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Diavola
ITALIAN
pizzas $15-18; 11:30am-9pm; )
Ideal for lunch while wine-tasting in Alexander Valley, Diavola makes oustanding salumi
and thin-crust pizzas, served in an Old West, brick-walled space, loud enough to drown out
the kids.
Ravenous
NEW AMERICAN
707-431-1302; 117 North St, Healdsburg; lunch mains $12-17, dinner
$20-24)
Chalkboard-scrawled menu, with California comfort cooking and excellent burgers, served
in a tiny eight-table dining room inside a former theater lobby.
Costeaux French Bakery & Cafe
CAFE
$10-13; 7am-3pm Mon-Sat, to 1pm Sun; )
This cavernous bakery-cafe is good for an easy lunch of salads and sandwiches on house-
baked bread, plus all-day breakfast dishes including omelets and scrambles.
Madrona Manor
CALIFORNIAN
Rd, Healdsburg; 6-/11-course menu $106/$129; 6-9pm Wed-Sun)
You'd be hard-pressed to find a lovelier place to propose than this retro-formal Victorian
mansion's garden-view verandah - though there's nothing old-fashioned about the artful
haute cuisine: the kitchen churns its own butter, each course comes with a different variety
of just-baked bread, lamb and cheese originate down the road, and desserts include ice
cream flash-frozen tableside. Reserve a pre-sunset table on the verandah.
Mateo's Cucina Latina
MEXICAN