Bell's

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"One star. This Central Coast favorite serves French cuisine inspired by the bounty of California’s produce. Bell’s serves an a la carte lunch and a $110 pre-fixe dinner." - Eater Staff

"After cutting their teeth at top NYC kitchens, Daisy and Greg Ryan settled in the Santa Ynez Valley. Their particular skill lies in blending phenomenal product (90% of products are sourced from within 20 miles), focused flavors and methods. This is cooking that tastes as good as it looks, and crowds keep coming for their unpretentious dishes. Wild snails drip with luscious garlic and parsley butter, while the Santa Barbara uni crêpe cake is layered with crème fraîche and caviar. Lamb en croûte may be next, served over Calabrian chili aïoli with asparagus. The meat is tender and the aïoli perfectly cuts through the rich, savory elements.Desserts are equally worthy—from a buttery gâteau Breton to black pepper cookies laced with dark chocolate." - Michelin Inspector

The Best Places to Eat Around the Santa Ynez Valley, According to Eater Editors | Eater LA

"There are two ways to experience Bell’s in Los Alamos, the acclaimed Michelin-starred restaurant from Daisy and Greg Ryan. For those who are feeling fancy, reserve a table for dinner, where Daisy prepares a seasonally driven prix fixe menu for $110. (Reservations are released a month in advance.) For those in a more casual state of mind, the bistro-leaning lunchtime menu is solid and also available to-go — find favorites like egg salad or tuna sandwiches; moules frites or steak frites; and “chips and dip,” Regiis Ova “Hybrid” caviar served with sauce raifort and potato chips." - Nicole Adlman

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"Visitors hang by the pool until dinner at Michelin-starred Bell's from New York fine-dining vets Greg and Daisy Ryan, who turn out excellent French-inspired bistro fare in a simultaneously bustling and breezy setting."

14 LA Restaurants Where You’ll Want To Become A Regular - Los Angeles - The Infatuation

"If you live in LA, it’s hard to imagine becoming a regular at a place in Santa Barbara wine country. Bell’s is a big exception. This French bistro is one of our favorite restaurants in Los Alamos - a tiny town about an hour north of Santa Barbara - and a place where you’ll feel right at home after a single visit. It’s not just that the couple who run the place will come over to your table and chat about your meal and Immanuel Kant, but because the food is truly incredible - start with the uni and caviar crepe and the steak tartare, and this will be a meal you won’t forget for a long time. And when you’re in Los Alamos again next year, chances are, they’ll remember you." - brett keating