Progress

Dining at this compact eatery occupying the easternmost suite of the historic Wagon Wheel building in the Melrose District feels like a visit to Biosphere II: Loads of plants and greenery mingle with natural wood and light, creating an earthy experience unlike any other in the Valley. In June 2022, the restaurant merged with its next door neighbor, The Montecito Wine Shop, to become one concept: Progress Restaurant and Wine. The constantly changing, seasonally driven, five-course tasting menu is still available, but since the restaurant reopened, options are now served individually. So if you just feel like swinging by, grabbing a bottle of wine from next door and enjoying it over a plate of steak tartare, that's perfectly fine.