People come to this Bay Area town for the river. You should come for the food.

"When the weather gets hot in Sonoma County, there's no better way to cool off than with a float down the Russian River. A number of small towns dot the banks of the popular river flowing from Mendocino County to Jenner, but the best known of them all is Guerneville. On a recent scorchingly hot Thursday, I made the hour-and-a-half drive up to this river town of 4,500 from where I live in Oakland."

"At the lively LGBTQ hotel, the chef is serving a new menu inspired by her Swedish heritage. My colleague and I grabbed a table on the sunny patio, browsing the menu as hotel guests in colorful bathing suits headed to the rainbow flag-decorated pool. I couldn't resist the Swedish pancakes, or the "pancakes from the North," as they're called on the menu. The thin, folded pancakes were delicate and spongy, topped with a tart lingonberry jam and a decadent dollop of vanilla cream."

Guerneville sits on the Russian River and serves as a popular summer destination for floats and river sports. The town offers a wide-ranging dining scene that includes Indian and Mexican food trucks, farm-to-table restaurants, and hotel-based eateries. Baked on the River reopened at the R3 Hotel after relocation plans changed and now offers a menu inspired by Swedish culinary traditions. Outdoor seating on a sunny patio overlooks hotel pool activity. Swedish pancakes are thin and crepe-like, served with tart lingonberry jam and vanilla cream. A summer frittata with Swedish meatballs presents a light, vegetable-packed egg dish.

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