Most restaurants in Sonoma, Glen Ellen, and Kenwood do offer nice breakfast and lunch menus, but he following places are at their best for lunch. Reservations are not necessary.
AT A GLANCE: Well-loved and inexpensive local hangout for early morning breakfasts and lunches. It's billed as a bakery but it's really also a small deli cafe.
HIGHLIGHTS: Quick, fresh take-out or dine-in pastries, quiche, soups, salads or sandwiches. Pastries are good but bread is overrated.
BEST FOR: An early morning coffee and pastry at a curb-side table. Or grab a sandwich to eat in the plaza.
AT A GLANCE: Subtly elegant corner cafe right on the Sonoma Plaza that leverages the kitchen of the upscale El Dorado Kitchen.
HIGHLIGHTS: The perfect venue for a refined breakfast or casual business meeting over breakfast, lunch or a glass of wine. Menu items include eggs Benedict; bagel and lox; and churros for breakfast and oysters; Dungeness crab salad; and mushroom risotto for lunch.
BEST FOR: Best sit down breakfast in town! Where else might you find duck confit hash for breakfast? Nice lunch selections as well.
AT A GLANCE: Quaint country deli, wine store and shop 1.5 miles east from Sonoma Plaza.
HIGHLIGHTS: Local Tom and Gayle have poured their heart and soul into this labor of love and can often be seen pouring wine and chatting with customers. Salads, paninis, cheeses, olive bar, and meats. Excellent selection of wine. Serves Blue Bottle coffee.
BEST FOR: Pick up a sandwich or picnic supplies on the way to or from Napa. Or make it a lunch stop on your self-guided bike tour. Nice patios that are quiet enough to hear the birds.
AT A GLANCE: A local favorite for a quick, locally sourced, mostly organic breakfast or lunch in a relaxed atmosphere. Ringside seat directly on the Sonoma Plaza. Dogs welcome.
HIGHLIGHTS: This is a no frills joint where you can hang out in the garden patio out back or at a table out front and watch the world go by. Order up front at the counter. Large selection of creative soups, salads, omeletes, and hot and cold sandwiches.
BEST FOR: Expresso and cafe fare. Good brunch options. Smoked duck sandwich a favorite. Daily happy hour 3-4 p.m. featuring many local wines.
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