Adega
Restaurant in San Jose, California, U.S.
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Adega is a Portuguese restaurant in the Little Portugal neighborhood of San Jose, California, United States. Established in 2015, it became the first restaurant in San Jose to be awarded a Michelin star, earning one star in 2016. In mid-2023, the owners announced that the restaurant would close at the end of the year, to be replaced by a second location of Petiscos, a more casual Portuguese restaurant with the same chefs. Ownership was transferred in October 2024 and announced Adega would reopen in November 2024.
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- Jessica Carreira
- David Costa
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 Restaurant's exterior in 2017 | |
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| Established | 2015 |
| Owner(s) | Carlos and Fernanda Carreira |
| Head chef |
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| Pastry chef | Jessica Carreira |
| Food type | Portuguese |
| Location | 1614 Alum Rock Avenue, San Jose, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°21′04″N 121°51′30″W |
| Website | www |
Description
The restaurant serves traditional Portuguese food.
History
Adega (Portuguese for "wine cellar")[1] opened in late 2015 as a cafe.[2] It is located in the Little Portugal neighborhood of San Jose, replacing Sousa's, another Portuguese restaurant that had owned the space for 33 years.[3]
Adega is owned by Carlos and Fernanda Carreira, who are wine importers and local residents; the chefs are their daughter Jessica Carreira, a patissier, and her business partner David Costa, who met while working at Eleven, a two Michelin star restaurant in Lisbon.[4][5] Jessica had bought Sousa's while she was in Lisbon and remodeled it.[3]
In July 2023, it was announced that Adega would close in December 2023 and be replaced by a second location of Petiscos.[6][7][8] The owners announced in October 2024 that Adega would reopen at its same location in November 2024.[9][10]
Spin-off restaurants
In November 2019, the owners of Adega opened a bakery and café in Downtown San Jose, Pastelaria Adega. In November 2020, in the SoFA District, they opened Petiscos, a casual restaurant offering small plates,[11][12] which in 2023 was added to the Michelin Guide and subsequently to the Bib Gourmand list.[13][14]
Reception
In October 2016, Adega was awarded a Michelin star,[15] the first for a restaurant in San Jose and the second for a Portuguese restaurant in the US;[1][16][17] Carreira, then 23 years old, is also one of the youngest chefs to receive the award, and one of few women.[18]
The restaurant retained its star in 2017 but lost it in 2018;[19] it regained it in 2021.[20][21]