SingleThread Farm-Restaurant-Inn
Healdsburg
The most ambitious project in Northern California is SingleThread, a world-class restaurant and, secondarily, an inn, where omotenashi (warm hospitality…
Must-see restaurants in Russian River Area
Russian River Area
This relaxing, alfresco spot gets every fruit, vegetable and animal from local farmers or fishers and the chef knows just what to do with all of it…
Russian River Area
Housed in a former Foster's Freeze, this local's favorite seafood restaurant is over-the-counter casual but undeniably elegant. The stylish interior is…
Healdsburg
You’d be hard-pressed to find a lovelier place to propose than this retro-formal Victorian mansion’s garden-view verandah – though there’s nothing old…
Russian River Area
From the foraging, pickling, preserving Santa Rosa couple behind the Naked Pig comes Flower + Bone. The cuisine is inspired by ancient cooking techniques,…
Healdsburg
Right on the town plaza, you'll no doubt catch a glimpse of this restaurant's elegant dining room with its beautiful people, floor-to-ceiling windows and…
Healdsburg
If you're looking to impress somebody, Healdsburg residents suggest Valette. The sleek American restaurant is regularly packed with suits and fancy ladies…
Healdsburg
With its tony grotto setting, sunny back patio and changing daily menu, this top restaurant focuses on pulling the freshest ingredients from local farms…
Russian River Area
This restaurant is small, unassuming and serves absolutely delectable food. The menu only features a few starters, pizzas and mains but you cannot go…
Russian River Area
Special-occasion worthy, Michelin-starred Farmhouse changes its seasonal Euro-Cal menu daily, using locally raised, organic ingredients such as Sonoma…
Russian River Area
Underwood draws accolades for Mediterranean-style small plates and Californian bistro cooking, and bon vivants fill the hoppin' bar. This is a great place…
Russian River Area
At Santa Rosa's culinary vanguard, this casual market-driven restaurant makes its own bagels, cheese and charcuterie meats. The diverse tapas-like small…
Russian River Area
A Tuscan-born chef makes bona fide cucina Italiana using quality ingredients from local farms at this austere restaurant in downtown Forestville, worth…
Healdsburg
Here the upmarket Yucatan-inspired cooking at lunch and the California-French fusion dishes in the evening integrate fine technique and all-local…
Russian River Area
Occidental has two old-school American-Italian restaurants that serve family-style meals. The Union is slightly better and serves a delicious,…
Healdsburg
This beloved tapas restaurant is part of the distinguished Stark restaurant chain and serves up Spanish cuisine, including the ever-popular paella, on…
Healdsburg
Top Chef Masters winner Douglas Keane's gastropub is perfect when you’re famished but don’t want to fuss. Expect simple classics – mac 'n' cheese, pulled…
Russian River Area
Like its sister restaurant in Glen Ellen, this places serves up spectacular Indian and Nepali dishes, but unlike the Glen Ellen location, this one offers…
Russian River Area
We love the farm-to-table ethos of Zazu – it grows its own pigs and sources everything locally – but some dishes miss and the industrial-style space gets…
Russian River Area
A superior Santa Rosa bakery, with delicious vegan banana-walnut cookies, three-cheese knishes and supernutritious lunches such as the 'warrior bowl,'…
Russian River Area
Locally sourced ingredients inform the seasonal, Cali-smart cooking at this tiny, always-packed, New American bistro, with cheek-by-jowl tables that fill…
Russian River Area
K&L serves earthy provincial Cal-French bistro cooking in a convivial bar-and-grill space with sidewalk patio. Expect classics such as mussels and french…
Russian River Area
One of our favorite Alexander Valley stopovers, Jimtown is great for picnic supplies and sandwiches spread with housemade condiments. You can also forage…
Russian River Area
Before wine-tasting in Dry Creek Valley, stop at this vintage general store where locals and cyclists gather for coffee on the creaky front porch. Perfect…
Russian River Area
Inside a converted 1903 railroad station, Hopmonk’s serves 76 varieties of beer – served in type-specific glassware – that pair with a good menu of…
Russian River Area
A country-Americana diner in a 19th-century grange, Cape Fear is visually charming, but it's erratic – except at weekend brunch when the kitchen makes…
Russian River Area
This unfussy cafe serves everything from grass-fed burgers to macrobiotic wraps, stir-fries to huevos rancheros (corn tortilla with fried egg and chili…
Healdsburg
Ideal for lunch while wine tasting in Alexander Valley, Diavola makes outstanding salumi and thin-crust pizzas, served in an Old West, brick-walled space,…
Russian River Area
Pie’s the thing at this roadside bakery – and yum, that flaky crust. Apple is predictably good, especially in autumn, but the blueberry is our fave, made…
Russian River Area
Part general store, part cafe, Willow Wood serves knockout California comfort food such as smoked-trout salad, polenta with goat's cheese and roasted…
Healdsburg
This cavernous bakery-cafe is good for an easy lunch of salads and sandwiches on house-baked bread, plus all-day breakfast dishes including omelets and…
Healdsburg
Incredible locavore small-batch sweets (some gluten-free), including scrumptious cupcakes in unusual combos such as maple-bacon (available seasonally).
Russian River Area
The straightforward steaks-and-seafood menu is basic American and doesn’t distract from the wonderful river views. Great local wine list, full bar.
Russian River Area
Gourmet deli and wine shop with coffee, delicious pastries and grab-and-go picnic supplies. Supposedly the home of Oprah's favorite biscuit.
Russian River Area
This good vegan-vegetarian kitchen doubles as a pizzeria and also offers plenty of Mexican dishes. Breakfast all day. Great smoothies.
Russian River Area
This tiny cafe makes everything from scratch and serves simple-delicious, farm-to-table breakfasts and lunches at communal tables.
Russian River Area
For Mexican, this is the real deal, with standout carnitas (barbecued pork), homemade salsas and veggie burritos.
Russian River Area
East of downtown, near Sonoma Valley, chef-owned Jeffrey’s is excellent for breakfast or brunch before wine tasting.
Healdsburg
Impeccable seasonal-regional cooking, happening bar, beautiful garden, but service sometimes misses.
Russian River Area
Fantastic wood-fired pizzas, inventive salads and standout wines make Rosso worth seeking out.
