Marketplace.

In the past six months a really neat-o place opened up in our fair city. It's an indoor marketplace thing-y; I can't think of a better way to describe it. It's like a smallish indoor mall type place but with only restaurants {and a one-seat traditional barber} and it has a definite independent, local-food, inexpensive gourmet eating vibe to it. There's a large open space attached where there has been a San Jose "craft" fair but I wouldn't think of crocheted tea cozies, it's more like Etsy but only local makers. All in all it's a great idea especially since San Jose usually doesn't get this type of hype {fun [to me], almost hippy, local, gourmet, independent...that sort of stuff}, much-cooler-San Francisco does. 
But I love it so I'm glad this place is here. Not all of the units are occupied yet, it's kind of a work in progress, but there are four little eateries and last week the Mister and I went to try out the pizza place. Pizza Bocca Lupo {Italian for "mouth of the wolf" which less directly translates to "good luck"}. Oh Lordy it was divine.
The inside of the place looks like this. Nothing is actually enclosed except the wine bar so it feels almost like an upscale food court.

Mikey and I sat at the little bar connected to our pizza counter to eat.

We played a game that is available for use. We may have been the oldest patrons ever to indulge in "Poppa's Pizza Pile-Up".

Mike got his favorite Margerita pizza and I got a delicious concoction of fresh mozzarella, parmesan, arugula and prosciutto; yuuuuuuuum. There's a super-cool giant oven that was specially built in Italy for this place & it's where all the pizzas get cooked but I was too shy to take a picture. The above were all covertly taken from my seat.
We had a lovely time and need would like to go back at least four more times in the near future; once for each of the other three eateries {gourmet local cuisine, Mediterranean & the wine bar} and once more to have pizza again.
Thanks for a great date night sweetie!
xoxo, natty ♥