North Bay: Bodega Bay, Freestone, Healdsburg, Napa, Petaluma, Point Reyes Station, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Sonoma, St. Helena, Vacaville, Yountville
Wildflour Bread - Freestone
Friday-Monday 8:00am-6:30pm
Location: 140 Bohemian Highway
Why Go There? Small rustic bakery in rural farming area offers wood-fired brick oven wild yeast sweet, savory breads, scones, sticky buns; coffee; sold only at the bakery (close to Osmosis Day Spa). Go early, or be disappointed.
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Noble Folk Ice Cream & Pie Bar + Moustache Baked Goods - Healdsburg
Daily 12:00pm-9:00pm
Location: 116 Matheson Street (Moustache: 381 Healdsburg Avenue)
Why Go There? Local, seasonal ingredients, artisan, small batch ice cream; chocolates; rich, seasonal pies. Same owners run Moustache Baked Goods nearby with stellar baked treats; hand-made ice cream sandwiches.
More Information: The Noble Folk + Moustache Baked Goods
Anette's Chocolate & Ice Cream Factory - Napa
Daily 10:00am-6:00pm, Thursday-Saturday 9:00pm, Sunday opens 11:00am
Location: 1321 First Street, also in Oxbow Public Market (see listing)
Why Go There? High quality, attractive artisan chocolates, premium small-batch ice cream made with seasonal ingredients; rotating flavors are calorie splurge worthy; coffee drinks
More Information: Anette’s
Culinary Institute of America at Copia - Napa
Daily 10:30am-9:00pm
Location: 500 First Street
Why Go There? Offering daily restaurant meals, culinary experiences, pop-up guest chef dinners, classes, events. Building also contains a store and the Chuck Williams Culinary Arts Museum
More Information: CIA at Copia
Napa Valley Wine Train - Napa
Location: 1275 McKinstry Street
Why Go There? Wine train lunches/dinners, events in 1915 Pullman cars. Murder mystery dinners are a hoot, actors in period clothing, quality food, enjoyable scenery.
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Oxbow Public Market - Napa
Daily 7:30am-9:30pm (hours vary for specific tenants)
Location: 610-644 First Street
Why Go There? Lively downtown marketplace houses several eateries, beer/wine/spirits, specialty product retailers; indoor, outdoor seating (can be noisy, coveted outdoor seating is more relaxed on nice days)
More Information: Oxbow Public Market
Lala's Creamery - Petaluma
Daily 12:00pm-9:30pm
Location: 134 Petaluma Boulevard North
Why Go There? Artisan house made ice cream uses with organic, seasonal ingredients, no artificial colors; vegan options
More Information: Lala’s Ice Cream
Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company - Point Reyes Station
Monday-Friday 9:00am-4:00pm
Location: 14700 Shoreline Highway
Why Go There? Award winning cheeses; offers tours, classes, farm dinners (most sell out months ahead)
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Noble Folk Ice Cream & Pie - Santa Rosa
Daily 12:00pm-9:00pm (Friday-Saturday until 10:00pm)
Location: 539 Fourth Street
Why Go There? Like it's original Healdsburg location, the newer shop features artisan small batch ice cream, fresh high quality pies available by the slice or whole; also offers soft serve, with flavors changing out frequently. Look for coffee flavor.
More Information: The Noble Folk
St. Francis Winery Restaurant - Santa Rosa
Closed Tuesday-Wednesday; Seatings: 11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm
Location: 100 Pythian Road at Highway 12
Why Go There? Limited (shared) seating multi-course prix-fix tasting menu/wine pairing is a feast for the eyes, palate. Friendly, knowledgable staff make it a casual, fun experience; wine club member discount; also offers seasonal music, wine and food events.
More Information: Food & Wine Pairings + Facebook
Screamin' Mimi's Ice Cream - Sebastopol
Daily 11:00am-10:00pm
Location: 6902 Sebastopol Avenue
Why Go There? Award winning since opening in 1995, offers artisan, house made, small-batch ice cream, fruit sorbets; flavors change frequently; focus on local and seasonal ingredients. Signature flavor: Mimi's Mud: espresso cookies/chocolate.
More Information: Screamin’ Mimi’s Ice Cream + Facebook
Sweet Scoops Ice Cream - Sonoma
Daily 12:00pm-9:00pm (10:00pm Friday, Saturday)
Location: 408 First Street East
Why Go There? Small batch, artisan ice cream, sorbet. Look for cappuccino crunch, salted caramel, lavender lemon.
More Information: Sweet Scoops Ice Cream + Facebook
Model Bakery - St. Helena
Daily 7:00am-5:00pm (open 6:30am, and close 5:30pm a few days, see website)
Location: 1357 Main Street (also in Oxbow Market, Napa)
Why Go There? Popular local bakery cafe known for their brick oven English muffins
More Information: The Model Bakery
Kollar Chocolates - Yountville
Daily 10:00am-5:30pm
Location: 6525 Washington Street (V Marketplace)
Why Go There? Artful, artisan high quality truffles, other chocolate products receive high ratings; glass show kitchen in shop
More Information: Kollar Chocolates
Additional Resources
The Inn at the Tides - Bodega
Monthly winemaker dinner series (not curator reviewed)
Bodega Seafood Festival - Bodega
Annual weekend seafood, art, wine festival, expect crowds (August)
Connolly Ranch - Napa
Non profit Connolly Ranch Education Center offers fundraiser food/entertainment events throughout the year
Napa Truffle Festival - Napa
Annual truffle festival (January)
Central Market - Petaluma
Farm-to-fork dinner restaurant offers multi-course chef tasting menus, wood-burning oven breads
Artisan Cheese Festival - Santa Rosa
Annual California artisan cheese festival (Spring)
Della Fattoria - Petaluma
Rustic breads are addictively good, and small cafe worth waiting to get in for; 143 Petaluma Boulevard North, Daily 8:30m-2:30pm
Dave’s Gourmet Ice Cream - Santa Rosa
Liquid nitrogen ice cream uses organic dairy, 320 West 3rd Street Suite A
Two Dog Night Creamery - Sebastopol
Liquid nitrogen ice cream uses Straus Family organic dairy, 6760 McKinley Street #110
Cornerstone - Sonoma
A commercial food, wine, spirits and gardens site
Taste of Sonoma - Sonoma
Annual event draws thousands of wine/food lovers (September)
Craft Beverage Map - Sonoma County
Beer, cider, spirits map
Farmers Markets - Sonoma County
Certified farmers markets
Peace Love & Boba - Vacaville
Liquid nitrogen ice cream/Filipino food (not curator reviewed)
Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods - Sonoma County
Organizes benefit events: gourmet walk in the woods (July); sunset dinner (August)
Taste of Yountville - Yountville
Annual event with food bites, wines (Spring)
California Agricultural Tourism Directory - Statewide
Agri-tourism events calendar