Adega

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Adega
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Adega
Restaurant information
Established2015 (2015)
ClosedDecember 31, 2023 (2023-12-31)
Owner(s)Carlos and Fernanda Carreira
Head chef
  • Jessica Carreira
  • David Costa
Food type Portuguese
Rating Etoile Michelin-1.svg (Michelin Guide)
Street address1614 Alum Rock Avenue
City San Jose
State California
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 37°21′04″N121°51′30″W / 37.35111°N 121.85833°W / 37.35111; -121.85833
Website www.adegarest.com
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Restaurant exterior

Adega was a Portuguese restaurant in the Little Portugal neighborhood of San Jose, California. Established in 2015, it became the city's first restaurant to be awarded a Michelin star in 2016. In Summer 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 reversed course in October 2024 and announced Adega would reopen in November 2024.

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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, and replaced Sousa's, also a Portuguese restaurant, which had occupied the building for 33 years. [3] The owners are Carlos and Fernanda Carreira, who are wine importers and local residents; the chefs are their daughter Jessica Carreira, a patissier, and her husband David Costa, who met while working at Eleven, a two Michelin star restaurant in Lisbon. [4] [5] The restaurant serves traditional Portuguese food.

Michelin star

In October 2016 Adega was awarded a Michelin star, [6] the first for a restaurant in San Jose and the second for a Portuguese restaurant in the US; [1] [7] [8] Carreira, 23 years old, is also one of the youngest chefs to receive the award, and one of few women. [9]

The restaurant retained its star in 2017 but lost it in 2018; [10] it regained it in 2021. [11] [12]

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, [13] [14] which in 2023 was added to the Michelin Guide [15] and subsequently to the Bib Gourmand list. [16]

Closure

In July 2023, it was announced that Adega would close in December 2023 and be replaced by a second location of Petiscos. [17] [18] [19]

Return

The owners announced in October 2024 that the restaurant would reopen at its same location in November 2024. [20] [21]

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  2. ↑ "Best of Silicon Valley 2017: Best (and only) Michelin star restaurant in San Jose: Adega". Metro Silicon Valley . March 29, 2017. p. 19.
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