World Cup Watch Party at San Pedro Square Market: Your July 1 Game Day Guide
On Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at 5:00 PM PT, the U.S. Men’s National Team faces Bosnia and Herzegovina in a FIFA World Cup 2026™ Round of 32 knockout match at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. U.S. Soccer has named Soccer Celebration, presented by El Camino Health, at San Pedro Square Market the official Bay Area watch party for […]
Eating Next to San Jose’s Oldest Building: Phonomenal and the Peralta Adobe
Most people who eat at San Pedro Square Market are there for the food — the noise, the string lights, the rotating lineup of vendors. Very few realize that the plaza right outside, and the historic structure anchoring it, predates the city of San Jose as most people understand it. The Peralta Adobe sits directly […]
Weekend Family Dinner at Phonomenal, San Pedro Square Market
Getting a family to agree on dinner is its own kind of negotiation. One kid wants something plain, another wants noodles, a parent wants something a little more adventurous, and somebody always asks for “just chicken.” Downtown San Jose’s San Pedro Square Market solves this in a way a single restaurant never could — and […]
What Is Vermicelli Beef Lemongrass (Bún Bò Xào)?
If pho is the dish most people associate with Vietnamese food, vermicelli noodle bowls are the one regulars order once they know what they’re doing. At Phonomenal inside San Pedro Square Market, the Vermicelli Beef Lemongrass bowl is one of the menu’s headline items — featured right on the homepage alongside the restaurant’s grilled pork banh mi […]
Your July 2026 Guide to Phonomenal at San Pedro Square Market
July in downtown San Jose is a different kind of busy. The World Cup has the city’s attention, summer brings longer patio hours and a steady stream of weekend visitors to San Pedro Square Market, and the lunch crowd from the surrounding office towers hasn’t slowed down just because it’s hot outside. Phonomenal — the […]