Name: Sonoma Grille
Address: 165 W Napa St, Sonoma, California, 95476, US

Sonoma Grille

California / Seafood & Steak

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165 W Napa St

California

95476

Sonoma Plaza

$$$

Mon–Tue 3:00–8:30pm; Wed–Fri 11:30am–8:30pm; Sat–Sun 10:30am–8:30pm (weekend brunch)

Reservations accepted

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Nepal-born owner Nima Sherpa, who once worked treks on Mount Everest, opened Sonoma Grille on West Napa Street in 2015. Chef Saul Razo's menu covers BBQ oysters, tuna tartare, saffron pappardelle with tiger prawns, bouillabaisse and Angus steaks, with Sonoma and Napa wines and a cocktail bar that fills at happy hour. Weekends add brunch.

Brunch

Full Bar

Bar Seating

Lively Atmosphere

Sonoma Grille sits on West Napa Street, a short walk west of the Plaza, a locals' room built around seafood, steak and an easy California-Italian sensibility. Owner Nima Sherpa took over the lease in 2014 and opened in late December 2015, after an improbable path: a native of Nepal, he assisted on dozens of high-altitude treks on Mount Everest before settling in the region in 1998. He also co-owns Himalayan Sherpa Kitchen in St. Helena, but kept the Sonoma menu firmly on seafood and steak. The hospitality reflects his story: warm, attentive and personal, the kind of welcome that turns first-time visitors into regulars. Open seven days, with weekend brunch and a daily happy hour, it has become a dependable all-day table for the town in the decade since it opened.

Menu Highlights

The kitchen ranges widely, from seafood to hand-cut steaks and Italian-leaning pastas; the opening menu set the tone with surf and turf, lobster risotto and seafood linguine, and a vegetarian rigatoni for anyone skipping meat. Portions are generous enough that few leave hungry. Local Sonoma and Napa wines fill the list, chosen to pair with seafood and steak, and the bar turns out cocktails that are a draw in their own right. Happy hour keeps the room busy in the late afternoon. The restaurant opens at 3 on Monday and Tuesday, for lunch from 11:30 Wednesday through Friday, and for weekend brunch from 10:30, closing at 8:30 every night. Reservations are accepted online. It suits a quick lunch and a celebration dinner equally well.

Saul Razo

Executive Chef

Saul Razo leads the Sonoma Grille kitchen on West Napa Street, where his menu runs from BBQ oysters and tuna tartare to saffron pappardelle with tiger prawns, bouillabaisse and Angus steaks. His cooking favors generous portions and clean, ingredient-forward plates built around seafood, steak and Italian-leaning pastas.

Nima Sherpa

Owner

Nima Sherpa opened Sonoma Grille on West Napa Street in December 2015. A native of Nepal, he assisted on dozens of high-altitude treks on Mount Everest, and he also co-owns Himalayan Sherpa Kitchen in St. Helena. He runs the room with a guide's attentiveness, often seeing to guests personally.

Sonoma Grille

Sonoma Grille

Saul Razo

Nima Sherpa

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