Don’t Take It Off the Menu: 50 Sonoma County Dishes Locals Can’t Live Without
If they ever took the truffle fries off the menu at Willi’s Wine Bar in Santa Rosa, we’d lose our minds. Same with the fig salad at Sonoma’s the girl & the fig or the scallops en croute at Healdsburg’s Valette.
We asked our readers what local dishes they can’t live without. Read on to find out what they said.
Petaluma
Tuna Melt Piadina at Della Fattoria
The Chicken Sandwich, Brisket and Ribs at Brewster’s Beer Garden
The Gordo Macho Burrito at Taqueria Mi Pueblo
Family-Style Dinner at Volpi’s
Swedish Meatballs at Stockhome Restaurant
The Bruschetta at Sugo Trattoria
The Pizza Bianca at Central Market
The BBQ Chicken Plate at What a Chicken
The Joint at Sax’s Joint
Santa Rosa
Craft Mac and Cheese at Bird & The Bottle
Matzoh Ball Soup at Bird & the Bottle
Greens and Things at Bird & the Bottle
Roasted Chicken Sandwich at Zoftig Eatery
Neoclassic Buffalo Wings at Jackson’s Bar & Oven
Truffle Fries at Jackson’s Bar & Oven
Rainbow Avocado Toast at Brew Coffee & Beer
Sandwich Cubano; Pollo Al Horno; Empanadas Rocky Style; and Canoas at El Coqui
Tri Tip Sandwich at Canevari’s Delicatessen
Conchinita en Pibil at Delicias Elenitas Taco Truck
Breakfast Salad at Dierk’s Parkside Cafe
Tacos Al Pastor at Taqueria Molcajetes
Gnocchi at Ca’ Bianca Ristorante Italiano
Duck Fat Fries at Beer Baron
Fish and Chips at Toad in the Hole Pub
Pliny Bites from Russian River Brewing Company
Hushpuppies; Fried Chicken at Sweet T’s
Sonoma
Fig & Arugula Salad at the girl & the fig
Ahi Tacos; Nachos Verde; Mole Enchiladas; Seafood Cocktail; and Fish Tacos at El Molino Central
Ahi Tuna Tartare; Truffle Fries at El Dorado Kitchen
Glen Ellen
Brussels Sprouts at Glen Ellen Star
Geyserville
Ten-layer Lasagna at Catelli’s
Salsiccia Pizza at Diavola
House Cured Salami and Cheese at Diavola
Healdsburg
Burrata; Gazpacho; Nonna’s Tomato Braised Chicken; and Tommaso’s Sugo Calabrese at Campo Fina
Scallop En Croute; Ahi Poke at Valette
Scampi at Baci Café & Wine Bar
Graton
Polenta; and Open-Faced Egg Salad at Willow Wood Market Cafe
Sebastopol
Mocha Shake at Screamin’ Mimi’s
Written by Sonoma Magazine Staff
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