7 Best Restaurants in The North Coast, California

Franny's Cup and Saucer

$ Fodor's choice

Aided by her mother, Barbara, a former pastry chef at famed Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Franny, turns out sophisticated and inventive baked goods. Morning favorites include scones and sweet and savory pastries; there are fruit tarts and strawberry-apricot crisps, plus a mouthwatering assortment of cookies, candy, jams, and jellies for indulging anytime.

Beachcomber Cafe

$

Before a day of hiking and exploring, fuel up on organic espresso and coffee drinks, freshly baked breads and pastries, house-made granola, frittatas, and bagels with lox, chèvre, local jams, poached eggs, and other toppings. The lunch lineup includes soups, salads, and panini. This cozy and art-filled place is great for people-watching and mingling with locals.

Bakery Breakfast Lunch $ Family Quick Bite
363 Trinity St., Trinidad, California, 95570, USA
707-677–0106
Known For
  • bagels with creative toppings
  • strong, organic coffee
  • vegetarian options
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: No dinner

Coast Kitchen

$$$
On a sunny afternoon or at sunset, glistening ocean views from the Coast Kitchen's outdoor patio and indoor dining space elevate dishes emphasizing seafood and local produce both farmed and foraged. Starters like a baby gem lettuce Caesar and grilled salmon wings precede entrées that may include seared scallops and aged rib eye.

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Cowlick's Ice Cream

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Candy-cap mushroom (tastes like maple syrup) and black raspberry chocolate chunk are among this fun ice-cream shop's top-selling flavors. Chocolate, mocha almond fudge, and ginger appear year-round, supplemented by blackberry-cheesecake, pumpkin, eggnog, and other seasonal offerings.

Disco Ranch Wine Bar + Specialty Market

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In a rough-hewn structure that, for years, housed a beloved coffee haunt called the Horn of Zeese—the local "Boontling" lingo for a cup (horn) of coffee (zeese)—international wine expert Wendy Lamer operates this combination wine bar and gourmet mini-mart. Well versed in the local wine scene and generous with advice, she pours wines by the glass or bottle and serves up sliders and other "disco snacks."

Wine Bar Lunch $ Quick Bite
14025 Hwy. 128, California, 95415, USA
707-901–5002
www.discoranch.com
Known For
  • wines by Anderson Valley producers without tasting rooms
  • European and other wines complementing local selection
  • good stop for light lunch
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: Closed Tues. and Wed. No dinner

Mosswood Market Café and Bakery

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Pastries for breakfast; wraps, salads, hot soup, and sandwiches for lunch; and espresso drinks all day make this sweet café in downtown Boonville a fine stop for a quick bite. Order at the counter and enjoy your meal—the oven-roasted turkey and chicken mango wraps and Reuben and albacore tuna sandwiches are among the lunchtime choices—at tables inside or out front.

Spud Point Crab Company

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Crab sandwiches, New England or Manhattan clam chowder, and homemade crab cakes with roasted red-pepper sauce star on this food stand's brief menu. Place your order and enjoy your meal to go or, when possible, at one of the marina-view picnic tables outside.