Downtown San Jose’s eagerly anticipated Poppy & Claro — the ground-floor anchor restaurant for the 50 West tower on San Fernando Street — will make its debut at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16.

Yes, 7:30 a.m. That time signals the restaurant’s raison d’etre: This is an all-day restaurant that aims to satisfy the food and beverage needs of downtown employees, visitors and residents from breakfast through early dinner, whether they want a sit-down or takeout meal.

Breakfast will be served until 11 a.m. on weekdays. The menu that goes into effect then will combine lunch and dinner offerings, and be offered until 7:30 p.m., again on weekdays. The restaurant will be available for private bookings on weekends.

Poppy & Claro is the first restaurant for the real estate developer Jay Paul Co., which

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