The Valley Project is a wine bar in Funk Zone, Santa Barbara.
Funk Zone tasting room with a chalk mural mapping Santa Barbara County's six AVAs. One of the few rooms where viticultural geography is central to every pour.
Editorially verified June 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Snacks and cheese plates
Address: 116 East Yanonali Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Spanish vermouths, gin and tonics, and Santa Barbara County wines alongside full tapas and paella. Suits aperitivo-style drinking as much as a full dinner.
Signature pour: Txakoli on ice or Spanish vermouth on tap
Wine focus: Spanish producers and Santa Barbara County labels
Food: Full Spanish tapas menu, seasonal paella
Longest-running Wine Country restaurant in Santa Barbara since 1998. Wine Spectator Award. Santa Barbara County cellar, paired with a seasonal kitchen.
Signature pour: Santa Barbara County Chardonnay by the glass
Wine focus: Santa Barbara County wines, deep California list
Food: Full Wine Country cuisine menu
Spanish vermouths, gin and tonics, and Santa Barbara County wines alongside full tapas and paella. Suits aperitivo-style drinking as much as a full dinner.
Signature pour: Txakoli on ice or Spanish vermouth on tap
Wine focus: Spanish producers and Santa Barbara County labels
Food: Full Spanish tapas menu, seasonal paella
