Healdsburg’s Parish Cafe Is Now Open for Dinner

Gator tots, pickle-brined fried chicken and crawfish étouffée are on the menu at Healdsburg’s Parish Cafe.


Who’s ready for gator tots? Healdsburg’s Parish Cafe, known for its Cajun comfort cuisine, will now offer happy hour and dinner Thursday through Saturday, according to owner Gareth Owens. The happy hour menu (3-5 p.m.) will include fried Louisiana alligator tail meat with rémoulade sauce, as well as gumbo, jambalaya and drink specials.

The debut dinner menu, served from 5 -8 p.m., features crawfish étouffée, trout meunière, pickle-brined fried chicken, and tried-and-true Parish favorites, including red beans and rice, shrimp po’boys, gumbo and a new bananas Foster bread pudding with bourbon sauce for dessert.

Shrimp po'boy at the Parish Cafe
Shrimp po’boy at the Parish Cafe in Healdsburg. (Parish Cafe)
Gumbo and rice at the Parish Cafe in Healdsburg. (Parish Cafe)
Gumbo and rice at the Parish Cafe in Healdsburg. (Parish Cafe)

Owens, a sommelier and wine educator, has expanded the wine list to include local and international wines made with limited intervention and additives. An HBG Hurricane, French Quarter 75 and Second Line Spritz have joined the new low and no-alcohol cocktail lineup.

Parish Cafe is open for breakfast and lunch, Monday through Wednesday, and brunch on Saturday and Sunday. Open for dinner from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. For more information, visit theparishcafe.com. 60 Mill St., Healdsburg, 707-431-8474.

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