South Bay fans of Dunkin’ Donuts have been clamoring for this for years.

Now, finally, comes the company announcement: The Bay Area expansion will reach San Jose this week.

A shop at 5519 Snell Ave., near Blossom Hill Road, will open at 6 a.m. Friday, July 6.

The nationally popular Dunkin’ Donuts’ re-emergence in the Bay Area started in June 2016 with a Walnut Creek store, followed by shops in Half Moon Bay, American Canyon, South San Francisco near SFO and Highway 101, Fremont and most recently, Santa Cruz.

For some years, a Dunkin’ Donuts had operated in South San Jose. But company representatives said that location closed about 22 years ago.