Best Falafel in San Jose · San Jose, CA
Falafel's Drive-In has served San Jose since 1966, a family-run walk-up where the falafel is fried fresh, wrapped with house sauces, and chased with a famous banana shake. The Nijmeh family's Middle Eastern drive-in became a local legend and a "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" favorite.
A Stevens Creek institution for 60 years, Falafel's is the 2026 Centurion Award winner in San Jose.
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Family-run drive-in on Stevens Creek Boulevard since 1966, famous for pairing crispy falafel with a banana milkshake.
Yes — Falafel's Drive-In is the 2026 Centurion Award winner for Best Falafel in San Jose, a verified, criteria-based award. Named best falafel in San Jose for 2026 for the falafel-and-banana-shake combo that has drawn lines to Stevens Creek Boulevard for six decades.
Falafel's Drive-In is in San Jose, CA.
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