Michelin restaurants in the Santa Ynez Valley

The 2026 Michelin list at a glance

Bell's, Los Alamos

One Michelin Star. 406 Bell Street. Dinner is a reservation-only $125 prix fixe, plus service charge and tax

Closed

First & Oak in Solvang, a former Guide pick, closed Oct 19, 2025 (KSBY)

peasants FEAST, Solvang

Bib Gourmand. 487 Atterdag Road. No reservations, Wed–Sun 11am–6pm

Bar Le Côte, Los Olivos

Recommended. 2375 Alamo Pintado Avenue. Book on OpenTable; closed Mon–Tue

The Tavern at Mattei's, Los Olivos

Recommended. 2350 Railway Avenue. Three meals daily; book dinner on OpenTable

No longer listed

Coast Range and First & Oak (closed Oct 19, 2025) are not on the current Solvang list

How do you get a table at Bell's?

Be online on the 1st of the month. Bell's releases dinner reservations at 1pm on the 1st for the following two months, and dinner is a weekly-changing $125 prix fixe, plus service charge and tax. Thursdays add a shorter $75 menu. Lunch (Thursday to Monday, 11am to 3pm) is à la carte, takes reservations and keeps some tables for walk-ins, which makes it the easier way in. The Michelin Guide lists it as French, from Daisy and Greg Ryan.

Is peasants FEAST a Michelin restaurant?

Yes, with a Bib Gourmand for 2026, and it's the only Solvang restaurant on the list. There are no reservations, so arrive near the 11am opening. Our peasants FEAST guide covers the menu and the deli and arcade down the street.

Which Michelin restaurants are in Los Olivos?

Two, both recommended. Bar Le Côte is the seafood tavern from the Bell's team, open Wednesday to Sunday from noon, with tables only through OpenTable. The Tavern at the Inn at Mattei's Tavern, an Auberge resort, serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, so on a Monday or Tuesday, when Bar Le Côte is closed, Los Olivos still has a Michelin-listed table. See Los Olivos restaurants for hours.

Are there Michelin restaurants in Buellton, Ballard or Santa Ynez?

Not right now. The Michelin Guide's current pages for the area list only the four restaurants above, in Los Alamos, Solvang and Los Olivos. For Buellton's best-known dinner, see our Hitching Post 2 guide.

Good to know

Which Solvang restaurants are in the Michelin Guide? Only peasants FEAST, with a Bib Gourmand. First & Oak closed in October 2025, and Coast Range is not on the current list.

Can you walk in at Bell's? At lunch, sometimes: Bell's keeps some tables for walk-ins, but lunch also takes reservations, so book if your timing matters. Dinner is reservation-only, and bookings open on the 1st of each month at 1pm for the next two months.

Don’t miss & you might also like

Bell's, Los Alamos

• Don’t miss: Booking for the $125 prix fixe (plus service charge and tax) opens on the 1st of each month. source
• Also try: Skyview Los Alamos · about 0.4 miles away as the crow flies. Stay on the hill and skip the drive home. Tip: Free Linus bikes for the ride into town. Official site · source
• Also try: Pico · about 0.1 miles, walkable. A second Bell Street dinner, in the old general store. Tip: Dinner from 5pm Tuesday, from 3pm Wednesday to Sunday. Official site · source

peasants FEAST, Solvang

• Don’t miss: The Solvang Hot Chicken. source
• Don’t miss: peasants DELI and its 90s arcade, a few doors down. source
• Also try: Mission Santa Inés · about 0.4 miles, walkable. The 1804 mission around the corner. Tip: Self-guided tours 9am–4:30pm, $9 adults. Official site · source

Bar Le Côte, Los Olivos

• Don’t miss: Chef Kevin Malone of The Tavern calls out its Basque-style seafood. source
• Also try: Stolpman Vineyards · about 0.1 miles, walkable. Taste first, a block away. Tip: $25 tasting; walk-ins limited. Official site · source
• Also try: Fess Parker Wine Country Inn · about 0.1 miles, walkable. Sleep across the street. Tip: Breakfast and parking included. Official site · source

The Tavern at Mattei's, Los Olivos

• Don’t miss: Chef Kevin Malone's reimagined tavern classics, with custom sausages from Motley Crew in Buellton. source
• Also try: The Inn at Mattei's Tavern · same property. Stay where you eat: the inn around the restaurant. Tip: $75 resort fee covers house cars and bikes. Official site · source
• Also try: Dragonette Cellars · about 0.3 miles, walkable. A tasting before dinner, a short walk away. Tip: Daily 11am–5pm; reservations take precedence. Official site · source

Drive times are without traffic.

Nearby: eat, taste, stay

• Find a table: Every valley restaurant you can book online
• Los Olivos wine tasting: Top-scored labels, one walkable town · Walk between Bar Le Côte and the tasting rooms
• Where to stay in Los Alamos: Sleep a block from Bell's
• Los Olivos hotels: 1886 stagecoach inn or 19 fireplaces · Including The Inn at Mattei's Tavern, with a Michelin Key

Quick answers

Does Santa Ynez Valley have a Michelin star restaurant?

Yes, one: Bell's in Los Alamos holds one Michelin Star in the 2026 Guide.

Does Mattei's Tavern have a Michelin star?

No. The Tavern at Mattei's is a recommended restaurant in the Michelin Guide, without a star.