Best Farmers Market
Marin
Downtown San Rafael Thursday Night Market
Downtown San Rafael.
415.421.8497.
Napa
Calistoga Farmers Market
1546 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.
707.942.8892.
Sonoma
Sebastopol Farmers Market
Downtown Plaza, Sebastopol.
707.522.9305.
Honorable Mention
Santa Rosa Farmers Market
Veterans Building, Santa Rosa.
707.522.8629.
Best Organic Farm
Marin
Cow Track Ranch
5730 Nicasio Valley Road, Nicasio.
415.662.2321.
Napa
Forni Brown Gardens
900 Foothill Blvd., Calistoga. 707.942.6123.
Sonoma
Laguna Farm
1764 Cooper Road, Sebastopol.
707.823.0823.
Honorable Mention
Petaluma Bounty
55 Shasta Ave., Petaluma. 707.775.3663.
Best Bagel
Marin
Barton’s Bagels
645 San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo.
415.458.8818.
Napa
The Calistoga Roastery
1426 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.
707.942.5757.
Sonoma
Grateful Bagel
2444 Lomitas Ave., Santa Rosa.
707.544.6710.
300 S. Main St., Sebastopol.
707.829.5220.
Honorable Mention
Sonoma Valley Bagel Co.
515 Hahman Drive, Santa Rosa.
707.526.1631.
Best Bakery
Marin
Emporio Rulli
464 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur. 415.924.7478.
Napa
The Model Bakery
1357 Main St., St. Helena. 707.963.8192.
644 First St., Napa. 707.259.1128.
Sonoma.
Village Bakery
7225 Healdsburg Ave., Sebastopol.
707.829.8101.
1445 Town & Country Drive,
Santa Rosa. 707.527.7654.
Honorable Mention
Della Fattoria
141 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma.
707.763.0161.
Best BBQ
Marin
California Grill & Rotisserie
1531 S. Novato Blvd., Novato.
415.893.1540.
Napa
Buster’s BBQ
1207 Foothill Blvd., Calistoga.
707.942.5605.
Sonoma
Lombardi’s BBQ
101 E. Cotati Ave., Cotati.
707.795.3354.
3413 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma.
707.773.1271.
Honorable Mention
BBQ Smokehouse
6811 Laguna Park Way, Sebastopol.
707.575.3277.
Best Burger
Marin
Phyllis’ Giant Burgers
2202 Fourth St., San Rafael.
415.456.0866.
Napa
Calistoga Inn
1250 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.
707.942.4101.
Sonoma
Mike’s at the Crossroads
7665 Old Redwood Hwy., Cotati.
707.665.9999.
Honorable Mention Tie
Carmen’s Burger Bar
1612 Terrace Way, Santa Rosa.
707.579.3663.
Dempsey’s Restaurant & Brewery
50 E. Washington St., Petaluma.
707.765.9694.
Best Pizza
Marin
Lo Coco’s
631 Del Ganado Road, San Rafael.
415.472.3323.
638 San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo.
415.453.1238.
Napa
Checkers Restaurant
1414 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.
707.942.9300.
Sonoma
Mombo’s Pizza
1886 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa.
707.528.3278.
560 Gravenstein Hwy. N., Sebastopol.
707.823.7492.
Honorable Mention
Old Chicago Pizza
41 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma.
707.763.3897.
Best Ice Cream
Marin
Fairfax Scoop
63 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax.
415.453.3130.
Napa
Scoops & Swirls
1473 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.
Sonoma
Screamin’ Mimi’s
6902 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol.
707.823.5902.
Honorable Mention
Lala’s Creamery
134 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma.
707.763.5252.
Best Juice Bar
Marin
Planet Juice
343 Third St., San Rafael. 415.457.8115.
Napa
Pica Pica Maize Kitchen
610 First St., Napa. 707.251.3757.
Sonoma
Juice Shack
www.juiceshack.com
Honorable Mention
Fruit in Motion
3 Fourth St., Petaluma. 707.776.4559.
Best Cafe/Coffeehouse
Marin
Marin Coffee Roasters
546 San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo.
415.258.9549.
1551 S. Novato Blvd., Novato.
415.892.8373.
Napa
Yo El Rey Roasting
1217 Washington St., Calistoga.
707.942.1180.
Sonoma
Flying Goat Coffee
www.flyinggoatcoffee.com
Best Breakfast
Marin
Bobby’s Cafe
1617 Fourth St., San Rafael. 415.454.4444.
Napa
Cafe Sarafornia
1413 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga. 707.942.0555.
Sonoma
Howard’s Station Cafe
3611 Bohemian Hwy., Occidental.
707.874.2838.
Honorable Mention
Omelette Express
112 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.525.1690.
Best Brunch
Marin
Buckeye Roadhouse
15 Shoreline Hwy., Mill Valley.
415.331.2600.
Napa
Gilwoods Cafe
320 Town Center, Napa. 707.963.1788.
1313 Main St., St Helena. 707.963.1788.
Sonoma
Willow Wood Market & Cafe
9020 Graton Road, Graton. 707.823.0233.
Honorable Mention
Hank’s Creekside Restaurant
2800 Fourth St., Santa Rosa.
707.575.8839.
Best Diner
Marin
Bubba’s Diner
566 San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo.
415.459.6862.
Napa
Emmy Lou’s Diner
1429 W. Imola Ave., Napa. 707.224.0154.
Sonoma
Hallie’s Diner
125 Keller St., Petaluma. 707.773.1143.
Honorable Mention
D’s Diner
7260 Healdsburg Ave., Sebastopol.
707.829.8080.
Best Deli
Marin
Michael’s Sourdough
3095 Kerner Blvd., San Rafael.
415.485.0964.
Napa
Palisades Deli Cafe
1458 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.
707.942.0145.Sonoma
Traverso’s
2097 Stagecoach Road, Santa Rosa.
707.542.2530.
Honorable Mention Tie
Cordoza’s Deli & Cafe
25 Petaluma Blvd. S., Petaluma.
707.765.2138.Aioli
6536 Front St., Forestville. 707.887.2476.
Best Outdoor Dining
Marin
Le Garage
85 Liberty Ship Way, Sausalito.
415.332.5625.
Napa
Calistoga Inn
1250 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.
707.942.4101.
Sonoma
Dempsey’s Restaurant & Brewery
50 E. Washington St., Petaluma.
707.765.9694.
Honorable Mention
Mosaic Restaurant
6675 Front St., Forestville. 707.887.7503.
Best Dining After 10pm
Marin
Marin Joe’s Restaurant
1585 Casa Buena Drive, Corte Madera.
415.924.2081.
Napa
Hydro Bar & Grill
1403 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.
707.942.9777.
Sonoma
Underwood Bar & Bistro
9113 Graton Road, Graton.
707.823.7023.
Honorable Mention
McNear’s saloon & Dining House
23 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma.
707.765.2121.
Best Spot to Dine Solo
Marin
Sol Food
901 Lincoln Ave., San Rafael. 415.451.4765.
732 Fourth St., San Rafael. 415.451.4765.
Napa
First Place Tie
Silverado Brewing Co.
3020-A N. Hwy. 29, St. Helena.
707.967.9876.
Pica Pica Maize Kitchen
610 First St., Napa.
707.251.3757.
Sonoma
Peter Lowell’s
7385 Healdsburg Ave., Sebastopol.
707.829.1077.
Honorable Mention
Willow Wood Market & Cafe
9020 Graton Road, Graton. 707.823.0233.
Best Caterer
Marin
Insalata’s
120 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.,
San Anselmo. 415.457.7700.
Napa
Rick Warkel Catering
1606 Harley St., Calistoga. 707.942.1259.
Sonoma
Preferred Sonoma Caterers
23 Kentucky St., Petaluma.
707.769.7208.
Honorable Mention
A La Heart Catering
600 Wilson St., Santa Rosa.
707.527.7555.
Best Chef
Marin
Heidi Krahling, Insalata
120 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.,
San Anselmo. 415.457.7700.
Napa
Ken Frank, La Toque
1314 McKinstry St., Napa. 707.257.5157.
Sonoma
Duskie Estes, Zazu
3535 Guerneville Road, Santa Rosa.
707.523.4814.
Honorable Mention
Tony Najiola, Central Market
42 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma.
707.778.9900.
Best Restaurant
Marin
Le Garage
85 Liberty Ship Way, Sausalito.
415.332.5625.
Napa
Jole
1457 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.
707.942.5938.
Sonoma
Cyrus Restaurant
29 North St., Healdsburg. 707.433.3311.
Honorable Mention
Underwood Bar & Bistro
9113 Graton Road, Graton. 707.823.7023.
Best New Restaurant
Marin
Le Garage
85 Liberty Ship Way, Sausalito.
415.332.5625.
Napa
JoLe
1457 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.
707.942.5938.
Sonoma
Jackson’s Bar & Oven
135 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.545.6900.
Honorable Mention
El Coqui
400 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa.
707.542.8868.
Best Chinese
Marin
First Place Tie
Harmony Restaurant
800 Redwood Hwy., Mill Valley. 415.381.5300.
Jennie Low’s
Vintage Oaks Mall, Novato.
415.892.8838.
140 Second St., Ste 120, Petaluma.
707.762.6888.
Napa
Soo Yuan
1354 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.
707.942.9404.
Sonoma
Gary Chu’s
611 Fifth St., Santa Rosa. 707.526.5840.
Honorable Mention
Lily Kai
3100 Lakeville Hwy., Petaluma.
707.782.1132.
Best French
Marin
Le Garage
85 Liberty Ship Way, Sausalito.
415.332.5625.
Napa
First Place Tie
Bouchon Restaurant
6534 Washington St., Yountville.
707.944.8037.
Bistro Jeanty
6510 Washington St., Yountville.
707.944.0103.
Sonoma
La Gare
208 Wilson St., Santa Rosa. 707.528.4355.
Honorable Mention
French Garden
8050 Bodega Ave. Sebastopol.
707.824.2030.
Best Indian
Marin
Lotus Cuisine of India
704 Fourth St., San Rafael. 415.456.5808.
Napa
Neela’s
975 Clinton St., Napa. 707.226.9988.
Sonoma
Sizzling Tandoor
409 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa.
707.579.5999.
Honorable Mention
Himalayan Kabob & Curry House
220 Western Ave., Petaluma.
707.775.4453.
Best Italian
Marin
Il Davide
901 A St., San Rafael. 415.454.8080.
Napa
Bosko’s Trattoria
1364 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.
707.942.9088.
Sonoma
Cucina Paradiso
56 E. Washington St., Petaluma.
707.782.1130.
Honorable Mention
La Coco’s
117 Fourth St., Santa Rosa.
707.523.2227.
Best Japanese
Marin
Sushi to Dai For
816 Fourth St., San Rafael.
415.721.0392.
Napa
CC Blue Sushi Bar
1148 Main St., St. Helena. 707.967.9100.
Sonoma
Sushi Tozai
7531 Healdsburg Ave., Sebastopol.
707.824.9886.
Honorable Mention
Hana Japanese Restaurant
101 Golf Course Drive, Rohnert Park.
707.586.0270.
Best Mediterranean
Marin
Hanna’s
1700 Fourth St., San Rafael.
415.457.6252.
Napa
Small World Restaurant
928 Coombs St., Napa.
707.224.7743.
Sonoma
Aram’s Cafe
131 Kentucky St., Petaluma.
707.765.9775.
Honorable Mention
East West Cafe
557 Summerfield Road, Santa Rosa.
707.546.6142.
Best Mexican
Marin
Casa Mañana
85 Bolinas Road, Fairfax; 415.454.2384.
711 D St., San Rafael; 415.456.7345Napa
Pacifico Restaurante Mexicano
1237 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.
707.942.4400.
Sonoma
Mi Pueblo Taqueria
800 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma.
707.762.8192.
Honorable Mention
Martha’s Old Mexico
305 N Main St., Sebastopol.
707.823.4458.
Best Seafood
Marin
Seafood Peddler
100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael.
415.460.6669.
Napa
Go Fish
641 Main St., St. Helena. 707.963.0700.
Sonoma
Willi’s Seafood & Raw Bar
403 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg.
707.433.9191.
Honorable Mention
GTO’s Seafood House
234 S. Main St., Sebastopol.
707.824.9922.
Best Thai
Marin
Bay Thai Cuisine
809 Fourth St., San Rafael.
415.458.8845.
Sonoma
Sea Thai Bistro
2323 Sonoma Ave., Santa Rosa.
707.528.8333.
500 Petaluma Blvd. S., Petaluma. 707.766.6633.
Honorable Mention Tie
Jhanthong Banbua
2400 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa.
707.528.8048.
Thai House
525 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.526.3939.
Best Vegetarian
Marin
Comforts Restaurant & Deli
335 San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo.
415.454.9840.
Napa
Ubuntu Restaurant
1140 Main St., Napa. 707.251.5656.
Sonoma
Slice of Life
6970 McKinley St., Sebastopol.
707.829.6627.
Honorable Mention
East West Cafe
128 N. Main St., Sebastopol.
707.829.2822.
Best Vietnamese
Marin
La Maison de la Reine
346 Corte Madera Town Center,
Corte Madera. 415.927.0288.
Napa
Annalien
1142 Main St., Napa. 707.224.8319.
Sonoma
Simply Vietnam
966 N. Dutton Ave., Santa Rosa.707.566.8910.
Honorable Mention
Pho Vietnam
711 Stony Point Road, Santa Rosa.
707.571.7687.
Best Brewpub
Marin
Marin Brewing Co.
1809 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 415.461.4677.
Napa
First Place Tie
Calistoga Inn
1250 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.
707.942.4101.
Downtown Joe’s
902 Main St., Napa.
707.258.2337.
Sonoma
Russian River Brewing Co.
725 Fourth St., Santa Rosa.
707.545.2337.
Honorable Mention
Hopmonk Tavern
230 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol.
707.829.7300.
Best Cocktails
Marin
Wildfox Restaurant
225 Alameda del Prado, Novato.
415.883.9125.
Napa
Hydro Bar & Grill
1403 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.
707.942.9777.
Sonoma
Underwood Bar & Bistro
9113 Graton Road, Graton. 707.823.7023.
Honorable Mention
Stark’s Steakhouse
521 Adams St., Santa Rosa. 707.546.5100.
Best Sports Bar
Marin
the FlatIron
724 B St., San Rafael. 415.453.4318.
Napa
Silverado Brewing Co.
3020-A N. Hwy. 29, St. Helena.
707.967.9876.
Sonoma
Beyond the Glory
1371 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma.
707.775.3775.
Honorable Mention Tie
Ausiello’s Fifth Street Grill
609 Fifth St., Santa Rosa.
707.579.9408.
Bear Republic Brewing Co.
345 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg.
707.431.7258.
Best Dive Bar
Marin
2AM Club
382 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. 415.388.6036.
Napa
Susie’s Bar
1365 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga. 707.942.6710.
Sonoma
Round Robin
616 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa.
707.575.1354.
Honorable Mention
Gale’s Central Club
106 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma.
707.763.0118.
Best Wine List
Marin
Rick’s wine cellar
207 Corte Madera Ave., Corte Madera. 415.927.9466.
Napa
Ubuntu Restaurant
1140 Main St., Napa.
707.251.5656.
Sonoma
Cyrus Restaurant
29 North St., Healdsburg.
707.433.3311.
Honorable Mention
Syrah Bistro
205 Fifth St., Santa Rosa.
707.568.4002.
Best Winetasting Room
Marin
Rick’s Wine Cellar
207 Corte Madera Ave., Corte Madera.
415.927.9466.
Napa
Castello di Amorosa
4045 N. St. Helena Hwy., Calistoga.
707.967.6272.
Sonoma
Woodenhead Winery
5700 River Road, Forestville.
707.887.2703.
Honorable Mention
J Vineyards & Winery
11447 Old Redwood Hwy., Healdsburg.
707.431.3646.
Best Sauvignon Blanc
Marin
Ross Valley Winery
343 San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo.
415.457.5157.
Napa
Artesa Vineyards & Winery
1345 Henry Road, Napa.
707.224.1668.
Sonoma
Hanna Winery
9280 Hwy. 128, Healdsburg.
707.431.4310.
5353 Occidental Road, Santa Rosa.
707.575.3371.
Honorable Mention
Merry Edwards Wines
2959 Gravenstein Hwy. N., Sebastopol.
707.823.7466.
Best Chardonnay
Marin
Stubbs Vineyard
10000 Marshall-Petaluma Road, Petaluma. 707.486.3152.
Napa
First Place Tie
Rombauer Vineyards
3522 Silverado Trail, St. Helena.
707.963.5170.
Alpha Omega Winery
1155 Mee Lane, Rutherford.
707.963.9999.
Sonoma
La Crema Winery
235 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg.
707.431.9400.
Honorable Mention
Lynmar Estate
3909 Frei Road, Sebastopol.
707.829.3374.
Best Sparkling Wine
Marin
Pt. Reyes Vineyards
12700 Hwy. 1, Pt. Reyes.
415.663.1011.
Napa
Schramsberg Vineyards
1400 Schramsberg Road, Calistoga.
707.942.4558.
Sonoma
Iron Horse Vineyards
9786 Ross Station Road, Sebastopol.
707.887.1507.
Honorable Mention
Korbel Champagne Cellars
13250 River Road, Guerneville.
707.824.7000.
Best Cabernet
Marin
Point Reyes Vineyards
12700 Hwy. 1, Pt. Reyes.
415.663.1011.
Napa
Chateau Montelena
1429 Tubbs Lane, Calistoga.
707.942.5105.
Sonoma
Silver Oak Cellars
915 Oakville Cross Road, Oakville.
800.273.8809.
Honorable Mention Tie
Hawkes Winery
6734 Hwy. 128, Healdsburg.
707.433.4295.
Kokomo Winery
4791 Dry Creek Road at Timber Crest Farms, Healdsburg. 707.433.0200.
Best Syrah
Marin
Mount Tamalpais Vineyards
www.marinwines.com
Napa
T-Vine Cellars
3130 Old Lawley Toll Road, Calistoga.
707.942.8685
Sonoma
Arnot-Roberts
6450 First St., Forestville.
707.820.1383.
Honorable Mention
Longboard Vineyards
5 Fitch St., Healdsburg.
707.433.3473.
Best Pinot Noir
Napa
Whitehall Lane Winery
1563 St. Helena Hwy., St. Helena.
707.963.9454.
Sonoma
La Crema Winery
235 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg.
707.431.9400.
Honorable Mention Tie
Woodenhead Winery
5700 River Road, Forestville.
707.887.2703.
Claypool Cellars
www.claypoolcellars.com
Best Zinfandel
Napa
Calistoga Cellars
1371 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.
707.942.7422.
Sonoma
Seghesio Family Vineyards
14730 Grove St., Healdsburg.
707.433.7764.
Honorable Mention
A. Rafanelli Winery
4685 West Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg.
707.433.1385.
Best Cutest Darn Thing
It’s not just because she’s just about the most friendly and outgoing chef you’ll ever meet. It’s not even because her delicious dishes are sourced completely locally from within a half-hour radius. The fact of the matter is that Duskie Estes‘co-chef and -owner with husband, John Stewart, at both Santa Rosa’s Zazu Restaurant and Farm and Healdsburg’s Bovolo, and your pick for best chef in Sonoma County’makes our mouths water with culinary creations that leave most diners awestruck.
Much of that’s due, of course, to Zazu’s onsite farm, with veggies and greens, and the couple’s flock of chickens, which supply the eggs to make handmade pasta every morning, and their home-cured salumi. All of Zazu’s meat comes from local sources such as Bodega’s family-owned Gleason Ranch, and the menu changes daily depending on what’s fresh. But it’s what Estes does with the ingredients that matters most. It’s the reason why she was featured on the Food Network in 2007 and why Emeril Lagasse calls her a friend. Plus, you gotta love the way her name rolls off the tongue. Say it out loud: Duskie Estes! ‘G.M.
Best Recession-Era Cocktails
At Stark’s Steakhouse, your honorable mention pick for best cocktails, a roll of quarters will not only ensure a high-quality buzz, but will fill your belly, too. Stark’s happy hour menu was introduced as a buffer to our crashing economy, promising only to keep its insanely low prices until the Dow reached 10,000.
To the pleasant surprise of penny-pinching regulars, Stark’s has maintained the cheap-o menu long after the Dow climbed beyond the 10,000 mark. With $2 Beefeater martinis on Wednesdays and Thursdays, $2.50 drafts, $4 wines and $3 tasty, nonalcohol mixes every weekday, Stark’s happy hour puts a happy swagger in a tipsy step.
Plus, with an appetizer menu offering goodies like delicious yam fries, Moroccan chicken meatballs, meatloaf sliders and addiction-forming potato fondue priced at $1.50 or $3.50, your unemployment bucks are stretched further as you skim the want ads for a new career while commiserating over lost jobs and mortgage fiascos. Stark’s happy hour serves us up right Monday’Friday from 3pm to 6pm; yummy cocktails all the time.’D.B.
