Don’t forget to admire the ice cream flavor names that are painted on each of the chairs! Half of their ice cream options are vegan so you will not feel like you’re stuck with one gelato or the “flavor of the day” here. Satiate your appetite until lunch by cooling down with a vegan ice cream. If you’re like us, you’ll take your time in the bookstore and be ready for a snack. If seats are available, take a moment to sit down in the adorable children’s corner or beautiful vintage chairs. Second is Second Chance Used Books, a quiet and quaint oasis for bibliophiles that’s just large enough to provide a diverse inventory for interests from farming to fantasy. Start off browsing around the two floors at Toyworks where you can shop for the children in your life or for your inner child. We recommend visiting the stores in a counter-clockwise order. With a couple hundred feet, along Highway 12 and between Main Street and Petaluma Street, you will find five of our favorite stops in the city: Second Chance Used Books (used book store), Toyworks (independent toy store), Retrospect (vintage house goods), Screamin’ Mimi’s (ice cream shop with vegan options), and the Sebastopol Farmers’ Market.
Sebastopol is very easy to navigate as most of the shopping is in the center square and the food lies on the perimeter. Retrograde Coffee Roasters Morning Activity: Shopping in Sebastopol 9am-12pm
A vegan breakfast at Retrograde Coffee Roasters in Sebastopol, Sonoma County Click here to learn more about everything they do to keep up their energy efficient green business. Retrograde Coffee Roasters is a California Certified Green Business and they commit to the following: offer incentives to those who bring their own coffee cups or containers for coffee beans, guarantee that all of their to-go items are recyclable or compostable, roast their coffee on demand so there is never a waste, only use green certified cleaning products at their dish station, and SO much more. Retrograde is one of our favorite coffee shops in the country, and it goes beyond the vegan-friendly breakfast and lunch items, and their innovative drink menu that features options such as a Beet Root Chai Latte. (Note, this establishment is very family-friendly with not a lot of breathing room so introverts might feel a bit encroached upon if sitting at the shared long tables and near the main line.) Whether you prefer sweet or savory, you’ll be able to find something to fuel you for the rest of your day exploring. Stop by Retrograde Coffee Roasters bright and early to enjoy vegan-friendly pastries, breakfast sandwiches, and superfood lattes. Hotel E in Santa Rosa Hotel E in Santa Rosa DAY 1 Breakfast: Retrograde Coffee Roasters 8am-9am This way you can still travel on a budget without giving up on staying at a luxurious hotel.
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Pro tip: if you travel in the off-season, you can stay at this four-star boutique hotel for around $150/night instead of its high season price of $300-400/night. The rooms are spacious, sleek, and clean and still manages to be a dog-friendly hotel! Another plus, its location is centrally located to everything mentioned below. While the building is over 100 years old, the inside looks as modern as can be and makes for a luxurious and relaxing weekend getaway. The Santa Rosa Bank Building which later became known as the Empire Building is, as of 2019, the Hotel E in Courthouse Square. One of Santa Rosa’s oldest buildings is now the home to one of its newest hotels. Where to Stay in Sonoma County: Hotel E in Santa Rosa
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To replace these activities, feel free add in some time exploring some of the nearby walking trails or, if in season, visit a local apple orchard or U-Pick farm. You can easily make this a dry vegan itinerary to Sonoma County if you eliminate two stops: Griffo Distillery and Golden State Cider Taproom. It’s a diverse destination that welcomes travelers of all interests and makes for an easy weekend getaway on any budget. This county in the North Bay can entertain you with U-Pick orchards and farms, ocean views, vintage shopping, coffee, vegan-friendly restaurants, and even a handful of vegan-friendly distilleries. So how do we visit a wine country without drinking wine? Or is it still worth it? In regards to Sonoma County, it is absolutely worth it. While wine might seem like an easy vegan food item, it’s actually still hard to find vegan wine! A not-so-fun fact, wineries use everything from fish guts to egg whites in the production process it’s not just fermented grapes in your glass. Visiting wine regions as a vegan is a lot harder than you might expect.
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