Welcome to tin city
Tin City is an evolving industrial makers' hub nestled among the oaks of Paso Robles, California—where friends, adventurers, and aficionados come together to experience the very best of California's craft culture.
Developed by Mike English in collaboration with the early business owners who call it home, Tin City began with a simple belief: give passionate people the space to do what they love, and something extraordinary will follow. From the start, Mike backed people—not paperwork. Big dreamers. Rule-breakers. Makers who just needed one person to say yes. His renegade spirit set the tone: take risks, push boundaries, do it your way. The neighborhood that grew from that spirit is proof that it worked.
A decade ago, Tin City was just a handful of tin-sided warehouses tucked off the beaten path. But Mike kept building as the dreamers kept coming. Today, it has become one of California's most celebrated destinations for makers and the people who love them.
Mike is no longer with us, but his legacy is everywhere—in the businesses he believed in, the community he brought together, and his fearless spirit that inspires everything we do here.
Most known for its bold and creative wineries, this isn't a polished, manicured wine country experience. It's forklifts and crush pads. Concrete floors and roll-up doors. Neighbors who share pallets and equipment instead of sugar and flour. It's a place where people pour everything into what they create and don't look back. That grit is the backbone of Tin City.
Today, Tin City is home to more than 40 innovative producers across four streets that together make up one heck of a neighborhood. Visitors will find more than 25 pioneering wineries, a crowd favorite craft brewery, artisanal distillery, cidery, and an impressive lineup of food experiences—from small-batch ice cream, olive oil, and baked goods to a working pasta factory and SLO County's first Michelin-starred restaurant.
Curious minds can go behind the scenes with tours of wineries, a working distillery, and several of the area's food producers including pasta, mushrooms, and candy.
The tin siding that gave this place its name still lines the buildings but it now stands for something much larger—over a decade of craft, creativity, and community. Boundaries get pushed here. Good things get made. And there's always more to discover around every corner.
Sip. Savor. Shop. Explore. Experience the unexpected in true Tin City style.