
Food and Drink
Santa Maria Valley has over 50 restaurants, seven unique AVAs, 34 tasting rooms, and a growing selection of local breweries. You’ll find no better place to get your fill.

Restaurants
From fresh pies to crisp salads to smokey barbecue, there’s no better place to nourish. Some may call them charming pubs or farm-to-table cafes, but we’ll just call them darn good places to eat.

Berry Picking and Farmers Markets
From roadside stops to farmer’s markets, you’ll notice some of the biggest, brightest strawberries you’ve ever laid eyes on right here in our valley—all thanks to our cool climate and year-round growing season. Because everything’s sweeter when it’s allowed to take its time.

Rovology: Wineries and Butterflies – Exploring Santa Maria Valley, CA
Travel site Rovology featured Santa Maria Valley in this article by Judy Karina, exploring the wonderful possibilities an excursion to Santa Maria Valley has to…