AYA, a new rooftop restaurant from Chef Roy Ellamar, has opened at Graton Resort & Casino in Sonoma County. The menu blends Filipino and Hawaiian flavors with Northern California ingredients and seasonality. Salt-baked snapper in a shiso salt crust, fireplace short rib smoked for 12 hours, and tempura soft shell crab headline the menu, served alongside sweeping views of the Sonoma Hills.
At AYA’s core is a 40-acre farm that supplies hyper-seasonal produce driving the menu day by day. Defined by live-fire cooking, layered umami and thoughtful sourcing, the menu reflects Ellamar’s culinary perspective shaped by his Hawaiian upbringing and time in Michelin-starred kitchens.
