Downtown San Jose’s eagerly anticipated Poppy & Claro — the ground-floor anchor restaurant for the 50 West tower on San Fernando Road — will make its debut at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16.
Sure, 7:30 a.m. That point alerts the restaurant’s raison d’etre: That is an all-day restaurant that goals to fulfill the meals and beverage wants of downtown staff, guests and residents from breakfast via early dinner, whether or not they need a sit-down or takeout meal.
Breakfast shall be served till 11 a.m. on weekdays. The menu that goes into impact then will mix lunch and dinner choices, and be provided till 7:30 p.m., once more on weekdays. The restaurant shall be out there for personal bookings on weekends.
Poppy & Claro is the primary restaurant for the true property developer Jay Paul Co., which has sizeable holdings in Silicon Valley. The corporate owns 50 West via an affiliate. The bottom-floor area for a restaurant turned out there when KQED vacated the constructing.
Christopher Littman has been named government chef for Poppy & Claro. He minimize his culinary enamel on the three-Michelin-starred Eleven Madison Park in New York Metropolis, then got here to California and centered on company eating and catering.
The inaugural menu by Littman, in seek the advice of with The Consuming Firm, remains to be underneath wraps. However Littman guarantees NorCal-sourced dishes that may change seasonally. Search for Dijon-Dill Seared Salmon, Skirt Steak, Shrimp & Scallop Cornmeal Bites, Farro & Rainbow Carrot Salad and artisanal pizzas just like the Truffle Shuffle, made with house-fermented dough.
“We’re really focused on quality ingredients,” he stated, noting that the restaurant will use sustainably raised Cream Co. beef and New College American cheese for its 50West Smashburger.
Black walnuts will issue into some dishes, he stated, because the “Claro” within the restaurant’s identify refers back to the wooden of a walnut tree species.
Poppy & Claro is a counter-service operation for meals orders — with supply to diners’ tables — however the bar shall be absolutely staffed.
The restaurant will quietly serve a few “friends and family” dinners this week earlier than closing for a number of days to permit the employees to “calibrate” for the Oct. 16 opening, Littman stated.
Particulars: 50 W. San Fernando St., San Jose; www.poppyandclaro.com
Initially Revealed: October 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM PDT
