Dining & Drinks

★ 4.5 · 426 reviews · $ · Gualala

Counter-service seafood shack on Gualala's north end, running its own Anchor Bay boats into fish tacos, oysters, and a short daily specials board.

★ 4.7 · 152 reviews · $$ · Point Arena

Michelin-pedigreed coastal izakaya in Point Arena — Mendocino County's only dedicated sake bar.

★ 4.5 · 381 reviews · $$$ · Gualala

Hand-built Russian-domed dining room and Seaside Bar in Gualala, serving chef Rosemary Campiformio's foraged, wild-game 'North Coast Cuisine' since 1977.

★ 4.3 · 75 reviews · $$$ · Sea Ranch

Coastal farm-to-table dining in a 1968 lodge, led by a CIA-trained chef with his own working farm.

★ 4.5 · 942 reviews · $$ · Gualala

Family-run Gualala cafe serving locally-sourced breakfast, lunch, and rotating dinners on a river-view lawn.

★ 4.8 · 224 reviews · $$ · Stewarts Point

Hidden bakery inside an 1868 general store on Highway 1 — home of the Sonoma Coast's most famous sticky bun.

★ 4.9 · 60 reviews · $ · Point Arena

Charming local pub on Point Arena's Main Street with great food, local beers on tap, creative cocktails, and occasional live music.

★ 4.5 · 265 reviews · $$ · Gualala

Family-run Thai kitchen in tiny Anchor Bay, minutes north of Gualala, built on organic local sourcing.

★ 4.3 · 632 reviews · $$ · Gualala

Second-floor ocean-view bar and grill in Cypress Village with Mexican-American seafood and a sunset patio.

★ 4.9 · 86 reviews · $ · Point Arena

Family-run coffee-and-surf shop on the Arena Cove wharf — organic espresso, fresh bagels, and in-house hand pies.

★ 4.8 · 233 reviews · $ · Point Arena

Beloved mother-and-daughter patisserie on Point Arena's Main Street — seasonally-changing pastries baked fresh every morning, cash-only and carry-out, since 2006.

★ 4.3 · 147 reviews · $$

From-scratch pizza, Mexican plates, and a full bakery under one Sundstrom Mall roof in downtown Gualala.

★ 4.9 · 57 reviews · $ · Point Arena

Small-batch Point Arena coffee roaster — organic single-origin pour-overs and beans by the bag, roasted on Main Street.

★ 4.6 · 151 reviews · $$ · Point Arena

Oceanfront seafood restaurant and event venue at Point Arena Cove, built around a hand-carved 1800s Bavarian bar.

★ 4.7 · 218 reviews · $$ · Point Arena

Brick-oven pizza and Mendocino beer & wine on a whale-watching deck at historic Point Arena Cove.

★ 4.3 · 165 reviews · $$ · Gualala

Counter-service taqueria on Highway 1 in downtown Gualala for breakfast burritos, tacos, and tamales.

★ 4.4 · 209 reviews · $$ · Gualala

Family-run Jalisco-style cantina off Highway 1 with hands-on owners and Al Pastor you won't find everywhere.

★ 4.6 · 292 reviews · $$ · Gualala

Sourdough-crust takeout pizzeria by the historic Gualala Hotel — a genuine local favorite for beach picnics.

★ 4.1 · 194 reviews · $$$ · Gualala

Oceanfront dinner house at the Gualala River mouth — coastal-California seafood and award-winning clam chowder.

★ 4.9 · 117 reviews · $ · Gualala

Anchor Bay coffee house — local Little Green Bean roasts, a famed creamy chai, plus free board games and a library.

★ 4.5 · 29 reviews · $$ · Point Arena

Historic Point Arena neighborhood bar — an old-timey wooden bar with more local spirits than any in Mendocino County.