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Aebleskiver, bakeries and Julefest. All Good for lists
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Solvang restaurants
Get to peasants FEAST, Solvang's Michelin Bib Gourmand, early, book The Gathering Table or Mad & Vin for dinner, then go full Danish with aebleskiver. Every pick lists its walk from Solvang Park, the village green, so the car can stay parked.
Breakfast in Solvang
Thin Danish pancakes with whipped cream at Paula's Pancake House, Arne's Aebleskiver and Mortensen's almond-paste bear claws. Twelve morning stops, with hours and who takes a booking.
Solvang at Christmas
Hunt Solvang for hidden nisser (Danish gnomes), catch the nightly light and music show in Solvang Park and the Julefest Parade on Dec 5. Julefest runs Nov 27 to Jan 3.
Solvang shopping
Danish folk costumes, a bookshop open since 1970, antique clocks, vinyl and turquoise in Santa Ynez.
Solvang Restaurant: menu & aebleskiver
Three aebleskiver for $5.30, and Danish plates from 11am. What to order at Arne's, and when it closes.
Paula's Pancake House: menu & tips
No reservations and a 3pm close. Get the Danish pancakes filled with the house sausage.
Copenhagen Sausage Garden: menu & tips
The red Danish hot dog, a second sausage and a liter of beer, outdoors and dog friendly.
Solvang bakeries & aebleskiver
Kringle at Olsen's, almond-paste bear claws at Mortensen's, gingerbread houses at The Solvang Bakery and Arne's Aebleskiver.
Solvang & Santa Ynez Valley museums
A Viking ship museum, the Carriage House's stagecoaches, the new Chumash museum and Elverhøj, with the days each one is open.
Santa Ynez Valley events calendar
Danish Days' 90th, Julefest, the Solvang Century and the Wine Country Half Marathon: the next 12 months of valley festivals, rides and rodeos, each date marked confirmed or expected.
Solvang Danish Days 2027
Solvang's Danish Days turns 90 in 2027, Sept 17 to 19, with an aebleskiver breakfast on the program. What's confirmed so far.
Solvang day trip
Danish pancakes, the 1804 mission and lunch by 1, then Los Olivos for the afternoon. Hour by hour.
Best lunch in Solvang
peasants FEAST before noon, ramen, rød pølse and one lunch per town for tasting days. With the Monday and Tuesday fallbacks.
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