Paso Robles Restaurants & Bars: Local Favorites
Where to eat & drink in Paso Robles
Finding a good dinner in Paso Robles is easy. Getting a table at the one you want on a Saturday night takes a little planning.
These are the places we send our own guests, grouped by what you’re in the mood for: a special dinner, lunch between wineries, brunch, something casual, or just a drink.
If you’re after breweries, cider and tasting rooms in one walkable spot, see our:
Most of the places below are downtown, within a few blocks of City Park, with a few favorites in Templeton and Atascadero.
For Friday and Saturday dinners, we recommend booking ahead, especially in spring and fall.
Planning a longer trip? Here’s how to plan your perfect Paso Robles wine country getaway.
Fine dining & special occasion restaurants
In Bloom
Seasonal, ingredient-driven dinners on Spring Street, recognized in the Michelin Guide.
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Les Petites Canailles
California-French dinners on Spring Street. Order the “Trust Us” six-course chef’s tasting menu.
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BL Brasserie
Classic French brasserie on the downtown square from chef-owner Laurent Grangien, who cooked in Michelin-starred kitchens in Europe.
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Somm’s Kitchen
A 16-seat chef’s counter pairing eight modern European courses with more than a dozen wines, explained by a sommelier as you taste.
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SIX Test Kitchen
Michelin-starred tasting menu in Tin City from chef Ricky Odbert. Sit at the counter and watch the kitchen.
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Restaurant at Justin
Michelin-starred tasting menu at JUSTIN Vineyards on Paso’s west side, from chef Rachel Haggstrom, with produce from the estate’s own gardens and orchard.
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Grace and Rose
Seasonal farm-to-table dinners in a restored 1915 farmhouse downtown, with a thoughtful wine list and tables on the wraparound porch.
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Gravesend Wine Merchant & Eatery
Chef Amy Baer scored films like The Hobbit and Hugo before cooking at Felix in LA and Les Petites Canailles. Now she runs this kitchen in the Paso Market Walk, with a seasonal California-coastal menu and wines from small local producers.
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Staviary
Special without being stuffy: chef’s counter dinners from local favorite Rachel Ponce, paired with house beers from her husband Eric, who ran Firestone Walker’s barrel program. In the Bottle Shop on Railroad St.
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EMRE
Mediterranean plates for sharing at The Ava Hotel downtown, with a Wine Spectator award-winning wine list and weekend brunch.
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Casual restaurants & pizza
Buona Tavola
Classic Italian on Spring Street from chef-owner Antonio Varia: handmade pasta & sausages.
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The Hatch
Lively, brick-walled rotisserie just off the downtown square, with wood-fired comfort food, craft cocktails and small-batch whiskey.
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Fish Gaucho
Modern California-Mexican on Park Street, built around seafood and one of the biggest tequila lists in the region, with a lively bar and patio.
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Jeffry’s Wine Country BBQ
Wood-smoked brisket and ribs in a courtyard off City Park, with local wine and beer on tap.
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Finca
Casual Baja- and Sonora-style Mexican on Spring Street: wood-grilled seafood, carne asada, tacos and ceviche on a fire-lit patio.
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McPhee’s Grill
Wood-grilled steaks, seafood and pizza in a cozy dining room on Templeton’s Main Street, about ten minutes south of Paso Robles.
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Pappy McGregor’s
An Irish gastropub on City Park since 2006, and the county’s “Best Pub” eleven years running. Fish and chips, burgers and pub classics, all better than you’d expect, with two patios and a bar that stays open late.
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Della's Wood-Fired Pizza
Creative wood-fired pizza downtown from the team behind The Hatch, plus a gin bar with more than 50 gins. One of our favorites.
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La Biga
Traditional wood-fired pizza from Hell’s Kitchen maître d’ Marino Monferrato and one of the Central Coast’s best pizzaiolos. Our go-to.
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Lunch
The Anderson
California cooking with a Southern accent, served in a castle on Highway 46 West, with wine flights at Fortress Bar and brunch on Sundays.
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Etto Pasta Bar
Brian and Stephy studied pasta-making across Italy, then built his own factory in Tin City: Montana durum wheat, bronze dies and a 19-hour slow dry. You’ll taste the difference in the first bite.
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Red Scooter Deli
Our favorite deli in town: fresh sandwiches made to order, two downtown locations, and box lunches to go for a picnic on a tasting day.
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Breakfast, Brunch & Coffee
Brunch Paso Robles
Downtown’s go-to morning spot, with chilaquiles, breakfast pizza, avocado toast and mimosas. Walk-ins only, so go early on weekends.
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Amstrdm Coffee House Piano Lounge
Paso local Corey Jordan left a career as a pianist and composer in LA to come home and open this coffee house at 13th and Park. Great coffee, a full breakfast menu, and a back patio made for slow mornings.
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Spearhead Coffee
Paso’s own specialty roaster and a local favorite, so expect a line in the morning. It moves fast, and the coffee is worth it. Open from 6:30am, a block off the square on 12th Street.
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Kitchenette
A small café on Templeton’s Main Street with a big brunch menu: ricotta pancakes, beer-braised pork breakfast tacos, mushroom polenta and mimosas.
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Breweries
California Coast Beer Company
A brewery steps from City Park with house-brewed ales, lagers and Belgian-style beers, smoked tri-tip, a 1970s-style lounge and live country music on the Main Stage.
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Paso Robles Brewing Co
European-style tank beer: house brews poured straight from 12 serving tanks through Czech side-pull taps, with pool, tetherball, cornhole, sports on TV and trivia nights.
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Firestone Walker
The brewery that put Paso Robles on the craft beer map: the home of 805 and award-winning barrel-aged beers since 1996, with a full taproom restaurant and brewery tours daily.
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Barrelhouse
A half-acre beer garden with views, a waterfall and live music, plus an amphitheater for bigger concerts, at the county’s largest family-owned craft brewery, just off the 101.
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Wild Fields Brewhouse
One of the most decorated small breweries in the country: Great American Beer Festival Brewery of the Year and four World Beer Cup golds in 2022. Just as good for families, with plenty of room for kids. In Atascadero, 15 minutes south.
Atascadero
Primal House
Butcher shop, eatery, brewery and market in one: beef from their own ranch, dry-aged cuts behind a glass cutroom, house-brewed beer, wine, and live music from local musicians.
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Bars & Cocktails
Jan's Vinyl Bar
A tiny vinyl listening bar in Norma’s Alley, inspired by Japan’s kissa bars: records on a vintage 1950s sound system, around a hundred wines including natural wines, and sake.
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The Backyard
Downtown’s outdoor beer and wine garden: 24 rotating local taps, fire pits and biergarten tables, and room for kids and dogs. Food on site, or bring your own.
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Ancient Owl Beergarden
A beer garden and bottle shop in Atascadero run by former brewers, pouring a hand-picked lineup of craft beers from around the world, with food trucks and events most nights.
Atascadero
Libretto
World-class live jazz in downtown Paso Robles, at a Steinway venue named one of the top jazz venues in the world by DownBeat Magazine. Book a show; it’s the night out nobody expects to find here.
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Pony Club Wine Bar
An intimate wine bar at Hotel Cheval with a French zinc-topped horseshoe bar, and a by-the-glass list that often includes hard-to-find Paso wines like Saxum.
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Wines On Main
A cozy Templeton wine bar pouring local and international wines side by side, with small bites and live music every Friday.
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Eleven Twenty Two
A hidden 1930s-style speakeasy behind Pappy McGregor’s, named one of the world’s top 50 hidden bars. Walk through the pub, out the back patio, and ring the bell once.
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The Alchemists’ Garden
Award-winning craft cocktails from a team of veteran bartenders, named one of the West’s best bars by Sunset Magazine, plus seasonal small plates like duck bucatini and harissa tiger prawns. Ask about The Remedy, a hidden 12-seat cocktail lounge inside.
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Cane Tiki Room
A full-on tiki escape on Park Street: tropical cocktails, a rum collection from around the world and Asian-fusion pu pu plates, under a palapa roof with fire, water and hand-carved tikis.
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Tin City
Paso’s warehouse district of small-batch wineries, a cidery, a brewery and distilleries, plus SIX Test Kitchen and Etto Pasta Bar, all within walking distance. See our guide to Tin City, or let us show you around on our Taste of Tin City tour.
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The Pour House
One of Paso’s best spots for live music: a real stage and sound system for touring bands and Thursday jam sessions, plus 27 rotating craft beer taps. Open late on weekends.
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