Adega

"Less than a year after shutting down operations at Adega, the owners have announced a comeback. The Mercury News reports that owners Carlos and Fernanda Carreira are reopening the popular Portuguese restaurant on Friday, November 15, at its previous location, 1614 Alum Rock Avenue. The Carreiras had transformed the location into a second branch of their casual restaurant Petiscos at the start of 2024, but the demand for Adega's return was strong. With a solid team at the Petiscos location on South First Street, the Carreiras felt it was time to bring back Adega with its fine dining experience." - Dianne de Guzman

"The Mercury News shares the triumphant return of Adega, the San Jose-based Michelin-starred restaurant that closed down in December 2023. Owners Carlos and Fernanda Carreira swapped the Alum Rock Avenue address to a second location of their casual restaurant Petiscos in January 2024, but told the Merc that longtime Adega customers wanted the restaurant back, and they were finally in a good place to return." - Justine Jones

"ADEGA is the kind of place that embraces beauty in the details. Its owners curated the space with a glass-enclosed wine rack, hand-made furniture, and wine barrel-making tools on its walls—and these little touches add up. Most striking of all is the mosaic art on the back wall. Flourishes of blue paint across tile portray feathers from an outstretched wing, scrolling on a fancy frame, part of a Greek pillar, and a dozen other abstractions of grandeur — building into the crest of one majestic wave. Be aware that a night at ADEGA means investing in the full seven-course Chef’s Tasting Menu. We think it’s well worth the price. Not only is ADEGA the first and only Michelin-starred restaurant currently in San Jose, but it’s the only Portuguese restaurant in the U.S. to achieve a Michelin star." - Johanna Harlow

"One of San Jose’s Michelin Guide-listed restaurants is expanding with a smaller sister operation. The team behind Petiscos announced the arrival of Petiscos Little Portugal on Instagram, replacing the former Adega. Expect the same options at Petiscos but with more wine." - Lauren Saria

"Adega is Portuguese for “wine cellar,” and following suit, this dining room stocks over 200 vintages that are rarely seen on these Western shores. It's the ethos here, where Chef David Costa and Pastry Chef Jessica Carreira create an appetizing menu with a perfect blend of pristine local produce and top-notch, imported ingredients.Seafood is a focus, and diners shouldn't miss the likes of a dressed-up take on Portugal's culinary backbone—bacalhau. In this rendition, it is moist and flavorful, and arranged over crisp potatoes. Succulent carabineros are marinated in lemongrass and seaweed, then topped with caviar.  Chef Carreira’s desserts, like flan, layered with caramelized sugar and gilded with a quenelle of vanilla ice cream, are equally notable." - Michelin Inspector