Restaurant

El Dorado Kitchen

Californian
LocaleTerroir: view of the Plaza from a café table, Sonoma, Sonoma County
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405 1st St W
California
95476
Sonoma Plaza
$$$
Monday–Sunday, 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM and 11:30 AM – 8:30 PM

The El Dorado Hotel's restaurant faces Sonoma Plaza, and its shaded rear courtyard is the place for a long lunch with a glass of local wine. Chef Armando Navarro brings Latin American touches to a wood-fired, farm-driven menu: seafood paella, mushroom pizza, risotto, churros with dulce de leche. EDK Cantina sells tacos from a Spain Street window daily.

Outdoor Seating
Brunch
Casual Attire
Bar Seating
Walk-ins Welcome
Hotel Dining
Wheelchair Accessible
LocaleTerroir: view of the Plaza from a café table, Sonoma, Sonoma County
a sheltered courtyard

El Dorado Kitchen

Sonoma Plaza
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Sonoma
LocaleTerroir AI-produced county- and industry-inspired placeholder image
405 1st St W
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Sonoma
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California
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95476
Monday–Sunday, 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM and 11:30 AM – 8:30 PM
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Outdoor Seating
Brunch
Casual Attire
Bar Seating
Walk-ins Welcome
Hotel Dining
Wheelchair Accessible
Wine Focus
Full bar, wine list and house cocktails, with low-ABV spritzes at weekday Golden Hour; corkage $35.

El Dorado Kitchen is the restaurant of the El Dorado Hotel, a historic building on the west side of Sonoma Plaza at First Street West. The hotel, owned by Mosaic Hotel Group, reopened after a renovation that refreshed the dining room and patio, and executive chef Armando Navarro now leads the kitchen, folding Latin American flavors into a menu built on local, seasonal ingredients. The defining feature remains the sheltered courtyard patio behind the hotel, a lovely place to sit on the Plaza on a warm afternoon. Because it is the hotel's own restaurant, the room keeps an all-day rhythm, and it serves hotel guests, visitors and locals alike from morning to evening.

Menu Highlights
Seafood Paella
shrimp, mussels, chorizo, saffron, crispy bomba rice
Mushroom Pizza
mushroom purée, mozzarella, arugula, garlic oil
Risotto
mixed mushrooms, spinach, crispy leeks
Chilaquiles
scrambled eggs, salsa roja, avocado, cotija, crema
Churros
fried to order, dulce de leche
Coconut Tapioca
coconut flakes, mango sorbet

Lunch on the patio is the classic El Dorado Kitchen visit: a table in the shade of the courtyard, a glass of Sonoma wine, and the Plaza a few steps away. Dinner moves into the bright, contemporary dining room, or stays outside on warm evenings. The cooking leans on the wood-fired oven and on what local farms bring in, with chef Navarro's Latin American touches running through the menu. The wine list favors Sonoma producers, and the full bar mixes house cocktails. For something quicker, the EDK Cantina serves tacos, antojitos and platos from a window on Spain Street, daily from noon. Breakfast is served Friday through Sunday. Book ahead for weekend brunch, when the courtyard tables go first.

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Armando Navarro

Executive Chef

Armando Navarro has led the kitchen at El Dorado Kitchen on Sonoma Plaza since 2011. Born in Michoacán, Mexico, he cooked at Le Bernardin, Jean-Georges, Daniel, Jardinière and Masa's, was executive sous chef at Auberge du Soleil and chef de cuisine at Redd in Yountville, and he also leads the food at EDK Cantina on Spain Street.

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