Guidebook for Santa Rosa

Glen And Dawna
Glen And Dawna
Guidebook for Santa Rosa

Food Scene

Owned by our dear friend, Hank and Linda Vance. Featured on Guy Fiere's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. Hanks is a local breakfast favorite.
41 locals recommend
Hank's Creekside Restaurant
2800 4th St
41 locals recommend
Owned by our dear friend, Hank and Linda Vance. Featured on Guy Fiere's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. Hanks is a local breakfast favorite.
Great breakfasts! We love their eggs Benedict!
38 locals recommend
Jeffrey's Hillside Cafe
2901 4th St
38 locals recommend
Great breakfasts! We love their eggs Benedict!
One of our favorite Italian deli's. Perfect lunch or dinner while wine tasting
46 locals recommend
Cafe Citti
2792 4th Street
46 locals recommend
One of our favorite Italian deli's. Perfect lunch or dinner while wine tasting
Ice cream made right there. Stop on your way back from the coast.
51 locals recommend
Screamin' Mimi's
6902 Sebastopol Ave
51 locals recommend
Ice cream made right there. Stop on your way back from the coast.
One of our favorite Zagat rated fish and chips places
8 locals recommend
Betty's Fish & Chips
4046 Sonoma Hwy
8 locals recommend
One of our favorite Zagat rated fish and chips places
Another of our favorites.
75 locals recommend
SEA Thai Bistro
2350 Midway Dr
75 locals recommend
Another of our favorites.
Great burgers not too far from our home
9 locals recommend
Carmen's Burger Bar
1612 Terrace Way
9 locals recommend
Great burgers not too far from our home
Upscale-casual eatery with Southern classics, including slow-cooked BBQ, plus a full bar & a patio. Close by, too.
27 locals recommend
Sweet T's Restaurant + Bar
9098 Brooks Road South
27 locals recommend
Upscale-casual eatery with Southern classics, including slow-cooked BBQ, plus a full bar & a patio. Close by, too.
Great coffee and teas and good place to read or work
8 locals recommend
Peet's Coffee
650 4th St
8 locals recommend
Great coffee and teas and good place to read or work
New, cool, local and great coffee spot
46 locals recommend
Acre Coffee
2365 Midway Dr
46 locals recommend
New, cool, local and great coffee spot
Home grown hospitality for 45 years. Finest ingredients and hand cutting of their beef makes all the difference. We love Pete's Special. A real deal for a great price.
8 locals recommend
Cattlemens
2400 Midway Dr
8 locals recommend
Home grown hospitality for 45 years. Finest ingredients and hand cutting of their beef makes all the difference. We love Pete's Special. A real deal for a great price.
The best take and back pizza and it's very close to our home. We'd be happy to bake it in our oven for you! Our favorite is the Blue Zin Pear: Gorgonzola blue cheese sauce topped with light cheese, red wine brazed pears, spinach, red onion, and garlic. Yummy!
Sandy's Take & Bake Pizza
2015 Elizabeth Way
The best take and back pizza and it's very close to our home. We'd be happy to bake it in our oven for you! Our favorite is the Blue Zin Pear: Gorgonzola blue cheese sauce topped with light cheese, red wine brazed pears, spinach, red onion, and garlic. Yummy!
One of our favorites! Family owned and operated smokehouse BBQ with a side of comfort! Meals are prepared with grass fed beef and organic veggies. Barbecue, breakfast and burgers.
Apple Junction Smokehouse
6761 Sebastopol Ave
One of our favorites! Family owned and operated smokehouse BBQ with a side of comfort! Meals are prepared with grass fed beef and organic veggies. Barbecue, breakfast and burgers.
San Francisco Sourdough since 1849. We love to take out their clam chowder and a bread bowl. Or eat there. Lots of great salads, sandwiches and soups.
6 locals recommend
Boudin SF
2345 Midway Dr
6 locals recommend
San Francisco Sourdough since 1849. We love to take out their clam chowder and a bread bowl. Or eat there. Lots of great salads, sandwiches and soups.
Made to order sandwiches on fresh baked breads. Salads you design. Homemade dressings, fresh soups or grab and go salads and entrees. Excellent food.
Bianchini's Sandwich & Salad Market
3573 Industrial Drive
Made to order sandwiches on fresh baked breads. Salads you design. Homemade dressings, fresh soups or grab and go salads and entrees. Excellent food.
Great pizza you design and they create for you. Super fast service. Unlimited toppings on an 11.5 inch crust for less then $10.00.
Pieology Pizzeria Santa Rosa
2280 Mendocino Ave
Great pizza you design and they create for you. Super fast service. Unlimited toppings on an 11.5 inch crust for less then $10.00.
Delicious, innovative spin on favorite foods, including deep dish pizzas. Their menu is huge. Great beers, too.
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
334 Coddingtown Center
Delicious, innovative spin on favorite foods, including deep dish pizzas. Their menu is huge. Great beers, too.
Best Mexican food for a great price. Authentic and locally owned.
16 locals recommend
Taqueria Santa Rosa #5
791 Montecito Center
16 locals recommend
Best Mexican food for a great price. Authentic and locally owned.
Another of our favorite Mexican food stops. Locally owned. We love their bean and cheese burrito, shredded beef tacos and taquitos.
Jalisco's Mexican Food
1800 Mendocino Ave
Another of our favorite Mexican food stops. Locally owned. We love their bean and cheese burrito, shredded beef tacos and taquitos.

Drinks & Nightlife

Popular local brewery.
40 locals recommend
Third Street Aleworks
610 3rd St
40 locals recommend
Popular local brewery.
Home of Pliney the Elder and the Younger, as well as other excellent brews. Plan on standing in line.
262 locals recommend
Russian River Brewing Company - Santa Rosa Location
725 4th St
262 locals recommend
Home of Pliney the Elder and the Younger, as well as other excellent brews. Plan on standing in line.
Great beers and all food is made from scratch. New favorite place among locals.
14 locals recommend
Steele & Hops Public House
1901 Mendocino Ave
14 locals recommend
Great beers and all food is made from scratch. New favorite place among locals.
A downtown tasting room
6 locals recommend
DArgenzio Winery and Tasting Room - Santa Rosa
1301 Cleveland Ave
6 locals recommend
A downtown tasting room
Sip wine and enjoy the hilltop view at sunset
37 locals recommend
Paradise Ridge Winery
4545 Thomas Lake Harris Dr
37 locals recommend
Sip wine and enjoy the hilltop view at sunset
Beautiful winery. Good wines and great food pairings.
96 locals recommend
St. Francis Winery and Vineyard
100 Pythian Rd
96 locals recommend
Beautiful winery. Good wines and great food pairings.
Great wines and lavender gardens
54 locals recommend
Matanzas Creek Winery
6097 Bennett Valley Rd
54 locals recommend
Great wines and lavender gardens
Great wine, beautiful stop on a wine tasting tour
20 locals recommend
DeLoach Vineyards
1791 Olivet Rd
20 locals recommend
Great wine, beautiful stop on a wine tasting tour
Beautiful tasting room and vineyards
16 locals recommend
Mazzocco Winery
1400 Lytton Springs Rd
16 locals recommend
Beautiful tasting room and vineyards
You can spend the whole day here. See the Godfather museum, swim, eat, and relax with great wine.
117 locals recommend
Francis Ford Coppola Winery
300 Via Archimedes
117 locals recommend
You can spend the whole day here. See the Godfather museum, swim, eat, and relax with great wine.
Our good friend JoAnn Young and her brother and sister are the fifth generation of this family to farm this land. They are well known for their a.maz.ing Chardonney and red wines. Call ahead. ryew.com
7 locals recommend
Robert Young Estate Winery
5102 Red Winery Rd
7 locals recommend
Our good friend JoAnn Young and her brother and sister are the fifth generation of this family to farm this land. They are well known for their a.maz.ing Chardonney and red wines. Call ahead. ryew.com
Great wine, beautiful setting.
14 locals recommend
Lambert Bridge
4085 W Dry Creek Rd
14 locals recommend
Great wine, beautiful setting.
Spectacular grounds and gardens as well as great wines
41 locals recommend
Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery
8761 Dry Creek Rd
41 locals recommend
Spectacular grounds and gardens as well as great wines

Parks & Nature

Connected to Spring Lake and Annadel parks, with great picnic and children's play areas.
77 locals recommend
Howarth Park
630 Summerfield Rd
77 locals recommend
Connected to Spring Lake and Annadel parks, with great picnic and children's play areas.
Large state park with great mountain biking and hiking trails, lakes, and views. Adjacent to city and county parks.
162 locals recommend
Trione-Annadel State Park
6201 Channel Dr
162 locals recommend
Large state park with great mountain biking and hiking trails, lakes, and views. Adjacent to city and county parks.
Beautiful one-hour walk around this lake
56 locals recommend
Spring Lake Park
5585 Newanga Ave
56 locals recommend
Beautiful one-hour walk around this lake
Enjoy a cool hike through ancient redwoods
500 locals recommend
Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve Visitor Center
17000 Armstrong Woods Rd
500 locals recommend
Enjoy a cool hike through ancient redwoods
Nice trail along Brush Creek leading into Santa Rosa Creek, not too far from our house
Brush Creek Trail
Brush Creek Trail
Nice trail along Brush Creek leading into Santa Rosa Creek, not too far from our house
Fun family atmosphere, shops, restaurants and live events
34 locals recommend
Windsor Town Green
701 McClelland Dr
34 locals recommend
Fun family atmosphere, shops, restaurants and live events
Enjoy the beach on the Sonoma coast, grab some clam chowder, watch the sunset, fly a kite, relax
291 locals recommend
Bodega Bay
291 locals recommend
Enjoy the beach on the Sonoma coast, grab some clam chowder, watch the sunset, fly a kite, relax
Ten-mile bike ride to Sebastopol
34 locals recommend
Joe Rodota Trail
34 locals recommend
Ten-mile bike ride to Sebastopol
Beautiful hikes and mountain-top views. Excellent star gazing at night.
19 locals recommend
Hood Mountain Regional Park
8006 Pythian Rd
19 locals recommend
Beautiful hikes and mountain-top views. Excellent star gazing at night.
95 locals recommend
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park
2605 Adobe Canyon Rd
95 locals recommend
31 locals recommend
Shiloh Ranch Regional Park
5750 Faught Rd
31 locals recommend
34 locals recommend
Riverfront Regional Park
7821 Eastside Rd
34 locals recommend
The famous Sonoma Coast. Dozens of beaches, spectacular scenery
55 locals recommend
Sonoma Coast State Park
3095 CA-1
55 locals recommend
The famous Sonoma Coast. Dozens of beaches, spectacular scenery

Sightseeing

Healdsburg square is a great place to walk, shop, dine, and enjoy music.
154 locals recommend
Healdsburg
154 locals recommend
Healdsburg square is a great place to walk, shop, dine, and enjoy music.
Historic Sonoma Square, gourmet dining, shopping, wine tasting, events, history
166 locals recommend
Sonoma
166 locals recommend
Historic Sonoma Square, gourmet dining, shopping, wine tasting, events, history
Great restaurants, shopping, on the way to the coast
119 locals recommend
Sebastopol
119 locals recommend
Great restaurants, shopping, on the way to the coast
It's unique and local and fun. Enjoy hot springs baths, mud baths, mineral water baths. Very relaxing. Good restaurants in Calistoga, too.
26 locals recommend
Calistoga Spa Hot Springs
1006 Washington St
26 locals recommend
It's unique and local and fun. Enjoy hot springs baths, mud baths, mineral water baths. Very relaxing. Good restaurants in Calistoga, too.
Great restaurants & shops & wineries. Very quaint little town
39 locals recommend
St. Helena
39 locals recommend
Great restaurants & shops & wineries. Very quaint little town
Just over the mountain on Calistoga Road. Fun shops and restaurants and entrance to Napa.
77 locals recommend
Calistoga
77 locals recommend
Just over the mountain on Calistoga Road. Fun shops and restaurants and entrance to Napa.
Closest thing to going on an African safari. Amazing place!
128 locals recommend
Safari West
3115 Porter Creek Rd
128 locals recommend
Closest thing to going on an African safari. Amazing place!

Shopping

Lots of good shopping and restaurants
56 locals recommend
Montgomery Village Shopping Center
2404 Village Ct
56 locals recommend
Lots of good shopping and restaurants
A local market with local foods, organic, sustainable, plus mainstream. Great meat dept., deli, bakery and local produce.
58 locals recommend
Oliver's Market - Montecito
560 Montecito Center
58 locals recommend
A local market with local foods, organic, sustainable, plus mainstream. Great meat dept., deli, bakery and local produce.
Target, Macy's, JC Penney's, Old Navy with plenty of good restaurants
22 locals recommend
Coddingtown Mall
Coddingtown Mall
22 locals recommend
Target, Macy's, JC Penney's, Old Navy with plenty of good restaurants
Locally owned family market with fresh fish, meat, and poultry, local organic produce, a huge wine department, an award-winning deli, fresh sushi, Gold Medal fresh-squeezed Sebastopol apple juice, local & imported cheeses and more!
45 locals recommend
Pacific Market
1465 Town and Country Dr
45 locals recommend
Locally owned family market with fresh fish, meat, and poultry, local organic produce, a huge wine department, an award-winning deli, fresh sushi, Gold Medal fresh-squeezed Sebastopol apple juice, local & imported cheeses and more!
If you want a wonderful shopping experience, this is the place. The best natural and organic selections with local produce, cheeses and beef selection. They have fresh pizza counter, a deli with loads of salads, prepared meals, meats and cheeses.
33 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
390 Coddingtown Mall
33 locals recommend
If you want a wonderful shopping experience, this is the place. The best natural and organic selections with local produce, cheeses and beef selection. They have fresh pizza counter, a deli with loads of salads, prepared meals, meats and cheeses.

Entertainment & Activities

Fascinating look into the life and work of local comic strip icon, Charles Schultz
144 locals recommend
Charles M. Schulz Museum
2301 Hardies Ln
144 locals recommend
Fascinating look into the life and work of local comic strip icon, Charles Schultz
Downtown movie theatre with current films
18 locals recommend
Roxy Stadium 14
85 Santa Rosa Ave
18 locals recommend
Downtown movie theatre with current films
Located a little further north in Santa Rosa, a nice theatre with current films showing daily
21 locals recommend
Airport Stadium 12
409 Aviation Blvd
21 locals recommend
Located a little further north in Santa Rosa, a nice theatre with current films showing daily
All seats are $3.50 at all times!!
9 locals recommend
3rd Street Cinema
620 3rd St
9 locals recommend
All seats are $3.50 at all times!!

Arts & Culture

Beautiful acoustic venue for big artists and the Santa Rosa Symphony. Sometimes they roll up the back wall and you can sit on the lawn for a picnic.
54 locals recommend
Green Music Center
1801 E Cotati Ave
54 locals recommend
Beautiful acoustic venue for big artists and the Santa Rosa Symphony. Sometimes they roll up the back wall and you can sit on the lawn for a picnic.
Lots of great entertainment - There's always something great going on.
71 locals recommend
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
50 Mark West Springs Rd
71 locals recommend
Lots of great entertainment - There's always something great going on.