Favorite restaurants from our Travels
I'm always asked for restaurant recommendations so I will name our favorites here. My criteria for a good restaurant is great food with great wine but sometimes I'll make an exception. I've also added lunch spots and coffee shops. Some of my recommendations in past posts are closed now or I've downgraded. We usually bring our own wines to US restaurants, which have insane markups. Updated 5/20/2026 * Been there many times California Valette Healdsburg * BL Brassiere Paso Robles * Halter Ranch Vineyard Paso Robles (lunch) Jackson’s Santa Rosa Augie’s French Restaurant Santa Rosa * Roka Akor , San Francisco Industrial Eats , Buellton * In Bloom , Paso Robles Washington State Spinasse Seattle MKT Seattle * Le Pichet Seattle * Hattaway's Walla Walla Oregon Bistro Maison McMinnville * North/South Carolina Chez Nous Charleston, SC * Counter ...