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California Travel List

"Welcome to our curated list of recommendations for traveling and dining in California. These suggestions have been gathered from our personal networks. While these recommendations are not personally vetted by us, they come highly recommended by those within our network. Please feel free to add your own favourite spots or share any updates in the comments section below. If you come across any information that may have changed, such as closures or updated details, we would greatly appreciate your feedback. Let's build a community-sourced guide to ensure that everyone can enjoy the best of what California has to offer." Marco van Embden, Cape Town

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1. Dining Recommendations

AMERICAN RESTAURANTS - YPO Owned

Index

FINE DINING RESTAURANTS

DESTINATION RESTAURANTS

MEXICAN RESTAURANTS:

SEAFOOD RESTAURANTS

OTHER INCREDIBLE RESTAURANTS IN CALIFORNIA

  • Sea Beans
    100 Terranea Way Rancho Palos Verdes, California 90275
  • Seven Grand
    515 West 7th Street Los Angeles, California 90014
  • Seven Grand San Diego
    3054 University Avenue San Diego, California 92104
    The Draycott|Brasserie/Bistro
    15255 Palisades Village Lane Los Angeles, California 90272
  • The Normandie Club
    3612 West 6th Street Los Angeles, California 90005
  • The Proud Bird| Casual Dining
    11022 Aviation Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90045
  • Thunderbolt
    1263 West Temple Street Los Angeles, California 90026
  • Tidal Coffee | Café/Pub
    400 Cannery Row Monterey, California 93940
  • V DTLA
    515 West 7th Street Los Angeles, California 90014

2. Wineries & Bar Recommendations

  • The west side of Highway 101 in the Sta. Rita Hills (about 45 minutes north of Santa Barbara) has excellent Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. A few wineries of note are Alma Rosa, Sea Smoke and Melville Winery.
  • The east side of Highway 101 in the Santa Ynez Valley (about 50 minutes north of Santa Barbara) has excellent Rhone-style wines, along with a select number of Cabernet and Sauvignon Blanc.  Brander is an excellent choice.
  • The city of Santa Barbara has a number of tasting rooms and urban wineries that are fun to visit.  I would suggest visiting the Funk Zone and El Paseo (where Margerum winery has an excellent tasting room).

YPO Owned establishments:

Russian River Valley Recommendations

  • Kistler Vineyards
  • Fort Ross is amazing:)
  • Paul Hobbs Winery - is YPO Friendly, They do not have a walk-in visitor programme, however you may be able to call / email and get access at short notice. Paul produces outstanding wines which are highly rated and highly sought after / allocated.
    Best Practice: At vineyards providing special access to YPO'ers, we recommend YPO'ers always purchase wine (a min of 6 bottles, preferably more if you like the wine!). This is a small recognition for wineries which open their doors for "only in YPO" access, acknowledging both the costs involved and the time taken from a work day by the Owner / CEO / Winemaker / Master blender / etc. to host visiting YPOers. This practice by prior YPO visitors has helped open these doors, and will help keep the doors open for those who follow.

3. Accommodation Recommendations

 YPO owned accommodation:

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Mission Earl by WIlcox
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Please note that not all these recommendations have been personally checked. Use of this website is taken as your agreement that the onus is on you, the website user, to verify that these fine dining locations, tour operators, bars and sightseeing spots, and all other content are still relevant and operational when including them in your travel itineraries. Marco van Embden and Timeless Africa Safaris accept no responsibility or liability for recommendations that are obsolete or experiences that do not match the recommendations listed on this website. Use of these recommendations is at the website user’s own risk.

*Disclaimer

Please note that not all these recommendations have been thoroughly checked. Use of this website is taken as your agreement that the onus is on you, the website user, to verify that these fine dining locations, tour operators, bars and sightseeing spots and all other content are still relevant and operational when including them in your travel itineraries. Marco van Embden, YPO and Timeless Africa Safaris accept no responsibility or liability for recommendations that are obsolete or experiences that do not match the recommendations listed on this website. Use of these recommendations is at the website user’s own risk.

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