Walla Walla, Washington Restaurants

A Maurice Cellars
àMaurice Cellars is a premier, family-owned boutique winery and vineyard located in the vast foothills of the Blue Mountains. àMaurice is committed to sustainable viticulture in the pursuit to produce the highest quality grapes and to craft superior red and white wines. Its current location is ideal for grapes due to long, warm summers and cool nights; an average rainfall of 20 inches per year and fantastic cold air drainage. More than 15,000 wines were planted in May 2006 -- Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and numerous other vines are now six feet tall!
Hours: Saturday 10:30am-4:30pm

Abeja
Spanish for bee, Abeja's name is pronounced "ah-BAY-ha". They chose this name for its simple beauty and its reminder of times past when farming implied a respect for the environment and a close connection to the earth.

Adamant Cellars
At Adamant Cellars, the mission is to craft elegant wines through an uncompromising process that retains the integrity of the grapes and their vintage. The creation process naturally captures the essence of select grapes and the soil from which they were grown for wines of supple and drinkable quality.
Hours: Friday-Sunday 11:00am-5:00pm

Aloha Sushi
Aloha Sushi offers dining patrons one of the freshest and most unique dining experiences available in the Walla Walla Valley. From maki rolls to nigiri, Aloha Sushi provides several different types of sushi for all.
Hours: Monday-Thursday 11:00am-2:00pm, 5:00pm-8:00pm, Friday 11:00am-2:00pm

Amavi Cellars Tasting Room - Walla Walla
Amavi Cellars is a family-owned winery. Winemaker Jean-Francois Pellet has developed a reputation for elegant wines that are great buys when comparing price to quality. Come visit its beautiful new tasting room with stunning vineyard and mountain views.
Hours: Sunday-Saturday 11:00am-5:00pm

Ash Hollow
Ash Hollow is a boutique winery operation which focuses on producing ultra-premium quality wines. A sense of place is pervasive-the entire team focuses on producing wines that showcase the vineyards and the extraordinary terroir of Eastern Washington. Winemaking is minimalist and traditional with a new world attitude. The winemaking and viticulture teams strive to "make the wine in the vineyard," working toward growing grapes that will develop wines with little intervention. Balance is the key at Ash Hollow - nature with nurture, winemaking with winegrowing - to making wines with depth and character.
Hours: Monday-Sunday 10:00am-4:00pm

Backstage Bistro
Backstage Bistro serves a wide variety of food including steak, seafood, pasta and barbecue. The establishment is proud to have one of the largest selections of premium wines in the Northwest. With 250 to 300 different varieties to choose from, the servers will help patrons find their favorite wine. An espresso bar is also available. On Friday and Saturday evenings, Backstage Bistro features live musicians.
Hours: Monday-Saturday 11:00am-9:00pm, Sunday 5:00pm-8:00pm

Balboa Winery
Balboa was started by Mike Sharon and Tom Glase with the intent purpose of bringing wine to the "masses." Tom uses all screw cap closures on all of his Balboa wines making it easy for everyone to enjoy the distinct wines of Washington. Tom works with the vineyard manager daily to pick his fruit when it is ready and is able to maintain a complete hands-on philosophy to his wine making approach. Balboa's goal is to make great wines that are a reflection not only of the varietals used but the soils they are grown in. The wines are bottled unfiltered to retain their truest character. Balboa works hand in hand with the growers throughout the growing season to ensure the highest quality grapes and believe that it shows in every bottle.
Hours: Friday-Saturday 11:00am-4:00pm

Basel Cellars Estate Winery
Basel Cellars Estate Winery is in the heart of Washington's Walla Walla Valley which was named by Sunset Magazine as "The 2005 Wine Destination of the Year." Basel Cellars in Walla Walla Washington produces six thousand five hundred cases per year, with a focus on Bordeaux-style blends, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Basel Cellars Estate Winery is a great place to stage every celebration of life, including reunions with family and friends, invigorating romantic escapes, and memorable weddings and it is the ideal venue for executive retreats. The Resort is situated on 87 acres of beautifully landscaped gated property for you and your guests to enjoy the "Never Ending Wine Experience."
Hours: Sunday-Saturday 10:00am-4:00pm

Bergevin Lane Vineyards
Deeply rooted in the early history of the Walla Walla Valley and in its more recent past as a wine region, the well-known Bergevin family dates back to pioneers of this area's mid-nineteenth century.
Hours: Monday-Sunday 11:00am-4:00pm

Cadaretta
Cadaretta is a boutique Walla Walla winery combining a family agricultural history with an international wine style. It's a blend of science and soul, tempered with tradition and balance. Varietal wines include Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Chardonnay.

Charles Smith Wines
In 2006, Charles Smith created Charles Smith Wines: The Modernist Project, which centers around the trend that most people generally consume wine without delay. The intent is to create wines to be enjoyed now, but with typicity of variety (Merlot that tastes like Merlot) and true to the place of origin. The wines are full of flavor, balanced, and approachable.

Clarette's Restaurant
Clarette's Restaurant is one of the Walla Walla Valley's favorite hometown eateries. Clarette's offers a broad selection of breakfast, lunch and dinner menu items and home-cooked favorites every day.
Hours: Monday-Sunday 6:00am-8:00pm

Coffee Connection Cafe
Coffee Connection Cafe features a full breakfast and lunch menu, daily specials and an espresso bar. There is a rotating art gallery in the cafe, and customers are able to receive Internet access via PCs and Wi-Fi.
Hours: Tuesday-Friday 6:00am-2:00pm, Saturday-Sunday 7:00am-2:00pm

College Cellars
College Cellars of Walla Walla is a teaching winery located at the Center for Enology and Viticulture on the campus of Walla Walla Community College. The 15,000 square foot facility houses wine curriculum classrooms, a wine analysis laboratory, faculty offices, and the fully operational commercial winery. In addition, the building houses Walla Walla Community College's culinary arts program. College Cellars of Walla Walla is one of the only two-year teaching commercial wineries in the United States. The wines are crafted by students as a part of their study of the science of winemaking. Students hand-fill, cork and label all wines. The winery was bonded in September, 2003 and their first wine, a 2002 Sagemoor Vineyards Chardonnay, was released in May, 2004.
Hours: Friday 1:00pm-5:00pm, Saturday 12:00pm-4:00pm

Cougar Crest Estate Winery
Cougar Crest Winery is an estate winery located in Walla Walla, Washington. The "Estate Grown" designation is an important feature of their winery. In order to qualify for this closely regulated designation, the wines are made from grapes grown in their own vineyards and fermented, aged and bottled at the family winery. Estate grown wines deliver unsurpassed quality and consistency from year to year.
Hours: Sunday-Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm

Dunham Cellars
Using grapes from some of the finest vineyards in the Walla Walla, Yakima and Columbia Valleys, Dunham Cellars has established an award-winning reputation for their wines. When Eric's first vintage, a 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon was released, it was deemed one of the finest wines made in Washington by Wine Enthusiast Magazine. Subsequent vintages and varietals have also earned high marks with both wine writers and consumers. Eric shows his artistic side by creating original artworks for all of Dunham Cellars' vineyard-designated and special bottles.
Hours: Sunday-Saturday 11:00am-4:00pm

Forgeron Cellars
Forgeron Cellars was founded in 2001 by a group of investors, mostly from the Walla Walla Valley, who have been involved in the wine industry since 1989. This new venture emphasizes their passion and dedication for a long-term commitment to a rapidly growing industry in the Walla Walla Valley. They have contracted with many vineyards strategically located across the Yakima, Columbia and Walla-Walla Valleys. Their focus is on reflecting the quality of grapes from the best sites and to reveal the full potential of Washington State. They are also actively developing distinct vineyards in Walla Walla , illustrating their long-term commitment to the industry in this valley they are proud to call home.
Hours: Sunday-Saturday 11:00am-4:00pm

Garrison Creek Cellars
Founded as a tribute to family and community spirit, Garrison Creek Cellars is an estate vineyard and boutique winery venture handcrafting limited quantities of elegant red wines from their Walla Walla Washington vineyard, Les Collines. It embodies deep commitment to excellence and profound caring for the land and the people of the Walla Walla Valley.

Gifford Hirlinger Winery
Gifford Hirlinger is a small, family owned, estate winery in the heart of the Walla Walla Valley. Their goal at Gifford Hirlinger is to make the best wines possible from their estate vineyards in the Walla Walla Valley. They currently produce about 1,000 cases of wine using primarily Bordeaux varietals. However, in the coming years they will have several new varietals to play with, including Tempranillo, Tinta Cao and Pinot Grigio.
Hours: Friday-Sunday 11:00am-5:00pm