Guidebook for Sebastopol
Food Scene
East West Cafe
557 Summerfield RdNamaste Kitchen
7225 Healdsburg AveDelicious Indian food, family run.
Great selection of beer/wine, good food. Love the burgers and garlic fries. Sometimes they have music (check their website).
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HopMonk Tavern Sebastopol
230 Petaluma AvenueGreat selection of beer/wine, good food. Love the burgers and garlic fries. Sometimes they have music (check their website).
My very favorite breakfast and lunch restaurant. Very Sebastopol feel (a little quirky, very friendly, and super-good food). Dinners on Friday nights only.
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Gypsy Cafe
162 N Main StMy very favorite breakfast and lunch restaurant. Very Sebastopol feel (a little quirky, very friendly, and super-good food). Dinners on Friday nights only.
Great little vegetarian restaurant, downtown next to Whole Foods.
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Slice of Life
6970 McKinley StGreat little vegetarian restaurant, downtown next to Whole Foods.
Everyone I know who has gone to Handline has raved about it. Quirky in the most wonderful Sebastopol way. Fresh, creative food, locally sourced. Located on the south edge of town. Indoor seating plus a large outdoor patio that is fantastic on warm days/evenings.
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Handline Coastal California
935 Gravenstein Ave. SouthEveryone I know who has gone to Handline has raved about it. Quirky in the most wonderful Sebastopol way. Fresh, creative food, locally sourced. Located on the south edge of town. Indoor seating plus a large outdoor patio that is fantastic on warm days/evenings.
My favorite Mexican restaurant. Award winning. Really run by Martha. Indoor seating and outdoor patio. Delicious standard dishes plus some that are more creative. Warm bean dip comes with your chips while you're waiting for you order--it's a really nice touch.
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Martha's Old Mexico Restaurant
305 N Main StMy favorite Mexican restaurant. Award winning. Really run by Martha. Indoor seating and outdoor patio. Delicious standard dishes plus some that are more creative. Warm bean dip comes with your chips while you're waiting for you order--it's a really nice touch.
If you love ice cream--or think it is a food group unto itself--run right now to Screamin' Mimi's. They make all their own award-winning ice cream. I bet there they serve at least one or two flavors you've never heard of or never thought possible. Plus LOTS of other more sensible flavors. My favorite thing to do is to go in and get a triple-scoop cone. (This is not the ice cream place in the Barlow; this one is a couple blocks from there in downtown.) A Sebastopol landmark--for good reason!
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Screamin' Mimi's
6902 Sebastopol AveIf you love ice cream--or think it is a food group unto itself--run right now to Screamin' Mimi's. They make all their own award-winning ice cream. I bet there they serve at least one or two flavors you've never heard of or never thought possible. Plus LOTS of other more sensible flavors. My favorite thing to do is to go in and get a triple-scoop cone. (This is not the ice cream place in the Barlow; this one is a couple blocks from there in downtown.) A Sebastopol landmark--for good reason!
Drinks & Nightlife
Great local brewery in the section of town called The Barlow, where there are shops, restaurants, ice-cream and wine-tasting rooms.
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Woodfour Brewing Company
6780 Depot StGreat local brewery in the section of town called The Barlow, where there are shops, restaurants, ice-cream and wine-tasting rooms.
Shopping
Whole Foods Market
6910 McKinley StCommunity Market Natural Foods
1899 Mendocino AveCopperfield's Books
138 N Main StFabulous independent bookstore!
Unusual shops, also restaurants, wine tasting rooms and breweries. Fun place to walk around!
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The Barlow
6770 McKinley StUnusual shops, also restaurants, wine tasting rooms and breweries. Fun place to walk around!
Parks & Nature
Beautiful forest of ancient redwoods with trails and picnic benches. In Guerneville, minutes from the Russian River.
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Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve Visitor Center
17000 Armstrong Woods RdBeautiful forest of ancient redwoods with trails and picnic benches. In Guerneville, minutes from the Russian River.
Lovely park. And there is a back section, down the hill at the back of the park, that has dirt trail looping past a plethera of blackberry bushing (July/August) and through dry wetlands (in the rainy season, it may be to muddy or even flooded to pass).
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Ragle Ranch Regional Park
500 Ragle RdLovely park. And there is a back section, down the hill at the back of the park, that has dirt trail looping past a plethera of blackberry bushing (July/August) and through dry wetlands (in the rainy season, it may be to muddy or even flooded to pass).
Arts & Culture
Curated art shows, mostly local artists, downtown.
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Sebastopol Center for the Arts
282 S High St Curated art shows, mostly local artists, downtown.
A collective of local artists display and sell their work. An eclectic selection of beautiful work. Downtown.
Sebastopol Gallery
150 N Main StA collective of local artists display and sell their work. An eclectic selection of beautiful work. Downtown.
Don't miss: AMAZING collection of assemblage sculptures by artist Patrick Amiot displayed in his neighbors' front yards! They are big, bold, bright, whacky, whimsical and unlike anything you've ever seen. Park anywhere on Florence Street (near downtown) and walk up and the the full length of the street (4 blocks?). (I had to choose Art Gallery as a category but this is really just an art street.
Florence Avenue Art Walk
Florence AvenueDon't miss: AMAZING collection of assemblage sculptures by artist Patrick Amiot displayed in his neighbors' front yards! They are big, bold, bright, whacky, whimsical and unlike anything you've ever seen. Park anywhere on Florence Street (near downtown) and walk up and the the full length of the street (4 blocks?). (I had to choose Art Gallery as a category but this is really just an art street.
Sightseeing
Burkes Canoe
8460 River RdCanoe rentals for paddling down the Russian River.