Travel Reference
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Fantastic wood-fired pizzas, inventive salads and standout wines make Rosso worth seek-
ing out.
Naked Pig
CAFE
( 707-978-3231; 435 Santa Rosa Ave; mains $11-14; 8am-3pm Wed-Sun)
This tiny cafe in a former bus depot makes everything from scratch and serves simple-deli-
cious, farm-to-table breakfasts and lunches at communal tables.
El Coqui
CARIBBEAN
( 707-542-8868;
http://elcoqui2eat.com
; 400 Mendocino Ave; lunch mains $10-14, dinner $14-19;
11am-10pm Mon-Sat, noon-9pm Sun)
Unique in Wine Country, El Coqui serves yummy Puerto Rican food, including stuffed
plantains. Beer and wine.
Spinster Sisters
CALIFORNIAN
( 707-528-7100;
www.thespinstersisters.com
; 401 South A St; lunch mains $10-16, dinner $23-26;
8am-3pm Mon, to 10pm Tue-Fri, 9am-10pm Sat & Sun)
At Santa Rosa's culinary vanguard, this casual market-driven restaurant makes its own ba-
gels, cheese and charcuterie meats. The diverse tapas-like small plates ($7 to $14) pair
well with the extensive wine list.
Drinking & Nightlife
Russian River Brewing Co
BREWERY
(
www.russianriverbrewing.com
; 729 4th St; 11am-midnight Sun-Thu, to 1am Fri & Sat)
Santa Rosa's justly famous brewery crafts outstanding double IPA, called Pliny the Elder,
plus top-grade sour beer aged in wine barrels. Good pizza and pub grub, too.
Aroma Roasters
CAFE
(
www.aromaroasters.com
; 95 5th St, Railroad Sq;
6am-10pm Sun-Thu, to midnight Fri & Sat;
)