Guidebook for Monte Rio

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Guidebook for Monte Rio

Food Scene

Tasty and cheap soulfood. Everything here is made with love.
25 locals recommend
Rio Cafe & Grill
20391 CA-116
25 locals recommend
Tasty and cheap soulfood. Everything here is made with love.
Great chow for the meat lovers. Not open for dinners.
6 locals recommend
Lucy’s Lounge & Grill
20391 CA-116
6 locals recommend
Great chow for the meat lovers. Not open for dinners.
A little on the pricy side, part of the Northwood Lodge and Golf Club. Good choice for a fancy dinner.
9 locals recommend
Northwood Restaurant
19400 CA-116
9 locals recommend
A little on the pricy side, part of the Northwood Lodge and Golf Club. Good choice for a fancy dinner.
The food is nice, not spectacular and not very cheap, but if you decide to go, sit outside on the patio for a breathtaking view of the river.
31 locals recommend
Village Inn & Restaurant
20822 River Blvd
31 locals recommend
The food is nice, not spectacular and not very cheap, but if you decide to go, sit outside on the patio for a breathtaking view of the river.
Hardy all-American food. Great grill and good burgers. They serve fish & chips too!
47 locals recommend
Garden Grill
17132 CA-116
47 locals recommend
Hardy all-American food. Great grill and good burgers. They serve fish & chips too!
Outstanding locally sourced BBQ and gourmet offerings. All of the owners are passionate fisherfolk. Pricy, but cheap BBQ places are rare nowadays.
6 locals recommend
The Juicy Pig
16440 4th St
6 locals recommend
Outstanding locally sourced BBQ and gourmet offerings. All of the owners are passionate fisherfolk. Pricy, but cheap BBQ places are rare nowadays.
The name says it all. Nicely done Italian diner.
41 locals recommend
Betty Spaghetti
16390 4th St
41 locals recommend
The name says it all. Nicely done Italian diner.
Wanting Korean dinner? You won't find better than this place anywhere in the area.
46 locals recommend
Pat's International
16236 Main St
46 locals recommend
Wanting Korean dinner? You won't find better than this place anywhere in the area.
Cheap and hefty breakfast and lunch fare. Can't go wrong with this place.
13 locals recommend
River Inn Grill
16141 Main St
13 locals recommend
Cheap and hefty breakfast and lunch fare. Can't go wrong with this place.
Want Asian, but not Korean food? Drive just a little farther to this nice Chinese place.
Tahoe Chinese Restaurant
6484 Mirabel Rd
Want Asian, but not Korean food? Drive just a little farther to this nice Chinese place.
THE best pizza in the area, period.
Forestville Pizzeria
6490 Mirabel Rd
THE best pizza in the area, period.
THE best bread and scones you will try in your lifetime.
176 locals recommend
Wild Flour Bread
140 Bohemian Hwy
176 locals recommend
THE best bread and scones you will try in your lifetime.
Phenomenal Indian and Nepali meals at decent prices.
Namaste Kitchen
7225 Healdsburg Ave
Phenomenal Indian and Nepali meals at decent prices.

Drinks & Nightlife

Cool bar with a great beer selection and occasional live music - local artists. A great place to meet interesting people.
34 locals recommend
Barley and Hops Tavern
3688 Bohemian Hwy
34 locals recommend
Cool bar with a great beer selection and occasional live music - local artists. A great place to meet interesting people.
Microbrews, bar food and nihtly music performances. This is definitely a place to check out.
122 locals recommend
HopMonk Tavern Sebastopol
230 Petaluma Avenue
122 locals recommend
Microbrews, bar food and nihtly music performances. This is definitely a place to check out.
A small divey pub serving local and in-house brewed beers and burgers. Nothing wrong with that.
84 locals recommend
Stumptown Brewery
15045 River Rd
84 locals recommend
A small divey pub serving local and in-house brewed beers and burgers. Nothing wrong with that.

Entertainment & Activities

Not a very working movie theater, but one of the iconic places to see in Monte Rio. Check out the cafe/restaurant behind it and the beautiful views off the bridge right next to it.
55 locals recommend
Rio Theatre
20396 Bohemian Hwy
55 locals recommend
Not a very working movie theater, but one of the iconic places to see in Monte Rio. Check out the cafe/restaurant behind it and the beautiful views off the bridge right next to it.

Arts & Culture

Exhibits and music performances, mostly choir/classical music type of shows. Drawing classes and theater groups.
6 locals recommend
Occidental Center For the Arts
3850 Doris Murphy Ct
6 locals recommend
Exhibits and music performances, mostly choir/classical music type of shows. Drawing classes and theater groups.

Essentials

107 locals recommend
Safeway
16405 CA-116
107 locals recommend

Parks & Nature

Hiking and picnicing in the impressive redwood grove. What can be better?
500 locals recommend
Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve Visitor Center
17000 Armstrong Woods Rd
500 locals recommend
Hiking and picnicing in the impressive redwood grove. What can be better?
Great hiking right behind the redwoods. Beautiful ponds and creeks.
18 locals recommend
Austin Creek State Recreation
17000 Armstrong Woods Rd
18 locals recommend
Great hiking right behind the redwoods. Beautiful ponds and creeks.
Massive rocks right on the coast. The Kortum hiking trail goes around them.
Sunset Boulders
Kortum Trail
Massive rocks right on the coast. The Kortum hiking trail goes around them.
Beautiful vistas of the coastline.
55 locals recommend
Sonoma Coast State Park
3095 CA-1
55 locals recommend
Beautiful vistas of the coastline.
Huge rocky cliffs and the powerful ocean.
291 locals recommend
Bodega Bay
291 locals recommend
Huge rocky cliffs and the powerful ocean.