3 Best Restaurants in Napa and Sonoma, California

An upmarket Old West–themed haven for quality slabs paired with muscular cocktails and tannic Cabs, this two-story steak house on Healdsburg Plaza's north side takes its name from a 19th-century Texas Ranger turned cattleman. Appetizers and small plates might include crispy mushrooms with chimichurri, raw oysters, or shrimp cocktail, with sufficient seafood, pasta, and vegetarian entrées to placate diners forgoing the splendid cuts of red meat.

When only a thick, flawlessly cooked New York or porterhouse (dry-aged by the eminent Allen Brothers of Chicago) will do, this steak house inside an 1886 stone building is just the ticket. New Zealand lamb chops are the nonbeef favorite, with oysters Rockefeller, beef carpaccio, and creamed spinach among the options for starters and sides.

The low lighting, well-spaced tables, and gas fireplaces at this Railroad Square Historic District restaurant create a congenial setting for dining on steak, raw-bar seafood, and sustainable fish. With entrées including a 20-ounce prime bone-in, dry-aged rib eye—plus a shareable 48-ouncer—there's no chance meat eaters will depart unsated, and non-steak options like seared ahi tuna and tamarind barbecue prawns surpass those at your average temple to beef.