Best of Sonoma County 2018

The Santa Rosa newspaper does annual "best of" awards as voted on by locals. It spans many categories. Here are a few that may be of interest to the visitor. All are in Santa Rosa unless otherwise noted.

Restaurants

Bakery - Costeaux, Healdsburg
Breakfast - Dierk's Parkside
Burger - Superburger
Pizza - Rosso
Coffee - Flying Goat (several locations)
Kid friendly - Mary's Pizza (several locations)
Brew pub - Russian River
Happy hour - Stark's Steak & Seafood
Sandwiches - Ike's
Restaurant - La Gare
Asian - SEA Thai Bistro
Italian - Catelli's, Geyserville
Mexican - El Farolito, Healdsburg & Windsor
Seafood - Willi's, Healdsburg
Vegetarian/Vegan - East West Cafe

Rosso

Evening entertainment

Bar - Perch + Plow
Dive Bar - John & Zeke's, Healdsburg
Bar with live music - HopMonk (several locations)
Live theater - 6th Street Playhouse
Casino - Graton

Shopping

Buying wine - Bottle Barn
Boutique - Ooh La Luxe, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Santa Rosa
Antiques - Whistlestop
Grocery - Oliver's, Cotati, Santa Rosa, Windsor

Outdoors

Annual festival - Apple Blossom, Sebastopol
Beach - Doran, Bodega Bay
Bike path - Spring Lake
Hike - Trione-Annadel
Historic - Jack London State Historic Park, Glen Ellen

Jack London State Historic Park

Fun stuff

Day spa - Osmosis, Freestone
Music series - Summer Nights on the Green, Windsor
Place for kids - Children's Museum
Winery to take visitors - Francis Ford Coppola, Geyserville

The full list from the Press Democrat