Great Gilroy Getaway:
Historical Dining Tour
Come to Gilroy and take a culinary trip through history with our self-guided progressive dining experience. Visit four unique restaurants in some of Gilroy’s oldest buildings, each with an interesting and colorful past, and check out some other historical points of interest along the way.
Be sure to take along a digital or printed copy of our COMPANION BLOG, which is your “guidebook” so you can read all about the history at each of the five featured restaurants.
Day One
Arrive in the afternoon and treat yourself to a scoop, sundae, or shake at Savvy’s Downtown Sweets, a vintage-style candy shop and ice cream parlor housed in the historic Porcella’s Music building in downtown Gilroy.
Then head across Monterey Street (at Fifth Street) to take your picture in front of Gilroy’s giant garlic mural as a memento of your trip to the Garlic Capital of the World.
Explore treasures from the past at the antique stores along Monterey Street. You may even find a piece of the past to take home with you.
Have dinner at Tempo Kitchen & Bar, with unique menu options, hand-crafted drinks, and live music. This building was formerly Ford’s Department Store, the oldest department store chain in California.
Or roll a few frames at the recently renovated Gilroy Bowl (a beloved downtown fixture since 1968) and dine on pizza, burgers, steak, salmon and other tasty dishes at the bar and grill.
End the night with a restful sleep in your comfy hotel room.
