Hitching Post 2

Steak house · Buellton

21 Road Trip-Worthy Central Coast Restaurants, 2023 Edition

"One of the Central Coast’s most well-known restaurants, Hitching Post II sits just off the 101 and offers a meaty reprieve from the road. The focus of much of the wine country gossip over beers from the bar (as immortalized in the film Sideways), the main dining room is a rustic throwback to a burlier time. In fact, you can still watch your meat being cooked off from a viewing window looking over the Santa Maria-style grill in the kitchen." - Karen Palmer, Eater Staff

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406 E Hwy 246, Buellton, CA 93427 Get directions

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