Introduction

Sonoma's cafe scene runs from a historic cheese-factory coffee counter to a locally roasted Swedish-inspired shop. We checked six below, all confirmed currently operating.

Sonoma's Best Coffee Shop on the Plaza

A coffee bar that opened in 2025 inside the historic Sonoma Cheese Factory building, a plaza landmark since 1931, with access to the adjoining deli, wine shop, and cheese counter.

Sunflower Caffé

A Latinx

• and women-owned cafe occupying a historic landmark building on the plaza, reportedly once the home of a Sonoma co-founder's brother, serving breakfast and brunch with locally sourced coffee.

Equator Coffees

A Bay Area specialty roaster's Sonoma outpost a block off the plaza, serving organic milk from a well-known regional dairy.

Basque Boulangerie Café

A French-Basque bakery-cafe on the plaza since 1994, tracing its lineage to a 1956 Sonoma bakery, known for croissants and sourdough.

Ohm Coffee Roasters

A small local roaster's Sonoma outpost, describing itself as the plaza's go-to hangout with a dog-friendly back patio.

Småstad Coffee Roasters

A locally based roaster built around a Swedish coffee-break tradition, with a large communal outdoor table.

Practical Tips

• Sonoma's Best Coffee Shop on the Plaza is worth a stop specifically for its setting inside a genuine 1931 cheese-factory landmark.

• Basque Boulangerie Café's menu is substantial enough to work as a full breakfast or lunch stop, not just a coffee break.

• Vella Cheese Company, a similarly historic 1931 cheese maker nearby, is worth a visit for cheese specifically — it's a retail shop, not a cafe.

Sources and Verification Notes

Each cafe's operating status, address, and character were checked against its own site and cross-checked against Yelp or local press.