Russian River Area
Santa Rosa's justly famous brewery crafts a wildly popular double IPA called Pliny the Elder, plus top-grade sour beer aged in wine barrels. Good pizza…
Must-see nightlife in Napa & Sonoma Wine Country
Russian River Area
Woodfour's solar-powered brewery serves about a dozen housemade beers, light on alcohol and hops, plus several sours (high-acid beer). It also has an…
Napa
The tour of this very cool distillery is well worth the trip, taking you through the factory to learn about the distillation process, check out the…
Napa
What do you call a brewery smaller than micro? A Napa brewery stepped up to answer that question in 2017 and this nanobrewery produces just 15 gallons of…
Napa
Ditch the car and chill in downtown Napa at this tasting bar inside a former 20th-century brothel. It represents 20-plus high-end boutique wineries that…
Napa
Down in the revitalized 1st St Napa area, this wine-bar and eatery serves food late and has a great list of wines from Napa and the world. The outside…
Sonoma
Sonoma’s oldest bar gets crowded Sunday afternoons with cyclists and motorcyclists. If you're going to spend an afternoon drinking in Sonoma, this should…
Healdsburg
The town's much-beloved cocktail bar is as popular for its crafty libations as it is for staying open beyond midnight on weekends, which is pretty much…
Healdsburg
The best dive bar in Healdsburg, John and Zeke's lights up the night with a rowdy local crowd, decent cocktails and wines on offer, pool tables, dart…
Russian River Area
The perfect stopover between river and coast, Sophie's rural wine bar pours glasses and tastes of local wine, and carries cheese, salami and a well…
Napa
For the best views of the Napa Valley on earth, head to the 6th floor of the Archer Hotel to this spacious rooftop terrace that offers up chic lounge…
Prohibition Spirits Distillery
Sonoma
This hip tasting room offers sips of a California version of Italian aperitifs limoncello, orangecello and grappa, along with tasty gins made with things…
Russian River Area
Meet local hippies and artists over coffee and smoothies at this classic NorCal, off-the-grid, indoor-outdoor coffeehouse, south of downtown, that’s…
Russian River Area
Guerneville’s best straight bar, 1 mile east of downtown, is gay friendly and has a foot-stompin’ jukebox, billiards, riverside beer garden and several…
Russian River Area
This stalwart gay watering hole has pinball and shuffleboard. Tuesdays are big, with a donation-based buffet, silent auction, raffle and a percentage of…
Russian River Area
Choose your brew method (drip, press etc) at this third-wave coffeehouse that roasts its own organic beans. Exceptional seasonal drinks include lavender…
Healdsburg
See ya later, Starbucks. Flying Goat is what coffee should be – fair-trade and house-roasted – and locals line up for it every morning.
Healdsburg
Bear Republic features hand-crafted award-winning ales, non-award-winning pub grub, weekly trivia and monthly comedy nights.
Sonoma
Locals and tourists crowd the 1909 Swiss Hotel for afternoon cocktails. There’s OK food but the bar’s the thing.
Calistoga
Sip craft cocktails beside outdoor fireplaces and a pool surrounded with palm trees at this Napa-swank resort bar.
Russian River Area
Serving around 40 beers, sandwiches, burgers, giant salads and amazing bacon-cheddar fries (mains $10 to $15).
Calistoga
Hip kids favor this microroastery, which serves stellar small-batch, organic, fair-trade coffee.
Calistoga
Turn your baseball cap sideways, swill beer and shoot pool to a soundtrack of classic rock.
Russian River Area
Town’s hippest cafe serves no booze, but hosts acoustic music Saturday evenings.
Russian River Area
This plaza-front beer hall is a fun spot to hang out on Wednesday nights during the farmers market. The local Nor-Cal chain offers up over 20 beers on tap…
Healdsburg
This young hip distillery upstart is turning some heads with original-ish takes on absinthe, gin, vodka and bourbon. In all, it's a fun break if you're…
Napa Valley
The one true dive bar in Yountville, this is the place to swill tequila with vineyard workers early in the night; a young locals crowd grows as the night…
Sonoma
Don’t ask for Bud – there are only real brews here. Good hand-cut fries and shepherd’s pie. Live music Friday and Saturday evenings.
Sonoma
Thirty global vintages by the glass let you compare what you’re tasting in California with the rest of the world’s wines.
Napa
Live music Thursday to Sunday, TV sports nightly and a pet-friendly, riverfront patio. Often packed, usually messy.
Calistoga
Live music plays on Sundays and one Saturday a month at this hoppin' corner bar-restaurant.
Napa
Dudes with beards swill craft beers and throw darts inside this lively pool hall.
