Great food to complement your favorite local wine
is easy to find in Santa Barbara County. Seems like wherever there
is good wine, you will find great chefs and we are lucky to have
a thriving culinary environment here in Wine Country. From Pacific
fusion to Italian to traditional Santa Maria Style barbecue to home-made
wine country cuisine – we’ve got a chef and a restaurant
to please just about anyone.
The restaurants below showcase local wines, so
you can experience a memorable meal along with a bottle of fine
wine from a local winery.
Avant Tapas & Wine
35 Industrial Way, Buellton CA 93427
805 686-9400
avantwines.com
Thursday– Sunday, 11am to 8pm
On any given day guests can find several
vintners pouring their wines at the contemporary tasting
bar or select from 32 different wines to experience in
a self-guided tour using the wine station’s cutting-edge
dispensers. Avant’s selection of tapas offer the
perfect savory counterpoint to your favorite wines and
are made fresh throughout the day and evening.
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The Ballard Inn Restaurant
2436 Baseline Avenue, Ballard CA 93463
805-688-7770, 800-638-2466
ballardinn.com
Open to the public
Wednesday - Sunday, 5:30 to 9pm
Chef Budi Kazali's award-winning cuisine,
an extensive wine list, exceptional service and a romantic
atmosphere create a memorable dining experience.
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bouchon Santa Barbara
9 West Victoria Street, Santa Barbara CA 93101
805-730-1160
bouchonsantabarbara.com
dinner nightly from 5.30pm
Wine Spectator "Award of Excellence" recipient.
Over fifty local wines by the glass. Fresh fish, game from
our valleys and local produce from farmers markets.
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Brothers Restaurant at Mattei’s
Tavern
2350 Railway Avenue, Los Olivos
805-688-4820
matteistavern.com
Dinner daily 5 – 9 pm; bar open from 4 pm
Mattei's Tavern has the been "The Gathering Place" for
over a century for loacls and travelers alike. This famous
stagecoach stop is the home of the finest dining experience
in Santa Barbara Wine Country.
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daily, 11am to 10pm
The newest and finest restaurant for Mexican dining in Santa
Ynez. We feature 50 varieties of tequila and a pomegranate
margarita you don't want to miss! |
El Rancho Market
2886 Mission Drive, Solvang CA 93463
805-688-4300
elranchomarket.com
Gourmet marketplace, full-service deli featuring
gourmet lunch boxes for wine touring, extensive cheese selection,
wine room weekend tastings (large selection of local wines)
and coffee bar.
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Hitching Post Casmalia
3325 Point Sal Road, Casmalia CA
93429
805 937-6151
HitchingPost1.com
Monday to Saturday, 4 to 9.30pm
Sunday, 4 to 9pm
Casmalia, California, former cow-town of the Old West,
is where California-style barbequeing was brought to perfection
by the by the pioneers. The Hitching Post has brought this
live-oak California-style barbequeing to perfection bringing
choice, aged beef to the ultimate of gourmet flavor and
tenderness while we keep alive the traditions of the old
romantic West.
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Hitching Post II
406 East Highway 246, Buellton CA 93427
805-688-0676
hpwines.com
Daily tasting 4 – 6 pm, dinners 5 –
9:30 pm
Since 1986, the region’s finest oakwood
grilled steaks and seafood, featuring local wines, including
their own highly regarded Hitching Post Pinot Noirs and Syrahs
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Los OlivosWine Merchant &
Café
2879 Grand Avenue, Los Olivos CA 93441
805-688-7265, 888-WINES4U
losolivoscafe.com
Daily 11:30am to 9pm
Find out why SIDEWAYS was filmed at the
Los Olivos Wine Merchant & Café.
Enjoy gourmet cuisine with a casual atmosphere.
Wine tasting, wine store, gift items, serving lunch and
dinner. Official tasting room for Bernat Wines.
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Olio e Limone Restaurant
Olio Pizzeria
17 West Victoria St, Santa Barbara
CA 93101
(805) 899-2699
oleoelimone.com
Lunch
Monday -Saturday 11:30am – 2pm
Dinner nightly
from 5pm
Experience “excellent cooking and hospitable service” at
this “simply sophisticated” pan-Italian charmer
with a Wine Spectator award-winning wine list.
Cocktails
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Restaurant 4300
4300 Clubhouse Road, Lompoc CA 93436
805 733-4300
Tuesday – Sunday, 11am to 2pm
Wednesday - Saturday, 5 to 9pm
Located at The Village Country Club, 5 minutes away from
Lompoc, Restaurant 4300 offers great food and a magnificent
view of the golf course. Our menu changes, depending on
the seasons, every week. We have two different rooms to
accommodate you, The Main Dining Room, a la carte
menu or The Snack Bar, for a quick bite.
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Root 246
420 Alisal Road, Solvang CA 93436
805-688-8000, 800-624-5572
root-246.com
Lunch and dinner daily. Sunday brunch.
Celebrity chef Bradley Ogden brings his signature farm-to-table
gourmet cuisine to the Valley. The restaurant features
an extensive selection of local wines.
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Trattoria Grappolo
3687 Sagunto Street, Santa Ynez
805-0688-6899
trattoriagrappolo.com
Tuesday to Sunday, 11am to 2.30pm
Nightly 5 to 10pm
Classic Italian regional cuisine,
served in the western wine-country
town of Santa Ynez. Picturesque, scenic, historic, comfortable, inviting
and accomodating.
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The Willows Restaurant at Chumash
Casino Resort
3400 East Highway 246, Santa Ynez CA 93460
805-686-3855, 800-CHUMASH
chumashcasino.com
Sunday to Thursday, 5 to 10pm
Friday & Saturday, 5 to 11pm
Specializing in mouthwatering prime steaks and seafood,
this Four Diamond-rated restaurant also features an extensive selection of
local and imported wines, all served in an exquisitely appointed setting.
Reservations are recommened.
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