••• Beau, the very high-concept bar/shop at 1129 State Street (the San Marcos Building at Anapamu Street), opens March 29. From the announcement: “The first mystery to be solved inside Beau has already been set, and the story will unfold over time. We can’t wait to welcome you in and see who solves it first. Curious about the Beau Pour? Or the Beau Ritual? Those secrets are only revealed inside.”
••• The Mesa Produce stand at the Montecito Country Mart has closed “until further notice.”
••• In-N-Out is trying again in Buellton, after its first attempt got kiboshed due to traffic concerns. The new location is on a vacant lot along McMurray Road, across from Firestone Walker Brewing Company. —Noozhawk
••• Bistro Amasa has soft-launched weekend brunch (9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.).
••• Carpinteria’s Chocolats du CaliBressan is under new ownership. —Coastal View News
••• “Urbane Cafe is coming to 7000 Hollister Avenue in Goleta, the current home of Choppa Poke which plans to close this summer. […] Urbane Cafe is a counter-service restaurant chain known for sandwiches and salads built on fire-baked focaccia bread. The brand was founded in Ventura in 2003.” —Restaurant Guy
••• Happy Canyon Vineyard‘s tasting room in the El Paseo courtyard has closed (possibly a while ago, as I don’t walk through there very often). In what could be related news, CrossHatch Winery announced that it’s closing its Santa Ynez tasting room and moving to downtown Santa Barbara.
••• “For a long time now, [Sylvia] Barnard has dreamt about launching a food truck operation that sells food raised and prepared by the clients living in one of many Good Samaritan homeless shelters run by Barnard. […] Next week, the truck will hit the streets, manned by Good Sam clients, selling soups, salads, and, as Barnard has dubbed them, Good Samwiches, using produce grown at a Lompoc farm operated by Good Sam, cultivated by Good Sam clients, and prepared in its revamped industrial kitchen located in Isla Vista’s Hedges House of Hope shelter. […] The first stop will be at the cluster of county government buildings out on Calle Real.” —Independent
••• “Chef and cookbook author Jeremy Fox [formerly of Birdie G’s and Rustic Canyon in Santa Monica] will join the team at San Luis Obispo’s Edna, a forthcoming restaurant, cafe, market, and distillery, as a partner and culinary director. […] Edna is set to open in stages: the tasting room and market will open in spring 2026, with the distillery and restaurant to follow in summer.” —Eater
••• A. noticed that South Coast Deli‘s mascot, Deli Boy, is on the sign at the former Rincon Brewery space in the Funk Zone, which seems like confirmation that the sandwich chain is moving in, a rumor first reported here.
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So many businesses dropping out of Santa Ynez- Queen Cup Coffee, The General, Lucky Hen Larder, Asher, Brass Tack, now Cross Hatch- I predict businesses that serve the residents of the Valley vs the visitors makes a strong comeback. Like Buellton, SY has regular folks with regular needs, and those needs are not being met currently….the Valley business shortcomings are a constant topic on facebook- a yogurt shop serving coffee with play area for kids? A goldmine!
Not sure if referencing “dropping out” of Santa Ynez the town or the Valley overall. Several of the businesses you mention have moved or are trying to: Queen Cup moved into a sweet Airstream adjacent to the also relocated (SY) General, both now in Los Olivos, and Lucky Hen Larder says they’re searching for another space. Also, SYV Pantry is moving up Sangunto St, in SY (next door to Baker’s Table). Add in the delightful Stica, difficult-to-score Santa Ynez Sourdough, and Lucky Penny opening in Los Olivos, just to name a few, the Valley’s commercial climate appears robust.
Moving to a dusty camping trailer on the backside of Los Olivos, in a gravel parking lot, is not a “move up”…all the businesses I listed have left the town of Santa Ynez, which opens the door for some businesses that may serve the actual residents of Santa Ynez, not the ones here on the weekends..
Your OP left the erroneous impression that the business you mentioned were gone when in fact several just relocated. I wanted to clarify for any readers that some of the businesses you cite are very much alive–and IN the Valley, just not in the same town where they began. As for a “dusty camping trailer” that’s not to your liking, others might just find it delightful. Opinions are funny like that.
That last photo of the South Coast Deli sign doesn’t quite fit. On Saturday morning I was working at Dart Coffee/Tamar doing some gardening when two trucks of plant assassins pulled up. Within 30 minutes half of what you see in the photo was gone, an hour later nothing was left of the Giant Burmese Honeysuckle vine that had grown there for many years.