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Sonoma Dining
Carneros at the Lodge
1325 Broadway, Sonoma, CA.
Wine Country Cuisine. $$$$. Chic new restaurant that's part of the mission-style lodge hotel and spa on Sonoma's Broadway. Wine country cuisine includes grilled pork chops, and roasted whole fish. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily.
General's Daughter
400 W. Spain St., Sonoma, CA.
Continental. $$$. Special-occasion dining, such as rich risottos or seafood specials, well executed in a stately Victorian mansion that's part California wine country, part Provence. Full bar. Lunch and dinner daily; Sun brunch.
The Girl & the Fig
110 W. Spain St., Sonoma, CA.
Bistro. $$$. Drawing crowds nightly, Sondra Bernstein's nouveau-country cafe in Sonoma offers figs in one form or another, including the delectable winter fig salad made with arugula, pecans, dried figs, goat cheese and fig-and-port vinaigrette. This fig is French, and the cuisine is just as comfy as the Provence-inspired Sonoma restaurant.
Maya-Sonoma
101 E. Napa St., Sonoma, CA.
Upscale Mexican. $$. In Sonoma's Historic Plaza, this lively Napa restaurant offers traditional Mexican food, sans burritos and tacos, but including ceviche, a hot Prawns Diablo and a spit-roasted and Yucatan spice rubbed Maya Chicken. The guacamole comes in volcanic rock, like the walls, the ceiling is painted sky blue and Maya's Temple of Tequila serves the kind of clean, refreshing Margaritas that make Agave proud.
Saddles Steakhouse - MacArthur Place
29 East MacArthur Place, Sonoma, CA 95476
Steakhouse.
Bistrot La Poste
599 Broadway, Sonoma, CA.
French. $$$. This tiny space houses big, rich bistro delights. Prepare for a wait, but it's worth it. Chef Rob Larman (of Rob's Rib Shack) shows he knows his way around dishes like brandade de morue and coq au vin. Dinner, Wed-Sun.
Cafe Andalusia
165 W Napa St., Sonoma, CA.
Spanish. $$-$$$. Bright and open atmosphere make a great setting for a few glasses of wine and assorted tapas. Friday night flights food and wine pairings are a great value. Lunch and dinner daily.
Della Santina's
133 E. Napa St., Sonoma, CA.
Italian. $$. Casual-chic family-run combination trattoria/rosticceria/ pasticceria featuring traditional Tuscan fare and emphasizing spit-roasted meats and house-made pastries. The rustic outdoor patio is a romantic gem. Lunch and dinner daily.
Juanita Juanita
19114 Arnold Dr., Sonoma, CA.
Mexican. $. Fun and funky, Juanita Juanita makes up for its limited menu with its eclectic interior--postcards and years' worth of drawings from local fans paper the walls. Lunch and dinner daily.
La Casa Restaurant & Bar
121 E. Spain St., Sonoma, CA.
Mexican. $$. Standard gringocized Mexican fare right off Sonoma's plaza. A good neighborhood place to get pitchers of margaritas. Lunch and dinner daily.
LaSalette
18625 Sonoma Hwy., Sonoma, CA.
Portuguese $$-$$$. An exotic taste of Portugal and its former colonies at this comfortable ethnic restaurant. Authentic rustic dishes include classic lusty Portuguese stews and seafood. Large selection of wines and ports.
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