Santana Row
Promenade · San Jose, California
Santana Row is an upscale outdoor shopping and dining district in San Jose, along Stevens Creek Boulevard in the heart of Silicon Valley. It was built in the early 2000s and designed to resemble a European street, with apartments above the shops, plazas, outdoor fireplaces and a main street closed to through traffic. Boutiques, restaurants, a cinema - confirm - and a hotel, Hotel Valencia - confirm - fill its blocks, with apartments above them and a quiet residential feel. It is a place for evening dining and weekend wandering rather than for history: everything is privately built and managed, and it says so. Entry is free and parking in the garages is free for a few hours, with a charge after that - confirm the limit. It is safe, pedestrian-friendly and best on weekday evenings, when tables are far easier to book. Weekends bring the crowds of the whole South Bay, and Westfield Valley Fair is across the street.
377 Santana Row, San Jose, California, 95128, United States
The district itself is open to walk through at any hour, but the shops mostly keep retail hours, commonly from about 10 AM to 9 PM and shorter on Sundays, while restaurants open for lunch and dinner and several stay open late - confirm each business before you go. The cinema runs shows through the evening - confirm. Most of it winds down by about 10 PM on weeknights and later on Fridays and Saturdays. Parking garages are open long hours and are free for a limited time before a charge applies - confirm the limit and any validation rules. Holidays and seasonal events, including December decorations, change the hours of individual shops. Farmers market days and summer music run on set days - confirm.