Gate 14 in Terminal A has your quick carb stop covered
Greenlee's Bakery sits directly by Gate 14 in SJC Terminal A, so it works for a grab-and-go snack right before boarding. It’s a small snack-focused counter, not a sit-down spot, and you’re looking at bakery-case items you can point to and go. Expect standard airport pricing rather than downtown San Jose bakery prices, so assume a couple of dollars more per item than you’d pay in town.
This is post-security in Terminal A, so you need an A-gate boarding pass to reach it; you can’t walk here easily from Terminal B without reclearing. The mix leans toward sweet snacks and pastries you can eat in your seat, plus some packaged items that won’t crumble as fast. Think of it as a supplement to whatever you skipped at home, not your full meal before a 5-hour flight.
You’ll usually get in and out in under 5 minutes unless two flights at Gate 14 and Gate 15 are boarding at the same time. Use it for a last-minute cookie, muffin, or snack bar, and skip it if you need real protein or anything resembling a full breakfast or lunch. If you care about choice, walk past Gate 10 and 11 first to compare what’s open, then backtrack here only if you still want bakery snacks.
Tip: hit Greenlee’s before you sit down at Gate 14; lines stack fast once boarding announcements for two flights start overlapping.