The Top 83 Places to Eat Near Jordan Vineyard & Winery
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Rank 1. Hazel Hill
Californian French
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Rank 2. SingleThread
Fine dining
Three Michelin stars in Sonoma Wine Country, and the whole operation runs on produce grown at the owners' own farm down the road, with a philosophy shaped by years spent in Japan. It's a kaiseki-influenced tasting menu where the food feels less like fine dining and more like someone's life's work plated up beautifully. The room is serene, the couples at every table are dressed up and quietly amazed, and the donabe courses alone are worth the reservation.
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Rank 3. Cyrus
Fine dining
Fine dining in Wine Country that actually earns the drive, Cyrus is a Michelin-starred tasting experience tucked among Geyserville vineyards in a sleek concrete and glass building that looks like it landed from another planet. Dinner moves through several rooms, from Champagne and canapés to a dedicated chocolate finish, which is the kind of pacing that turns a meal into a whole evening. The crowd dressed up for this one, and they were right to.
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Rank 4. Quail & Condor
Bakery
- The New York Times 22 of the Best Bakeries Across the U.S. Right Now
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
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Rank 5. Troubadour
New American
By day it's a cozy sandwich shop and bakery where locals grab lunch. By night the same little room quietly transforms into an intimate tasting menu that makes a strong case for why you drove out to Healdsburg in the first place. The cooking is technically sharp but doesn't show off about it, leaning on serious California ingredients with real finesse. The bread course alone draws gasps from people who thought they were over bread.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- San Francisco Chronicle Best French restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 6. Dry Creek Kitchen
Contemporary New American
Charlie Palmer's name on the door is the first signal this isn't just a hotel restaurant you stumble into. Attached to Hotel Healdsburg and looking out over the town square, it's a proper tasting-forward dinner spot with white tablecloths and the kind of wine country crowd that drove up from San Francisco specifically for this. The cooking leans contemporary and seasonal, and the farm connections out here are the real thing, not a marketing line.
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Rank 7. Restaurant at the Madrona
Californian New American
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Rank 8. Diavola Pizzeria
Wood-fired Pizza
Geyserville is barely a blip on the map, but this wood-fired pizzeria draws a crowd like it's the only restaurant in wine country, which, depending on where you're standing, it basically is. The room feels like a saloon someone decorated with movie posters and old tools, and it fills up within minutes of opening every night. The pizzas are the move, bold and a little unexpected, and the vibe is casual enough that nobody's pretending otherwise.
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Rank 9. Valette
Modern New American
Healdsburg's wine country crowd cleans up nicely for Valette, a polished modern American spot where the cooking leans creative without tipping into precious. Think horseshoe banquettes, moody concrete walls, and a menu that moves between French technique and global detours with real confidence. The room fills with winery people celebrating something and couples who booked two months out, all of them quietly glad they made the effort.
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Rank 10. The Matheson
Mediterranean New American
The Matheson is a splashy, high-ceilinged restaurant in Healdsburg where the kitchen does genuinely clever things with California produce and Mediterranean ideas, and the wine program pours over a hundred options by the glass from some kind of fancy tech system. The crowd leans wine-country weekend, well-dressed but relaxed about it. This is a real dinner-out spot, not a quick bite, and the cooking earns the occasion.
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Rank 11. Barndiva
Farm-to-table New American
Barndiva is the kind of farm-to-table spot that actually earns the label, pulling from serious local farms and letting the produce do the talking. The crowd is stylish in that Sonoma County way, equal parts winery people and weekenders who dressed up just enough. It's a proper sit-down dinner, not cheap, but the cooking feels grounded and the service never gets precious about it.
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Rank 12. Spoonbar
Californian New American
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This sunny little bakery just off the highway is the kind of place that sells out before you've had your morning coffee, so get there early. Pastries cover every inch of the counter, the croissants have a genuine sourdough tang, and the breads are serious enough to make the trip worthwhile on their own. Outdoor picnic tables only, which honestly suits the Healdsburg vibe perfectly.
- San Francisco Chronicle Best bakeries in San Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in Sonoma County
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Rank 14. Guiso Latin Fusion
Latin Fusion
Guiso is the kind of upscale-casual Latin fusion spot that earns its reputation the old-fashioned way, through family recipes and genuinely warm hospitality. The menu draws from Salvadoran and Caribbean traditions, built around dishes the chef's grandmother used to make. Local restaurant workers fill the room most nights, which is usually a better sign than any review. The front-of-house staff hands out hugs to regulars, so don't be surprised if you leave feeling like one.
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Rank 15. Auro
Californian New American
Fine dining inside a Four Seasons resort sounds like a trap, but Auro earns its Michelin star. You walk through the more casual sister spot first, then settle in with views of the vineyard and a glass kitchen where the team visibly sweats the details. The cooking is California through a Mexican lens, which turns out to be a surprisingly good pairing. The crowd is the kind that planned this dinner weeks ago and doesn't mind.
- AAA Five Diamonds
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Best Chef: California · Rogelio Garcia
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Rank 16. Farmhouse Inn Restaurant
Californian New American
If you're going to drive into the Sonoma woods for a fancy dinner, this is the place to do it. The Farmhouse Inn is a rustic fine-dining retreat where the menu swings between California-grown and Vietnamese-inflected without missing a beat. Choose between a compact prix fixe or a longer tasting, and either way the room feels like people who drove an hour and a half and have absolutely no regrets about it.
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Rank 17. Solbar
Californian New American
Solbar is the resort restaurant that actually earns its keep, sitting inside the Solage Calistoga spa with a patio that makes you feel like you've done something right in life. The crowd is unhurried and glowy, the kind of people who booked a massage before lunch. California produce gets handled with real care here, and the servers read the room well enough to leave you alone when you need them to.
- AAA Four Diamonds
- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · North America's Best Fine Dining Hotel Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 18. Pizzaleah
NY-Style Pizza
A slice shop in Windsor that punches well above its strip-mall address, Pizzaleah turns out New York-style pies with a crust so crackly you'll hear it before you taste it. The San Francisco Chronicle named it one of Sonoma County's best restaurants, and the room backs that up: locals who drove past three wineries to get here. Go classic or go cheffy, but either way, the brick oven does something genuinely special to the dough.
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Rank 20. Press
Contemporary New American
A Michelin-starred Wine Country dining room just off the main highway, Press is where serious Napa people come to eat well and drink even better. The soaring room with its fireplace and warm wood feels grown-up without feeling stiff, and the kitchen lets pristine ingredients do the talking rather than piling on. The wine list is genuinely extraordinary, heavy on Napa, and that's really the whole point here.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Food & Wine 2023 · Mushroom Gnudi · Best Dishes Our Editors Ate This Year
- Wine Enthusiast The Wine Restaurant Hall of Fame
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Rank 21. Khom Loi
Thai
Thai food that actually tastes like Thailand, not the sweetened-down version you grew up ordering. This Sebastopol restaurant earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand by cooking bold, complex, sometimes fiery food made with real care, including house-ground curry pastes. The space is genuinely beautiful, with bamboo lanterns and a pond, so the crowd leans date-night. Go hungry and ready to feel something.
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Rank 22. Ramen Gaijin
Noodles
A Bib Gourmand ramen shop and izakaya tucked into Sebastopol, where the kitchen pairs Sonoma's farm bounty with serious Japanese technique and somehow makes it feel completely natural. The house-made noodles are the reason to come, whether you go light with shoyu or deep and spicy with tantanmen. Grab a counter seat if you can; watching the kitchen work is half the fun. The crowd is locals who know exactly what they're doing ordering.
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Rank 23. Charlie’s
Global
- The New York Times 2025 · Campfire Pie · The 14 Best Restaurant Desserts We Ate Across the U.S.
- Wine Enthusiast 2025 · Top 50 New Restaurants
- Esquire 2024 · The Best New Restaurants in America
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Rank 24. Charter Oak
American
Christopher Kostow runs a more relaxed room here than his flagship, and that's exactly the point. The Charter Oak is a wood-fire-driven California restaurant in a gorgeous restored space, all soaring ceilings and a serious hearth, where most of what lands on the table came from the kitchen's own farm. It draws a well-dressed Napa crowd who know enough to order the cheeseburger without any irony whatsoever.
- Bon Appétit 2018 · America's Best New Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants for outdoor dining in the Bay Area
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A redwood-shaded café near the Russian River with a menu that pulls from the Levant and North Africa, which is not what you'd expect from a sleepy Sonoma beach town, but here we are. The crowd is equal parts kayakers in board shorts and people who drove up from the city. Grab the beach pita, stuff it in a tote, and walk it down to Monte Rio beach, where it earns a Michelin star in your mouth.
- San Francisco Chronicle Best brunch restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants for outdoor dining in the Bay Area
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Rank 26. Grossman’s Noshery & Bar
NY-Style American Cocktail Bar
If you're an East Coast transplant who's been quietly mourning the lack of a proper Jewish deli in wine country, Grossman's is your therapy. It's a relaxed deli and bar in Santa Rosa serving knishes, latkes, chopped liver, and bagels made with actual Brooklyn water, which is either very dedicated or slightly unhinged. The San Francisco Chronicle named it home to the best bagels in the Bay Area, so order one and stop complaining about missing New York.
- San Francisco Chronicle Best bagels in the San Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in Sonoma County
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Augie's French is a proper French bistro in Santa Rosa that feels like someone designed it in a fever dream, with exposed brick, butterfly tapestries climbing up to a mezzanine, and bar fixtures that look like conch shells. The menu keeps one foot in France and one in America, which somehow works. Daily happy hour means you can ease into it with a glass and a snack before committing to the full thing.
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Rank 28. Auberge du Soleil
Californian New American
Perched on a hillside above Napa's vineyards with views that do half the restaurant's job for them, this Michelin-starred fine dining room is where the valley's reputation quietly began. The tasting menu lets you shape the pace of things, which pairs well with a wine list that reads like a love letter to local growers. The crowd arrives dressed up and unhurried, ready to make an evening of it.
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Rank 29. Psychic Pie
Pizza
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A bakery-cafe parked in Railroad Square that draws the kind of crowd willing to rearrange their morning around a pastry. The sticky buns are the thing people make the drive for, but the crebble, a croissant-muffin hybrid dusted in maple sugar, will quietly become your whole personality. Pick up goods here or at local farmers markets, and try to arrive with some patience and low expectations for your diet.
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Rank 31. Violetto
Modern Italian
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Rank 32. Farmstead
Barbecue
Farmstead is the Napa Valley barbecue joint that actually wants you to relax. A working ranch owns the place, and the smoker parked out front means you smell dinner before you see it. Inside, cathedral ceilings and old-school country music fill the room with locals who've clearly been coming for years. The food is honest, the wine list is Napa, and the vibe is the closest thing to unpretentious this zip code gets.
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Rank 33. Glen Ellen Star
Californian New American
A cozy wine-country cottage that punches well above its weight, Glen Ellen Star is a neighborhood restaurant built around a wood-burning oven and obsessively local produce. The Sonoma crowd packs in for inventive Californian cooking, think seasonal pastas, roasted vegetables with real smoke on them, and solid pizza. It earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand, which basically means great food without the bill that makes you do math on the drive home.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in Sonoma County
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: California · Ari Weiswasser
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Rank 34. The Restaurant at Auberge du Soleil
Californian French
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Rank 35. Terrapin Creek
Californian
A cozy neighborhood restaurant in Bodega Bay where the locals actually want you to stay. Ochre walls, a fireplace, bold art on the walls, and a short menu of California cooking that changes with what's fresh and swimming nearby. The crowd is a relaxed mix of regulars and weekend visitors who drove up the coast and got lucky finding a reservation. Go for the housemade pasta and whatever the ocean dropped off that week.
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Rank 36. Spud Point Crab Co
Old-School Seafood
A no-frills crab shack on the Bodega Bay waterfront where fishermen's families and road-trippers in windbreakers queue up for the kind of seafood that was swimming that morning. Grab a crab sandwich or a cup of clam chowder, find a cliff overlooking the bay, and eat while the wind ruins your hair. It's a perfect argument for skipping the fancy seafood restaurant entirely and just going straight to the source.
- San Francisco Chronicle Best seafood restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in Sonoma County
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Rank 37. The French Laundry
French
Thomas Keller's three-Michelin-star fine dining landmark in Yountville is about as serious as American restaurants get, and scoring a table here feels like a minor personal achievement. The room is quietly perfect, the service operates on a different level, and the French-rooted tasting menu is the kind of meal people recount for years. The crowd dresses up, speaks softly, and absolutely photographs the bread.
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Rank 38. Mustards Grill
American
Mustards Grill is a Napa wine-country institution that somehow manages to feel like a roadhouse diner and a serious restaurant at the same time. The menu runs from crisp garden salads to grilled steaks to a smoked pork sandwich, which tells you everything about the vibe. Get the onion rings. The lemon-lime tart, described on the menu itself as "ridiculously tall," lives up to the name. The wine list is genuinely worth a look.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #77 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 39. El Molino Central
Mexican
Regional Mexican done right in a colorful little spot that's earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand and a loyal following to match. You order at the counter, walk through the kitchen, and end up on the patio, which is either charming or chaotic depending on your mood. The menu shifts with the seasons, and strangers around you will happily tell you what to get that day. Bring a group so you can order half the menu without judgment.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Mexican restaurants in the Bay Area
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A bakery and casual lunch spot right on Highway One that earns its reputation as more than a pit stop. The rectangular pizzas, served by the generous slice, are genuinely worth pulling over for, and the sourdough loaves are the kind of thing you'll eat half of before you get back in the car. Road-trippers, cyclists in spandex, and locals who know better all crowd the same small space.
- San Francisco Chronicle Best sandwich spots in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in Marin County: Sausalito, Novato and San Rafael
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Rank 41. Ciccio
Italian
Ciccio earns a Michelin Bib Gourmand in a town full of sleek tasting menus, which tells you something. It's a cozy Italian spot with country curtains and a front porch that feels pleasantly out of step with Yountville's wine-country polish. The wood-fired pizzas are the move, and the house-made pasta holds its own. Regulars who've memorized the menu share the room with visitors who took forever to snag a reservation.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Italian food and restaurants in SF Bay Area
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Rank 42. Santé
French
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Rank 43. Table Culture Provisions
Fine dining
A tiny ten-table tasting menu spot in downtown Petaluma that punches way above its zip code. The cooking is California-seasonal with a real French backbone, and the team pulls it off without any of the stiffness that usually comes with that combination. Couples on big-deal dinners and locals who've quietly adopted it as their spot fill the room. Pick four courses or go the full seven if the night calls for it.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- San Francisco Chronicle Best fine dining restaurants in San Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #75 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 44. Enclos
Fine dining
Two Michelin stars hiding inside an old Victorian a short walk from Sonoma Plaza, which means you could stumble past it without a second glance. Inside, it's a tasting menu that earns every course, weaving in local produce, serious grilling, and some quietly clever nods to New England, lobster and clam included. The crowd dresses up just enough to feel the occasion. The staff are genuinely warm, not stiff, which at this level is rarer than it should be.
- Michelin Guide 2 Stars
- Wine Enthusiast 2025 · Top 50 New Restaurants
- San Francisco Chronicle Best fine dining restaurants in San Francisco Bay Area
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Rank 45. ad hoc + addendum
American
Thomas Keller's most laid-back spot in Yountville is a casual American restaurant where the food comes out family style and nobody's going to judge you for licking the bowl. The buttermilk fried chicken has been the move for years, and the rest of the menu punches well above its comfort-food weight. It feels like a farmhouse dinner thrown by someone who really knows what they're doing, which is basically what it is.
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Rank 46. Stockhome
Scandinavian
Scandinavian food in Petaluma sounds like a fever dream, but Stockhome is a Bib Gourmand-winning restaurant that genuinely pulls it off. The room is bright and minimal, the crowd is curious and local, and the menu roams freely between Stockholm classics and California produce, with a few Middle Eastern detours that somehow make total sense. Grab Swedish candy on your way out, because apparently that's also a thing here.
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Rank 47. Valley
Wine bar
A Bib Gourmand wine bar on the Sonoma Plaza that somehow manages to be genuinely laid-back about the whole wine thing, which in wine country is practically a superpower. The list leans organic and biodynamic, adventurous without being intimidating, and the small rotating food menu holds its own. Locals in flannel and couples doing a long weekend fill the room. Everything's meant to be shared, and the vibe is very much stay a while.
- Wine Enthusiast 2023 · Forward 50 Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #54 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Vietnamese restaurants in the North Bay used to be a short conversation, and then Simmer showed up and changed that. It's a casual sit-down spot with a menu long enough to satisfy the pho loyalists, the vegetarians, and the people who didn't know they loved tofu until they tried the lemongrass crispy version here. The filet mignon pho is a solid first move if you're new to the cuisine.
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A deli hiding inside a gym in a business park, which sounds like a dare, but the chef came up through fine dining and it shows. The sandwiches punch well above their weight, built on Della Fattoria sourdough or house-baked Dutch crunch, with little technique-driven touches that make you stop mid-bite. The crowd is mostly locals who figured out the secret. The San Francisco Chronicle called it one of the best sandwich spots in the Bay Area.
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Rank 50. North Block
New American
Attached to the luxury hotel of the same name, North Block is the kind of Yountville restaurant where you can actually relax, order wood-fired pizza and a local pour, and feel like wine country is delivering on its promise. The room is airy and unfussy, the crowd dressed in that particular Napa way where "casual" still means nice shoes. Seafood, pasta, and pizza all get equal attention, and the caramel budino is genuinely worth saving room for.
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Rank 51. Soban
Korean Beer Bar
Korean barbecue is genuinely hard to find up in Wine Country, which makes Soban a bit of a lifesaver. It's a warm, casual Korean restaurant where the galbi and grilled chicken land on hot iron platters and the house kimchi has been fermenting longer than you've been planning this trip. The banchan is all made from scratch, and the team is great at walking you through the menu if this is your first time.
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Rank 52. Spread Kitchen
Lebanese
Lebanese-inspired food this good in Wine Country feels like a happy accident, but Spread Kitchen is the real deal, with a sun-drenched patio strung with lights and dressed up with local art made from repurposed tools. The menu leans bright and citrusy, which in Sonoma heat is exactly what you want. Expect mezzes, grilled meats, and loaded fries that draw the kind of relaxed weekend crowd who clearly had no other plans and made the right call.
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants for outdoor dining in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #76 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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This Petaluma counter-serve spot does one thing and does it right: pollo asado, flame-roasted and marinated in adobo until the smoke gets into everything, including you. The black salsa made from scorched chiles is genuinely memorable, and the cold bar is worth raiding beyond that. Grab a four-piece plate, pick your sides, and eat outside. The San Francisco Chronicle called it one of the best Mexican spots in the Bay Area, and at these prices, it's hard to argue.
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No one's swimming here, but that's fine because the wine list is long and the Sonoma hills look great from the patio. Valley Swim Club is a casual roadside spot where dogs are welcome and the vibe runs somewhere between beach shack and wine country afternoon. The food leans seafood, the crowd is relaxed, and the whole thing feels like a detour you'll be glad you made.
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Rank 55. Bouchon Bistro
French
Thomas Keller runs this French bistro in the heart of wine country, and it earns every bit of the reputation. Red velvet booths, marble tables, and a buzzy room full of people who just finished a tasting and have absolutely no regrets about ordering the steak frites. The classics are done with real conviction here, no irony involved. Pop next door to the bakery after, where the line outside tells you everything you need to know.
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Rank 56. Bouchon Bakery
French Bakery
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Rank 57. The Bagel Mill
NY-Style Bakery
These are not the bagels you grab out of a plastic bag. The Bagel Mill is a proper bagel shop where the team mills whole wheat flour fresh and leavens everything with sourdough starter, which is a lot of effort for a breakfast sandwich but absolutely worth it. The San Francisco Chronicle named them the best bagels in the Bay Area. Expect a loyal local crowd who take their order very seriously and probably have opinions about cream cheese.
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Stéphane Saint Louis set out to open a relaxed French bistro in Petaluma, and then couldn't help himself. Bijou is à la carte and noticeably more laid-back than his tasting-menu spot down the street, but the cooking is still obsessively precise, and the sauces alone are worth the drive. Think truffle croque monsieur and beef Wellington on a menu full of classics that have been quietly overthought in the best possible way.
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Rank 59. Pearl
Eastern Mediterranean
A daytime cafe on Petaluma's waterfront doing Eastern Mediterranean breakfast and lunch in a cozy seafoam green room with hammered metal ceiling tiles and shelves full of cookbooks. The menu shifts with the seasons, the Turkish coffee hits harder than it has any right to, and the brunch crowd here looks like they actually live here, not like they drove an hour to Instagram it. Gratuity is already built into the prices, so the bill just is what it is.
- San Francisco Chronicle Best brunch restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Middle Eastern restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in Sonoma County
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Stellina is a deli, bottle shop, and Italian market in downtown Petaluma where the sandwiches are the main event. Everything is built on house-made schiacciata, a flatter, denser cousin to focaccia, and piled with proper Italian ingredients. The crowd leans local and knowing, the kind who grab a bottle of something off the shelf while they wait. It's not cheap, but the quality earns it.
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Quiote is a casual Mexican spot in downtown Petaluma doing Jalisco-style tacos with handmade blue corn tortillas that turn every order into something you didn't expect. The masa is earthy and genuinely good, and the toppings are thought through rather than just piled on. It's a lunch crowd of locals who came for a quick bite and lingered. The San Francisco Chronicle called it some of the best tacos in the Bay Area, which for six bucks a taco feels like very good news.
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Rank 62. Bistro Jeanty
Classic French
This classic French bistro in the heart of Yountville feels like it was teleported from a side street in Lyon, walls cluttered, patio glowing even under grey skies. It draws wine-country tourists and actual locals in equal measure, which is usually a good sign. The food is exactly what you want, heavy braised things and rich sauces that make a long afternoon feel earned. Book ahead or you'll be standing outside wishing you had.
- San Francisco Chronicle Best French restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants for outdoor dining in the Bay Area
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Rank 63. Street Social
Comfort Food
Street Social is a lively, eclectic dinner spot tucked inside an old building in downtown Petaluma, and the weekly rotating menu means regulars show up not knowing what they'll get, which is kind of the whole point. The chef keeps things playful and genuinely surprising, comfort food with a few curveballs thrown in. The San Francisco Chronicle named it one of Sonoma County's best, and the room feels like it's earned that.
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Rank 64. Little Saint
Vegetarian
- VinePair 2024 · Sommelier of the Year · The Next Wave Awards · Alexandria Sarovich
- The New York Times 2022 · The Restaurant List
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Rank 65. Layla
Mediterranean
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Rank 66. The Marshall Store
Smokehouse Seafood
An oyster bar and smokehouse perched right on Tomales Bay, about an hour north of the city, where the whole point is to sit on the deck and slurp through a pile of raw and grilled oysters while the sea air and grill smoke fight for your attention. Order at the counter, grab a spot early because seating fills up fast, and let the garlic butter and charred shells do the rest. Basically a very good excuse to drive up the coast.
- The New York Times 2021 · The Restaurant List
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants for outdoor dining in the Bay Area
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Hog Island Oyster Company is an actual working oyster farm on the edge of Tomales Bay, which means the oysters you eat here were in the water about twenty minutes ago. You can grab fresh ones to shuck yourself with some picnic supplies, or book a spot at the reservation-only oyster bar for the full sit-down experience. The crowd is outdoorsy and sunburned in a good way, and everyone looks quietly smug about making the drive up from the city.
- San Francisco Chronicle Best seafood restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in Marin County: Sausalito, Novato and San Rafael
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Rank 69. Tony's Seafood
Seafood
Perched right on Tomales Bay with views that make you forget what you were worried about, this casual oyster bar is owned by Hog Island Oyster Co., so the shellfish pipeline is about as direct as it gets. Weekenders in fleece and sunglasses pack the place for trays of freshly shucked oysters, grilled ones, and clam chowder that earns its keep. Make a reservation before you drive out through the hills.
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Rank 70. Kenzo
Kaiseki Japanese
A Michelin-starred kaiseki counter tucked into downtown Napa, where the meal unfolds in quiet, unhurried courses that make the wine-tasting crowds outside feel like another world. The 25-seat room is serene and minimal, and the counter seats are the ones to request so you can watch the chefs work. Pair it with sake or pours from the estate's own Napa wines, and clear your evening.
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Rank 71. Bistro Don Giovanni
Traditional Italian
Bistro Don Giovanni is the kind of Italian bistro that feels like it's been there forever and somehow belongs to everyone, tourists and Napa regulars alike. Kitschy art, copper pans by the kitchen, and a warm buzz in the room set the tone. The pasta is made in-house with that satisfying chew, and the fritto misto is exactly as simple and satisfying as it should be. Wear whatever you wore to the winery.
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Rank 72. La Toque
Contemporary
Fine dining inside the Westin Verasa, where a giant inflatable toque marks the entrance and the open kitchen keeps the room buzzing with quiet theater. The tasting menu leans seasonal and confident, with a serious wine list that suits the Napa crowd dressed up for anniversaries and milestone birthdays. Ken Frank has been doing this for years, and it shows in a room that feels earned rather than decorated.
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A wine garden attached to a Sonoma winery that actually wants your whole family there, kids and all. The food leans seasonal and playful, the kind of menu where a corn dog sits next to a flaky vegetarian pot pie and neither one feels out of place. The crowd is relaxed, probably in linen, definitely not taking notes. It pairs well with a glass of something obscure the winery is quietly very proud of.
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Rank 75. Boonville Hotel & Restaurant
Modern New American
Getting here requires a white-knuckle drive up Highway 128, but the prix-fixe dinner waiting at this tucked-away hotel restaurant makes the hairpins feel worth it. The chef keeps things simple and grounded, leaning on the hotel's own garden and nearby farms to build plates that feel honest and satisfying rather than showy. The crowd is mostly guests who wisely booked a room. Check the website first, since hours and menus shift with the seasons.
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Rank 76. Masa's
Sushi
A neighborhood sushi spot in downtown Novato where the chef might literally be breaking down a whole salmon while chatting with the guy next to you. It's low-key and unpretentious, the kind of place locals quietly rely on. The lunch combos are a genuine deal, and the omakase at dinner punches well above what you'd expect to pay. Bring your chill clothes and your appetite.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Sushi Restaurants in San Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in Marin County: Sausalito, Novato and San Rafael
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Rank 77. Stateline Road Smokehouse
Kansas City Barbecue
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A little red food truck in Napa that does one thing seriously well: fried chicken that earns its reputation. The chicken sandwich has that audible crunch you're always hoping for and never quite getting elsewhere, and the nuggets bring the same energy in snackable form. The crowd ranges from toddlers to adults who definitely know better but order the nuggets anyway. The San Francisco Chronicle called it one of the Bay Area's best for fried chicken, so the drive is justified.
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Rank 79. Winston's Cafe & Bakery
Filipino Cocktail Bar
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A specialty provisions shop and casual sandwich spot in downtown Napa, which means you'll find locals grabbing lunch next to tourists who wandered off the wine trail and discovered real food. The team cures their own meats and pairs them with seasonal produce, all piled onto biscuits that are genuinely worth talking about. Grab a seat inside or out front, and maybe pick up a frozen four-pack of biscuits for wherever you're staying.
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Rank 81. Cafe Reyes
Wood-Fired Pizza
After a morning hiking the coast, you want pizza, and Cafe Reyes is exactly where you want to eat it. This wood-fired pizza spot in Point Reyes Station has the relaxed, barn-like energy of somewhere that never needed to try hard. The pies come out of the oven with serious char and good crust, and the menu is short enough that everyone at the table actually agrees on something. Bring the whole group.
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Rank 83. Giaco's Valley Roadhouse
Farm-to-Table Italian Cocktail Bar
If you're deep in West Marin and your camping enthusiasm has quietly collapsed, this Italian roadhouse is your reward for surviving two nights without a real shower. It's a proper sit-down restaurant with a full bar, patio seating, and a cozy back dining room that draws locals and weekenders who've traded their hiking boots for a glass of something decent and food that quietly overdelivers for how far from the city you are.