The Ynez

Go for: brunch

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Weekend brunch. All Good for lists

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Seared steak with chanterelles and spring onions on a patio table

Eat · Santa Ynez

Santa Ynez restaurants

Handmade pasta from Verona-born Luca Crestanelli at S.Y. Kitchen, prime steaks at Brothers Restaurant at the Red Barn, and The Victor, which Eater calls one of the valley's hottest seats.

8 places · Verified Oct 2026

Typographic card for Whiskey 'N Rye, smokehouse & bar in Solvang

Eat · Solvang

Whiskey 'N Rye: menu & what to order

Brisket, the Sampler Trio and a pour from 200-plus whiskeys. Weekend brunch until 1pm.

Smokehouse menu · Verified Oct 2026

Inside Bob's Well Bread Bakery in Los Alamos

Eat · Los Olivos

Santa Ynez Valley breakfast and brunch

Felix Feed pours coffee from 6:30am in Los Olivos, Queen Cup's Airstream makes brunch burritos, and Roblar's Sunday brunch runs until 4pm.

15 spots · Verified Oct 2026

The front porch of Mattei's Tavern in Los Olivos

Weekend · Santa Ynez Valley

Santa Ynez Valley wedding guest guide

From the porch at Mattei's Tavern to the 1880 Union Hotel: where to sleep near seven open venues, the rehearsal dinner, the brunch after and how to get home when the valley bus has stopped.

16 places · Verified Oct 2026

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