Willow Wood Market Cafe

Delicious, heavenly food for amazingly reasonable prices. Definitely worth the wait (it’s usually not too long though) you might have for breakfast/brunch on weekends, and while you are waiting (if there is one) you can browse the nifty things to puchase in the “market” portion of the place. Everyone needs some pirate bandaids or Nunzilla toys! Getting there earlier (within an hour of opening) or later (within an hour or so of closing) usually gets you in with no waiting, at least for breakfast/brunch, I’ve found. Parking is relatively easy...Graton is so small that even if you have to park around the corner from the place, it’s not longer than a minute walk away. A bonus: no matter which direction you come from, the drive to WW will give you some very scenic Sonoma county views.

"When Matthew Greenbaum and his partner opened this popular restaurant in 1995, the tiny town of Graton didn’t even have a sidewalk. Now people wait 20 minutes for a table on weekends for the cafe’s specialty: brunches like soft polenta, pancetta, and over-easy eggs served with a side of sesame toast with melted Cambozola cheese, as well as homemade pastries. The décor is not-cutesy country farmhouse, with an old wooden bar that’s inviting to sit at and lattes served in colorful bowls. The restaurant also sells British products like Marmite, McVitie’s digestive biscuits, and Cadbury chocolate. The Underwood, across the street, is the same owners’ more metropolitan, bistro-style place, serving lunch and dinner. Go here for a meal of steak frites and wine on the deck (and then play bocce on their court)."

From A West Sonoma Road Trip, By Lessley Anderson, 7/31/2009