Valley Bar and Bottle

Valley Bar and Bottle opened in July 2020 at 487 First Street West, on the west side of the Sonoma Plaza, in the building that for thirteen years held the Harvest Moon Café. Its four founding partners, chefs Emma Lipp and Stephanie Reagor with Lauren Feldman and Tanner Walle, came from Scribe Winery, and they built Valley as a hybrid: a restaurant with a serious bottle program attached, opened in a difficult season with a promise to make guests and staff alike feel at ease. Lipp and Reagor still lead the kitchen, and the wines favor organic, biodynamic, regenerative and traditional farming, from Europe, Australia and close to home. Michelin names Valley a Bib Gourmand, listing it again in the 2026 California selection, and in 2026 its chefs were James Beard Award semifinalists. Diners do make the trip to the Plaza for it.