Our story

From Portugal, with love.

Every dish at Petiscos started somewhere else: a family kitchen in Portugal, a recipe carried across the Atlantic, a Sunday table that never really ended. This is the short version.

The family

Family recipes, cooked in public.

Petiscos is the casual house of a family that cooks the way Portugal eats: small plates in the middle of the table, seafood that tastes of the Atlantic, bread you tear rather than slice, and nobody reaching for their phone until the second round arrives.

All dishes here come from our family recipes in Portugal. That is not a slogan. It is an inventory.

The same family runs Adega, Michelin-starred in 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2022 and the only San Jose restaurant ever to earn one, and the Pastelaria bakery, and Petiscos sits between them: looser than the flagship, heartier than the bakery, and the room where the family's own favorites ended up on the menu.

The kitchen

Three chefs, one table.

The family's kitchens are led by its own: chefs David, Jessica and Sandra, across all three houses.

DavidChef · the family's kitchens

JessicaPastry chef · Pastelaria and the sweet endings here

SandraChef · the family's kitchens

The road here

House by house.

Every milestone in order. The road draws itself as you scroll; tap a year to jump, tap a picture to see it large.

2015

Adega opens

The fine-dining flagship opens on Alum Rock and sets the family's standard.

2017 ★

The first Michelin star

Adega earns a Michelin star, the first and only ever awarded to a San Jose restaurant.

2018 ★

The star, again

Adega holds its star for a second edition of the Guide.

November 2019

Pastelaria opens

The bakery opens, built to feel like the pastelarias of Portugal: pastéis de nata, malassadas, and morning lines.

November 2020

Petiscos opens

The casual room opens downtown: family recipes as small plates, cocktails named for home, pastries carried over from the bakery.

2021 ★

The star returns

After the year the world stayed home, the Guide brings Adega's star back.

2022 ★

Four stars in all

Adega's fourth Michelin star. Still the only San Jose restaurant ever to hold one.

2023

MICHELIN Guide

Petiscos is recognized by the Guide for the first time.

2024

MICHELIN Guide

A second year in the Guide for Petiscos.

2025

MICHELIN Guide

Three years running.

2026

MICHELIN Guide

Four years running, and counting.

Next

Gilroy

The next room is coming to 7574 Monterey Street Apple Maps, bringing the table south.

The three houses

Choose your evening.

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Adega

Tasting menus, a deep Portuguese cellar, and the Michelin stars of 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2022. For the nights that deserve a reservation made weeks ago.

Fine dining · Michelin starred

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Petiscos

This room. Small plates for the table, the twelve cocktails, Superbock on draft, and the kind of dinner that runs long because nobody wants to order last.

Casual · MICHELIN Guide 2023 to 2026

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Pastelaria

The bakery: nata still warm, malasadas rolled in sugar, and the family's sweet tooth given its own address.

Bakery · fresh daily