5 Coast Café American $$
(www.bolinascoastcafe.com; 46 Wharf Rd; mains
$10-22; h11:30am-3pm & 5-8pm Tue & Wed,
to 9pm Thu & Fri, 8am-3pm & 5-9pm Sat, to
8pm Sun; vc#) The only ‘real’ restaurant
in town, so everyone jockeys for outdoor seats
among the fl ower boxes for fi sh and chips,
barbecued oysters, or buttermilk pancakes with
damn good coff ee.Point Reyes 66
5 Tomales Bay Foods
& Cowgirl Creamery Market $$
(www.cowgirlcreamery.com; 80 4th St, Point
Reyes Station; h10am-6pm Wed-Sun; v)
A local market in an old barn selling picnic
items, including gourmet cheeses and organic
produce. All of the milk is local and organic, with
vegetarian rennet in all its soft cheeses, and you
can often watch cheese being made from a large
view window near the entryway.4 Point Reyes Hostel Hostel $
(%415-663-8811; http://www.norcalhostels.org/reyes;
dm/r $24/68; i) Just off Limantour Rd, this
rustic HI property has bunkhouses with warm
and cozy front rooms, big-view windows and
outdoor areas with hill vistas, and a brand new
LEED-certifi ed building with four private rooms.
It’s in a beautiful secluded valley 2 miles from
the ocean and surrounded by lovely hiking trails,
and the only lodging in the park.Glen Ellen 77
5 Vineyards Inn Bar
& Grill Spanish, Tapas $$
(www.vineyardsinn.com; 8445 Sonoma Hwy 12,
Kenwood; mains $8-20; h11:30am-9:30pm; v)
Though nothing fancy, this roadside tavern’s
food is terrifi c – succulent organic burgers,
line-caught seafood, paella, ceviche and
biodynamic produce from the chef’s ranch.
Full bar.Napa Valley 99
5 Ad Hoc Modern American $$$
(%707-944-2487; http://www.adhocrestaurant.
com; 6476 Washington St, Yountville; set menu
$48; hdinner Wed-Mon, 10:30am-2pm Sun)
A winning formula by Yountville’s culinary
oligarch, Thomas Keller, Ad Hoc serves the
master’s favorite American home-cooking
in four-course family-style menus, with no
variations except for dietary restrictions.
There’s also weekend lunchtime takeout
behind the restaurant at Keller’s latest venture,
Addendum (h11am-2pm Thu-Sat), which also
serves barbecue; get the daily menu on Twitter
at @AddendumatAdHoc.4 Hotel St Helena Historic Hotel $$
(%707-963-4388; http://www.hotelsthelena.net; 1309
Main St, St Helena; r with bath $125-235, without
bath $105-165; aW) Decorated with period
furnishings, this frayed-at-the-edges 1881
hotel sits right in St Helena’s downtown. Rooms
are tiny, but good value, especially those with
shared bathroom. No elevator.4 Maison Fleurie B&B $$$
(%707-944-2056; http://www.maisonfl eurienapa.
com; 6529 Yount St, Yountville; r incl breakfast
$145-295; aWs) Rooms at this ivy-covered
country inn are in a century-old home and
carriage house, decorated in French-provincial
style. There’s a big breakfast, and afternoon
wine and hors d’oeuvres. Hot tub.57
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