Guidebook for Petaluma

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Guidebook for Petaluma

Food Scene

Their J-pop nachos, a Japanese-style riff on nachos, made with spicy tuna, avocado, green apple, and tobiko, all sitting on yummy tempura'd shiso leaves is not to be missed!
Gohan
1367 N McDowell Blvd
Their J-pop nachos, a Japanese-style riff on nachos, made with spicy tuna, avocado, green apple, and tobiko, all sitting on yummy tempura'd shiso leaves is not to be missed!
Their Vietnamese food is awesome. Fresh, interesting, perfectly prepared. We love their "fresh rolls", the Vietnamese-style fried rice, and their beef skewers. Yum!
Simmer Vietnamese Kitchen
299 N McDowell Blvd
Their Vietnamese food is awesome. Fresh, interesting, perfectly prepared. We love their "fresh rolls", the Vietnamese-style fried rice, and their beef skewers. Yum!
Their Brazilian BBQ, also called Rodizio, is excellent. This is a little hole-in-the-wall restaurant, Mom and Pop style, with great food and mostly excellent attentive service by the woman chef-owner herself. Be aware, they do not serve any alcohol, so fuel up on the way there if you must. But don't miss the grilled meat buffet that comes to your table, hot and juicy!
Brasil BBQ
5306 Old Redwood Hwy N
Their Brazilian BBQ, also called Rodizio, is excellent. This is a little hole-in-the-wall restaurant, Mom and Pop style, with great food and mostly excellent attentive service by the woman chef-owner herself. Be aware, they do not serve any alcohol, so fuel up on the way there if you must. But don't miss the grilled meat buffet that comes to your table, hot and juicy!
Off the beaten path in a strip mall, this is an elegant place for a fine Italian dinner. A few outdoor tables, but the elegance is really indoors. Everything we have tried there has been excellent. They have a great wine list as well.
10 yerel halk öneriyor
Caffe Giostra
1390 N McDowell Blvd
10 yerel halk öneriyor
Off the beaten path in a strip mall, this is an elegant place for a fine Italian dinner. A few outdoor tables, but the elegance is really indoors. Everything we have tried there has been excellent. They have a great wine list as well.
If you enjoy Korean food, this is a place you will want to visit. Their bim bim bap is a favorite. We love all the little dishes of kimchee and other snacks they bring gratis to your table when you sit down.
Soban Korean Cuisine
255 N McDowell Blvd
If you enjoy Korean food, this is a place you will want to visit. Their bim bim bap is a favorite. We love all the little dishes of kimchee and other snacks they bring gratis to your table when you sit down.
Excellent Chinese food, with very attentive service. Extremely reasonably priced, and clean decor, not your usual tacky kind of place for a neighborhood restaurant.
City Chopsticks
127 N McDowell Blvd
Excellent Chinese food, with very attentive service. Extremely reasonably priced, and clean decor, not your usual tacky kind of place for a neighborhood restaurant.
Great prime rib, excellent cocktails, really interesting starters. A first-class restaurant for a special occasion, even if that means your dinner tonight.
22 yerel halk öneriyor
Seared
170 Petaluma Blvd N
22 yerel halk öneriyor
Great prime rib, excellent cocktails, really interesting starters. A first-class restaurant for a special occasion, even if that means your dinner tonight.
Every night after 5:30 they have prime rib as a special for only $9.99 for a complete dinner. The quality is excellent and you cannot beat the price. On Wednesdays and Sundays all the wine on their wine list is half price for the bottles.
Parkwest Casino Sonoma
5151 Montero Way
Every night after 5:30 they have prime rib as a special for only $9.99 for a complete dinner. The quality is excellent and you cannot beat the price. On Wednesdays and Sundays all the wine on their wine list is half price for the bottles.
Excellent sushi, and interesting salads as well. Priced right! Open for lunch and dinner. Closed on Sundays.
O! Sushi
1390 North McDowell Boulevard
Excellent sushi, and interesting salads as well. Priced right! Open for lunch and dinner. Closed on Sundays.
Pizza. They do a great job. Salads. Huge, cold, crisp and delicious. You can share a small. Clean. Great service.
Mary's Pizza Shack
359 E Washington St
Pizza. They do a great job. Salads. Huge, cold, crisp and delicious. You can share a small. Clean. Great service.
Excellent barbecue. Free soft serve cones that you pull yourself for dessert. Close enough to walk if you are feeling energetic.
Dickey's Barbecue Pit
417 N McDowell Blvd
Excellent barbecue. Free soft serve cones that you pull yourself for dessert. Close enough to walk if you are feeling energetic.
Their burgers are great, cooked to order and fixed the way you want. Nice outdoor seating. Close enough to walk if you are up for a 25 minute walk.
The Habit Burger Grill
447 N McDowell Blvd
Their burgers are great, cooked to order and fixed the way you want. Nice outdoor seating. Close enough to walk if you are up for a 25 minute walk.
OMG, their papparadelle with rotisserie chicken, pistachios and crimini mushrooms in spicy broth is the BEST. Also their crostini are amazing. Ask me about their Tuesday specials. Open for lunch and dinner.
17 yerel halk öneriyor
Sugo Trattoria
5 Petaluma Blvd S
17 yerel halk öneriyor
OMG, their papparadelle with rotisserie chicken, pistachios and crimini mushrooms in spicy broth is the BEST. Also their crostini are amazing. Ask me about their Tuesday specials. Open for lunch and dinner.
This is THE PLACE for gnocchi in pesto sauce. Theirs are the best!! Light as little pillows of air, not heavy and leaden like some places. Really everything in this little Italian trattoria is great.
25 yerel halk öneriyor
Risibisi
154 Petaluma Boulevard North
25 yerel halk öneriyor
This is THE PLACE for gnocchi in pesto sauce. Theirs are the best!! Light as little pillows of air, not heavy and leaden like some places. Really everything in this little Italian trattoria is great.
Are you a foodie? Then don't miss this restaurant. Especially if you like unique cheeses. And an interesting menu. And figs of course. Don't miss the Fig Royale. Great aperitif. Ask us for more info. You won't be disappointed. Lunch and dinner.
175 yerel halk öneriyor
the girl & the fig
110 W Spain St
175 yerel halk öneriyor
Are you a foodie? Then don't miss this restaurant. Especially if you like unique cheeses. And an interesting menu. And figs of course. Don't miss the Fig Royale. Great aperitif. Ask us for more info. You won't be disappointed. Lunch and dinner.
Excellent menu with eclectic but selective offerings. Very well-prepared foods, excellent wines of course. And they have a pool that is open to the public. If you are in the north end of Sonoma County, this is a great stop.
117 yerel halk öneriyor
Francis Ford Coppola Şaraphanesi
300 Via Archimedes
117 yerel halk öneriyor
Excellent menu with eclectic but selective offerings. Very well-prepared foods, excellent wines of course. And they have a pool that is open to the public. If you are in the north end of Sonoma County, this is a great stop.
We really shouldn't tell you about this place. But it is so good, we cannot help ourselves. If you find yourself anyplace near Sebastopol, be sure to go for lunch or dinner. Be prepared for a wait -- it is VERY popular. Great homemade ramen (3 kinds) including vegetarian. Great yakitori in the evening. Fab salads and sides. Fun cocktails. It has it all.
68 yerel halk öneriyor
Ramen Gaijin
6948 Sebastopol Ave
68 yerel halk öneriyor
We really shouldn't tell you about this place. But it is so good, we cannot help ourselves. If you find yourself anyplace near Sebastopol, be sure to go for lunch or dinner. Be prepared for a wait -- it is VERY popular. Great homemade ramen (3 kinds) including vegetarian. Great yakitori in the evening. Fab salads and sides. Fun cocktails. It has it all.
While not a vegetarian restaurant, this is a restaurant that makes veggies sing. Vegetarians and their meat-eating friends will all be happy here. Great craft cocktails, hip atmosphere, open late.
The Drawing Board
190 Kentucky St
While not a vegetarian restaurant, this is a restaurant that makes veggies sing. Vegetarians and their meat-eating friends will all be happy here. Great craft cocktails, hip atmosphere, open late.
The most amazing cheeses ever! Goat, sheep and cow's milk cheeses, and combos therein. Aged to perfection. Soft, hard, stinky, mild -- they are all terrific. Only open for tasting Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and on Monday holidays. Well worth the trip. It is about a mile outside of Sebastopol.
19 yerel halk öneriyor
Bohemian Creamery
7380 Occidental Rd
19 yerel halk öneriyor
The most amazing cheeses ever! Goat, sheep and cow's milk cheeses, and combos therein. Aged to perfection. Soft, hard, stinky, mild -- they are all terrific. Only open for tasting Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and on Monday holidays. Well worth the trip. It is about a mile outside of Sebastopol.

Drinks & Nightlife

Local brewery makes good. Great entertainment in their outdoor venue. Beer, beer, beer. The largest craft brewing company in America, so they say. Tours are available daily and they always seem to have entertainment going on as well. Food is available there too. It is so close you could even walk there, although sidewalks are iffy in spots, it is about a 15 minute walk.
140 yerel halk öneriyor
Lagunitas Brewing Company
1280 N McDowell Blvd
140 yerel halk öneriyor
Local brewery makes good. Great entertainment in their outdoor venue. Beer, beer, beer. The largest craft brewing company in America, so they say. Tours are available daily and they always seem to have entertainment going on as well. Food is available there too. It is so close you could even walk there, although sidewalks are iffy in spots, it is about a 15 minute walk.
More beer, beer, beer. Locally made. Fun place to hang out. It is right across the street from Lagunitas. Be careful there -- no official crosswalk!
Petaluma Hills Brewing Company
1333 N McDowell Blvd
More beer, beer, beer. Locally made. Fun place to hang out. It is right across the street from Lagunitas. Be careful there -- no official crosswalk!

Parks & Nature

The awesome REDWOODS and you don't have to fight the crowds like at Muir Woods. Easy access as well. Lovely drive through Sonoma County to get there. All around a great day trip.
500 yerel halk öneriyor
Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve Visitor Center
17000 Armstrong Woods Rd
500 yerel halk öneriyor
The awesome REDWOODS and you don't have to fight the crowds like at Muir Woods. Easy access as well. Lovely drive through Sonoma County to get there. All around a great day trip.
Fabulous views. Lovely nature hikes. See whales, elephant seals, sea lions, elk, deer and many birds.
273 yerel halk öneriyor
Point Reyes Ulusal Kıyı Şeridi
273 yerel halk öneriyor
Fabulous views. Lovely nature hikes. See whales, elephant seals, sea lions, elk, deer and many birds.

Shopping

Awesome cookware, and related. A BETTER selection than any Williams Sonoma store, and right in the heart of downtown Petaluma. Loads of free parking all around there.
i Leoni
120 Kentucky St
Awesome cookware, and related. A BETTER selection than any Williams Sonoma store, and right in the heart of downtown Petaluma. Loads of free parking all around there.

Essentials

If you already know TJ's you will be happy it is nearby. If you don't, you need to go there to find out what we all already know.
21 yerel halk öneriyor
Trader Joe's
169 N McDowell Blvd
21 yerel halk öneriyor
If you already know TJ's you will be happy it is nearby. If you don't, you need to go there to find out what we all already know.
If you need it, its nearby. There is also a CVS on Washington St. that is open 24 hours.
CVS
291 N McDowell Blvd
If you need it, its nearby. There is also a CVS on Washington St. that is open 24 hours.
Only a 15 minute walk from here. Broad selection including a very large Asian section unlike many other Safeway stores.
12 yerel halk öneriyor
Safeway
389 S McDowell Blvd
12 yerel halk öneriyor
Only a 15 minute walk from here. Broad selection including a very large Asian section unlike many other Safeway stores.
Great selection of produce, both traditional and organic. Excellent prices. Huge selection of bulk foods, organic groceries, meat, fish and poultry. Also a big selection of natural skin care and related products.
Sprouts Farmers Market
401 Kenilworth Dr
Great selection of produce, both traditional and organic. Excellent prices. Huge selection of bulk foods, organic groceries, meat, fish and poultry. Also a big selection of natural skin care and related products.

Getting Around

This is where to go for buses to the major airports. You can take a local bus from either N. McDowell or Maria Drive, each about a block or so away from us, to access this transit hub, or to get around in Petaluma. Just ask and we will point you in the right direction.
Petaluma Transit Mall station
This is where to go for buses to the major airports. You can take a local bus from either N. McDowell or Maria Drive, each about a block or so away from us, to access this transit hub, or to get around in Petaluma. Just ask and we will point you in the right direction.