Santa Barbara ★ 4.6
Santa Barbara is a 90-minute coast drive from Los Angeles, with the city's best uni, spot prawns at the harbour and 30 tasting rooms in the downtown Funk Zone.
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Santa Ynez Valley wine country ★ 4.6
Santa Ynez Valley is two hours from Los Angeles and holds 200 wineries. Sanford and Foxen are the canonical Pinot stops; Solvang holds Danish pastry traditions.
Ojai ★ 4.4
Ojai is 90 minutes from Los Angeles, with Pixie tangerine season February-May, olive oil tastings at Ojai Olive and Saturday farmers market under the oaks.
Palm Springs and Coachella Valley ★ 4.3
Palm Springs is two hours east of Los Angeles. Mid-century rooms like Workshop Kitchen and Mr Lyons, plus date shakes from Shields Date Garden on the way.
San Diego ★ 4.5
San Diego is two hours south of Los Angeles. The Convoy Street Asian corridor, Baja-style fish tacos at Oscar's and the Liberty Public Market anchor a food day trip.
Los Olivos and Foxen Canyon Wine Trail ★ 4.5
Los Olivos and the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail north of Los Angeles cluster 20 tasting rooms in a single small town. The Sideways-era Pinots are still pouring.