Jessica’s guidebook
Guidebook For Napa
The best Sushi in town, a great bar and more on the menu than just raw fish. 10 minute walk from the cottage
88 locals recommend
Morimoto Napa
610 Main StThe best Sushi in town, a great bar and more on the menu than just raw fish. 10 minute walk from the cottage
Fine French dining on the Napa River, with a great local's bar, Provencal food wrapped in California style. This is the closest restaurant and bar to the house.
61 locals recommend
Angele Restaurant & Bar
540 Main StFine French dining on the Napa River, with a great local's bar, Provencal food wrapped in California style. This is the closest restaurant and bar to the house.
Celadon
500 Main StBeautiful garden, great food, stands the test of time in local cuisine.
Celadon
500 Main StContemporary, high-energy American restaurant with global influences. Good happy hour too.
30 locals recommend
TORC
1140 Main StContemporary, high-energy American restaurant with global influences. Good happy hour too.
Oenotri offers a menu with more than 20 different types of house-made salumi, an array of handmade fresh and dry pasta as well as exclusive olive oil sourced from within the Napa Valley.
53 locals recommend
Oenotri
1425 1st StOenotri offers a menu with more than 20 different types of house-made salumi, an array of handmade fresh and dry pasta as well as exclusive olive oil sourced from within the Napa Valley.
Fine dining in the Carneros region of Napa Valley. Decently priced for Napa fine dining.
14 locals recommend
FARM at Carneros
4048 Sonoma HwyFine dining in the Carneros region of Napa Valley. Decently priced for Napa fine dining.
Great spanish tapas restaurant. NO Reservations taken. Great for walking to, atmosphere and sharing delicious small plates! Check out their sister restaurant, La Taberna, especially if you have to wait.
43 locals recommend
Zuzu
829 Main StGreat spanish tapas restaurant. NO Reservations taken. Great for walking to, atmosphere and sharing delicious small plates! Check out their sister restaurant, La Taberna, especially if you have to wait.
Sister restaurant and adjacent to Zuzu. Lively atomsphere, great wines and small plates. Spanish.
12 locals recommend
La Taberna
815 Main StSister restaurant and adjacent to Zuzu. Lively atomsphere, great wines and small plates. Spanish.
Fancy breakfast with Bloody Marys and beignets to die for. Delicious lunch and dinner too.
28 locals recommend
Boon Fly Café
4048 Sonoma HwyFancy breakfast with Bloody Marys and beignets to die for. Delicious lunch and dinner too.
Newer upscale Mexican cuisine and fun atmosphere. Great happy hour too.
9 locals recommend
GRAN ELÉCTRICA
1313 Main StNewer upscale Mexican cuisine and fun atmosphere. Great happy hour too.
Excellent and interesting wine list. Go for the wine, a meal or even schedule a wine class.
15 locals recommend
Compline Wine Bar, Restaurant & Merchant
1300 1st StExcellent and interesting wine list. Go for the wine, a meal or even schedule a wine class.
A great local spot for unique wine, craft beer and small bites. Casual yet hip crowd, open later than most anywhere else in town. Can get packed and loud. Some nights, buy a bottle and play your choice of vinyl.
24 locals recommend
Cadet Beer and Wine Bar
930 Franklin StA great local spot for unique wine, craft beer and small bites. Casual yet hip crowd, open later than most anywhere else in town. Can get packed and loud. Some nights, buy a bottle and play your choice of vinyl.
Gastropub featuring 32 beers on tap served by knowledgeable bar tenders. Lots of TVs for sports, full bar and decent food. Open early for brunch on the weekends, all ages.
13 locals recommend
Napa Palisades Saloon
1000 Main StGastropub featuring 32 beers on tap served by knowledgeable bar tenders. Lots of TVs for sports, full bar and decent food. Open early for brunch on the weekends, all ages.
Everyone eats at Oxbow. From fresh breakfasts with juice and coffee, to sit down dinner. Small stores selling their wares gives you a nice chance to browse for this and that.
169 locals recommend
Oxbow Public Market
610 1st StEveryone eats at Oxbow. From fresh breakfasts with juice and coffee, to sit down dinner. Small stores selling their wares gives you a nice chance to browse for this and that.
Newly revamped venue in the old Napa Opera House playing Jazz and more on a nightly basis. Upstairs has a venue for larger acts.
33 locals recommend
Blue Note Napa
1030 Main StreetNewly revamped venue in the old Napa Opera House playing Jazz and more on a nightly basis. Upstairs has a venue for larger acts.
English muffins! Everything else is good too. But get a breakfast sandwich on english muffin. Worth the calories. Or, buy in bulk and make your own breakfast sandwiches in your fully equipped kitchen.
50 locals recommend
Model Bakery
644 1st StEnglish muffins! Everything else is good too. But get a breakfast sandwich on english muffin. Worth the calories. Or, buy in bulk and make your own breakfast sandwiches in your fully equipped kitchen.
Our favorite breakfast in town. Their chicken fried chicken is superb. Great price, no frills but clean and great service. Free coffee while you wait if you don't get there early.
13 locals recommend
Jax White Mule Diner
1122 1st StOur favorite breakfast in town. Their chicken fried chicken is superb. Great price, no frills but clean and great service. Free coffee while you wait if you don't get there early.
Burgers, Ahi tuna burgers, garlic fries, $7 shakes. Go to In N Out if you want budget burgers. This place is an experience. Casual. And, great wine and beer...naturally!
106 locals recommend
Gott's Roadside
644 1st StBurgers, Ahi tuna burgers, garlic fries, $7 shakes. Go to In N Out if you want budget burgers. This place is an experience. Casual. And, great wine and beer...naturally!
If you can't make it to the coast, stop in for oysters or, tomato soup and grilled cheese in the winter.
31 locals recommend
Hog Island Oyster Co
610 1st StIf you can't make it to the coast, stop in for oysters or, tomato soup and grilled cheese in the winter.
Great, wholesome, delicious food. Good for a smaller breakfast or lunch. And, you can get coffee or mimosas. Also, first Friday of the month, if you order ahead, they do fried chicken take-away dinners! And now, there are two additional locations, one in Napa near the movie theater and one in Yountville.
23 locals recommend
Southside Café
2770 Old Sonoma RdGreat, wholesome, delicious food. Good for a smaller breakfast or lunch. And, you can get coffee or mimosas. Also, first Friday of the month, if you order ahead, they do fried chicken take-away dinners! And now, there are two additional locations, one in Napa near the movie theater and one in Yountville.
Some of the best local Mexican food, and amazing chef. You can have ahi tartar that's fantastic too. Go for specials! Inexpensive corkage.
Las Palmas
1730 Yajome StSome of the best local Mexican food, and amazing chef. You can have ahi tartar that's fantastic too. Go for specials! Inexpensive corkage.
Molinari Caffè
828 Brown StGreat coffee drinks, space, walking distance.
Take a romantic ride on this restaurant on wheels. Option to stop at pre-selected wineries as well. December is all about the holidays and the "Santa Train" for the little ones.
115 locals recommend
Napa Valley Wine Train
1275 McKinstry StTake a romantic ride on this restaurant on wheels. Option to stop at pre-selected wineries as well. December is all about the holidays and the "Santa Train" for the little ones.
Tasting room with almost 30 wineries showcasing their wines. A choice spot to taste wine and meet people. Good local flavor and earthquake renovations are complete. A 20 minute walk from the cottage.
10 locals recommend
Vintner's Collective
1245 Main StTasting room with almost 30 wineries showcasing their wines. A choice spot to taste wine and meet people. Good local flavor and earthquake renovations are complete. A 20 minute walk from the cottage.
Mellow wine tasting and tours for a favorite Napa Valley biodynamic wine producer. Reservations are required for tours and tastings. Tastings can include food pairings and therefore costs a bit more than other places, but you get your fair share of wine at a decent price. Please note, this place can get busy and staff can be inattentive. We still love Sinskey and their crew there are good people. Combine that with great prices and classics like their original Carneros Merlot and P.O.V. Right Bank blend, Pinot Blanc and Zinfandel are classic Carneros wines.
24 locals recommend
Robert Sinskey Vineyards
6320 Silverado TrailMellow wine tasting and tours for a favorite Napa Valley biodynamic wine producer. Reservations are required for tours and tastings. Tastings can include food pairings and therefore costs a bit more than other places, but you get your fair share of wine at a decent price. Please note, this place can get busy and staff can be inattentive. We still love Sinskey and their crew there are good people. Combine that with great prices and classics like their original Carneros Merlot and P.O.V. Right Bank blend, Pinot Blanc and Zinfandel are classic Carneros wines.
Estate wines right from their vineyard in St Helena specializing in Cabernet, Cab Franc, Malbec and Sauvignon Blanc. Reservations required. A Gem! Ask us if you are interested in a visit.
Crocker & Starr
700 Dowdell LnEstate wines right from their vineyard in St Helena specializing in Cabernet, Cab Franc, Malbec and Sauvignon Blanc. Reservations required. A Gem! Ask us if you are interested in a visit.
Exceptional location for a glass or three of bubbles. And delicious small bites like cheese, caviar, and smoked salmon. Experience the Carneros region in French splendor. Reservations required in advance.
66 locals recommend
Domaine Carneros
1240 Duhig RdExceptional location for a glass or three of bubbles. And delicious small bites like cheese, caviar, and smoked salmon. Experience the Carneros region in French splendor. Reservations required in advance.
Contemporary Art museum in the heart of Carneros wine country.
54 locals recommend
di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
5200 Sonoma HwyContemporary Art museum in the heart of Carneros wine country.
My favorite cave tour in the Valley. Amazing history and wine to match. Worth every bit of effort to get there. If you can't, they have a tasting room recently opened in St. Helena. More convenient and great bubbles.
35 locals recommend
Schramsberg Vineyards
1400 Schramsberg RdMy favorite cave tour in the Valley. Amazing history and wine to match. Worth every bit of effort to get there. If you can't, they have a tasting room recently opened in St. Helena. More convenient and great bubbles.
Stunning facility, a great walking sculpture garden, good wines, and a wide variety of them-- including Walt, which focuses on Pinot Noir. Chardonnay. Hall wines dominated by single vineyard Cabs & SB
27 locals recommend
HALL St. Helena
401 Saint Helena HighwayStunning facility, a great walking sculpture garden, good wines, and a wide variety of them-- including Walt, which focuses on Pinot Noir. Chardonnay. Hall wines dominated by single vineyard Cabs & SB
Some of the best Pinot and Chardonnay you can find in Napa County (though vineyards all all Sonoma/Mendocino! Great experience as well. Reservations required.
7 locals recommend
Failla Wines
3530 Silverado Trail NSome of the best Pinot and Chardonnay you can find in Napa County (though vineyards all all Sonoma/Mendocino! Great experience as well. Reservations required.
Great red wines. Lovely tasting room. Great outdoor location when the weather's nice. And the money goes to a good cause!
7 locals recommend
Ehlers Estate Winery
3222 Ehlers LnGreat red wines. Lovely tasting room. Great outdoor location when the weather's nice. And the money goes to a good cause!
Great for hikes, botanical garden. Long trails with horses and great views of the valley. $5 admission fee per car, but well worth it. Very local activity.
47 locals recommend
Skyline Wilderness Park
2201 Imola AvenueGreat for hikes, botanical garden. Long trails with horses and great views of the valley. $5 admission fee per car, but well worth it. Very local activity.
An easy drive and decent hikes in the hills above Browns Valley.
24 locals recommend
Westwood Hills Park
3107 Browns Valley RdAn easy drive and decent hikes in the hills above Browns Valley.
Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Peet's Coffee, a bookstore, Heritage Eats for falafel and other healthy bites, juice and frozen yogurt. The Target there is pretty beat up, the one on Imola and Soscol is much nicer. Parking and entrance/exit is pretty miserable but nothing too tragic.
Bel Aire Plaza
Bel Aire PlazaWhole Foods, Trader Joe's, Peet's Coffee, a bookstore, Heritage Eats for falafel and other healthy bites, juice and frozen yogurt. The Target there is pretty beat up, the one on Imola and Soscol is much nicer. Parking and entrance/exit is pretty miserable but nothing too tragic.
Cathy Corison makes some of the best Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon in the valley. Don't take our word for it, ask Asimov from the New York Times.
8 locals recommend
Corison Winery
987 St Helena HwyCathy Corison makes some of the best Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon in the valley. Don't take our word for it, ask Asimov from the New York Times.
"A vintner owned and operated tasting lounge, focused on putting the small family owned brands that make Napa Valley so unique back in the hands of our passionate visitors."
The Wine Thief
708 1st St"A vintner owned and operated tasting lounge, focused on putting the small family owned brands that make Napa Valley so unique back in the hands of our passionate visitors."
"his tasting room is a partnership between three vintners, Jason Holman and his wife Helen of Holman Cellars, Timothy Keith of Leaf & Vine Winery and Kevin Cadle of Cadle Family Wines. All three are owners and winemakers and as Kevin told us “we do most everything ourselves” – such is the case when you are running your own boutique winery. Each vintner makes their wine in the city of Napa – in one of the several industrial/business parks surrounding the city which are currently home to numerous wineries. None of these vintners own their own vineyards. And while all are making their wine in the Napa Valley – many of their wines are sourced from other parts of California.
All are producing wines from a diversity of varietals – these are small lot intriguing wines that are reasonably priced."
Rebel Vintners
1201 1st St"his tasting room is a partnership between three vintners, Jason Holman and his wife Helen of Holman Cellars, Timothy Keith of Leaf & Vine Winery and Kevin Cadle of Cadle Family Wines. All three are owners and winemakers and as Kevin told us “we do most everything ourselves” – such is the case when you are running your own boutique winery. Each vintner makes their wine in the city of Napa – in one of the several industrial/business parks surrounding the city which are currently home to numerous wineries. None of these vintners own their own vineyards. And while all are making their wine in the Napa Valley – many of their wines are sourced from other parts of California.
All are producing wines from a diversity of varietals – these are small lot intriguing wines that are reasonably priced."