"This locals’ favorite butcher shop and restaurant serves some of the finest sandwiches in the Santa Ynez Valley, including a Cubano with pork confit, ham, Gruyere, and pickles, as well as a beef tongue pastrami Reuben. But its menu doesn’t end at what’s between bread: Diners can also find blistered pizzas (try the pie topped with thinly sliced potatoes, sage leaves, goat cheese, and Parmesan); starter salads and salmon carpaccio; and hot dishes to share like beef and ricotta meatballs, porchetta, miso cod, and escargot. The menu’s eclectic flair is part of its charm and mirrors the dining room, which has mismatched chairs, vintage-looking lights, and a grab-bag display of art on the walls." - Nicole Adlman