Get to Know The Barlow Culinary and Arts Center

Explore a variety of dining, drinking, and shopping at The Barlow, a 12.5-acre food and arts hub in the town of Sebastopol, California. Here, industrial chic buildings feature many of Sonoma County’s best restaurants, wineries, distilleries, art galleries, and boutiques.

This hip gathering spot used to be an apple processing facility, but today, you’ll find the trendy glass doors rolled up to invite a fresh breeze and strolling visitors to peruse artisan crafts and gourmet specialties. The area features landscaped lawns, pathways, and culinary gardens harvested for the popular restaurants of The Barlow.

There are always new things to discover at The Barlow, but here are a few of our favorite highlights.

Discover a Few of Our Favorites at The Barlow

• Acre Pizza: Savor classic and Detroit-style pizza crafted with a Northern California mindset, by the slice or in 16-inch rounds. The dough features organic California wheat for a light, tasty crust.
• Osito Style Tacos: Stop in for crave-able Mexican-style street food with a gourmet twist. The handcrafted dishes are made with organic seasonal ingredients.
• Community Market: This non-profit, worker-run grocery store specializes in natural, organic food with an exceptional onsite deli and wine bar.
• Crooked Goat Brewing: Serving a variety of beers on tap (14 at last count!), this lively brewery specializes in innovative beers with distinct Sonoma County style. Yummy eats are available from local favorites. 
• Fern Bar: Melding modern and retro, this beautiful uber-cool restaurant serves unforgettable dishes for every meal, plus happy hour and a fun late-night menu.
• Golden State Cider: This inviting taproom and patio offers apple-driven ciders made with West Coast-grown apples. You can also find four-packs to go for picnic adventures and sometimes a food pairing menu.
• Lori Austin Gallery: Peruse contemporary fine art by Bay Area and national artists, as well as a premiere collection of contemporary Shona sculptures from Zimbabwe. 

• The Nectary: This extensive juice bar showcases 100% organic cold-pressed juices, superfood and green smoothies, probiotic beverages like kefir and kombucha, and seasonally inspired drinks of all kinds.
• Pax Wines: In this lovely urban tasting room, you can taste seasonal flights of current-release wines, sip wines by the glass, or pick bottles and growlers for the table or go.
• Region: In a space as unique as the wine, Region showcases as many as 25 Sonoma County wines. Visitors can choose from 50 different wines at self-serve WineStation machines, while in another room, visitors can enjoy a traditional wine-tasting experience, often with the winemakers themselves.
• Rust Boutique: Stop in to discover a beautiful selection of affordable and stylish clothing, jewelry, shoes, and accessories, as well as personal styling services.
• Seismic Brewing Company: Sit back and relax in front of floor-to-ceiling windows at this taproom or in the outdoor space and choose craft beers from a host of rotating taps, like the brewery’s award-winners and exclusive small-batch or barrel-aged offerings only available here.
• Sushi Kosho: For a modern Japanese sushi restaurant, look no further than this delicious destination that embraces a progressive focus on fresh, local ingredients and sustainability.
• Taylor Lane: Step into this inviting space with a full array of organic coffees and teas, as well as delicious sweet or savory baked goods.
• The Farmer’s Wife: Tuck into intricately layered sandwiches, open-faced tartines, soups, salads, and cookies, as well as an all-day breakfast menu at this favorite eatery.
• Two Dog Night Creamery: The organic gelato-style ice cream served here includes local, organic ingredients with exciting flavors changing seasonally. Vegan options are available. 
• William Cofield Cheesemakers: Discover delicious British-style cheese made in California and see how it’s created onsite from milk vats to aging room, packaging, and shipping. 

For more details, check The Barlow’s directories for shops and food & drink. 
The Barlow: 6770 McKinley St., Sebastopol, California, 707-824-5600