Call it the most delicious fruit and bread combo, the ultimate hipster food or the reason millennials can’t afford a home — avocado toast has created both frenzy and controversy (even injuries) for years, and it continues to trend.
While this particular pairing may seem pretty basic to some, it can be so much more than just avocado on toast — as over 2 million Instagram pictures will attest to.
To celebrate the trendy toast, we’ve rounded up some of our favorites. Each featured Sonoma County spot offers its very own take on this 21st century classic. Pair it with a bottomless mimosa and you’ve got yourself the perfect #brunch shot.
Sunflower Caffé
The seasonal menu at this Sonoma cafe changes frequently. Thankfully, an avocado toast is always present. The current menu includes a toast with crushed avocado, Sunflower spread, shaved Brussels sprouts, black truffle pecorino and toasted hazelnuts on multigrain bread. Add a poached egg for extra protein. 421 First St. W., Sonoma, 707-996-6645, sonomasunflower.com
Baker & Cook
This Sonoma cafe’s avocado toast comes with toasted sesame seeds and tajin on grilled sourdough. Gluten-free bread is available. 18812 Highway 12, Sonoma, 707-938-7329, bakerandcooksonoma.com
El Huerto
This superfood bar serves smoothies, fresh-pressed juice and trendy foods like açaí bowls. The avocado toast offers a little kick, with lime, cotija cheese and cayenne pepper. 19213 Highway 12, Sonoma, 707-343-7025, el-huerto-fresh-bites.square.site
Della Fattoria
This downtown cafe and restaurant gets packed on the weekends as people line up for freshly baked bread, breakfast, pastries and desserts. The avocado toast — atop buttered, toasted house bread with a simple drizzle of olive oil — doesn’t have a lot of bells and whistles, and it doesn’t need to. Della Fattoria believes that simple ingredients, like good bread, speak for themselves. 143 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma, 707-763-0161, dellafattoria.com
Sarmentine
While this popular local bakery has three locations in Sonoma County, brunch is only offered at the Petaluma spot. For its avocado toast (a brunch must), Sarmentine’s seeded sourdough is topped with smashed avocado, goat cheese, sprouts and cherry tomatoes. 840 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma, 707-623-9595, sarmentine.com
Caffeine Inc.
Quietly opened last year and already creating a buzz around town, Caffeine Inc. is a dream coffee shop by the Petaluma Marina. The avocado toast on the breakfast menu features Hass avocado, bacon, arugula and a balsamic reduction atop toasted batard. 775 Baywood Drive, Petaluma, Suite 145, 707-774-6016, caffeineinc.net
Brew Coffee and Beer House
This cool and quirky coffee house serves up two styles of avocado toast. Our favorite, the Rainbow, is made with thick slices of Revolution Bread topped with smashed avocado, goat cheese, pickled onions, grated carrots, grape tomatoes, micro greens and a balsamic reduction. It is as colorful as the rainbow flag that welcomes visitors to Brew. 555 Healdsburg Ave., Santa Rosa, 707-303-7372, brewcoffeeandbeer.com
Lazeaway Club
Located inside Santa Rosa’s Flamingo Resort & Spa, this poolside eatery serves up innovative Cal-Pacific cuisine — no hotel reservations required. There’s a Magic Mushroom Avocado Toast on both the weekend brunch and early bird breakfast menus. Seeded wheat toast is topped with avocado, arugula, radish, maitake mushrooms and sherry-miso vinaigrette. 2777 Fourth St., Santa Rosa, 707-510-4533, lazeawayclub.com
Trail House
This coffee shop and taproom located by Howarth Park has a handful of avocado toast options for their cycling-loving crowd. Go for the Farm Toast, with smashed avocado, bacon bits, sprouts, caramelized onions and a fried egg. Bread options include sourdough, gluten-free or a Wooden Petal pretzel. Pair the toast with a coffee in the morning, a cold craft beer in the afternoon or a mimosa on the weekend. 4036 Montgomery Drive, Santa Rosa, 707-536-9561, incycle.com/pages/retailer/trail-house
John Ash Restaurant
Located at the newly renovated Vinarosa, formerly Vintners Resort, in northern Santa Rosa, this fine dining restaurant has a lovely avocado toast on its regularly changing seasonal menu. Toasted multigrain sourdough is topped with avocado, burrata, arugula, harissa hummus and baby tomatoes. Every bite tastes like a Wine Country summer. 4330 Barnes Road, Santa Rosa, 707-527-7687, vinarosaresort.com/dining/john-ash
Soft Medicine Sanctuary
Soft Medicine is about as organic and vegetarian-friendly as eateries come, but the Ayurvedic cuisine doesn’t sacrifice flavor for health. Its Fancy Toast, on sourdough or gluten-free bread, is topped with avocado or pesto (you know which to choose here), sprouts, kraut and olive oil. Pair it with a warming elixir or botanical shot for the full Soft Medicine experience. 186 N. Main St., Sebastopol, 707-827-8130, softmedicinesebastopol.com
Altamont General Store
This west county darling uses Camp Meeker-based Birdsong Bread sourdough for its avocado toast, topped with feta, a jammy egg, mixed greens, pickled onion, black garlic aioli and chili pepper water. 3703 Main St., Occidental, 707-874-6053, altamontgeneralstore.com
Costeaux Bakery
At Costeaux’s downtown Healdsburg cafe, chef Jorge Flores whips up a bountiful avocado toast. Housemade seeded sourdough is topped with the required avocado along with pepitas, radishes, ricotta salata, chile flakes, pickled red onion and pea shoots. 417 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg, 707-433-1913, costeaux.com
Acorn Cafe
As one of the best brunch spots in Healdsburg, Acorn Cafe obviously serves a delicious avocado toast among its impressive menu of hearty hotcakes and Benedicts. Smashed avocado, feta, pickled shallots and an Acorn seed mix rests atop Nordic rye. Add a poached egg for an extra $4. 124 Matheson St., Healdsburg, 707-955-7001, acornhealdsburg.com
Plank Coffee
This locally owned coffee shop serves up avocado toast at its original location in downtown Cloverdale and at its second outpost in Healdsburg. The toast is comprised of Goguette rustic country loaf toasted with za’atar dressing and topped with smashed avocado, English cucumbers, baby greens, micro sprouts, Maldon salt and black sesame seeds. 227 N. Cloverdale Blvd., Cloverdale, 707-894-6187; 175 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg, 707-395-0572, plankcoffee.com
