Guidebook for Monte Rio

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Guidebook for Monte Rio

Food Scene

Gold Coast coffee just a few miles west on Moscow Rd in Duncan Mills has excellent coffee and wonderful fresh pastries/croissants in the am. In the summer they make an excellent brick oven pizza.
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Gold Coast Coffee & Bakery
25377 Steelhead Blvd
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Gold Coast coffee just a few miles west on Moscow Rd in Duncan Mills has excellent coffee and wonderful fresh pastries/croissants in the am. In the summer they make an excellent brick oven pizza.
Rio Café near the Monte Rio beach and adjacent to the Theatre has good coffee and breakfasts, as does the Bia Café in the Northwood Golf Resort just east of town. Hours can be seasonal - open on the weekends only during the winter.
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Rio Cafe & Grill
20391 CA-116
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Rio Café near the Monte Rio beach and adjacent to the Theatre has good coffee and breakfasts, as does the Bia Café in the Northwood Golf Resort just east of town. Hours can be seasonal - open on the weekends only during the winter.
The Village Inn offers a historic venue (Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire and other old Hollywood royalty used to frequent the halls and bar of this charming establishment) with good locally sourced food and a great bar if you want to stay in Monte Rio.
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Village Inn & Restaurant
20822 River Blvd
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The Village Inn offers a historic venue (Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire and other old Hollywood royalty used to frequent the halls and bar of this charming establishment) with good locally sourced food and a great bar if you want to stay in Monte Rio.
Hazel in Occidental is an excellent husband and wife farm to table establishment. Small and cozy with small but warm menu with generous portions.
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Hazel Restaurant
3782 Bohemian Hwy
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Hazel in Occidental is an excellent husband and wife farm to table establishment. Small and cozy with small but warm menu with generous portions.
•Café Aquatica (just ten miles west in Jenner) has terrific fresh and local breakfast as well other great specialty sandwiches.
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Cafe Aquatica
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•Café Aquatica (just ten miles west in Jenner) has terrific fresh and local breakfast as well other great specialty sandwiches.
Rivers End Restaurant and Inn in Jenner is a fantastic place for cocktails and Sunsets anytime of the year (they also do great seasonal tasting menus and the food is of good to great quality).
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River's End Restaurant & Inn
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Rivers End Restaurant and Inn in Jenner is a fantastic place for cocktails and Sunsets anytime of the year (they also do great seasonal tasting menus and the food is of good to great quality).
Occidental’s Howard’s Café is just six or seven miles south on the Bohemian Highway through dense groves of redwoods with great breakfast options.
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Howard Station Cafe
3611 Bohemian Hwy
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Occidental’s Howard’s Café is just six or seven miles south on the Bohemian Highway through dense groves of redwoods with great breakfast options.
Wild flour Bread in Freestone (just a few miles farther southwest on the Bohemian Highway) has incredible scones, and some of the best and largest variety of local bread available in the region (open Fri-Monday).
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Wild Flour Bread
140 Bohemian Hwy
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Wild flour Bread in Freestone (just a few miles farther southwest on the Bohemian Highway) has incredible scones, and some of the best and largest variety of local bread available in the region (open Fri-Monday).
Agriculture Restaurant/Public House at the Dawn Ranch in Guerneville has excellent higher end locally sourced food and cocktails (hours are seasonal so check before you go)
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Agriculture Public House | Dawn Ranch Lodge
16467 CA-116
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Agriculture Restaurant/Public House at the Dawn Ranch in Guerneville has excellent higher end locally sourced food and cocktails (hours are seasonal so check before you go)
Betty’s Spaghetti in the Russian River Resort Hotel (or R3 to locals) has excellent Italian fare, and colorful night-life attached.
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Betty Spaghetti
16390 4th St
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Betty’s Spaghetti in the Russian River Resort Hotel (or R3 to locals) has excellent Italian fare, and colorful night-life attached.
Boon Eat & Drink for farm to table and reasonably priced local fair.
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boon eat + drink
16248 Main St
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Boon Eat & Drink for farm to table and reasonably priced local fair.
Chile Pie Baking in the cool old Bank in downtown Guerneville makes excellent home-made “artisanal” pies and ice cream.
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Chile Pies Baking Co.
16290 Main St
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Chile Pie Baking in the cool old Bank in downtown Guerneville makes excellent home-made “artisanal” pies and ice cream.
The best local bread (and our personal favorite) can be found at Nightingale Bakery in Forestville (hours are 11-6 wed-sat as the owner is practicing nurse), but just fantastic quality French breads.
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Nightingale Breads
6665 Front St
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The best local bread (and our personal favorite) can be found at Nightingale Bakery in Forestville (hours are 11-6 wed-sat as the owner is practicing nurse), but just fantastic quality French breads.
Big Bottom Market in Guerneville is a local resto/market with high end artisanal local products but is famous (via Oprah) for their awesome Biscuits.
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Big Bottom Market
16228 Main St
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Big Bottom Market in Guerneville is a local resto/market with high end artisanal local products but is famous (via Oprah) for their awesome Biscuits.

Everything Else

Osmosis Day Spa is amazing. Great massages, as well as the facials and peaceful, beautiful grounds.
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Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary
209 Bohemian Hwy
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Osmosis Day Spa is amazing. Great massages, as well as the facials and peaceful, beautiful grounds.

Parks & Nature

Armstrong Woods north out of Guerneville is a famous place to experience strands of ancient old growth redwoods.
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Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve Visitor Center
17000 Armstrong Woods Rd
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Armstrong Woods north out of Guerneville is a famous place to experience strands of ancient old growth redwoods.
Where the Russian River meets the sea!
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Goat Rock Beach
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Where the Russian River meets the sea!
Miles and miles of beautiful coastline and beaches to explore!
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Sonoma Coast State Park
3095 CA-1
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Miles and miles of beautiful coastline and beaches to explore!
Hiking and history!
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Fort Ross State Historic Park
19005 Coast Highway
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Hiking and history!

Drinks & Nightlife

El Barrio in downtown Guerneville has the best local mixologist and cocktail list in the area and a decent but small Mexican kitchen in the back.
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El Barrio
16230 Main St
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El Barrio in downtown Guerneville has the best local mixologist and cocktail list in the area and a decent but small Mexican kitchen in the back.
Stumptown brewery in Guerneville has serviceable in house beer and a decent Guest beer list. Menu is decent with some good bbque/smoked meat selections. Great outdoor patio in the summer to crush a few beers and nibble on the bbque meats.
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Stumptown Brewery
15045 River Rd
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Stumptown brewery in Guerneville has serviceable in house beer and a decent Guest beer list. Menu is decent with some good bbque/smoked meat selections. Great outdoor patio in the summer to crush a few beers and nibble on the bbque meats.
Bear Republic Brewery in Healdsburg (they also just expanded to a massive Rohnert Park location) has good to great beer and decent “Americana” menu.
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Bear Republic Brewing Co
345 Healdsburg Ave
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Bear Republic Brewery in Healdsburg (they also just expanded to a massive Rohnert Park location) has good to great beer and decent “Americana” menu.
Sonoma Cidery in Healdsburg has great cider made in house, a few regional beers and wines on tap with a good locally sourced menu.
Sonoma Cider Taproom & Restaurant
44 Mill St
Sonoma Cidery in Healdsburg has great cider made in house, a few regional beers and wines on tap with a good locally sourced menu.
Russian River Brewery in Santa Rosa (original location) and soon to open/or already opened new massive location in Windsor. Good pizza, great seasonal salads and fantastic beer. Don’t ask for Pliny the younger unless it is February, but Pliny the Elder is nearly as good and available year round.
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Russian River Brewing Company - Santa Rosa Location
725 4th St
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Russian River Brewery in Santa Rosa (original location) and soon to open/or already opened new massive location in Windsor. Good pizza, great seasonal salads and fantastic beer. Don’t ask for Pliny the younger unless it is February, but Pliny the Elder is nearly as good and available year round.
Moonlight brewery has great lagers, pilsner, IPAs and their famous death and taxes dark lager. Small location in North Santa Rosa (soon to expand hours and location size), otherwise only open Fri-Sun.
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Moonlight Brewing Company
3350 Coffey Lane
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Moonlight brewery has great lagers, pilsner, IPAs and their famous death and taxes dark lager. Small location in North Santa Rosa (soon to expand hours and location size), otherwise only open Fri-Sun.
Horse and Plow Cidery in Sebastopol has great European style (“dry”) ciders, great wine and small bites. Nice grounds. Bring the kids and the dog!
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Horse & Plow Tasting Room
1272 Gravenstein Hwy N
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Horse and Plow Cidery in Sebastopol has great European style (“dry”) ciders, great wine and small bites. Nice grounds. Bring the kids and the dog!
Korbel Champagne house just east of Guerneville is the closest vineyard/winery that makes reasonable sparkling wine and decent still wine without breaking the budget.
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Korbel Winery
13250 River Rd
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Korbel Champagne house just east of Guerneville is the closest vineyard/winery that makes reasonable sparkling wine and decent still wine without breaking the budget.
Moshin (one of the first wineries you encounter on the Westside road heading into Healdsburg) has a great and well priced sample of everything and always seems to have great case deals in the tasting room.
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Moshin Vineyards
10295 Westside Rd
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Moshin (one of the first wineries you encounter on the Westside road heading into Healdsburg) has a great and well priced sample of everything and always seems to have great case deals in the tasting room.

Essentials

Bartletts, just down the road from the cottage has nearly everything you may need that you forgot. It is a super glorified convenience store with a very good local meat selection (used to be a butcher back in the day).
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Bartlett's Market
9890 Main St
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Bartletts, just down the road from the cottage has nearly everything you may need that you forgot. It is a super glorified convenience store with a very good local meat selection (used to be a butcher back in the day).
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Guerneville Safeway station
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Shopping

All your tea needs, and then some! This store is adorable, and a must visit for any tea lover.
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Mr. Trombly's Tea
25191 Main St
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All your tea needs, and then some! This store is adorable, and a must visit for any tea lover.
Unique gifts and jewelry in charming Duncans Mills!
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Pig Alley
25193 Main St
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Unique gifts and jewelry in charming Duncans Mills!

Entertainment & Activities

Year round boat rentals!
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Watertreks Eco-Tours Jenner Kayaks
10438 CA-1
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Year round boat rentals!