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Healdsburg; mains $9-15; 8am-9pm)
'Top Chef Masters' winner Doug Keane's gastropub is perfect when you're famished, but
don't want to fuss. Expect simple classics - mac-n-cheese, pulled-pork sandwiches, top-
end burgers and truffle-parmesan fries. At breakfast, look for homemade bagels and
waffles. Sit in the garden.
Oakville Grocery
DELI
sandwiches $10; 8am-7pm)
Luxurious smoked fish and caviar, fancy sandwiches and grab-and-go gourmet picnics. It's
overpriced, but the plaza-view fireside terrace is ever-fun for scouting Botox blonds, while
nibbling cheese and sipping vino.
Scopa
ITALIAN
mains $15-24; 5:30-10pm Tue-Sun)
Space is tight inside this converted barbershop, but it's worth cramming in for perfect thin-
crust pizza and rustic Italian home cooking, like Nonna's slow-braised chicken, with
sautéed greens, melting into toasty polenta. A lively crowd and good wine prices create a
convivial atmosphere.
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)