https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/05/04/sofa-district-leading-downtown-san-joses-post-covid-revival/

A good crowd showed up last weekend for the grand opening of Good Spot, a new gastrolounge on South First Street in downtown San Jose. And while it’s impressive enough that ownership team Thoi Trinh, Ivy Li and Sammy Sok stuck with the project and opened during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s mind-blowing that Good Spot is the third new business to open in the past year on that same block, following coffee house Nirvana Soul and Petiscos, an offshoot of Adega restaurant.

Expect even more activity in the culture-soaked South First Area (SoFA) as the spring heads into summer, too. A demonstration garden and farmstand from Veggielution is expected to open in the coming weeks at the SoFA Pocket Park, which already is home to a popular dog park that opened in February. Plans are in the works for a new gamer lounge in the cavernous space most recently home to Forager Eatery, and the SoFA Music Festival is streaming free shows every Sunday in May, performed live or recorded at SoFA venues.