Baci Cafe & Wine Bar

Baci Cafe & Wine Bar is owned and run by Executive Chef Shari Sarabi and Lisbeth Holmefjord, a husband-and-wife team who owned three Italian restaurants in Hawaii before bringing their cooking to wine country more than twenty years ago. The kitchen leans on local and organic ingredients for an authentic Italian menu, and Lisbeth’s greeting at the door has become a Healdsburg fixture.

The room is casual and warm, and the pricing stays reasonable for the quality, which is why locals fill as many tables as visitors. A good first-night dinner or an easy return.