Restaurant

Capriciano Osteria

Italian / Seafood
LocaleTerroir: courtyard dinner table at dusk, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County
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505 Mendocino Ave
California
95401
Downtown Santa Rosa
$$$
Monday, 5:00 PM – 9:30 PM · Tuesday, Closed · Wednesday–Thursday, 5:00 PM – 9:30 PM · Friday–Saturday, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Sunday, 5:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Reservations recommended, especially on weekends; walk-ins welcome when a table is free

Handmade pasta, a firewood oven and a menu that leans toward the sea set the tone at this downtown Santa Rosa osteria. Begin with shrimp or beef carpaccio and the Capriciano graze platter, then move on to lamb shank, Ora King salmon or a Margherita from the oven. Dinner is served every night but Tuesday.

Fireplace
Outdoor Seating
Private Dining
Groups Welcome
Family Friendly
Corkage $$
LocaleTerroir: courtyard dinner table at dusk, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County
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Capriciano Osteria

Downtown Santa Rosa
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Santa Rosa
LocaleTerroir AI-produced county- and industry-inspired placeholder image
505 Mendocino Ave
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Santa Rosa
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California
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95401
Monday, 5:00 PM – 9:30 PM · Tuesday, Closed · Wednesday–Thursday, 5:00 PM – 9:30 PM · Friday–Saturday, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Sunday, 5:00 PM – 9:30 PM
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Reservations recommended, especially on weekends; walk-ins welcome when a table is free
Fireplace
Outdoor Seating
Private Dining
Groups Welcome
Family Friendly
Corkage $$
Wine Focus
Italian-led list with Sonoma wines, Italian and California beers, wine-based aperitivi; $25 corkage.

Capriciano Osteria opened in the summer of 2026 at 505 Mendocino Avenue in downtown Santa Rosa, in the space that last held Tipsy Taco and, before it, the Acapulco Lounge. It is the restaurant of chef Baki Bekci, who grew up in his family's restaurant in Fethiye, on Türkiye's Turquoise Coast, and who now cooks Italian and Italian-American classics with ingredients from local farms and producers. He wants dinner here to be a whole evening rather than a quick transaction, with guests who leave happy and come back again. The room seats 89 and the terrace about fifty more. Still a young kitchen, it is already finding its following.

Menu Highlights
Ravioli al Limone
mushroom, caper, parsley, lemon cream parmigiano
Risotto ai Frutti di Mare
shrimp, manila clams, lobster, calabrian chili, basil oil
Grilled Octopus
tomato caper sauce, lemon, crushed potatoes, arugula
Rigatoni Mezzi
wagyu bolognese, san marzano, ricotta, calabrian chili
Mamma Eleni's Meatballs
beef and pork, tomato ragù, parmigiano, pomme purée
Red Wine-Braised Short Ribs
olive oil mashed potatoes, gremolata, basil oil

The dining room is warm and cozy around two large fireplaces, and the seasonal terrace is one of the larger patios in the area. Seafood is a thread through the menu, from oysters on the half shell, priced by the piece, to a fillet of petrale sole with crab, caviar, clams and gnocchi. The wine list leads with Italy and keeps Sonoma bottles close, with Italian and California beers and wine-based aperitivi; corkage is $25 a bottle, up to three, and waived for each bottle bought from the list. A long table and the terrace host birthdays, rehearsal dinners and company evenings, and the whole restaurant can be reserved. Book on OpenTable, especially on weekends or for four or more.

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Baki Bekci

Executive Chef & Founder

Baki Bekci founded Capriciano Osteria and leads its kitchen. He trained at Fethiye Culinary College, cooked in Cyprus, Athens and Dubrovnik, and worked in Four Seasons kitchens in Istanbul, Los Angeles and Napa Valley. In 2024 he founded Mezzeluna in Cotati, a Greek restaurant with Turkish influence, before opening his Italian osteria in downtown Santa Rosa.

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