Viviane & Marc's List of Favorite Things to Do
Food Scene
Housed in a former Foster's Freeze, and celebrating California comfort food with a modern twist, Handline is everybody's favorite new restaurant in town. Beautiful in design, boisterous and fun, family-friendly, Handline is a super-groovy place with incredibly delicious food - everything from grilled local oysters and local crab sandwiches to fish tacos, ceviche and burgers. Tons of vegetarian items in every category we well. And it's open late!
** Don't miss the soft ice cream from Strauss Family Creamery!!! **
Wonderful back yard with games aplenty, too.
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Handline Coastal California
935 Gravenstein Ave. SouthHoused in a former Foster's Freeze, and celebrating California comfort food with a modern twist, Handline is everybody's favorite new restaurant in town. Beautiful in design, boisterous and fun, family-friendly, Handline is a super-groovy place with incredibly delicious food - everything from grilled local oysters and local crab sandwiches to fish tacos, ceviche and burgers. Tons of vegetarian items in every category we well. And it's open late!
** Don't miss the soft ice cream from Strauss Family Creamery!!! **
Wonderful back yard with games aplenty, too.
Natural wine bar and local-focused cuisine makes The Redwood one of the most exciting new-comer to Sebastopol. Make sure to stop by for a bite and a sip. Open Thursday through Monday for 1pm to 9pm.
The Redwood
Natural wine bar and local-focused cuisine makes The Redwood one of the most exciting new-comer to Sebastopol. Make sure to stop by for a bite and a sip. Open Thursday through Monday for 1pm to 9pm.
A bar-focused restaurant, featuring amazingly delicious and beautiful garden-to-glass cocktails served alongside modern American cuisine.
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Fern Bar
6780 Depot StA bar-focused restaurant, featuring amazingly delicious and beautiful garden-to-glass cocktails served alongside modern American cuisine.
Best bowl of noodles north of SF! They make the ramen noodles fresh every day.
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Ramen Gaijin
6948 Sebastopol AveBest bowl of noodles north of SF! They make the ramen noodles fresh every day.
Delicious, vibrant Thai food made with locally sourced ingredients. Plus the restaurant is "Sonoma cool". They are on the Michelin Guide!
Khom Loi
Delicious, vibrant Thai food made with locally sourced ingredients. Plus the restaurant is "Sonoma cool". They are on the Michelin Guide!
For the most delicious grilled cheese sandwiches… ever!
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The Farmer's Wife
6760 McKinley StFor the most delicious grilled cheese sandwiches… ever!
Most delicious thin-crust pizzas made with organic locally-sourced ingredients. To eat right there or to take out.
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Acre Pizza
6761 McKinley StMost delicious thin-crust pizzas made with organic locally-sourced ingredients. To eat right there or to take out.
Located in the Barlow. Farmhouse style wood grill and cocktail bar. Great setting indoor and outdoor.
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Blue Ridge Kitchen
6770 McKinley StLocated in the Barlow. Farmhouse style wood grill and cocktail bar. Great setting indoor and outdoor.
Located right downtown Sebastopol, this casual eatery is fantastic. They offer simple, authentic Italian fare in a “social” atmosphere. The pasta is handmade and organic – absolutely delicious!
Portico Italian Social Food
110 N Main StLocated right downtown Sebastopol, this casual eatery is fantastic. They offer simple, authentic Italian fare in a “social” atmosphere. The pasta is handmade and organic – absolutely delicious!
Sushi Kosho
6750 McKinley AveCreative, delicious Japanese food.
Willow Wood Market Cafe
9020 Graton RdOur favorite breakfast and brunch place.
Another local hangout. Breakfast and lunch only. They close at 2pm. Also cash only.
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Howard Station Cafe
3611 Bohemian HwyAnother local hangout. Breakfast and lunch only. They close at 2pm. Also cash only.
Tiny restaurant with just fabulous food! Great either before or after a walk or hike in Armstrong Woods nearby.
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boon eat + drink
16248 Main StTiny restaurant with just fabulous food! Great either before or after a walk or hike in Armstrong Woods nearby.
Very popular restaurant with an open kitchen. Specialized in wood-fired dishes with locally sourced ingredients. Dinner only. Must make a reservation.
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Glen Ellen Star
13648 Arnold DrVery popular restaurant with an open kitchen. Specialized in wood-fired dishes with locally sourced ingredients. Dinner only. Must make a reservation.
The little sister to The Girl and The Fig. The food is just as wonderful
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the fig cafe & winebar
13690 Arnold DrThe little sister to The Girl and The Fig. The food is just as wonderful
Local ingredients, Provençal-inspired menu in a beautiful space. Beloved by locals and visitors alike.
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the girl & the fig
110 W Spain StLocal ingredients, Provençal-inspired menu in a beautiful space. Beloved by locals and visitors alike.
Beautiful setting with gorgeous courtyard. Creative cocktails and menu with a focus on local ingredients.
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Barndiva
231 Center StBeautiful setting with gorgeous courtyard. Creative cocktails and menu with a focus on local ingredients.
Beautifully created small plates, locally sources ingredients and inventive cocktails. The menu changes daily.
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Chalkboard
29 North StBeautifully created small plates, locally sources ingredients and inventive cocktails. The menu changes daily.
Another beautiful restaurant with a modern, airy feel. Artful cocktails and food.
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Spoonbar
219 Healdsburg AveAnother beautiful restaurant with a modern, airy feel. Artful cocktails and food.
Fantastic seafood with an extensive list of small plates. The chef’s raw bar features an ever-changing selection of fresh seafood, including at least eight varieties of fresh oysters.
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Willi's | Seafood & Raw Bar
403 Healdsburg AveFantastic seafood with an extensive list of small plates. The chef’s raw bar features an ever-changing selection of fresh seafood, including at least eight varieties of fresh oysters.
Fantastic Spanish Tapas, wonderful cocktails and wine list.
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Bravas Bar de Tapas
420 Center StFantastic Spanish Tapas, wonderful cocktails and wine list.
An intimate and elegant restaurant, reminiscent of a Parisian sidewalk café, where you can sit and enjoy a seasonally inspired raw bar alongside a variety of other shellfish-focused offerings, all complemented by a thoughtfully curated Champagne and sparkling wine list.
Oyster
An intimate and elegant restaurant, reminiscent of a Parisian sidewalk café, where you can sit and enjoy a seasonally inspired raw bar alongside a variety of other shellfish-focused offerings, all complemented by a thoughtfully curated Champagne and sparkling wine list.
Farm fresh food, prepared with love, served with happiness. This little café is a local gem.
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Estero Cafe
14450 CA-1Farm fresh food, prepared with love, served with happiness. This little café is a local gem.
Walk into this place, located in the tiny Western hamlet of Graton that's become a bit of a food mecca, and you'll think you stumbled into a Parisian bistro. Fabulous bar scene, fabulous food, a fun atmosphere, and open LATE!
This is also a favorite hangout for winemakers and rock stars, of which there are several who live here.
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Underwood Bar and Bistro
9113 Graton RdWalk into this place, located in the tiny Western hamlet of Graton that's become a bit of a food mecca, and you'll think you stumbled into a Parisian bistro. Fabulous bar scene, fabulous food, a fun atmosphere, and open LATE!
This is also a favorite hangout for winemakers and rock stars, of which there are several who live here.
A modern eatery and market space with historic roots. Grab a sandwich, salad or burger on your way to Bodega Bay, or stay for a lazy lunch. The food is farm-to-table-fresh and the scene is local, too.
The Altamont General Store
A modern eatery and market space with historic roots. Grab a sandwich, salad or burger on your way to Bodega Bay, or stay for a lazy lunch. The food is farm-to-table-fresh and the scene is local, too.
For a beautiful lunch or brunch 5 minutes from Villa Ciel! The Wild Poppy is a family-run roadside cafe with a lovely creek-side patio and a local marketplace, to boot. All their sandwiches are made with their house focaccia. Grab some for a picnic! Open 10am to 3pm, Thursday-Sunday.
The Wild Poppy Cafe
For a beautiful lunch or brunch 5 minutes from Villa Ciel! The Wild Poppy is a family-run roadside cafe with a lovely creek-side patio and a local marketplace, to boot. All their sandwiches are made with their house focaccia. Grab some for a picnic! Open 10am to 3pm, Thursday-Sunday.
Shopping
The Barlow is an amazing place... a 12-acre, fully walkable home-grown artisan campus in the heart of downtown Sebastopol, CA. From tasting rooms, beer brewers and distillers, to bread bakers, artists, restaurants and craftspeople, it’s a campus where foodies and makers meet to showcase their craft. The Barlow is a community of creative producers. You have to see it to believe it.
The best part? It's only 15 minutes from VILLA CIEL.
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The Barlow
6770 McKinley StThe Barlow is an amazing place... a 12-acre, fully walkable home-grown artisan campus in the heart of downtown Sebastopol, CA. From tasting rooms, beer brewers and distillers, to bread bakers, artists, restaurants and craftspeople, it’s a campus where foodies and makers meet to showcase their craft. The Barlow is a community of creative producers. You have to see it to believe it.
The best part? It's only 15 minutes from VILLA CIEL.
Essentials
A beloved local farmstand, Bill's Farm Basket is less than 5 minutes away. Staff are super friendly, produce is fresh and local, and the vibe is laid back, rustic and VERY West County.
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Bill's Farm Basket
10315 Bodega HwyA beloved local farmstand, Bill's Farm Basket is less than 5 minutes away. Staff are super friendly, produce is fresh and local, and the vibe is laid back, rustic and VERY West County.
Andy's is a Sebastopol institution, and everybody's favorite grocery store. They also sell wine, prepared foods, healthy household goods and toiletries.
There's no point in trying to describe the wonder of this place: just check it out and you'll feel it too! (Only 15 minutes from Villa Ciel.)
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Andy's Produce Market
1691 Gravenstein Hwy NAndy's is a Sebastopol institution, and everybody's favorite grocery store. They also sell wine, prepared foods, healthy household goods and toiletries.
There's no point in trying to describe the wonder of this place: just check it out and you'll feel it too! (Only 15 minutes from Villa Ciel.)
Open every day from 8 AM to 9 PM. They have a wonderful selection of local cheeses, wines, beers and ciders, a deli counter, plus everything else Whole Foods has to offer.
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Whole Foods Market
6910 McKinley StOpen every day from 8 AM to 9 PM. They have a wonderful selection of local cheeses, wines, beers and ciders, a deli counter, plus everything else Whole Foods has to offer.
Entertainment & Activities
An absolute treasure for our town: an art-cinema multiplex! The Rialto books both popular films and indie / foreign films, plus specials like live theater beamed directly from London, or opera from New York. And they have great food, beer and wine, which you can consume in your seats.
The best of all worlds, and only 15 minutes door to door from VILLA CIEL.
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Rialto Cinemas
6868 McKinley StAn absolute treasure for our town: an art-cinema multiplex! The Rialto books both popular films and indie / foreign films, plus specials like live theater beamed directly from London, or opera from New York. And they have great food, beer and wine, which you can consume in your seats.
The best of all worlds, and only 15 minutes door to door from VILLA CIEL.
Drinks & Nightlife
A bar-focused restaurant, featuring amazingly delicious and beautiful garden-to-glass cocktails served alongside modern American cuisine. They feature live music every Sunday from 6-8pm!
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Fern Bar
6780 Depot StA bar-focused restaurant, featuring amazingly delicious and beautiful garden-to-glass cocktails served alongside modern American cuisine. They feature live music every Sunday from 6-8pm!
Sightseeing
You have to see it to believe it... Just drive slowly and look at the yards on both sides of the street. Some of the most whimsical sculptures you will ever see.
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Florence Avenue
Florence AvenueYou have to see it to believe it... Just drive slowly and look at the yards on both sides of the street. Some of the most whimsical sculptures you will ever see.
We've traveled all over the world, and we've rarely seen a road that's more stunning. Pick it up in downtown Occidental, and let it take you halfway to heaven as it winds its way through stunning farmland, then woodland, then pastureland, and finally, dropping down right to the Pacific Ocean. You'll think you were in Scotland.
Remember to drive slowly, watch out for sheep, and enjoy the panoramic views!
Coleman Valley Road
Coleman Valley RoadWe've traveled all over the world, and we've rarely seen a road that's more stunning. Pick it up in downtown Occidental, and let it take you halfway to heaven as it winds its way through stunning farmland, then woodland, then pastureland, and finally, dropping down right to the Pacific Ocean. You'll think you were in Scotland.
Remember to drive slowly, watch out for sheep, and enjoy the panoramic views!