Healdsburg

A once-languid farm town, Healdsburg has evolved into a dining destination with a scene propelled by influential establishments such as Dry Creek Kitchen, Cyrus and now the much-heralded Single-Thread Farm-Restaurant-Inn, offering a $294 Japanese-inspired tasting menu and overnight accommodations that start at $800.

Today, the 3.6-square-mile town of 12,000 swells with 29 tasting rooms and more than 40 restaurants. Bring your appetite. A weekend in town is going to be, undeniably, food-centric.

A HEN at Preston Farm and Winery, top. Above: Pizza Margherita at Campo Fina restaurant. Opposite: Beignets at Parish Cafe; strawberries at Preston Farm; bocce at Campo Fina. Previous page: A server hangs glasses in the bar at Campo Fina in Healdsburg.

GO

Learn/Shed: While it gets plenty of love for its culinary and shopping virtues, Shed also hosts myriad events. Enjoy workshops on biodynamic farming, chocolate truffle making, knife skills and tree planting. 25 North St. (707) 431-7433. www.healdsburgshed.com

Tour/Preston Farm and Winery: Lou Preston and his wife, Susan, make wine, grow fruits and vegetables, and raise chickens and sheep on 125 acres in Dry Creek Valley. Tour the farm, then drop by the modest tasting room and sample wine, olive oil and excellent sourdough baked by Lou in the wood oven. On weekends, Preston sells jug wine. 9282 W. Dry Creek Road. (707) 433-3372. 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily. Tasting fee: $10 applied to purchase. Tours: 2 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Friday. $25. www.prestonvineyards.com Ride/Spoke Folk Cyclery: Rent hybrid, road or tandem bicycles, and the staff will help you plan your spin around Wine Country. 201 Center St. (707) 433-7171. www.spokefolk.com Play/Campo Fina: Alfresco dining doesn’t get more pleasant than here. Take a seat on the large canopied patio (with heaters) and enjoy some antipasto and wood-fired pizza before trying your skills at a game of bocce. 330 Healdsburg Ave. (707) 395-4640. www.campofina.com Indulge/Noble Folk Ice Cream & Pie Bar: Pie and ice cream come in a changing roster of seasonally inspired flavors. How about a scoop of Japanese purple yam ice cream? Or a wedge of walnut butterscotch custard pie? Or blood-orange custard and chocolate ganache pie? 116 Matheson St. (707) 395-4426. https://the noblefolk.com

EAT

Parish Cafe: Wake up to a taste of the Big Easy here, especially on Sundays, when the breakfast menu is available all day. This is New Orleans food made with fresh California ingredients. Beignets, covered in a cloud of powdered sugar, are a must order. They are made all day, every day. 60-A Mill St., Healdsburg. (707) 431-8474. Breakfast and lunch daily. www.theparishcafe.com Bravas Bar de Tapas: Kick back with a pitcher of sangria to go with Spanish dishes such as paella made with bomba rice and Sonoma-grown ingredients. Or make a meal of the chilled and warm tapas, like crispy pig ears in anchovy vinaigrette. 420 Center St., Healdsburg. (707) 433-7700. Lunch and dinner daily. www.starkrestaurants.com/starkrestaurant/bravas-bar-de-tapas Valette: The glass-fronted cooler above the open kitchen is filled with house-made charcuterie, which gives clues on what to order. Chef Dustin Valette also does an exceptional job on the New York steak and the vegetable-based main course. 344 Center St. (707) 473-0946. Dinner nightly. www.valettehealdsburg.com

STAY

Madrona Manor Wine Country Inn & Restaurant: The elegantly restored and repurposed mansion is home to a Michelinstarred restaurant run by chef Jesse Mallgren. Rates include a full breakfast buffet. 1001 Westside Road. (707) 433-4231. Summer rates from $285 weeknight, $365 weekend. www.madronamanor.com

Hotel Healdsburg: The look: organic and minimalist, with artisanal furnishings and serene hues. Relax at the spa on site or the swimming pool under the olive trees. Afterward, dinner awaits at Charlie Palmer’s Dry Creek Kitchen on site. 25 Matheson St. (707) 431-2800. Rooms from $359, low season; $700 high season. Continental breakfast included. www.hotelhealdsburg.com