The Walla Walla Wine Region, Washington State, one of Wine Enthusiast's nominations for top wine regions, has an exciting dining scene. Given that Walla Walla is a foodie's delight Spaswinefood just had to check out some of the best dining spots in town. Clearly, if you use online sources you can improve your odds of finding the best foodie delights in Walla Walla.
Get Insights from the Sources
Online sources like Chowhound, OpenTable, Tripadvisor, Urbanspoon and Yelp are great sources of information on Walla Walla's dining scene. With just a little research on Walla Walla restaurants you will improve your odds of having a great foodie adventure. There are however, important factors that you need to consider such as, type of cuisine, your budget, etc.
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| Whitehouse-Crawford © Spaswinefood |
For informative reading on Walla Walla's food and wine scene see
Bruce Schoenfield,
Travel & Leisure, a second Schoenfiled
article Wine Spectator,
Joel Stein Food and Wine,
Nick O'Connell Seattle Magazine and
Daytonna Strong,
Wonderlust and Lipstick.
Go Sample Walla Walla's Casual Dining Options
While in Walla Walla we were fortunate to check out the casual dining scene. Two restaurants that we visited were the
Olive Marketplace & Cafe and
Sweet Basil Pizzeria. Both of these restaurants served good food in a relaxing environment. For our first dinner in town we wanted something casual so we decided on the Olive Marketplace & Cafe.
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| Olive Marketplace & Cafe © Spaswinefood |
Along with a glass of local Sangiovese we ordered two entrées.
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| Dinner at the Olive Marketplace & Cafe © Spaswinefood |
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| Antipasto Platter, Olive Marketplace & Cafe © Spaswinefood |
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| Vegetarian Pasta, Olive Marketplace & Cafe © Spaswinefood |
Next day we had lunch at the Sweet Basil Pizzeria.
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| Sweet Basil Pizzeria © Spaswinefood |
The Sweet Basil Pizzeria offers many tasty options.
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| Sweet Basil Pizzeria Menu © Spaswinefood |
We decided to give their Calzones a try. We were not disappointed.
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| Vegetarian Calzone, Sweet Basil Pizzeria © Spaswinefood |
Both the Olive and the Sweet Basil Pizzeria were excellent choices for good food in relaxing settings.
Check Out Gourmet Dining in Walla Walla
For our last night in town we wanted to check out Walla Walla's gourmet cuisine. Four restaurants appeared to top the list. They were Basserie Four, Marc Restaurant, Saffron Mediterranean Kitchen and Whitehouse-Crawford. We decided on the
Whitehouse-Crawford Restaurant. We were seated at the chef's counter. If you are a foodie you cannot ask for a better seat.
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| Dining at the Chef's Counter, Whitehouse-Crawford © Spaswinefood |
We began with a bottle of Adami Prosecco di Valddobbiasdene Superioré Brut, Bosco di Gica, NV Veneto, Italy and some Walla Walla onions.
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| Adami Prosecco di Valddobbiasdene Superioré Brut © Spaswinefood |
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| Walla Walla Onions, Whitehouse-Crawford © Spaswinefood |
For salad it was a Warm Spinach Salad.
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| Tenderloin Steak, Whitehouse-Crawford © Spaswinefood |
Our entrées were Tenderloin Steak and Calabacitas.
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| Tenderloin Steak, Whitehouse-Crawford © Spaswinefood |
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| Calabacitas Whitehouse-Crawford © Spaswinefood |
Now for desert we chose a Creme Brulée and a Chocolate desert.
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| Creme Brulée, Whitehouse-Crawford © Spaswinefood |
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| Chocolate Cake, Whitehouse-Crawford © Spaswinefood |
We were happy with our dining experience at the Whitehouse-Crawford Restaurant.
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| Chef's Counter, Whitehouse-Crawford © Spaswinefood |
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| Whitehouse-Crawford © Spaswinefood |
It was so much fun having both a foodie and wine adventure in Walla Walla Wine Valley. For suggestions on the best accommodations in Walla Walla see Tripadvisor; see also Bed and Breakfast recommendations. For a list of Walla Walla Spas see Yahoo and Yelp. You will find more on my travels in Washington Sate and elsewhere at
Spaswinefood.
Sharon
October 2013
Walla Walla, washington State
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