Sebastopol Restaurant Named Among America’s Top Farm-To-Table Dining Spots for Thanksgiving

The Farmer’s Wife was named one of the best farm-to-table restaurants in the U.S., according to Mixbook. Here are more go-to Sonoma County restaurants for a fresh Thanksgiving.


By Ana Fingerson

Sebastopol has ranked among the top Thanksgiving dining destinations for farm-to-table cuisine in America. According to Redwood City-based Mixbook, an online photo design service, a survey of 3,000 food enthusiasts placed Sebastopol at No. 7 on the list of 10.

“In Sonoma County, Sebastopol’s restaurants serve dishes that celebrate its agricultural and wine heritage,” stated the Mixbook article.

Mixbook spotlighted The Farmer’s Wife, located in Sebastopol’s The Barlow, for it’s seasonally crafted meals using organic, locally grown ingredients.

Farm-to-table The Farmer's Wife in Sebastopol
Fries from The Farmer’s Wife in Sebastopol. (Courtesy of Farmer’s Wife)
Farm-to-table The Farmer's Wife in Sebastopol's Barlow
Lamb sausage sandwich at The Farmer’s Wife in Sebastopol’s Barlow. (Courtesy of The Farmer’s Wife)

The café, which also has a location in Point Reyes, serves gourmet sandwiches, soups, colorful salads, pastries and a variety of French fries.

Kendra Kolling, founder of The Farmer’s Wife, started her business by creating and selling sandwiches at farmers markets and festivals throughout the region.

Other farm-to-table restaurants in Sebastopol offering fresh Thanksgiving fare include Muir’s Tea Room and Goatlandia Kitchen.

Farm-to-table Muir's Tea Room in Sebastopol
Carrot Hummus garnished with slivered almonds, pickled cauliflower and cucumber raita, served with flatbread at Muir’s Tea Room in Sebastopol. (John Burgess/The Press Democrat)
Goatlandia Kitchen in Sebastopol
A salad from Goatlandia Kitchen in Sebastopol. (Courtesy of Andie Thornton)

Muir’s Tea Room is offering an assortment of takeout holiday dishes for Thanksgiving this year. The plant-based menu includes butternut squash pasties, mushroom pie tarts, veggie quiche, vegan sausage rolls and a variety of pies.

According to its website, Muir’s Tea Room uses produce grown especially for the restaurant from its English farmer’s Cumbria Gardens, an “organic biodiverse Sebastopol farm.” Cumbria Gardens provides fresh vegetables, flowers, fruits and berries for 20 other local families, as well as the tea room.

The plant-based Goatlandia Kitchen opened in August and changed focus from restaurant service to catering in October. Goatlandia Kitchen also has Thanksgiving dinners to go, including mushroom Wellington and maple-glazed rosemary sage meatloaf.

Thanksgiving orders for both Muir’s Tea Room and Goatlandia Kitchen are now closed, but the restaurants still offer plant-based dishes for takeout. Additionally, Muir’s Tea Room offers Thanksgiving treats every year, and also hosts regular high tea services for holidays.

Check out more farm-to-table restaurants in Sonoma County here.