Sonoma Magazine's Best New Restaurants of 2025

Enclos earned two Michelin stars in its debut year — a first for Sonoma and one of the faster critical ascents in recent California dining. Chef Brian Limoges runs a contemporary tasting-format kitchen on the Stone Edge Farm estate, backed by a 1,450-bottle wine list. At $$$$ with near-impossible reservations, this is a special-occasion booking that requires planning months in advance.

Folia is a practical Healdsburg pick when flexibility matters: daily 7 AM to 9 PM hours make it useful for breakfast, brunch-style plans, relaxed celebrations. Sonoma Magazine's Best New Restaurants of 2025 recognition adds credibility, but the smart reason to choose it is schedule range rather than a known tasting-menu or signature-dish draw.

Rosso Pizzeria & Wine Bar is an easy Santa Rosa pick for pizza, wine, a relaxed celebration meal. It is better for a date, small birthday, or casual business dinner than for a formal splurge, with easy booking and recognition from Sonoma Magazine Best New Restaurants of 2025.

Book Waterhawk Lake Club if the priority is an easy Sonoma-area meal with a social, lake-club feel rather than a tightly defined cuisine or tasting-menu agenda. Its strongest use case is a flexible group lunch or dinner, backed by local recognition from Sonoma Magazine's Best New Restaurants of 2025.

Bijou earned a spot on both Sonoma Magazine's and the San Francisco Chronicle's Best New Restaurants lists for 2025, making it the most awarded new opening in Petaluma right now. Booking is genuinely accessible — no months-long waitlist — and the Kentucky Street location puts it at the center of a downtown dining scene that's developed real momentum. Worth planning around on any Sonoma County itinerary.

Bistro Lagniappe is a smart downtown Healdsburg pick when the brief is a relaxed dinner rather than a high-ceremony wine-country meal. Its strongest case is convenience plus new-restaurant momentum, with Sonoma Magazine naming it among the Best New Restaurants of 2025.

Stella is worth considering for a Kenwood dinner when the meal needs to anchor a Sonoma Valley evening, especially for a date or celebration. Lunch is more useful if the location already fits the day's wine-country route; compare Glen Ellen Star if you want clearer cuisine and price expectations before choosing.

Poppy is worth booking for a current Glen Ellen dinner when the occasion calls for something selected but not difficult to plan. Recent Sonoma Magazine 2025 new-restaurant recognition gives it a useful trust signal, though diners who need a specific cuisine, price point, or dish list should compare it with Glen Ellen Star or Stella first.