Willi's Seafood & Raw Bar

Right after landing at SFO (via a brief 1 hour layover at SEA), we picked up the S's then headed for Healdsburg. I already put down a full 16 ounces of iced-coffee at SFO upon arrival so I had enough stimulant to last until at least lunchtime (I probably got 4+ hours of interupted sleep on the redeye). As soon as we arrived in Healdsburg (after a 1 & 1/2 hour delay due to freeway construction - you've seen it before, 3 guys holding shovels with 1 guy working) we did a brief tour of Healdsburg Square then headed for lunch at Willi's Seafood & Raw Bar. I love the format of Willi's - mostly small plates to share with an excellent oyster/raw selection and good wine selections.

We started with the Chopped Salad with romaine, green olives, bleu cheese, pecans, cherry tomatoes and a sweet mustard vinaigrette. Rich (cheese), salty (olives), crunchy (pecans) and sweet (tomatoes and vinaigrette).

D wanted some roughage so he ordered the Sauteed Spinach with Meyer Lemon Marmalade - sweet and savory at the same time.

We also sampled the Warm Maine Lobster Roll

And the Crispy Pork Belly Roll with peas Sprout Slaw

The Mrs ordered the Clam and Garlic Flatbread

While I HAD to sample the Kobe Beef Crudo with Truffle Aioli and Pickled Shiitake

We also indulged in their French Fries with Laura Chenel Goat Cheese Ranch

The girls ended the meal with the Warm Peach and Blackberry Crumble

Another great meal at Willi's until the next evening...

After visiting Napa Valley the following day (and having a great meal at Bottega), I got lost trying to exit Napa from the Southern roads mainly because I wanted to avoid Hwy 128 on the Northern end due to its lack of street lights and unlit curvy roads. However Nuvi was determined to get me back to Hwy 128 and at one time stated "please drive the highlighted route"! We did finally make it to Hwy 116 and back to the 101. By the time we arrived in Healdsburg, it was close to 9:00pm (we had to cancel our 7:45pm reservation at Rustic). So we popped into Willi's once more.

D & I had the raw and BBQ'd oysters

While the girls opted for Marinated Chicken Skewers with Aji Amarillo, the BBQ'd Bacon Wrapped Scallops with Cilantro Pumpkinseed Pesto and the Hanger Steak Skewer with Chimichurri Sauce.

I also ordered the Fried Ipswich Clam Strips with Shishito Peppers. Supposedly only 1 in 10 shishito peppers are spicy but our order only included 7 peppers and the Mrs had 2 mouth searing peppers while D also got 1 spicy pepper. Oh well, maybe global warming is making shishitos spicier...

The girls ended the meal with the Warm Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread Pudding.

Two great meals at Willi's which we intend on keeping as one of our Healdsburg mainstays...

Willi's Seafood & Raw Bar

403 Healdsburg Avenue
Healdsburg, CA 95448

(707) 433-9191

Sunday - Thursday 11:30 - 9:30
Friday - Saturday: 11:30 - 10:00