Located in the center of Sonoma County on the Highway 101 corridor, Cotati (pop. 7,275) is a modern community with strong historic roots, particularly in agriculture and music.
Because of a gap in the coastal mountains to the west, coastal fog often reaches Cotati in the summer, creating a milder and somewhat cooler climate than in neighboring communities such as Santa Rosa or Sebastopol. Laid out in the 1890s and covering less than two square miles, Cotati is one of only two towns nationwide (the other is Detroit) with a hexagon street pattern instead of the standard grid.
The heart of Cotati is La Plaza Park, a California Historic Landmark. Each year it comes alive with Cajun beats, music with a Spanish flair and much, much more during the Cotati Accordion Festival, the largest event of its type in California.
Accordion lovers worldwide travel to Cotati for a weekend of fun, food, and squeezebox music. A statue of renowned accordion player Jim Boggio, a co-founder of the festival who died in 1996, occupies a place of honor in the plaza.
The park also hosts a weekly farmers market from June to September, offering locally grown produce and flowers, crafts, specialty foods, live entertainment, and children’s activities. Annual events based in La Plaza Park include the Kids’ Day Parade and Festival, the Cotati Music Festival, Oktoberfest, and a holiday tree lighting ceremony.
A restaurant district near the plaza offers diverse dining options, from classic American cuisine to Mexican, Japanese, Italian, and more. Â
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Home cooked breakfast and lunch. Family owned and operated.
Acme Burger is a casual restaurant focusing on community togetherness and simple, local, and exceptionally good food and drink at an affordable price. We feature Sonoma Mountain Beef burgers (locally…
Located in Downtown Cotati, Tiny Thai offers big flavor in traditional Thai cuisine. Our small size allows us to give our customers great prices.
Best Vietnamese Food in Sonoma County. Located in the Apple Valley Plaza, across the highway from Lowe's.
20 Taps and a delicious menu. Five local guys serving local craft beer, wine & cider including tap takeovers and bottles for sale to go! All ages welcome.
Mike's at the Crossroads is the premier burger joint of Cotati and the Sonoma County Area. Spicy burgers, saucey burgers, and BIG burgers. There is a burger at Mikes for everyone. Served up with…
Welcome to Mi Pueblo Restaurant where we strive to not just serve you, but we work hard to make your dinning experience a different meaning of real and authentic Mexican Food. Monday through Friday:…
Community backyard BBQ and beer garden. 42 craft beers on tap, weekly events and two regulation cornhole courts.
We're a family owned and operated cafe in the heart of wine country with a location in Cotati, CA and another in Windsor, CA. We make everything in house from the best ingredients we can find to…
We are a family-run business serving up delicious thin crust pizza (New York style with a hint of Sicilian) along with calzones, salads, sandwiches and freshly-made canollis for dessert. We have…