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🗺️ Farm Day Trips guide
Farm-to-Table Restaurants in California
California has 7 restaurants in our Farm Day Trips directory, in towns like Carmel, Fresno and Napa. Many are an easy drive from a lavender farm, so you can visit both in one day.
7 places · updated October 17, 2026
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Farm-to-Table Restaurants in California (7)
- Rio GrillRestaurant · Carmel
Carmel restaurant open since 1983 at Highway 1 and Rio Road, cooking from scratch on a wood-fired grill and smoker, with weekend brunch.
- Max's Bistro & BarRestaurant · Fresno
Locally owned Fresno bistro open since June 1997, serving scratch-made California dishes with daily seafood specials and Sunday brunch.
- Downtown Joe'sRestaurant · Napa
Napa brewpub in the 1893 Oberon building, brewing its own beer since 1988 and open from 8 a.m. daily, with live music most nights.
- Rancho NicasioRestaurant · Nicasio
Roadhouse restaurant and bar on Nicasio's town square since 1941, with dinner-show concerts most weekends and weekend brunch until 3.
- Brigantine Seafood & Oyster BarRestaurant · Poway
Poway branch of a San Diego seafood group founded in 1969, open here since 1993 with an all-day oyster bar, fish tacos and Sunday brunch.
- Café RomaRestaurant · San Luis Obispo
Rizzo family Italian restaurant in San Luis Obispo's Railroad District since 1980, known for handmade pasta. Dinner Monday through Saturday.
- Union Hotel RestaurantRestaurant · Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Italian restaurant dating its roots to 1879, with homemade family recipes, a full bar, a patio and private rooms. Open daily.
Questions
What is the Lavender Passport?
The Lavender Passport is free on greatlakeslavenderfarm.com. Check in at the farms and stops you visit to collect a stamp for each one, play Field Quest to collect plant varieties as you walk the farm, and earn badges, points and sponsor rewards along the way.
🪪 Collect a stamp at every stop
The free Lavender Passport keeps a stamp for each farm and stop you visit, in real life and in the Lavender Farm Simulator. At the farm, play Field Quest to collect plant varieties as you walk, climb the leaderboards and unlock sponsor rewards.
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