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Healdsburg, California
Photo: Missvain, CC BY 4.0,A plaza town in Sonoma wine country with a three-Michelin-star restaurant that grows its own food, and a run of farm-driven dining rooms around it. Come for the wine, stay for dinner.
A farm tasting menu with Sonoma wine
Where to eat in Healdsburg
1A photo like it
SingleThread
Get: The farm tasting menu
Three Michelin stars and No. 16 on North America's 50 Best for 2026, cooking from its own farm. (guide.michelin.com)
2A photo like it
Valette
Get: The Trust Me tasting menu
Dustin Valette's dining room, the top of Healdsburg's best-of lists. Sonoma Magazine points to the Trust Me menu. (sonomamag.com)
3A photo like it
Little Saint
Get: Vegetable plates, coffee and a pastry
A plant-based restaurant, cafe and wine lounge with its own farm, open daily. (sonomamag.com)
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Barndiva
Get: Farm-to-table dinner in the garden and barn
A garden dining room Sonoma Magazine calls one of the most romantic it has found, cited on every Healdsburg best list. (sonomamag.com)
Plan the trip
- When to go
- September and October for the harvest; spring is quieter and green.
- Getting there
- Sonoma County Airport (STS) is 15 minutes away. About 75 minutes north of San Francisco by car.
More for Healdsburg
Why it's on the list
Food & Wine No. 2 small food city, 2026; home of a three-star restaurant.
- Food & Wine Global Tastemakers 2026 (AOL reprint)
- Newsweek Readers' Choice 2025: Healdsburg No. 2 small city for foodies (Sonoma Magazine)
- Michelin Guide: SingleThread
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