Manzanita

Overlooking Healdsburg's charming town square, this avant-garde eatery boasts interesting artwork, dark wood furniture, a vaulted ceiling, and partitions that are actually racks loaded with manzanita wood. Indeed, this is one of the town's trendier meeting spots. Earning particular praise are special wood-fired pizzas, said to be among the Wine Country's tastiest pies. More traditional appetites like to sample homemade flatbread and follow it with polenta-stuffed grilled rabbit or oven-baked cassoulet. Reservations are a must.