Each year, the Tri-Valley holds an epic Restaurant Week. Local restaurants in Danville, Dublin, Pleasanton, and Livermore create special tasting menus, and you can visit and try multiple dishes, often for a low, fixed price.
It’s a great way to experience the culinary scene. And as I wrote before, that scene is growing.
This year’s Taste Tri-Valley is coming right up. And I got a delicious preview.
The 10-day promotion runs February 20 through March 1, 2026. Run by Visit Tri-Valley, the annual Restaurant Week is built around exclusive deals, those special menus, and a couple of ticketed events that bookend the celebration.
The Two Big Events
Mostly, Taste Tri-Valley is about going out to eat at local restaurants. But there are two special events you might enjoy as well.
1) Opening Night Dinner (Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026)
Restaurant Week officially kicks off with a special Opening Night Dinner featuring four “Signature Chefs” from around the Tri-Valley, including chefs from Crush’d Wine Bar + Kitchen/Sabio on Main, Bravazo, Uncle Yu’s in the Vineyard, and Pippal. The dinner theme is described as “Spice Route cuisine,” with courses paired with Wente Vineyards wines.
2) Finale Cocktail Party (Friday, Feb. 27, 2026)
A closing cocktail party is scheduled for 5:30PM to 7:30PM at Pivot Craft Kitchen & Sports Bar in Pleasanton, with bites and pours from a mix of restaurants and wineries (including mentions like Aracely Lounge, Blossom & Root Kitchen, Wente Vineyards, McGrail Vineyards, and Las Positas Vineyards).
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Visit Tri-Valley says this year’s Restaurant Week supports SPARC Theatre, a local nonprofit that stages productions around the Tri-Valley (including venues like the Bankhead Theater in Livermore and the Village Theatre in Danville) and runs a “Shakespeare in the Vineyards” series.
You’ll need to sign up for a free pass to see all the participating restaurants. But they include iconic places like Piatti, new hotspots like Pippal in Dublin, two of the local gem Locanda restaurants, one of our favorite BBQ spots, and even chains like PF Changs and Vitality Bowls.
My Delicious Preview
To get us here at the Bay Area Telegraph psyched up for restaurant week, Visit Tri-Valley sent us a delicious care package previewing foods from several of the participating restaurants.
Here’s my video about it:
The box had a nice bottle of Zinfandel from Wood Family Vineyard. I haven’t tried them before, but the wine was excellent.
It also had an intense, peppery bottle of local olive oil from the Purple Orchid Wine Country Resort and Spa. Estate grown, the oil has been garnishing many a baguette since it arrived at our door.
Apple butter from Crush’d Wine Bar made a nice topping on a cheese plate
The standout item was Signature Chili Oil from JTM In the Kitchen. This is my new favorite condiment. I’ve been slathering the garlicky, not-too-spicy oil on tacos, avocado toast, dumplings and pretty much everything else I’ve eaten recently.
Finally, the box had sweets from Pippal, arranged in a beauty little row and flavored with exotic things like rosewater and cardamom.
If our care package is any indication, this will be a delicious restaurant week indeed!
Want to participate? Head to https://visittrivalley.com/restaurantweek/ and sign up.
We’re hoping to stop by and try a few of the places on Taste Tri-Valley’s list. Make sure to join my free 925 News newsletter so I can share reviews if we do manage to drop in!
