Here's How Sonoma County Restaurants Stacked Up On The Delight Scale Of This Top 100 List

HEALDSBURG, CA — A Sonoma County restaurant ranked among the list of the top 100 nationwide that “delight their communities and make them better.”

Resy, an online restaurant reservation service for roughly 10,000 restaurants, said the debut “Resy 100” is a “curation of restaurants that thrill us, that serve exceptional food that alternately might be comforting or daring, traditional or completely new."

While long-time favorites like Chez Panisse made it to the list, there area also surprises.

“These are places that make us want to return again and again, and define the best of our dining culture today,” the company, which represents some 10,000 eateries nationwide, said with the release of the rankings.

“... They don’t have to be new,” the company said of the 100 restaurants on the list. “They don’t have to have a famous chef at the helm. They could be absolutely anywhere — as we’ve learned, a great meal can find you where you least expect it, whether you’ve traversed the country or just headed down the block. They are, simply, excellent and cherished. They delight their communities and make them better.”

This is the second "top list" in a row to include a Sonoma County restaurant. Healdsuburg's SingleThread ranked No. 8 on the inaugural list of North America's 50 Best Restaurants.

1. Liholiho Yacht Club, San Francisco.
2. Kismet, Los Angeles.
3. Si! Mon, LOS ANGELES | Venice.
4. Sirene, OAKLAND | Lake Merritt
5. Octavia, SAN FRANCISCO | Pacific Heights
6. Nari, SAN FRANCISCO | Japantown
7. RVR, LOS ANGELES | Venice
8. Bar Etoile, LOS ANGELES | Melrose Hill
9. Ramen Shop, OAKLAND, CALIF. | Rockridge
10. Pizzeria Sei, LOS ANGELES | Pico-Robertson
11. Leu Leu, ENCINITAS, CALIF. | Leucadia
12. Solimar, SACRAMENTO, CALIF. | North Oak Park
13. Glen Ellen Star, CA WINE COUNTRY | Glen Ellen
14. Tsubaki, LOS ANGELES | Echo Park
15. Café Chez Panisse, BERKELEY, CALIF. | Downtown
16. Prubechu, SAN FRANCISCO | Mission District
17. Izakaya Rintaro, SAN FRANCISCO | Mission District
18. Annesso Pizzeria, FRESNO, CALIF. | Woodward Park
19. Ad Hoc, NAPA VALLEY | Yountville
20. Khom Loi, CA WINE COUNTRY | Sebastopol
21. Soban, LOS ANGELES | Koreatown