view of San Jose Pedro street. Check out those flames above the door.
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Orchard Supply Hardware 1.38 mi
Jackie E: Customer Pick up for easy loading
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iMiNUSD .64 mi
Alan D: Another photo of iMiNUSD. They have nice rides here.
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Street light Lamppost On San Antonio .62 mi
Alan D: They have some nice lampposts in this area. This one is on San Antonio (the pedestrian area where cars cannot travel on)
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Philz Coffee .65 mi
Walk T: Taste owner Phil Jaber’s coffee expertise in brewing each cup of coffee separately. Voted Best Coffee Shop in 2012 by San Francisco Magazine, this place is definitely something to check out. #sidewalkcafe Photo: Philz Coffee
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Mexico Bakery .34 mi
sherry w: Good Taco, even on the Santa Clara street, still quiet and clean.
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St Leo The Great School 1.39 mi
Leo L: St Leo the Great School in Silicon Valley
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San Jose Diridon Station .99 mi
Jackie E: South and North bound lines. You can also take Amtrak and many others from here.
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Old Wagon Saloon & Grill .40 mi
Alan D: This place rocks. They have great happy hour specials and it makes me free that I am in the Wild wild west. Really cool decor.
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Popular categories: Restaurants, Coffee Shops, On the Street, Parks, Grocery Stores

Popular tags: #patiobar, #publicart

United States California San Jose Downtown

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San Jose Neighborhoods

San Jose is the 19th most walkable city in the U.S. with a Walk Score of 74. In San Jose, 29% of residents have a Walk Score of 70 or above.

Rank	Name	Walk Score	Population
1	Downtown	74	76,782
2	Rose Garden	68	13,417
3	Fairgrounds	62	50,968
4	West San Jose	62	98,024
5	Willow Glen	59	69,819
6	North Valley	58	75,213
7	Cambrian Park	58	67,594
8	Alum Rock-East Foothills	57	28,218
9	Blossom Valley	56	67,957
10	East San Jose	49	112,030
11	Almaden Valley	48	48,080
12	North San Jose	47	22,913
13	Santa Teresa	46	49,162
14	Edenvale - Seven Trees	43	37,395
15	Evergreen	40	84,255
16	Berryessa	38	37,240