12 Essential Restaurants in Santa Rosa

"Flavors of the Pacific are the name of the game at this restaurant inside the revamped Flamingo Resort. You want to be here for brunch — poolside — with a Coconut Espresso Martini in one hand and a plate lunch of loco moco or spicy chicken bao in the other. The campy vibe escalates to astonishing heights during the holiday season’s Sippin’ Santa, when the guy with the red clothes and white beard dons board shorts and sunglasses with food and drinks to match. The Mele Kalikimaka — Hawaiian sweet bread stuffing croquettes with mezcal cranberry sauce and sage — pairs beautifully with a Ho Ho Hot Buttered Rum in a classic tiki cup." - Christina Mueller