Adega

This article is about the restaurant in San Jose, California. For the ecologist group in Galicia, see ADEGA.

Adega was a Portuguese restaurant in the Little Portugal neighborhood of San Jose, California. Established in 2015, it became the city's first restaurant to be awarded a Michelin star in 2016. 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. Ownership reversed course in October 2024 and announced Adega would reopen in November 2024.

Adega
Restaurant information
Established	2015 (2015)
Closed	December 31, 2023 (2023-12-31)
Owner(s)	Carlos and Fernanda Carreira
Head chef	Jessica Carreira David Costa
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
Website	www.adegarest.com

Restaurant exterior

History

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.

Michelin star

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]

Spin-off restaurants

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]

Closure

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]

Return

The owners announced in October 2024 that the restaurant would reopen at its same location in November 2024.^[20][21]

See also

• List of Michelin starred restaurants in San Francisco Bay Area