Guidebook for Santa Rosa

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Guidebook for Santa Rosa

Essentials

Great local grocery market with excellent organic, local, fresh items - great cheese, produce, wine and more!
45 locals recommend
Oliver's Market - Stony Point
461 Stony Point Rd
45 locals recommend
Great local grocery market with excellent organic, local, fresh items - great cheese, produce, wine and more!
Great, locally grown organic produce and other essentials all at excellent and fair prices
Imwalle Gardens
685 W 3rd St
Great, locally grown organic produce and other essentials all at excellent and fair prices
Super basic market nearby.
BJ's Market
407 Santa Rosa Ave
Super basic market nearby.

Everything Else

We LOVE Trader Joe's!
19 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
3225 Cleveland Ave
19 locals recommend
We LOVE Trader Joe's!
Little winery we like, nearby
6 locals recommend
Old World Winery
850 River Rd
6 locals recommend
Little winery we like, nearby
The best old-vine Zins and more, love this place
21 locals recommend
Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs
650 Lytton Springs Rd
21 locals recommend
The best old-vine Zins and more, love this place
Big, bold Zins and a wine cave!
35 locals recommend
Bella Vineyards and Wine Caves
9711 W Dry Creek Rd
35 locals recommend
Big, bold Zins and a wine cave!
Lovely spot with gardens, goats, chickens, fresh-baked bread, produce, and great wine!
27 locals recommend
Preston Farms & Winery
9282 W Dry Creek Rd
27 locals recommend
Lovely spot with gardens, goats, chickens, fresh-baked bread, produce, and great wine!
Pack a lunch, buy a bottle when you get there, and relax by the creek in the adirondack chairs, watching the salmon run!
24 locals recommend
Truett Hurst
5610 Dry Creek Rd
24 locals recommend
Pack a lunch, buy a bottle when you get there, and relax by the creek in the adirondack chairs, watching the salmon run!
Incredible sparkling wine with excellent views. No idea why this picture popped up for Iron Horse, but it does not apply. It's a beautiful winery up on a hill, with some of the best bubbles around.
89 locals recommend
Iron Horse Vineyards
9786 Ross Station Rd
89 locals recommend
Incredible sparkling wine with excellent views. No idea why this picture popped up for Iron Horse, but it does not apply. It's a beautiful winery up on a hill, with some of the best bubbles around.

Arts & Culture

Excellent, innovative and brave local theatre company, just a half block away.
6 locals recommend
The Imaginists
461 Sebastopol Ave
6 locals recommend
Excellent, innovative and brave local theatre company, just a half block away.
Entertainment center for art, music and events. Look them up to see what's happening while you're in town!
6 locals recommend
Arlene Francis Center for Spirit, Art, and Politics
99 6th St
6 locals recommend
Entertainment center for art, music and events. Look them up to see what's happening while you're in town!
Snoopy and Charlie Brown! Aside from the museum, they show movies all day!
144 locals recommend
Charles M. Schulz Museum
2301 Hardies Ln
144 locals recommend
Snoopy and Charlie Brown! Aside from the museum, they show movies all day!
Music, entertainment, dance
71 locals recommend
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
50 Mark West Springs Rd
71 locals recommend
Music, entertainment, dance
Indie films, artsy films, best popcorn toppings - the best
23 locals recommend
Summerfield Cinemas
551 Summerfield Rd
23 locals recommend
Indie films, artsy films, best popcorn toppings - the best
This is the cheap theater - 3.75 movie tickets all day, and Wednesdays are date night - 2 tickets, 2 popcorns and 2 drinks for 14.50
9 locals recommend
3rd Street Cinema
620 3rd St
9 locals recommend
This is the cheap theater - 3.75 movie tickets all day, and Wednesdays are date night - 2 tickets, 2 popcorns and 2 drinks for 14.50
34 locals recommend
Museum of Sonoma County
425 7th St
34 locals recommend

Food Scene

Delicious, eclectic California cuisine just around the corner, an easy walk to a spectacular meal!
54 locals recommend
The Spinster Sisters
401 S A St
54 locals recommend
Delicious, eclectic California cuisine just around the corner, an easy walk to a spectacular meal!
Checkered tablecloths, booming waiters, great pastas and specials - yum
40 locals recommend
Lococo's Cucina Rustica
117 4th St
40 locals recommend
Checkered tablecloths, booming waiters, great pastas and specials - yum
Thai food!
11 locals recommend
Khoom Lanna
107 4th St
11 locals recommend
Thai food!
Delicious and big breakfast, brunch and lunch
42 locals recommend
Dierk's Parkside Cafe
404 Santa Rosa Ave
42 locals recommend
Delicious and big breakfast, brunch and lunch
Super fresh, best fish and seafood around and close to us!
Santa Rosa Seafood Raw Bar and Grill
958 Santa Rosa Ave
Super fresh, best fish and seafood around and close to us!
Small plates and fun cocktails in Old Courthouse Square
16 locals recommend
Perch + Plow
90 Old Courthouse Sq
16 locals recommend
Small plates and fun cocktails in Old Courthouse Square
Oldschool deli right downtown Santa Rosa, with great light and even better food
15 locals recommend
Mac's
630 4th St
15 locals recommend
Oldschool deli right downtown Santa Rosa, with great light and even better food
YUM - amazing food, amazing cocktails, we love this place and their other location at Coddingtown Mall, Sea Noodle Bar
75 locals recommend
SEA Thai Bistro
2350 Midway Dr
75 locals recommend
YUM - amazing food, amazing cocktails, we love this place and their other location at Coddingtown Mall, Sea Noodle Bar
Our neighborhood taqueria - we are fans!
7 locals recommend
Taqueria Las Palmas
415 Santa Rosa Ave
7 locals recommend
Our neighborhood taqueria - we are fans!
A previous guest said they have the best Pho in town!
Tan's Donuts
2550 Guerneville Rd
A previous guest said they have the best Pho in town!
Coffee, treats, art! A quick walk around the corner from us, and a nice outdoor space.
Café Frida Gallery
300 S A St
Coffee, treats, art! A quick walk around the corner from us, and a nice outdoor space.

Drinks & Nightlife

The local's pub, great beer selection and menu - catch the game on their big screen, or just relax with neighbors
24 locals recommend
The Toad in the Hole Pub
116 5th St
24 locals recommend
The local's pub, great beer selection and menu - catch the game on their big screen, or just relax with neighbors
Cocktails and wood-fired pizzas
46 locals recommend
Jackson's Bar and Oven
135 4th St
46 locals recommend
Cocktails and wood-fired pizzas
Wine bar with local wines, often with live music
Cellars of Sonoma
20 Matheson St
Wine bar with local wines, often with live music

Shopping

Need to keep your hands busy with a fun project? This is the place for you - yarn, accessories, knitting, crafting, coziness galore. Plus classes and workshops. Stop in to check out this sweet shop!
7 locals recommend
Cast Away Yarn Shop
7 locals recommend
Need to keep your hands busy with a fun project? This is the place for you - yarn, accessories, knitting, crafting, coziness galore. Plus classes and workshops. Stop in to check out this sweet shop!
Excellent selection of vintage clothing from a wide range of eras - if you love vintage this is a must-stop!
Hot Couture
101 3rd St
Excellent selection of vintage clothing from a wide range of eras - if you love vintage this is a must-stop!
This place is really fun to look in even if you don't need a costume - quirky gifts, socks, magnets and of course, costumes, wigs, etc!
Disguise the Limit Costumes
129 4th St
This place is really fun to look in even if you don't need a costume - quirky gifts, socks, magnets and of course, costumes, wigs, etc!
Indulge your inner photographer, or pick up a cool gift for a photographer in your life!
Jeremiah's Photo Corner
441 Sebastopol Ave
Indulge your inner photographer, or pick up a cool gift for a photographer in your life!
Adorable and beautiful market highlighting expertly curated goods to either eat or take home, from hand-dyed table linens to fresh-from-the-garden produce, this place is a sensory experience all on its own.
6 locals recommend
Miracle Plum
208 Davis St
6 locals recommend
Adorable and beautiful market highlighting expertly curated goods to either eat or take home, from hand-dyed table linens to fresh-from-the-garden produce, this place is a sensory experience all on its own.
All Things Local!
8 locals recommend
Made Local Marketplace
2421 Magowan Dr
8 locals recommend
All Things Local!
A bibliophile's dream - dusty old bookstore you can get lost in!
8 locals recommend
Treehorn Books
625 4th St
8 locals recommend
A bibliophile's dream - dusty old bookstore you can get lost in!
Sweet little floral shop with a nice selection of gifts, jewelry, etc. We can usually pick up floral orders and have them waiting for you when you arrive - makes for a beautiful surprise!
Papillon Floral Design
109 S A St
Sweet little floral shop with a nice selection of gifts, jewelry, etc. We can usually pick up floral orders and have them waiting for you when you arrive - makes for a beautiful surprise!

Sightseeing

Beautiful garden and former home of Luther Burbank
62 locals recommend
Luther Burbank Home and Gardens
204 Santa Rosa Ave
62 locals recommend
Beautiful garden and former home of Luther Burbank
Beautiful for hiking, jogging, bike riding, etc.
162 locals recommend
Trione-Annadel State Park
6201 Channel Dr
162 locals recommend
Beautiful for hiking, jogging, bike riding, etc.
Just a quick walk away, explore the beautiful handiwork of experimental botanist Luther Burbank
62 locals recommend
Luther Burbank Home and Gardens
204 Santa Rosa Ave
62 locals recommend
Just a quick walk away, explore the beautiful handiwork of experimental botanist Luther Burbank
Easy spot to walk with the dog or another friend
48 locals recommend
Spring Lake
48 locals recommend
Easy spot to walk with the dog or another friend
Boating, great big playground for the kids, mini train...this is a great park for the family
77 locals recommend
Howarth Park
630 Summerfield Rd
77 locals recommend
Boating, great big playground for the kids, mini train...this is a great park for the family
Beautiful, serene, majestic - redwood forest to either drive into or hike through
500 locals recommend
Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve Visitor Center
17000 Armstrong Woods Rd
500 locals recommend
Beautiful, serene, majestic - redwood forest to either drive into or hike through
The most beautiful park in Santa Rosa with hundreds of varieties of trees, and which is just around the corner from us. We don't recommend walking alone through it at night, as with many parks, some people like to make it their home at night. During the day, we love to stroll through, picnic, and enjoy
6 locals recommend
Juilliard Park
227 Santa Rosa Ave
6 locals recommend
The most beautiful park in Santa Rosa with hundreds of varieties of trees, and which is just around the corner from us. We don't recommend walking alone through it at night, as with many parks, some people like to make it their home at night. During the day, we love to stroll through, picnic, and enjoy