Fuel your Gilroy getaway with fresh and healthy meals from local spots that make eating well easy and delicious. Our wide variety of international eateries are serving up tasty options on the lighter side, including healthy but hearty salads, protein-packed bowls, and savory seafood dishes.
At Poki Bowl, a local favorite, customize your own seafood bowl. Start with a bed of brown or sushi rice or greens, then add cubes of fresh fish, seafood or tofu garnished with your choice of sauce and healthy options like avocado, edamame, cucumber, and seaweed salad.
At historic Old City Hall in downtown Gilroy, tuck into the flat iron steak salad topped with bleu cheese accompanied by a side of mouth-watering Gilroy roasted garlic served with crostini.
Another downtown favorite, Tempo Kitchen & Bar serves up delectable ceviche featuring shrimp, tomato, onion, and jalapeno. Follow it with the Mediterranean salad chockful of artichokes, tomatoes, garbanzo beans, red onions, bell peppers, and feta cheese drizzled with balsamic vinegar.
In the mood for fresh fish? Order Presley’s Favorite at family-owned Victoria’s Mexican Restaurant, serving up classic Mexican dishes. This perennial favorite boasts fresh fish, shrimp and rice topped with cheese.
At the always delicious Alehouse & Bistro, start with the heirloom tomato and burrata salad with arugula or the delicious beet and goat cheese salad laced with fennel, arugula, and candied walnuts, before feasting on the tasty, seared tuna.
Ask for the fresh spring rolls at Vietnamese restaurant Pho Thanh An. Delicate rice paper filled with succulent shrimp and vegetables is a palette pleaser.
At the popular Westside Grill, the Thai lettuce wraps with grilled chicken or salmon, slaw, rice noodles and tasty peanut sauce is the perfect light dish to share. Or choose the blackened salmon farm-fresh salad with mixed greens, tomato, cucumber, and olives.
Family-owned Olives Mediterranean Market and Grill serves up authentic Mediterranean flavors, including a plate featuring chicken, beef or lamb on a bed of lettuce served with your choice of hummus, tabouli, or baba ghanoush.
Step into Café Motif is tucked inside a beautiful historic building downtown that also houses a gift shop and art gallery, 1202 Contemporary. Treat yourself to their Motif Salad Bowl layered with rice, house beans, pico, queso fresco, crema, lettuce, and both red and green sauces. Protein options are tofu, Szechuan beef, or chipotle chicken for a meal that’s as indulgent as it is wholesome. Vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options make it a delicious pick for any diet.
At Gilroy Bowl, after bowling a few frames, fuel up with a power bowl loaded with grilled free-range chicken, Roma tomatoes, avocado, Adzuki beans, grilled corn, brown rice, and farro.
Looking for a quick, healthy pick-me up? Visit LJB Farms, a family-owned farm since 1917, for just-picked fruit and vine-ripened produce. Choose from strawberries, tomatoes, corn, stone fruits, avocados, and bell peppers to name just a few, along with locally made products, including olive oil, dried fruits and nuts, and jams and jellies.
