Brunch, beef bourguignon and of course the best hamburgers in town will soon be on the menu at Healdsburg Bar & Grill, the venerable local establishment known to one and all as HBG. Chef Charlie Palmer—as if he doesn’t have enough on his plate—will be a contributor to the renewed dining venture, partnering with Danya Richter, who has co-owned the business since 2000. Now with a new business partner, Steve Alkire, they have embarked on another facelift for the venerable restaurant and watering hole, blessed by its southwest corner location across from the Plaza.
Palmer promises its appeal will remain local. “We’re not trying to make this thing anything else besides a really great hometown tavern—a place where people can gather,” said the James Beard Award-winning and multiple-Michelin-starred Palmer.
Nonetheless, Healdsburg Bar & Grill will become the 10th restaurant in the Charlie Palmer Collective, along with five restaurants in New York City, two in Napa and one in Reno, plus the Dry Creek Kitchen just up the street at 317 Healdsburg Ave.
HBG has made good use of that location for much of the past two decades, with Douglas Keane initially overseeing its kitchen. His interests became diverted to Geyserville, where Cyrus opened in 2024, and when the lease on the business came up for renewal, Richter reached out to Palmer…