Guidebook for Napa

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Guidebook for Napa

Essentials

Also at the north end of town, right next to Trader Joe's.
63 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
3682 Bel Aire Plaza
63 locals recommend
Also at the north end of town, right next to Trader Joe's.
Yay, a Trader Joe's! At the north end of town.
49 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
3654 Bel Aire Plaza
49 locals recommend
Yay, a Trader Joe's! At the north end of town.
A regular grocery store with normal prices.
Safeway
1620 Clay Street
A regular grocery store with normal prices.
Food heaven. A big open indoor market space with a vast array of cuisines to choose from.
169 locals recommend
Oxbow Public Market
610 1st St
169 locals recommend
Food heaven. A big open indoor market space with a vast array of cuisines to choose from.
Buy his beans, you'll be happy.
Rancho Gordo
1924 Yajome St
Buy his beans, you'll be happy.
Great bakery, breakfast, and lunch. Especially yummy for breakfast.
28 locals recommend
Alexis Baking Company
1517 3rd St
28 locals recommend
Great bakery, breakfast, and lunch. Especially yummy for breakfast.
Pastries, cookies, bread, all those yummy bakery things, all swoonily good.
50 locals recommend
Model Bakery
644 1st St
50 locals recommend
Pastries, cookies, bread, all those yummy bakery things, all swoonily good.

Arts & Culture

Brand new movie theater with giant state-of-the-art screens. And of course the theater serves wine too.
12 locals recommend
Century Theatres
195 Gasser Dr
12 locals recommend
Brand new movie theater with giant state-of-the-art screens. And of course the theater serves wine too.
A great little bookstore at the north end of town.
Copperfield's Books
1300 1st Street
A great little bookstore at the north end of town.
An amazing venue for music, comedy, and more. Fully restored to its original decorative glory. Every seat in the house is a great seat!
38 locals recommend
The Uptown Theatre
1350 3rd St
38 locals recommend
An amazing venue for music, comedy, and more. Fully restored to its original decorative glory. Every seat in the house is a great seat!
Amazing live opera for $15 on a Saturday night. On other nights, operatic and artsy movies are shown. A beautiful old winery setting.
Jarvis Conservatory
1711 Main St
Amazing live opera for $15 on a Saturday night. On other nights, operatic and artsy movies are shown. A beautiful old winery setting.
Music, theatre, and more. The acoustics are astounding. Fully restored opera house is just the right size for an intimate and spectacular experience.
6 locals recommend
Napa Valley Opera House
1030 Main St
6 locals recommend
Music, theatre, and more. The acoustics are astounding. Fully restored opera house is just the right size for an intimate and spectacular experience.
A completely unique experience; unusual art is scattered throughout the property amongst the fields and in various buildings. Great exhibits, talks, and tours. A must see.
54 locals recommend
di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
5200 Sonoma Hwy
54 locals recommend
A completely unique experience; unusual art is scattered throughout the property amongst the fields and in various buildings. Great exhibits, talks, and tours. A must see.
Great collection and very interesting exhibits at a very pretty winery just outside of town.
26 locals recommend
The Hess Collection Winery & Art Museum
4411 Redwood Rd
26 locals recommend
Great collection and very interesting exhibits at a very pretty winery just outside of town.
My favorite gallery in Napa. Very unusual and interesting works. Artistan and craft oriented.
The Grand Hand Gallery
1136 Main St
My favorite gallery in Napa. Very unusual and interesting works. Artistan and craft oriented.
Local artists show and sell.
Art Gallery Napa Valley
1307 1st St
Local artists show and sell.

Food Scene

Two blocks from house; great burritos and Mexican fare.
Hacienda
1851 Old Sonoma Rd
Two blocks from house; great burritos and Mexican fare.
The best coffee in town, and a great place to hang out.
7 locals recommend
Molinari Caffè
828 Brown St
7 locals recommend
The best coffee in town, and a great place to hang out.
Great casual place for any meal. Eclectic, fresh menu.
45 locals recommend
Grace's Table
1400 2nd St
45 locals recommend
Great casual place for any meal. Eclectic, fresh menu.
Italian. One of the best places to eat in the valley; amazing food, price doesn't give you a heart attack.
72 locals recommend
Bistro Don Giovanni
4110 Howard Ln
72 locals recommend
Italian. One of the best places to eat in the valley; amazing food, price doesn't give you a heart attack.
Breakfast, brunch, lunch. Great location in the open and windswept Carneros district. Farmy ambience.
28 locals recommend
Boon Fly Café
4048 Sonoma Hwy
28 locals recommend
Breakfast, brunch, lunch. Great location in the open and windswept Carneros district. Farmy ambience.
Carnivore heaven.
45 locals recommend
Cole's Chop House
1122 Main St
45 locals recommend
Carnivore heaven.
One of the best places to eat in Napa! Menu has great variety, ambience is very nice.
34 locals recommend
Celadon
500 Main St
34 locals recommend
One of the best places to eat in Napa! Menu has great variety, ambience is very nice.
Great southern food; breakfast & lunch
7 locals recommend
Napa Valley Bistro
975 Clinton St
7 locals recommend
Great southern food; breakfast & lunch
Great fresh food, upscale farmy atmosphere.
14 locals recommend
FARM at Carneros
4048 Sonoma Hwy
14 locals recommend
Great fresh food, upscale farmy atmosphere.
Pricey but amazing sushi and Japanese cuisine.
88 locals recommend
Morimoto Napa
610 Main St
88 locals recommend
Pricey but amazing sushi and Japanese cuisine.
Good sushi, and a neighborhood standby, in a beautiful old restored building.
10 locals recommend
Sushi Mambo
1631 Lincoln Ave
10 locals recommend
Good sushi, and a neighborhood standby, in a beautiful old restored building.
French. Beautiful setting, great food, pricey.
61 locals recommend
Angele Restaurant & Bar
540 Main St
61 locals recommend
French. Beautiful setting, great food, pricey.
Indian, Himalayan. Really amazing food, and when you ask for spicy it will be spicy! Set in the oldest dwelling in Napa.
28 locals recommend
Taste of the Himalayas
1700 Shattuck Ave
28 locals recommend
Indian, Himalayan. Really amazing food, and when you ask for spicy it will be spicy! Set in the oldest dwelling in Napa.
A great place for breakfast & brunch.
17 locals recommend
Butter Cream Bakery & Diner
2297 Jefferson St
17 locals recommend
A great place for breakfast & brunch.
Great wine & food, fun place to hang out.
34 locals recommend
Bounty Hunter
975 1st St
34 locals recommend
Great wine & food, fun place to hang out.

Shopping

Two blocks from house; funky old-school neighborhood drug store.
Family Drug
1805 Old Sonoma Rd
Two blocks from house; funky old-school neighborhood drug store.
Upscale eats and doo-dads.
24 locals recommend
Napa General Store
540 Main St
24 locals recommend
Upscale eats and doo-dads.
A great neighborhood kitchen-stuff store.
Shackford's Kitchen Store
1300 Main St
A great neighborhood kitchen-stuff store.

Sightseeing

Hands down, the best doggy park on the planet. 100 acres surrounded by vineyards. Half of it is off-leash, half is on-leash. A 4 acre enclosed play area.
32 locals recommend
Alston Park
2037 Dry Creek Road
32 locals recommend
Hands down, the best doggy park on the planet. 100 acres surrounded by vineyards. Half of it is off-leash, half is on-leash. A 4 acre enclosed play area.
Get maps and visitor info here. More info here than at the other one.
7 locals recommend
Napa Valley Welcome Center
1300 1st St
7 locals recommend
Get maps and visitor info here. More info here than at the other one.
Get maps and visitor info here.
Napa Tourist Information Center
600 Main St
Get maps and visitor info here.
Best view in the south part of the valley. Wonderful sculpture garden.
52 locals recommend
Artesa Vineyards & Winery
1345 Henry Rd
52 locals recommend
Best view in the south part of the valley. Wonderful sculpture garden.
A great place for a hike or stroll. Native plant garden, Hiking, horseback, & biking trails. No dogs allowed though.
47 locals recommend
Skyline Wilderness Park
2201 Imola Avenue
47 locals recommend
A great place for a hike or stroll. Native plant garden, Hiking, horseback, & biking trails. No dogs allowed though.

Everything Else

Exquisite wine in a very mellow tasting room.
Provenance Vineyards
5573 St Helena Hwy
Exquisite wine in a very mellow tasting room.
Amazing wines in a beautiful winery setting.
6 locals recommend
Trinchero Napa Valley
3070 St Helena Hwy
6 locals recommend
Amazing wines in a beautiful winery setting.
Features the best of the smallest wineries in the region in a beautifully restored stone building.
10 locals recommend
Vintner's Collective
1245 Main St
10 locals recommend
Features the best of the smallest wineries in the region in a beautifully restored stone building.
Beautiful, extensive grounds and gardens, interesting art inside and outside.
31 locals recommend
Domaine Chandon
1 California Dr
31 locals recommend
Beautiful, extensive grounds and gardens, interesting art inside and outside.