Adega | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | 2015 |
Closed | December 31, 2023 |
Owner(s) | Carlos and Fernanda Carreira |
Head chef |
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Food type | Portuguese |
Rating | (Michelin Guide) |
Street address | 1614 Alum Rock Avenue |
City | San Jose |
State | California |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 37°21′04″N 121°51′30″W / 37.35111°N 121.85833°W |
Website | www |
Adega was a Portuguese restaurant in the Little Portugal neighborhood of San Jose, California. Established in 2015, in 2016 it became the city's first restaurant to be awarded a Michelin star. 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.
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.
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]
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]
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]