Guidebook for Glen Ellen
Food Scene
Our favorite neighborhood restaurant! Get there early or late if you don't want to wait! Best for small parties of 5 or less. Best deal is the Plat du Jour.
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the fig cafe & winebar
13690 Arnold DrOur favorite neighborhood restaurant! Get there early or late if you don't want to wait! Best for small parties of 5 or less. Best deal is the Plat du Jour.
Excellent restaurant! One of the best around so be sure to make reservations. If you're a foodie, sit at the kitchen bar to watch the chef in action.
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Cafe La Haye
140 E Napa StExcellent restaurant! One of the best around so be sure to make reservations. If you're a foodie, sit at the kitchen bar to watch the chef in action.
Great place for a quick bite or a long sip after shopping around the Plaza. Lovely patio to enjoy a salad or sandwich. Patio wine bar is seasonal.
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Sunflower Caffé
421 1st St WGreat place for a quick bite or a long sip after shopping around the Plaza. Lovely patio to enjoy a salad or sandwich. Patio wine bar is seasonal.
For a hearty breakfast or brunch, mix & match between their 6 different Eggs Benedict selections. We like ours with half hash browns & half grits! Excellent pancakes, French toast & waffles, too!
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Garden Court Cafe
13647 Arnold DrFor a hearty breakfast or brunch, mix & match between their 6 different Eggs Benedict selections. We like ours with half hash browns & half grits! Excellent pancakes, French toast & waffles, too!
Owners are from one of my favorite cities in Italy--Lucca! If you're a garlic lover, have the Caesar Salad but it may effect your wine palate! Great pastas & daily specials. Pliny the Elder on tap.
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Cafe Citti
2792 4th StreetOwners are from one of my favorite cities in Italy--Lucca! If you're a garlic lover, have the Caesar Salad but it may effect your wine palate! Great pastas & daily specials. Pliny the Elder on tap.
Casual restaurant with a grape vine draped patio. Specialize in Spanish foods. The best grilled artichokes we've ever had! Grow & source organically.
Vineyards Inn
8445 Sonoma HwyCasual restaurant with a grape vine draped patio. Specialize in Spanish foods. The best grilled artichokes we've ever had! Grow & source organically.
Martinis & oysters are a focus for starters at this white tablecloth style restaurant. Nice ambience & great food but service can be slow sometimes so go when you don't have anywhere to rush off to!
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Glen Ellen Inn
13670 Arnold DrMartinis & oysters are a focus for starters at this white tablecloth style restaurant. Nice ambience & great food but service can be slow sometimes so go when you don't have anywhere to rush off to!
Like the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes?" This will remind you of the Whistle Stop Cafe! Grow their own pigs for bacon, tractor seats at the kitchen bar or picnic table seating for a down home touch.
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The Fremont Diner
2698 Fremont DriveLike the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes?" This will remind you of the Whistle Stop Cafe! Grow their own pigs for bacon, tractor seats at the kitchen bar or picnic table seating for a down home touch.
Upscale diner Napa style if you'd like to head over the hill. Only 25 mins away.
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Rutherford Grill
1180 Rutherford RdUpscale diner Napa style if you'd like to head over the hill. Only 25 mins away.
Great old style drive-in burger joint but with high quality beef, ahi, turkey or veggie options. Shakes, wine or beer. Often a line so you know it's good! One in Napa & one in St. Helena
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Gott's Roadside
644 1st StGreat old style drive-in burger joint but with high quality beef, ahi, turkey or veggie options. Shakes, wine or beer. Often a line so you know it's good! One in Napa & one in St. Helena
Essentials
Pretty much anything you need! Great deli & seafood & amazing cheese selections! Pack your picnic basket here & grab a bottle or two of wine for back at the cottage.
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Glen Ellen Village Market
13751 Arnold DrPretty much anything you need! Great deli & seafood & amazing cheese selections! Pack your picnic basket here & grab a bottle or two of wine for back at the cottage.
Arts & Culture
Amazing piece of history practically in our backyard! Docent led tours. Easy hiking & biking, great picnicking views & musical theater presented by Transcendence Theater during the summer.
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Jack London State Historic Park
2400 London Ranch RdAmazing piece of history practically in our backyard! Docent led tours. Easy hiking & biking, great picnicking views & musical theater presented by Transcendence Theater during the summer.
Historic theater in the Sonoma Plaza featuring the best current movies in a vintage ambience with velvet seats & old-fashioned candy.
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Sebastiani Theatre
476 1st St EHistoric theater in the Sonoma Plaza featuring the best current movies in a vintage ambience with velvet seats & old-fashioned candy.
Largest collection of Asian plant species outside of Japan.
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Quarryhill Botanical Garden
12841 Sonoma HwyLargest collection of Asian plant species outside of Japan.
Sightseeing
A hike to Gunsight will reward with amazing valley views all the way to the Bay on a clear day. Observatory events for star-gazing.
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Sugarloaf Ridge State Park
2605 Adobe Canyon RdA hike to Gunsight will reward with amazing valley views all the way to the Bay on a clear day. Observatory events for star-gazing.
Steeped with history! Site of the first Bear Flag raised by General Vallejo. Take the tour of the mission & barracks to step back in time to Sonoma's beginnings. Father Junipero Serra's last mission.
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Sonoma Plaza
Steeped with history! Site of the first Bear Flag raised by General Vallejo. Take the tour of the mission & barracks to step back in time to Sonoma's beginnings. Father Junipero Serra's last mission.
Everything Else
Our favorite winery! Highly recommend a reserve tasting on the patio or bocci ball & a picnic. Only SoCo winery to earn Wine of the Year & Winemaker of the Year! Must taste: Cinque Cepages
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Chateau St. Jean Winery
8555 Sonoma HwyOur favorite winery! Highly recommend a reserve tasting on the patio or bocci ball & a picnic. Only SoCo winery to earn Wine of the Year & Winemaker of the Year! Must taste: Cinque Cepages
Morton's Warm Springs Resort
1651 Warm Springs RdClassic swim spot from a bygone era.
Excellent organic wines, beautiful wine caves & the owners have done a great deal to preserve the natural wetlands environment in the area. So please support their efforts by buying their wines!
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Deerfield Ranch Winery
10200 Sonoma HwyExcellent organic wines, beautiful wine caves & the owners have done a great deal to preserve the natural wetlands environment in the area. So please support their efforts by buying their wines!
Lovely place to take in the valley views or tour their caves while sipping.
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Kunde Family Winery
9825 Sonoma HwyLovely place to take in the valley views or tour their caves while sipping.
Everyone can find something here to eat or take home to enjoy. Similar to the old public markets in large cities, this one sits on the Napa River. Variety of great food & drink options.
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Oxbow Public Market
610 1st StEveryone can find something here to eat or take home to enjoy. Similar to the old public markets in large cities, this one sits on the Napa River. Variety of great food & drink options.
One of our faves! Great hiking or strolling areas, swimming lake to cool off in the summer. Fishing & pedal boat areas. Gardens & sports areas. Open & wooded trails. Adjacent to Annandale Park.
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Spring Lake
One of our faves! Great hiking or strolling areas, swimming lake to cool off in the summer. Fishing & pedal boat areas. Gardens & sports areas. Open & wooded trails. Adjacent to Annandale Park.
Shopping
Poppy's
13875 CA-12Great source for vintage finds & up cycling!