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Population Growth of Milpitas From 2023-2024

Milpitas has been growing at an unprecedented rate compared to other Santa Clara County Cites. We’ve been growing faster than all but one other nearby cities. The population estimate for Milpitas in 2024 is 81,773 people. Milpitas is the 117th largest city in California. It is a little smaller than Mountain View, and a little larger than Palo Alto. More people moved into Milpitas in the last year. We gained 0.17% of our previous population, 138 people.

This report provides revised population estimates as of January 1, 2023, and provisional population estimates as of January 1, 2024, for the state, counties, and cities and includes a calculation of annual percent change. These population estimates incorporate 2020 Census counts.

The Housing Unit Method (HUM) is used to estimate total and occupied housing units, household size, household population, and group quarters population. American Community Survey (ACS) data were used to distribute 2010 census housing units into our standard housing types (single detached units, single attached units, two to four units, five plus or apartment units, and mobile homes). Housing units are estimated by adding new construction and annexations and subtracting demolitions, and adjusting for units lost or gained by conversions. Annual housing unit change data are supplied by local jurisdictions and the U.S. Census Bureau. Occupied housing units are estimated by applying a derived civilian vacancy rate to the estimated civilian housing units. Vacancy rates are based on 2010 Census benchmark data, adjusted to incorporate the directional changes described by the latest available ACS data. Exact data on foreclosures or other housing market indicators are not reliably available to adjust vacancy rates and are not used.

From E-1 Population Estimates for Cities, Counties, and the State–January 1, 2023 and 2024, Department of Finance. Check each January and May for updates.

For more information, contact the California State Census Data Center Network
Phone: (916) 323-4086
Released on May 1, 2023

Census Data for Milpitas
If you’ve come to this page to see if your family or business would thrive in Milpitas, you are in the right place to find census data for Milpitas.

In a nutshell, the population for Milpitas is 81,773, a increase of 138 people, or a 0.17% increase overall.

Best Place to Live: the Great Town of Milpitas, California

Maps of California, showing location of Santa Clara County, and the county showing location of Milpitas.

Why is Milpitas a Best Place to Live?

Milpitas is a fair sized, suburban city that is situated between San Jose and Fremont, but has retained that small town feel, making us a best place to live. City Council and School Board meetings are social events, and are currently online during Covid-19, so even if you live elsewhere, you can still attend. Politically, we tend to vote Democrat, but every nuance of progressive politics is evident.

Being in Northern California, it is cooler than the southern end of the state, yet because of the Silicon Valley mountains that block the worse weather, it tends to be “nice” year around so heating and cooling bills are trivial. Frost is rare, and it never snows in the valley. Heat is seldom unbearable. Prevailing winds are typically toward the eastern hills, so if grass fires start there, they tend to go away from the town. Landslides are not a concern.

Location of Our Great Town

Santa Clara County
aka Silicon Valley
SE San Francisco Bay Area
California, United States
37n26 (Latitude)
121w54 (Longitude)
13.6 square miles
Zip code is 95035
P.O. Box Zip code is 95036
Area Code is 408
(Some cell phones and faxes have 669 or 650 area codes.)
Time Zone: Pacific We do observe daylight savings time.

Highlights making Milpitas a Best Place to Live

ECONOMY
California Labor Force & Unemployment Rates by County
Updated monthly at the time of the official EDD Press Release for Santa Clara County

Change in 2024

COST OF LIVING
Milpitas, California’s cost of living is 110% higher than the national average. Compare Milpitas’s Cost of Living to where you live now.

WEATHER & CLIMATE

Milpitas is the best place to be in August, July and September our most pleasant months, while December and January are the least comfortable months when you might need an umbrella. February is often surprisingly warm. Today’s Weather | Climate Averages. Milpitas is 20 ft (6 m) above sea level. The climate here is mild, and generally warm and temperate. The average temperature in Milpitas is 15.3 °C | 59.5 °F. In a year, the rainfall is 496 mm | 19.5 inch.

VOTING
Report of Registration as of March 11, 2022 Registration by County:
Santa Clara
1,266,750 Eligible
999,033 Total Registered
508,027 Democratic
165,468 Republican
24,799 American Independent
3,715 Green
Voting data and information for Milpitas.

POPULATION
Milpitas’s population is 81,773 people. From 2010 to 2024, it has had a population growth of 22.6%. Learn More about our growth.

TRANSPORTATION
Transportation expenses like bus fares and gas prices are 23% higher than the national average. Data older than June 13, 2020 about average commute time is outdated, as the BART station opened in Milpitas. This substantially shortens commute time to places along the BART routes. For example, a commuter can get from Milpitas to the Salesforce Plaza in San Francisco in 1:12h, including a 10 minute walk. Google Employees can catch Google Bus on Calaveras, just west of Hillview.

REAL ESTATE
The median home cost in Milpitas is $1,661,670 and median rent is $5,052/month. Highest Appreciating Milpitas Neighborhoods Since 2000: the best are Cielo Terra Serena Villa/Granada and Central Milpitas. Check out the homes in the area.

SCHOOLS
Milpitas Unified School District’s 2024-25 proposed budget will be adopted July 1, 2024. To see the right hand numbers you must download the pdf file. The General Fund Expenditures are $173,303,489.

MUSD’s Strategic Goal #1, Build a Culture of We, is about diversity, equity, and inclusion in our policies, practices, and especially, in our relationships with one another. Striving for this goal requires a commitment to learning about others, and ourselves, which is why we have established a Culture of We Equity Team this year to accelerate our growth.

Roads & Highways

Find out about road construction plans and delays. Learn what government agencies control these highways. And to relax, enjoy these scenic drives starting in Milpitas, and wandering through our hillsides on backroads.

What is Milpitas known for?
Milpitas is often called the “Crossroads of Silicon Valley” with most of its 13.63 square miles of land situated between two major freeways (I-880 and I-680), State Route 237, and a County expressway.

How far is Milpitas from San Francisco?
The distance between Milpitas and San Francisco is 37 miles. The road distance is 45.9 miles, unless you have a boat to sail between Alviso and San Francisco.

Construction
Governmental Agencies
Scenic Drives

Construction

Calaveras Overpass
The Calaveras Overpass is built to meet the present and growing traffic loads of a progressive city. [They thought!]

Montague Expressway Widening
This project widened Montague Expressway to provide for eight through lanes (three through plus one HOV lane in each direction), with bike use shoulders and improved pedestrian sidewalks from Falcon Drive to Pecten Court (approximately 0.8 miles) including replacement of the double-box culvert crossing of Berryessa Creek with a bridge structure.

VTA Montague Expressway Pedestrian Overcrossing
An incredible project RockViewVideo filmed in Milpitas to chronicle the lift & placement of a huge pedestrian overcrossing above Montague Expressway adjacent to the Milpitas BART Station, July 10-12, 2020.

Milpitas Community-Based Transportation Plan
New Sidewalk and Curb Ramp Request
Traffic Volume Map
Transportation Overload Permit
Please print Overload Permit and FAX it to: (408) 586-2488
Truck Route Map
For more information, please contact the Commercial Enforcement Officer at 586-2400

Filing a claim against Caltrans
Did you get a nail in your tire in a highway construction zone? Here’s information and the form for filing a claim.

Governmental Agencies

CalTrans
California Department of Transportations, District 4 (includes Santa Clara County). Lots of local information and pictures about Bay Area Bridges.

Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Regional planning group for our highways here in Silicon Valley and around the Bay.

Scenic Drives

Bay Area Backroads
Go “day tripping” to places near and far. KRON TV offers hundreds of ideas in the South Bay Area and further away.

Calaveras Road to Sunol
Calaveras Road varies from 2 lanes in Milpitas and the 84/680 end in Fremont down to 1 lane in the middle. The south half was recently repaved from Milpitas to the Alameda County line, about 2/3 of the entire ride.

Calaveras – Sierra Rd Loop
Scenic drive in the snowy mountains east of Milpitas and San Jose, California.

California Roadside Rest Areas
Plan your rest stops in rural areas.

Main Street History Tour
Joann Souza narrates a tour of Main Street telling about the historic buildings and sites along the way.

Mt. Hamilton Road
Take this mountain road between Alum Rock and Patterson. Do fill up your thirsty steed because if you decide to continue east down the other side of the mountain, it will be another 70 miles to the next gas station. Very windy and steep. Not for the faint-hearted.

Santa Cruz Mountains Roads
A lovely drive is the one through the redwoods from Woodside, over to the coast, down to Santa Cruz, and back over Rt. 9 through Boulder Creek and Big Basin State Park to Saratoga.

Thai Cuisine Dining in Milpitas

Dining and Food ~ Restaurants in Milpitas ~ Asian Pacific Dining

Thai cuisine is the national cuisine of Thailand. Balance, detail, and variety are of paramount significance to Thai chefs. Thai cooking places emphasis on lightly prepared dishes with strong aromatic components and a spicy edge.

Ruby Thai Kitchen
This exotic cuisine is exciting, boasting with flavor and frequently chosen as healthy dining alternative by today’s sophisticated consumers.
447 Great Mall Dr. (In Great Mall Food Court.)
408-946-8693

Thai Cafe Restaurant
Thai dishes, including noodle soups & a variety of curries, are served in a casual & bright setting.
692 Barber Ln.
408-955-9992

Thaibodia Bistro
At Thaibodia, we serve dishes that combine the aromatic spices and flavors of Thai food with the distinct hallmarks of Cambodian cuisine.
338 S. Main St.
408-708-7685

See also Malasian Dining in Milpitas

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Hawaiian Dining in Milpitas

Dining and Food ~ Restaurants in Milpitas ~ Asian Pacific Dining

Island-themed Milpitas restaurants whose menus feature traditional Hawaiian meals and drinks.

L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
Island-themed fast-food chain whose menu features traditional Hawaiian plate lunches.
273 W Calaveras Blvd.
408-262-5880

Poki Run
Facebook Page. Yelp reviews. My favorite spot for a healthy lunch.
119 N. Mipitas Blvd.
408-946-8048

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Hiking, Running, Walking

Milpitas and Silicon Valley have lots of great places for taking a walk or serious hiking. Here are groups who organize hikes to go together and make friends.

Clubs & Organizations

Bay Area Hiking And Anything Fun
This group is all about having a great time in the company of people with shared interests such as hiking, running, walking, bicycling, and a wide range of other activities and adventures we do together.

Bay Area Orienteering Club
We’ve gone orienteering with this group for several years now at local parks. Object is, with a map and compass, to locate ‘controls’ and not get lost.

Milpitas Jogging & Hiking Club :::…::.
A Group for Milpitians who want to get together and enjoy jogging and hiking in destinations within Milpitas.

Mission Peak Striders
A group of recreational runners of all ability levels from the Southeast Bay Area (Fremont, Hayward, Union City, Newark, Milpitas). We meet for regularly scheduled runs on Saturday and Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights. Check their Facebook page for updates.

Mt Diablo Guided Hikes, Walks & Events
MDIA sponsored hikes are free and open to all. Hikers are requested to arrive promptly at scheduled times. Site also shows popular trails to hike on your own. Mt Diablo is located about 30 miles to the north and east of Milpitas, off of I-680.

Open Space Appreciation Hiking Enthusiasts
The Open Space Authority docents are friendly, engaging and won’t make you cry hiking up the hill (unless you like killer hikes and then they have some crazy intense hikers, too). This group is for anyone who likes to go hiking, or for walks and would like people to go with. If you like walking with other people, if you are shy, friendly, outgoing, or just love being outdoors, this is a chance to hang out with some fun people.

Sleep Late and Hike
Interested in spending more time on the weekends in nature? Want to explore more of the Bay Area? Are you an afternoon person? Like to walk at a moderate pace? This may be the group for you!

Urban Footprints Hiking Club
Facebook page announcing local hikes.

Donate Camping Gear

Today’s Youth Matter
Makes use of gently used sleeping bags, tents, kayaks and canoes during their annual summer camps, which give at-risk children a weeklong escape. Baseballs, bats and tennis rackets also go a long way in bringing the fun back to a child’s life. 461 Valley Way, Milpitas, 408-719-9125.

Events

Bay Area Hiker Facebook Page
Members may announce hikes welcoming others to join in. Also find announcements for trail building volunteers. You will also find out about closed parks, often because of storm damage to roads.

Halloween/Fall Fests

Photo is of the GoMilpitas Haunted Yard at the east end of Grand Teton Dr. Haunted again in 2023!

If you have a community-wide October Halloween or Fall Fest Drive-Trough Celebration that you’d like to publicize here, please email your Go Milpitas guide, Ann Zeise. Please leave the Milpitas address of your “haunted” yard or driveway or parking lot. Since such displays may be going up early, if you wish visitors over a range of dates, include those dates. If you have a time range when the display will be on, include that. Leave me your phone number or email address just incase I need to contact you with questions regarding your post.

This page will be linked in the Events Calendar in October, so people will be able to read and use this page and Google maps to locate your haunt. I will only show your address and not your name, unless you specifically write that you want me to spell it out.

Milpitas Halloween and Fall Fests in 2023

1st Annual Halloween Party
Friday, October 20, 2023. 6-10PM.
Costume Contest, DJ, Eat, Drink, And Be Scary, $50 entry fee
Sponsored by the Joseph Bettencourt Foundation
Milpitas Community Center

Brick-or-Treat: Monster Party
Thursday, October 05, 2023 , 11:00am-5:00pm at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Bay Area
870 Great Mall Drive, Milpitas, CA.
Price: $29.99 to $43.99—Kids 2 years & under are free.
Scary fun awaits as the LEGO® Monsters take over LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Bay Area and throw a Monster Party you don’t want to miss! Get into the Halloween spirit and join us from September 28th -October 31st for some monsterrific activities and an exclusive 4D Halloween movie – The Great Monster Chase! And another party only for adults 18+. Experience a BOO-tastic Adult Night on Friday, October 13th, 6-9PM in this Halloween-themed attraction filled with tricks and treats galore! Enjoy the 4D Monster Party movie, ride and explore the attraction kid free!

Weller School Trunk or Treat
Weller back parking lot off Dixon Road. Costume Contest, music, games. A food truck will be available for you to purchase food. Every child goes home with a pumpkin, too.

Pumpkins in the Park
Saturday, October 28, 2023. 10AM-2PM. At Cardoza Park, Kennedy and Park Victoria Dr. Treat your family to a frightfully fun lunch break. Break in your costumes as you enjoy the ghoulishly good time we have planned for you. Choose your pumpkin from our pumpkin patch. $15/child. Paid admission require for some activities. Purchase your tickets at cityofmilpitas.simpletix.com. No charge for accompanying adults and non-participating children.

Family Fall Festival 2023
Saturday, October 28, 2023. 5-7PM.
Leaves are turning and fall is in the air! Join us for a fabulous Family Fall Festival. Enjoy classic fall activities like contests, arts & crafts, carnival games, music, prizes, yummy autumn treats, and more! Make special memories with the whole family this autumn. Invite your friends and family to this free, community celebration full of fall flavors, fun, and laughter. See you at Christ Community Church of Milpitas to celebrate the season together! Sign Up Here

Annual Screening of The Milpitas Monster Movie
Monday, October 30, 2023. 7-9:30PM.
Join us for the highly anticipated Annual Screening of The Milpitas Monster Movie! This exciting event will take place at the Cinemark Century Great Mall 20 XD and ScreenX located on Great Mall Drive, Milpitas, CA, USA. Get ready to experience the thrills and chills of this classic monster movie in person. Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to watch the film on the big screen with fellow fans. Grab your popcorn and get ready for a night of nostalgia and entertainment. Mark your calendars and secure your tickets for this must-attend event! Optional Dinner preceding the movie, at 4pm at the Outback across from the theater.

Halloween Events in Other Places Nearby

Pirates of Emerson
September 29, 2023 – October 31, 2023. New for 2023 we will again present a WALK THRU thru event, with online only, Timed Entry tickets. Capacity limitations will be in place and that will mean tickets will probably again sell out early. Do not miss out – buy early! Also new are age limitations. Anyone under 16 years old MUST be accompanied by an Individual 21 or over. Thank you for understanding. Located at Alameda County Fairgrounds (Corner of Bernal & Valley Ave) Pleasanton, CA 94566

Dead Time Dreams Haunted Attractions
October 6-31, 2023, and other dates, too. Hours vary. Returns for the 2023 season. This year we’ll feature our open air immersive haunted attraction, NIGHTMARES. Take a stroll with us as we take you through the ultimate scare zone. Also returning is a bigger and better Midway of Terror to entertain before and after the main attractions. We’re again located at the corner of Tully Road and Capital Expwy next to the ABC Pumpkin Patch and Wells Fargo at Eastridge Mall, with plenty of FREE parking.

Haunted Train
Oct 20 – 29, 2023, at Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont CA. Climb aboard the HAUNTED TRAIN for a spooky (not scary) ride through the haunted forest at Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont. This ride is designed especially for families with children under 12. Live actors supply the fun and you will encounter the famous Witch of Ardenwood and other characters. There are colorful Halloween displays in between the scenes. For 30 years we have been supplying Halloween fun for all ages, and nothing will jump out or frighten young children. The Haunted Train will operate the two weekends before Halloween: October 20, 21, 22; and October 27, 28, 29. Trains will run every 30 minutes between 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm on Friday and Saturday nights; and between 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm on Sunday nights. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Because the ride is at night, for safety reasons every child under the age of 4 must sit on an adult’s lap (which will also give them a better view). The ticket price is $18 for all ages 3 and up (ages 2 and under are free).
Tickets go on sale SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 at 8 AM.

Mission/Rancho Era – 1700s

Milpitas was along the route taken by the De Anza Expedition, and between Mission San Jose and Mission Santa Clara. There is a sign posted near the intersection of Calaveras and Milpitas Blvd., near City Hall, showing where the expedition passed through.

Alviso Adobe Park
The adobe’s history can be traced back to 1834, when its original owner, José Maria de Jesus Alviso, penned a petition describing what he had built: “two walled houses,” outside of which were 600 cattle, a 600-vine vineyard, and an orchard bearing 60 fruit trees. The function of the petition was for Alviso to gain formal ownership of the property, which he cited as “the place named Milpitas.” Tours are offered at 1PM, 2PM, and 3PM on the second Saturday of every month. You can RSVP here. If you have the app AdventureLab on your smart phone, there are 5 clues outside at this location. There is also 1 geocache.
2087 Alviso Adobe Ct.

A demonstration of the 20-foot-long wrap the women on the De Anza Expedition wore to carry their babies and supplies.

Adobe Peralta House
The Peralta Adobe is San José’s oldest address. Built in 1797, the Peralta Adobe is the last remaining structure from El Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe.

California Missions Interactive Internet Field Trip
In May of 1995, some bicyclists road along the El Camino (King’s Highway) between 12 of the California Missions. They kept up an internet dialog with 4th grade students in Palo Alto.

The California missions school project is becoming a thing of the past. Here’s why
Building missions from sugar cubes or popsicle sticks does not help students understand the period and is offensive to many,” the new History-Social Science Framework adopted last year says. “Missions were sites of conflict, conquest, and forced labor. Students should consider cultural differences, such as gender roles and religious beliefs, in order to better understand the dynamics of Native and Spanish interaction.”

California Missions Resource Center
Your comprehensive guide to discovering the history behind the California missions and the people who founded and shaped the character of California.

El Camino de San Jose
El Camino nominally links the missions, but Mission San José in Fremont is nowhere near today’s El Camino Real. So what route did early Californians take from Mission Santa Clara to Mission San José? It goes along Main Street and Milpitas Boulevard in Milpitas!

A History of Mexican Americans in California
Hispanic settlement of what is now California began in 1769 when the Presidio and Catholic mission of San Diego were established.

Juan Bautista De Anza
National Historic Trail. In 1775-76 he led a contingent of 30 soldiers and their families to found a presidio and mission on the San Francisco Bay. Here is a map showing where he came to Milpitas. Translation of diaries of De Anza, Font and Eixarch.

Milpitas
Images of America
by Robert Burrill
$21.95 or $25 with author signature.
Call 408-263-5468 to order.
Robert L. Burrill, Milpitas filmmaker and photography teacher for more than 35 years, has combed the archives of the Milpitas Historical Society, private local collections, and his own works to find more than 200 vintage photographs chronicling the heritage, enterprise, and wit of Milpitas from the 1700s to the present day.

The Missions
The Franciscans came to California not merely to convert the tribes to Christianity but to train them for life in a European colonial society. Conversion was seldom an entirely voluntary process.

Model Behavior
The agony of the tradition of 4th grade Mission model building. The author wonders: What does this really teach? By David Templeton

Peralta Adobe
A 200-year old adobe home in the heart of downtown San Jose. This page tells you about its history.

Photo Gallery of California Missions & Other Hispanic Sites
A good site to begin your research into historic Spanish California. Contact information for dozens of historic places of this era.

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Milpitas

As Teslas are made a few exits up the 880 freeway north of Milpitas, electric vehicles have become very popular in the area. Travelers often want to know where they can charge up their electric car, and may have preferences as to the type of charger. You can also view the full map on Google.

I have arranged each type of electric vehicle charging station by its location, north to south. (Fremont border to San Jose border.) As you can see, most are along McCarthy Blvd., which runs parallel to I-880 to its west. From I-880, take the Dixon Landing exit and head west (right), and then immediately left on McCarthy Blvd. and go south. (Note: McCarthy is an excellent alternative route should 880 have too much traffic. It begins as Fremont Blvd. up in Fremont, and becomes O’Toole in San Jose, ending on E. Brokaw, not far from the airport.

ChargePoint Charging Station
We help drivers make the switch to electric by offering connected charging wherever they work, shop, eat and play. with our free mobile app, special driver discounts and integration with automakers, we offer a seamless driving and charging experience.
400 N McCarthy Blvd
430 N McCarthy Blvd
690 N McCarthy Blvd
1102 S Abel St

Electric Charging Station
Unknown brand.
1001 Murphy Ranch Rd

EVgo Charging Station
Pay as you go and membership pricing by the minute.
301 Ranch Dr
447 Great Mall Dr

SemaConnect Charging Station
Join the SemaConnect Network today – the most open ecosystem of
electric vehicle charging stations in North America! Member login.
455 E Calaveras Blvd (City Hall)
160 N Main St. (Library)
777 Bellew Dr. (Crowne Plaza)
1501 McCarthy Blvd

Tesla Supercharger
Stop along the world’s fastest charging network while you grab a quick bite to eat. With our rapidly expanding Supercharger locations placed on well-traveled routes, Tesla can get you anywhere you want to go.
901 E Calaveras Blvd Embassy Suites – quite a few charging stations on SE corner of hotel
333 S. Abbott Ave. In Denny’s parking lot, near the I-880 and 237/Calaveras Bl. interchange, SE corner.
1010 Great Mall Dr. Great Mall, outside Red Robin restaurant, SW corner of mall

Restaurants in Milpitas

Dining and Food

All phone numbers are in the 408 area code.

If you’re hungry for a taste of the real thing, food that hasn’t been filtered and watered down for the masses, to the edge you must go. Some of the region’s most exciting eating is found on the periphery in places like Fremont, Newark and Milpitas.

Especially Milpitas.

~ Stett Holbrook, Metro

Restaurants Linked on Other GoMilpitas Pages

American Restaurants
From California Cuisine to diners, fancy and plain American dining.

Asian – Pacific Dining
Some of the finest Asian dining can be found in Milpitas! Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Thai, and Vietnamese Restaurants.

Bakeries in Milpitas
Milpitas has a wide variety of bakeries to suit your taste or occasion. You can order a wedding or birthday cake, or pick up some pastries or donuts for the office.

Coffee & Tea Shops in Milpitas
Milpitas has a wide variety of coffee and tea shops. Those listed here focus mostly on their drinks, though they may have some food.

East Indian Restaurants
Are you looking for restaurants with that spicy east Indian flavor? There are many in Milpitas. Most are also vegetarian or vegan.

Fast Food Restaurants
Are you looking for a quick bite with a familiar menu? A fair number of America’s favorite fast food restaurants are right off our freeways.

Ice Cream & Smoothies
Nothing quite hits the spot on a hot day than a cold ice cream, gelato, smoothie or other cold treat.

Italian Restaurants in Milpitas
From huge, hearty meals, to lite, just enough to please, we have a variety of Italian restaurants for all appetites.

Mexican Food Restaurants
From authentic mexican cuisine to fast food, you can find good Mexican food in Milpitas, CA.

Pizza Parlors in Milpitas
Whether it’s take out or it in, Milpitas Pizza Parlors have great pizza, and are fun places to meet with friends.

Sandwiches – Deli & Vietnamese Sandwiches in Milpitas
No matter where you turn, there’s a sandwich shop in Milpitas! New to the scene are Vietnamese sandwich shops. Yelp reviews for most sandwiches, so find the best!

Seafood & Steak
The best seafood and steak dining in the San Jose-San Francisco Bay Area.

Vegan and Vegetarian
Milpitas restaurants where those wishing exclusively vegetarian or vegan dishes will be happy with their meals.

Bars & Nightclubs

Dave & Busters
Interactive games and simulators , enjoying great food served in a casual, yet elegant, setting, our fun and spirited bars or playing classic favorites like world class pocket billiards and shuffleboard – we’ve created a unique experience that has something for everyone. Minors discouraged unless with adult. Located at north end of Great Mall. 957-9215.

Lina’s Place
Main Street in Milpitas. North of Calaveras. Great Mexican jukebox, full bar. During lunch you’ll find an interesting mix of silicon valley “necktie” clientele next to the guys who’ve just come in from the field. Safe (and good food) during the day. Seems like a good place to get into a fight after dark. Good Dive.

Grocery Stores

Milpitas has a wide variety of grocery stores for any culture. We also have places to get custom wines. Shop for food and wine in Milpitas! Buy fresh from farmers markets.

Middle Eastern

Falafel and Garlic Land
Many places offer Falafels, Houmos, Tabouleh and other Middle Eastern specialties. You don’t have to settle for imitations and less than the originals. Try us, where all specialties are prepared from scratch. 463 Valley Way (behind the Arco on Abbott.)

Restaurants by Mall Addresses

McCarthy Ranch Restaurants
Milpitas Square Restaurants
Great Mall Restaurants
Town Center Restaurants