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A Tuscan-born chef makes bona fide
cucina Italiana
, using quality ingredients from local
farms, at this austere restaurant in downtown Forestville, worth the 15-minute drive from
Guerneville. The menu ranges from simple brick-oven pizzas to an all-Tuscan, five-course
tasting menu ($55, dinner only). When it's warm, sit on the patio beneath a giant redwood.
Make reservations.
Thursdays, three-course dinners cost $32.
Farmhouse Inn
NEW AMERICAN
$69/84; from 5.30pm Thu-Mon)
Special-occasion worthy, Michelin-starred Farmhouse changes its seasonal Euro-Cal menu
daily, using locally raised, organic ingredients like Sonoma lamb, wild salmon and rabbit -
the latter is the house specialty. Details are impeccable, from aperitifs in the garden to
tableside cheese service, but detractors call it precious. Make reservations.
Monte Rio
Don's Dogs
FAST FOOD
9am-4pm Thu-Mon Oct-May, to 7pm daily Jun-Sep; )
Gourmet hot dogs, wine, beer, simple breakfasts and coffee, behind the Rio Theater.
Highland Dell
GERMAN
707-865-2300;
http://highlanddell.com
; 21050 River Blvd; mains $20-22;
4-10pm Fri-Tue Apr-Nov)
A dramatic, three-story-high, chalet-style dining room with a river-view deck, Highland
Dell makes pretty-good German-inspired cooking, including steaks and schnitzel. Full bar.
Village Inn
AMERICAN
707-865-2304;
www.villageinn-ca.com
;
20822 River Blvd; mains $19-26;
5-8pm Wed-Sun)
