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Where to Eat Right Now in Sonoma County

Discover some of our dining editor's top restaurant picks in the county, plus the most anticipated upcoming openings, for a delicious summer in Sonoma.

Smoked Salmon Hash with house-smoked salmon, oven dried tomatoes, green onions and hash browns, two eggs any style and lemon horseradish sauce from J & M’s Midtown Cafe, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, in Santa Rosa. (John Burgess / The Press Democrat)

8 Favorite Breakfasts in Sonoma County

From classic buttermilk biscuits and gravy to indulgent lox and latke Benedict with caviar, here are the best egg breakfasts around.

Bistro Ralph: A lot of folks took this one hard, lamenting the end of chicken paillard, shoestring fries and chicken livers from the historic Healdsburg spot owned by Ralph Tingle. Replaced by Brass Rabbit.

Closed Sonoma County Restaurants We Miss

From Arrigoni's to Zin, here are some of our favorite Sonoma County restaurants from the past and some that we've lost in recent years due to wildfires and the pandemic.