Cafe La Haye

About Cafe La Haye

Located just off Sonoma Plaza, Cafe La Haye offers an appealingly unfussy sophistication. The split-level dining room holds just a dozen or so tables, but its open kitchen, raftered ceiling and walls adorned with modern art create a vibrant energy that’s contagious. Convivial owner Saul Gropman and chef Jeffrey Lloyd make a formidable team. Lloyd, former executive chef of restaurant Michael Mina, offers a seasonal menu that’s discreet in its complexity, featuring the sort of dishes that seem to get better with each bite. What are Cafe La Haye's fans saying? This "tiny gem" off the Sonoma Square gets a "wow" from fans who "can’t believe" the "imaginative", "farm-fresh" Californian fare that emerges from its "postage-stamp-sized kitchen" as its "genial" owner "makes great recommendations" from the "well-thought-out wine list"; said to rival "some of the more recognizable names" in wine country (but with "no attitude"), it offers only a dozen or so tables plus a few seats at the bar, and reservations are understandably a "challenge" but considered "well worth the wait."