Valette

For a special night out in Healdsburg, in-the-know visitors and locals head to Valette, a Sonoma restaurant that skews towards the formal with its cuisine and atmosphere. The eatery is family-owned, which adds a personal touch to the place, which can feel a bit overly refined. Exemplary dishes, like the scallops en croute and cacao-nib crusted duck breast, are crowd favorites and pair beautifully with certain local wines.