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.

★ 4.5 · 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.

★ 4.5 · 942 reviews · $$ · Gualala

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

★ 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.

★ 4.3 · 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.