Michelin-starred French-inspired bistro with California produce




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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

"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


"Acclaimed and located in Los Alamos, Bell’s Restaurant is highly regarded." - Nicole Kliest

"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."