SAP Center at San Jose

The SAP Center at San Jose (formerly San Jose Arena, Compaq Center at San Jose and HP Pavilion at San Jose) is an American indoor arena, located in San Jose, California. Its primary tenant is the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League, and the arena has been nicknamed the "Shark Tank".

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    (408) 287-7070

  • Website

    sapcenter.com

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  • Type

    Hockey Stadium

Address

525 W Santa Clara St (at N Autumn St) San Jose , CA 95113 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express)
Wi-Fi Yes

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Eric Sabban

Go for the Sharks, stay for the blood. Fun fact: they usually top regular season but totally blow it in post. I go every chance I can from SF, and get second row seats for my birthday. Check????????

ESPN

The "Shark Tank " hosted UCLA & Kansas in a 2007 Elite 8 match-up that featured 10 current NBA players. Among them were Oklahoma City star Russell Westbrook as well as NBA champion Mario Chalmers.

Rob Von Bargen

Great Place to have fun with family and friends whether your watching a sporting event or at a concert . Dont forget to buy sovenieurs at any event .

Pavel Vasilev

Sharks groove. You know! Nice to go with family or friends arounda snacks or beer and watch The Sharks!

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Get seats in section 101-103 or 201-203 for most convenient access from the front entrance on Santa Clara Street.

Russell Van Tassell

Get here EARLY to have the best chance at Giveaways and On-Ice competitor selection. Also, happy hour is the hour prior to warmups (30-90 minutes prior to game time)

San Jose Mercury News

Hello NCAA fans. Looking for fun things to do? Take a trip to Santana Row, 5 miles west of downtown. It's a faux-European village , and electric automaker Tesla has a popular demo-store there. Read more

John Mann

Club seat patrons can have food/alcohol delivered to their seats. Drink at Patty's Inn before going to the game. If you need help deciding which Seats to purchase for your next Sharks game , check out Read more

Michelle Wu

Get the fancy nachos with meat and then hop next door for the crappy nacho cheese to pour over .

GoWest Choice Hotels

One of the best venues to catch the many events that take place in the South Bay . This place has great concerts , shows, and is the home of the San Jose Sharks ice hockey team. Go Sharks!

The Farmers Union

Such a wonderful venue to enjoy the entertainment that our city has to offer! We love hosting guests before and after their experiences at SAP! - The Farmers Union

michael sosa

Go sharks all day top booth with dinner and two free drinks not to shabby ask the bar tender for a bay breeze very tasty

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Came for Adele! Sooo in love with her! Great use of space to create two stages!

Princess Susannah Greenwood

From the San Jose Sharks & giant music acts to Ringling Brothers & Cirque du Soleil, this 17,000+ seat stadium transforms from Shark Tank to rock concert in hours. Easy access to public transport .

Brittany Nielsen

Try the "Sharkarita" while you're at a game. Nice arena , very clean . Fans are die hard and hilarious. Go Sharks!

Jennifer Halligan

Great atmosphere! Go Sharks!

Justin Sullivan

One of the few places in the Bay Area where Mötley Crüe will come up on the play list, a San Jose Sharks game .

Zakk DeVine

The home of the San Jose Sharks! during the playoffs, the atmosphere inside is electric! Head down Santa Clara St. for a bar to watch the game if you don't get tickets.

Dorothy Garfield

Section 117, Row 2. Seats 1&2! Yep, a little spoiled but that's what season tickets are for. Go Sharks!

Merv Adrian

Great parking , friendly professional staff . But bring food unless hot dogs and popcorn are enough for you.

Vivian Wu

Really liked coming to a concert here. Super clean , good food selection, $15 for a jalapeno sausage dog, onion rings and bottled water. Helpful ushers. Parking expensive .

Melissa Dagdagan

You gotta admit, the Shark Tank looks amazing at night, engulfed in lights.

Alex Silarajs

Great place to watch a hockey game. Decent concessions.

Rob Von Bargen

Fun and exciting place to spend time with family whether its a sporting event , concert .

Emil Sayad

Very clean establishment with helpful staff . The stadium is also huge with awesome sound and lighting, i've always enjoyed watching concerts here Read more

Hard Rocker

Great venue for sporting events and concerts . Easy access from highway. Ample parking .

Shelly J

The sound was great for a concert . However, there is zero leg room so if people have to get in and out of the rows, it's super annoying. More importantly, the safety risk of that layout is horrendous.

Duy Tran

Get the Nachos ! You can bring water as long as it's unopened for bag check.

Stephanie Lee

SHARKS ! if you want to try and get autographs, wait at the back at the players entrance. but get there early because there's not a lot of room. :)

Daniel Geiger

It’s my tradition to come here for rooting my favorite team Islanders from east coast

Andy Germond

Please be considerate of those behind you and avoid leaning forward so everybody can enjoy the game. :)

Rob Ray

While expensive , getting some seats right on the glass for a Sharks game is one of the best experiences ever. Also, tons of big name shows come through.

Jason

Get here at least an hour early to park on Santa Clara (and save some money on parking ).

NHL

Survival Tip: Every time the Sharks are on the power-play, the "Jaws" theme is played. Make sure to move your hands up and down like jaws chomping with the rest of the fans.

Milli Parkus

Love this place for concert ! Been here for a lot.

Mark Thompson

Even if you don't know hockey , a trip to the Sharks is well worth the experience

Brian Ibarra

An awesome venue bigger than oracle but great acoustics just make sure u take another car don't drive traffic is horrible

Tina Nguyen

Wtf? This is the SAP Center in dtSJ, NOT a chiropractor 's office ! Pretty sure thousands of ppl didn't attend concerts and Sharks games at a chiropractor 's.... Get your shit together, foursquare!

Eric Chaing

Went for IEM San Jose the food in the stadium is extremely expensive but you can play Hearthstone for food if you're good at that or you could just walk 10 minutes for subways

Island Bruin

Lots of parking in nearby lots on side streets. Good sight lines .

Sean M

When u are in ur seat there isnt a better arena . When they built the arena they didnt think of 1 thing. There is only 1 concourse. Upper deck and lower deck lead to the same concourse. Way 2 crowded .

Dawn Eer

10/15 it's Worcester vs Worcester. San Jose AHL/farm team is in Worcester, St. Louis AHL/farm WAS in Worcester. GO SHARKS !

Saarah Najieb

Good concession stands, clear signs for directions and seat sections. Good lighting.

Greg V

Gordon Biersch Märzen.Very smooth with a caramel malt aftertaste ...oh yeah: Go Sharks!

Jason Baxter

Sharks games are fun, sit in the lower level if you can afford it.

Kelley T

Sean is incorrect in his tip there is a mid concourse with bars and restaurants

Chuck Ringoringo

The building is really small. There's only two levels, and each section has at most 30 rows (which even that is a bit of a stretch). I don't see how you can fit 17,000+ in there.

ESPN

If the HP Pavilion’s foundation pilings were stacked end-to-end, they would be 2.5x taller than Mount Everest, or roughly the same size as Brent Burns on skates .

Indra Singhal

The garlic fries ! Yum! They go well with the Sharks leading!

Mike Bobadilla

The Carvery has excellent tri-tip sandwiches !

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8.1
Gift Store
San Jose Sharks Store

Great gear! Expensive though... - Al B.

Parking
SAP Center Parking

Get there early before event. - Karen Armbruster

6.5
American
The Grill

The Prime Rib is excellent! Rare is the only way to go! - Ron G

8.3
Hockey
Sharks Ice at San Jose

Get here early for lessons, parking can be dicey. 10% discount at the shop if you are taking lessons. - Rob. Arr

Hockey
Rollin' Ice

Catch a Hockey Moms game on Tuesday nights - Brian Salomaki

6.7
Pub
The Brit

Best Reuben in town and the shepards pie is good too! - Princess Susannah Greenwood

7.4
Bar
The Old Wagon Saloon & Grill

Vegan Impossible Foods burgers finally available here! It’s called the UnBurger. order it without cheese cause cheese is vile. ????get your impossible veggie burger with grilled jalapeños too. - Athonia Cappelli

8.3
Mexican
La Victoria Taqueria

The carne asada super burrito is out of this world. - Tian Lian