San Jose’s Most Felliniesque Scenario

The patio at Poor House Bistro is among the best of any bar or club in town, a resonating chamber of international ideas.

Next door is Henry’s Hi-life, with its own outdoor patio that should be connected, but for whatever reason is not connected. Nevertheless, the whole area provides a killer scene with a killer view of the planes flying overhead.

The history of this experimental outdoor dining scenario could only have unfolded in San Jose. Just a few years ago, Poor House, the actual house, relocated from Barack Obama Blvd (formerly Autumn Street) to a vacant lot by Henry’s, just across Highway 87 from an abandoned building where Random Access Memory was pioneered. It doesn’t get any more San Jose than that…

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