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These are the tables Sonoma keeps for itself, chosen not by who pays but by the chefs, winemakers, and hospitality people who live and cook here. The votes are coming in now, and the picks will go live as they land. Below, the same three restaurants appear at every level: a Michelin dining room, a poolside club, a historic Plaza institution. You meet each one as the mini on the map, then the editorial card with the full picture, then the full detail page with the people and the story behind the plate. No tourist traps; just where wine country actually dines.

Classifications

The Award

The Anchor Article

The full editorial: the room, the people, the story. Every restaurant voted in takes this form the moment results are tabulated; beyond the vote, Level A is earned through our industry programs, wave by wave.

The Blue Book

Complete coverage: who a business is, what it serves, the amenity icons that help you plan. Every place we cover lives here; this and the mini are what our launch is built on.

Restaurant

Restaurant Sample

Italian
Restaurant Sample
12 W Spain St, Sonoma, CA 95476 (sample)
12 W Spain St (sample)
Sonoma
California
95476
Sonoma Plaza Historic District (sample)
$40 to $60 per person (sample)
Daily, 11:30 AM to 9:30 PM (sample)

Sample restaurant page, for illustration. Restaurant Sample is invented: it shows what a full LocaleTerroir restaurant page holds, from the story and the menu to the wine and the people.

Outdoor Seating
Gardens
Farm to Table
Wine Pairing
Vegetarian / Vegan Options
Restaurant

Flamingo Lazeaway Club

Cal-Pacific
LocaleTerroir: courtyard dinner table at dusk, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County
Flamingo Resort 2777 4th St., Santa Rosa
2777 4th St.
Santa Rosa
California
95405
Montgomery Village
$50–75 per person
Mon–Thurs, 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM · Fri, 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM · Sat, 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM · Sun, 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM

The Flamingo Resort's poolside restaurant in Santa Rosa: Cal-Pacific plates, craft cocktails and lively midcentury energy.

Outdoor Seating
Full Bar
Live Music
Lively Atmosphere
Parking On-Site
Restaurant

Sonoma Cheese Factory

American
LocaleTerroir: restaurant doorway, Sonoma, Sonoma County
2 W Spain St, Sonoma, CA 95476
2 W Spain St
Sonoma
California
95476
Sonoma Plaza
$25–50 per person
Monday–Sunday, 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM · longer hours in summer

A Sonoma Plaza staple, Sonoma Cheese Factory brings artisanal cheeses, house-cured meats and charcuterie, hyper-local wines, coffee and pastries together in a lively, all-day stop.

Outdoor Seating
Casual Attire
Family Friendly
Lively Atmosphere
Historic Site

The Compact Card

The mini you meet on the map and the rail. Your window in; for a featured restaurant, it opens the Anchor Article directly.