Guidebook for Santa Rosa
Food Scene
Starbucks
4745 Old Redwood HwyYogurt Time
531 Summerfield RdA San Francisco Chronicle Bay Area Top 100 Restaurant for four years, Willi’s Wine Bar’s classic roadhouse appeal captures the casual, laid-back nature of Sonoma County Wine Country. Tourists and locals feel equally at home enjoying a quick bite or lingering over a glass of wine.
81 locals recommend
Willi's Wine Bar
1415 Town and Country DrA San Francisco Chronicle Bay Area Top 100 Restaurant for four years, Willi’s Wine Bar’s classic roadhouse appeal captures the casual, laid-back nature of Sonoma County Wine Country. Tourists and locals feel equally at home enjoying a quick bite or lingering over a glass of wine.
Casually elegant with an upscale feel, Stark’s Steak & Seafood serves up classic fare with a modern approach. Stark’s features sustainable seafood, Certified Angus Beef® brand, Prime and Natural, in-house dry-aged beef, and American Kobe.
98 locals recommend
Stark's Steak & Seafood
521 Adams StCasually elegant with an upscale feel, Stark’s Steak & Seafood serves up classic fare with a modern approach. Stark’s features sustainable seafood, Certified Angus Beef® brand, Prime and Natural, in-house dry-aged beef, and American Kobe.
Dierk's Parkside Cafe
404 Santa Rosa AveFor voting Dierk's Parkside the Best Breakfast in 2016!
Dinner at KC's American Kitchen is just like having dinner at home. KC's is where Windsor locals take their out-of-town guests.
Rib Eye Steak.
Chicken Paremsan.
BBQ Pork Ribs.
Legendary Fish & Chips.
Crisp, Fresh Salads with
house-made dressing.
and Burgers, Burgers, Burgers.
23 locals recommend
KC's American Kitchen
9501 Duvander LnDinner at KC's American Kitchen is just like having dinner at home. KC's is where Windsor locals take their out-of-town guests.
Rib Eye Steak.
Chicken Paremsan.
BBQ Pork Ribs.
Legendary Fish & Chips.
Crisp, Fresh Salads with
house-made dressing.
and Burgers, Burgers, Burgers.
Drinks & Nightlife
40 Beers & 4 Ciders on Tap with emphasis on locals. Local wines featured also. Kitchen open for lunch and dinner. Sports Bar with Ten large televisions. Occasional Live music. Outside patio area for dinning and drinking.
Sprenger's | Restaurant & Tap Room
446 B St40 Beers & 4 Ciders on Tap with emphasis on locals. Local wines featured also. Kitchen open for lunch and dinner. Sports Bar with Ten large televisions. Occasional Live music. Outside patio area for dinning and drinking.
The citizens of Santa Rosa have reason to be in a continually celebratory mood as their microbrewery of choice takes top honors nearly every year
262 locals recommend
Russian River Brewing Company - Santa Rosa Location
725 4th StThe citizens of Santa Rosa have reason to be in a continually celebratory mood as their microbrewery of choice takes top honors nearly every year
Parks & Nature
An unexpected bit of wilderness in the Wine Country, this African wildlife preserve covers 400 acres. Begin your visit with a stroll around enclosures housing lemurs, cheetahs, giraffes, and rare birds like the brightly colored scarlet ibis.
128 locals recommend
Safari West
3115 Porter Creek RdAn unexpected bit of wilderness in the Wine Country, this African wildlife preserve covers 400 acres. Begin your visit with a stroll around enclosures housing lemurs, cheetahs, giraffes, and rare birds like the brightly colored scarlet ibis.
This 320-acre park in northeast Santa Rosa features trails for walking, hiking, bicycling and horseback riding as well as a summer swimming lagoon, a lake for boating and fishing, a campground, picnic areas, and the Environmental Discovery Center.
56 locals recommend
Spring Lake Park
5585 Newanga AveThis 320-acre park in northeast Santa Rosa features trails for walking, hiking, bicycling and horseback riding as well as a summer swimming lagoon, a lake for boating and fishing, a campground, picnic areas, and the Environmental Discovery Center.
Burke's Canoe Trips invites you to spend a day (or more) canoeing down the famous Russian River. In this day of stress and high-pressure living, Burke's Canoe Trips offers and outlet of carefree fun in the great outdoors. Thousands of individuals, couples and families have made Burke's a Russian River tradition. Burke's will be glad to assist you in planning your group canoe trips. Just give us a call!
69 locals recommend
Burkes Canoe
8460 River RdBurke's Canoe Trips invites you to spend a day (or more) canoeing down the famous Russian River. In this day of stress and high-pressure living, Burke's Canoe Trips offers and outlet of carefree fun in the great outdoors. Thousands of individuals, couples and families have made Burke's a Russian River tradition. Burke's will be glad to assist you in planning your group canoe trips. Just give us a call!
Doran Regional Park has a wide, 2-mile stretch of beach on Bodega Bay and is ideal for walking, picnicking, playing in the sand, flying kites, surfing, and bird-watching.
6 locals recommend
Doran Beach Road
Doran Beach RoadDoran Regional Park has a wide, 2-mile stretch of beach on Bodega Bay and is ideal for walking, picnicking, playing in the sand, flying kites, surfing, and bird-watching.
You don't have to spend a fortune to feel renewed. You don't have to drive or fly hundreds or thousands of miles to find your ocean side getaway. Dillon Beach Resort features blue sky, gentle surf, and a comfortable, uncomplicated place to eat, sleep, and play. Kids and pets always welcome.
61 locals recommend
Dillon Beach
You don't have to spend a fortune to feel renewed. You don't have to drive or fly hundreds or thousands of miles to find your ocean side getaway. Dillon Beach Resort features blue sky, gentle surf, and a comfortable, uncomplicated place to eat, sleep, and play. Kids and pets always welcome.
Entertainment & Activities
This is a venue known for music events and performing arts, located in Santa Rosa, CA. Opened in 1981, the venue features seating for 2,011 people. This venue has hosted events for Celtic Thunder, David Sedaris, George Lopez, Lyle Lovett, The Nutcracker, and Ray LaMontagne, among other theatre, concert, comedy, and ballet events.
71 locals recommend
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
50 Mark West Springs RdThis is a venue known for music events and performing arts, located in Santa Rosa, CA. Opened in 1981, the venue features seating for 2,011 people. This venue has hosted events for Celtic Thunder, David Sedaris, George Lopez, Lyle Lovett, The Nutcracker, and Ray LaMontagne, among other theatre, concert, comedy, and ballet events.
Arts & Culture
View the largest collection of original Peanuts art work in the world at the Charles M. Schulz Museum. Visitors can laugh at Schulz’s original comic strips, learn about the art of cartooning and Schulz’s role in its development, view a re-creation of Schulz’s art studio, watch animated Peanuts specials and documentaries in our Theater, and draw their own cartoons in our hands-on education room.
144 locals recommend
Charles M. Schulz Museum
2301 Hardies LnView the largest collection of original Peanuts art work in the world at the Charles M. Schulz Museum. Visitors can laugh at Schulz’s original comic strips, learn about the art of cartooning and Schulz’s role in its development, view a re-creation of Schulz’s art studio, watch animated Peanuts specials and documentaries in our Theater, and draw their own cartoons in our hands-on education room.
This Registered National, State & City Historic Landmark is a unique urban garden located at the corner of Santa Rosa and Sonoma Avenues in Santa Rosa. Home, Greenhouse, and Gardens where world-renowned horticulturist, Luther Burbank, lived and experimented with plants for most of his 50-year career.
62 locals recommend
Luther Burbank Home and Gardens
204 Santa Rosa AveThis Registered National, State & City Historic Landmark is a unique urban garden located at the corner of Santa Rosa and Sonoma Avenues in Santa Rosa. Home, Greenhouse, and Gardens where world-renowned horticulturist, Luther Burbank, lived and experimented with plants for most of his 50-year career.
Sightseeing
The location of Santa Rosa's former Northwestern Pacific Railroad depot—built in 1903. The depot is now a visitor center, and Fourth Street between Wilson and Davis streets contains restaurants, bars, and antiques and thrift shops worth checking out, as do nearby lanes.
19 locals recommend
Railroad Square Historic District
9 4th StreetThe location of Santa Rosa's former Northwestern Pacific Railroad depot—built in 1903. The depot is now a visitor center, and Fourth Street between Wilson and Davis streets contains restaurants, bars, and antiques and thrift shops worth checking out, as do nearby lanes.
Small production wines. Cultivating many of California’s greatest cool, coastal mountain ridges and benchland soils allows us a broad perspective of terroir and showcases some of California’s finest appellations.
46 locals recommend
Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens
5007 Fulton RdSmall production wines. Cultivating many of California’s greatest cool, coastal mountain ridges and benchland soils allows us a broad perspective of terroir and showcases some of California’s finest appellations.
Originating as a single plot of Chardonnay grapes, the Dutton-Goldfield winery now has 80 vineyards covering 1,000 acres in the Russian River Valley. In addition to its Chardonnay, the winery is also known for its Pinot Noir, as well as smaller batches of Syrah, Gewurztraminer, Zinfandel, and Pinot Blanc. The tasting room in Sebastopol has a modern, almost laboratory-like design with white floor tiles, a curved laminate bar, and white walls brightened by colorful contemporary artwork. For a small tasting fee, the staff serves samples of signature wines like the Devil’s Gulch Pinot Noir and Dutton Ranch Chardonnay.
20 locals recommend
Dutton Goldfield Winery
3100 Gravenstein Hwy NOriginating as a single plot of Chardonnay grapes, the Dutton-Goldfield winery now has 80 vineyards covering 1,000 acres in the Russian River Valley. In addition to its Chardonnay, the winery is also known for its Pinot Noir, as well as smaller batches of Syrah, Gewurztraminer, Zinfandel, and Pinot Blanc. The tasting room in Sebastopol has a modern, almost laboratory-like design with white floor tiles, a curved laminate bar, and white walls brightened by colorful contemporary artwork. For a small tasting fee, the staff serves samples of signature wines like the Devil’s Gulch Pinot Noir and Dutton Ranch Chardonnay.
Easily one of the most beautiful wineries in Sonoma Valley, Matanzas Creek sits amid 1,500 acres of Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Syrah vines. The visiting area, surrounded by meticulously landscaped gardens, water-lily pools, and fields of fragrant lavender, feels like a botanist’s private estate; there’s a tree-shaded deck from which to survey it all while you sample flights. Inside is an airy, wood-paneled tasting bar and also a more intimate Vintage Room, which hosts private tastings and cheese-pairings.
54 locals recommend
Matanzas Creek Winery
6097 Bennett Valley RdEasily one of the most beautiful wineries in Sonoma Valley, Matanzas Creek sits amid 1,500 acres of Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Syrah vines. The visiting area, surrounded by meticulously landscaped gardens, water-lily pools, and fields of fragrant lavender, feels like a botanist’s private estate; there’s a tree-shaded deck from which to survey it all while you sample flights. Inside is an airy, wood-paneled tasting bar and also a more intimate Vintage Room, which hosts private tastings and cheese-pairings.
Take a walk around the Healdsburg Plaza after lunch and enjoy stopping in to the various shops. Very quaint way to spend a few hours in between wine tasting around Healdsburg.
47 locals recommend
Healdsburg Plaza
Take a walk around the Healdsburg Plaza after lunch and enjoy stopping in to the various shops. Very quaint way to spend a few hours in between wine tasting around Healdsburg.
Essentials
Local family Market located in the Larkfield Shopping Center. Excellent selection of cheese, one of the best in the area. Butcher also has a good array of products. The produce section is good. Also several wine specials weekly among the large vino area.
Maybe the best part of Molsberry is the BBQ pit which runs from Friday - Monday with BBQ chicken, tri tip, ribs etc.
16 locals recommend
Molsberry Markets Inc.
522 Larkfield CenterLocal family Market located in the Larkfield Shopping Center. Excellent selection of cheese, one of the best in the area. Butcher also has a good array of products. The produce section is good. Also several wine specials weekly among the large vino area.
Maybe the best part of Molsberry is the BBQ pit which runs from Friday - Monday with BBQ chicken, tri tip, ribs etc.
Safeway
1115 Vine StRaley's
8852 Lakewood DrCVS
2700 Yulupa AveSutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital
30 Mark West Springs RdWalmart
15960 Dam RdTarget
950 Coddingtown CenterThe Home Depot
6280 Hembree Ln