48 Hours in Solvang, California (During the Holidays!)

Because I really needed some Christmas cheer…

Earlier this month I was texting with my friend Olivia and we both decided that we absolutely NEEDED to get out of LA and feel the Christmas vibes, you know? So we planned a quick 48 hours in Solvang, California, a small Danish town about 2.5 hours north of LA known for it’s love of Christmas.

P.S. – we stayed at The Hadsten, which is part of Hilton’s Tapestry Collection and it was great. Honestly, any hotel on the main street in Solvang is ideal since it’s such a walkable town. We also thought The Landsby was super cute and also has a great hotel bar and restaurant.

Itinerary

Day one:

10am: leave LA
Check into hotel (we got in early)
Lunch at Chomp in Solvang
Shopping/exploring (more on that below)
Wine tastings (more below)
Solvang Julefest Light and Music show (runs hourly from 5-9pm)
6:15pm: drinks at the hotel bar at The Landsby
7pm: Dinner at Coast Range
Nightcap at our hotel bar

Day two:

Sleep in (from all the wine tastings)
11am: hotel check out
Lunch at Peasant’s feast (OMG SO GOOD- more below)
Copenhagen Sausage Garden (for a beer and a pretzel before you leave)
Shopping/exploring
Leave for LA

EAT

Peasant’s Feast

Like I mentioned above, we loooved this place (and it’s also Michelin Bib Gourmand-approved) . They don’t take reservations, so we got there early and had no issues. I highly recommend their hot chicken sandwich (above), but honestly everything looked great.

Chomp

Weirdly there wasn’t a ton of lunch opens when we got to Solvang, but we got lucky and found this great, old-school burger restaurant. I had the turkey burger with fries and a milkshake and it was heaven.

Coast Range

This Michelin-recognized restaurant was just perfect for dinner. You must get the brussel sprouts and pierogis.

Mad & Vin

We didn’t have time to eat here, but I’ve heard amazing things and it’s definitely on my list for next time.

DRINK

Final Girl Wine Tasting Room

You can’t miss this stop; we we were told it gives “spooky vibes,” and it sure does. For the Christmas season, i’d call it spooky Christmas, but what really sold this tasting spot for us was the owner and his adorable son.

The Good Life Wine Cellar

The Good Life was our first wine tasting stop and we loved the variety; plus, the wine cellar itself really does scream classic wine tasting.

Sanger Wine Tasting Room

This was our last tasting stop and the vibes are modern and chic, for sure. We didn’t do the full tasting (my head thanked me the next morning), but the wine we did try was fantastic.