Best Restaurants
in Sonoma

Two Michelin stars earned in its debut year — Sonoma's most audacious arrival in a generation, and proof that wine country still has surprises left.

Thirty years of brilliant cooking in a 34-seat room that never shouts — this is the kind of restaurant cities build reputations on.

The soul of Sonoma Plaza on a plate — rustic French elegance, a Rhone-obsessed wine list, and the warmth of a room that never stops being itself.

A French Laundry alumnus cooking wood-fired California food in a 40-seat room in Glen Ellen — the most exciting 30-minute drive from the Plaza.

The Plaza's most reliable power table — a handsome hotel dining room where farm-fresh ingredients meet Mediterranean confidence under a century-old fig tree.

New Portuguese cuisine fused with Sonoma Valley terroir — the paella alone justifies the reservation, and the patio feels like Lisbon in harvest season.

Bespoke lighting, 360-degree windows, and a menu that flirts between California and the Levant — visually the most striking room in Sonoma.

The convivial anchor of the MacArthur Place hotel — cocktail-forward, crowd-pleasing, and effortlessly suited to groups who need a great night without logistics.

Lebanese heritage meets California's larder in a bright, owner-run kitchen where eating alone feels intentional and every grain bowl is worth writing home about.

White tablecloths, an open kitchen, and Italian cooking executed with the kind of confidence that only comes from not trying to impress anyone.

The neighbourhood's casual upscale answer — locally obsessed cooking without the pretension, served in a warmly lit room that never takes itself too seriously.

The relaxed sister to The Girl and the Fig — corkage-free wine, bistro cooking without ceremony, and a Glen Ellen setting that makes weeknights feel like weekends.

House-cured meats, wood-fired Neapolitan pizza, and a 1900s brick building that turns any dinner into an occasion — the northern Sonoma County essential.

A Bavarian-inflected beer garden on the edge of the Plaza where craft ales and honest pub food make the easiest group dinner in wine country.

The Fairmont Sonoma Mission's flagship dining room — polished California farm cuisine in a historic setting that delivers without demanding a tasting menu commitment.

Wood-fired pizzas, handmade pasta, and a Kenwood setting where locals outnumber tourists — the kind of neighbourhood restaurant every wine country needs.

Southern comfort food sourced from surrounding farms — the buttermilk fried chicken and shrimp & grits are the most honest cooking in the valley.

Masa ground in-house, moles built from scratch, and the kind of Mexican regionalism that makes you rethink everything you thought you knew about the cuisine.

Sonoma's oldest operating restaurant — a 19th-century adobe on the Plaza that pairs historic character with a menu that punches above its nostalgia.

The Plaza's unhurried morning anchor — exceptional coffee, farm eggs, and a patio where the local wine country life reveals itself one leisurely hour at a time.