"A new spot for all-day meals arrives in Downtown San Jose with the opening of Poppy & Claro at 50 West San Fernando Street, right next to the San Jose Museum of Art. This restaurant fills a hole once occupied by the members-only Capital Club, which closed in December 2024. It's a welcoming venue open to everyone from office workers to museum visitors. Set to launch on Thursday, October 16, it will operate from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m."
"The menu centers on hearth-fired creations blending California freshness with New York-style influences, especially in the pizzas. Morning selections include drip coffees and espressos from Sightglass Coffee, alongside teas and specialty beverages like matcha spritzes or the signature Claro with espresso, milk, toasted black walnut syrup, and black walnut bitters. Pastries from Manresa Bread complement dishes such as soft scrambled eggs with roasted maitakes and crushed avocado on toast, breakfast sandwiches, chilaquiles, breakfast burritos, and granola parfaits topped with toasted black walnuts."
"For later in the day, options range from seasonal rotating pizzas to standouts like the Truffle Shuffle with maitake and crimini mushrooms in truffle-garlic crema, or the Hot Rosa featuring red sauce, salami rosa, burrata, pistachio, Calabrian chile, and hot honey. Chef Christopher Littman, hailing from Brooklyn, oversees the kitchen and brings a lifelong passion for pizza that began at age nine. His experience includes a pandemic-era pizza pop-up where he perfected recipes now showcased in the hearth oven."
Poppy & Claro opens at 50 West San Fernando Street. The restaurant operates Monday–Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., with a social hour from 4:30 p.m. featuring reduced drink prices. The menu focuses on hearth-fired dishes blending California freshness with New York-style influences; morning offerings include Sightglass Coffee, Manresa Bread pastries, scrambled eggs, chilaquiles, and breakfast burritos. Daytime and evening selections feature seasonal rotating pizzas such as the Truffle Shuffle and Hot Rosa, plus entrees like seared Dijon-dill salmon, herb and garlic chicken, and chile-glazed wings. Chef Christopher Littman from Brooklyn leads the kitchen and showcases recipes refined during a pandemic-era pizza pop-up.
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