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Napa Valley Restaurant Reviews

Where to eat in Napa Valley? Here is our take on the restaurants in the area. We'll be filling these up with more reviews over time, but so much to eat and so little time...

Document Ad hoc Review
Another Thomas Keller offspring which was originally meant as a throw-away concept, but a Keller throw-away is someone else's genius idea. Family style fixed menu every month that changes every day.
Document Alexis Baking Company and Cafe Review
Great bakery for cakes, cookies, etc, but we love it for the best weekend breakfast (especially Sunday) in Napa.
Document Angele Review
Underrated French restaurant by the Napa River Inn which consistently serves up solid meals.
Document Annalien Review
Upscale Vietnamese cuisine comes to the city of Napa. Worth going to if you want a break from typical Napa Valley restaurants although die-hard Asian eaters might grouse.
Document Auberge du Soleil Review
The food is good, but the real claim to fame is the absolutely gorgeous view of Napa Valley while you eat and a wine list so thick you could use it to hammer nails.
Document BarbersQ Review
Memphis-style BBQ comes to the city of Napa. Good eats, prices aren't too bad by Napa standards, and some welcome diversity from Napa Valley cuisine.
Document Bayleaf Review
Secluded and pretty location just off Silverado Trail that is sort of an old-school high-end restaurant. The atmosphere is a bit on the stuffy side for us, and the food doesn't quite live up to aspirations though.
Document Bistro Don Giovanni Review
Italian cuisine (with some French highlights) that's very popular with the locals and one of the prettiest outdoor seating areas in the area in spring.
Document Bistro Jeanty Review
This is French food in all its hearty, buttery, tasty glory. It is not pretentious or affected at all. It ain't light, that's for sure, but it is delicious, homey, and very satisfying.
Document Bleaux Magnolia Review
Some of the best overall flavors in the city of Napa, Bleaux Magnolia is Creole cuisine with a Napa Valley twist.
Document Boon Fly Cafe Review
Hearty casual dining fare with an upscale Napa Valley twist. You got a problem with buffalo wings and potato skins?
Document Bouchon Review
The French Laundry's more casual sibling, Bouchon is a French bistro that not only serves up good eats but serves up good eats late. A Thomas Keller creation or Denny's or IHOP...which to choose...which to choose.
Document Caffe Cicero Review
A bar / restaurant in downtown Napa serving American dishes but heavy Italian and Mexican influences. Biggest claim to fame is its relatively late hours but food and service can be uneven.
Document Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen Review
California-based American cuisine with some Mexican and Asian touches.
Document Cole's Chop House review
Definitely the toniest steak house in Napa, Cole's Chop House offers some wonderful pieces of meat but some tony prices as well.
Document Cook Review
Relatively new casual, modern Italian restaurant in St. Helena that's already a local favorite. Small, packed, noisy, but very worth it.
Document Cuvee Napa Review
Cuvee in Napa, CA
Document Emmy Lou's Diner Cafe Review
A diner specializing mainly in breakfast and lunches but with an interesting dinner option.
Document FARM at Carneros Inn Review
Bigger brother to the Boon Fly Cafe at the Carneros Inn, the FARM is the "grown-up" restaurant. The food overall is solid, but the food sometimes doesn't match up to the price.
Document Foothill Grille Review
The original owners return to Foothill in the newly re-opened Foothill Grille. The friendly mom-and-pop feel to it is refreshing, but it feels like the original owners are still trying to find their culinary rhythm.
Document Frida's Review
Best Mexican restaurant in the city of Napa and aspires to be a lot more than just another taco and burrito shop. It's not designed to be a fancy place, but an accessible restaurant where the flavors show you what Mexican food can be rather than what people expect it to be.
Document General Store Review
Pizzas and California lunch food with strong Asian highlights (particularly Vietnamese). Also has a fairly large wine tasting bar and sells a variety of local goods (olive oils, soaps, cookbooks, etc.)
Document Gillwoods Cafe Review
One of the more popular homestyle, traditional breakfasts and lunches in Napa Valley with two location (St. Helena and downtown Napa)
Document Go Fish Review
Interesting experiment in all things fish. Best thing about it is we get Hana level sushi (arguably best sushi in North Bay) without driving up to Rohnert Park.
Document Hurley's Restaurant and Bar Review
Underrated Yountville restaurant that should get more attention. Mixes California cuisine with Mediterranean flavors. Known for its wild game dishes in particular.
Document Julia's Kitchen Review
Named after Julia Child, Julia's Kitchen is the flagship restaurant of the Copia center near downtown Napa. Aspires to high-end cuisine but with mixed results.
Document Kelley's No Bad Days Cafe Review
A locals favorite. California cuisine with Asian highlights. Informal, fun, irreverent atmosphere. Hummer drivers probably should go somewhere else though. ;-)
Document Market Review
An ode to American comfort food in St. Helena using local ingredients from the local markets. Lunch menu does a better job in meeting their goal than the dinner menu. But still overall, good, hearty eating.
Document Mustard's Grill Review
A mainstay of Napa Valley restaurants, Mustard's Grill offers an upscale version of a truckstop diner. Although the food offers tasty eats, some of the prices might leave you scratching your head.
Document Napa Valley Grille Review
A chain restaurant of sorts, the Napa Valley Grille offers decent enough higher-end Napa Valley cuisine, but it's a step behind the other restaurants in what must be the most competitive 1 mile fine-dining block of restaurants in the world, Yountville, CA.
Document The Pearl Review
Casual Napa Valley cooking with Southwestern, Hispanic influences.
Document Piccolino's Cafe Review
Homestyle "Old World" Italian restaurant that feels more Italian-American in downtown Napa and caters more to the Everyman crowd rather than those seeking fine dining.
Document Pilar Review
Small cozy restaurant serving up Napa Valley cuisine with a Mediterranean slant. Don't blink because you'll miss it, and that would be a bad thing.
Document Pizza Azzurro Review
Gourmet thin-crust, wood-fired pizzas in a low-key, casual dining environment. Locals favorite.
Document Pizzeria Tra Vigne Review
Probably the best pizza overall in Napa Valley. Wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas that you can customize with a variety of quality ingredients, a decent wine selection, and a casual dining environment that's kid-friendly.
Document Press review
 
Document Redd Review
Best tasting menu in terms of bang for the buck in all of Napa Valley. California cuisine with Asian and Mexican influences.
Document Red Rock Cafe Review
Blue-collar, old-fashioned hamburgers which are some of the best in town. Some good BBQ too.
Document Ristorante Allegria Review
Italian restaurant in downtown Napa that focuses on heavier Northern Italian dishes with some Cailfornian influences. Moderately priced and aims for a solid meal.
Document Rotisario Review
Located in the Oxbow Market, Rotisario is the first non-mobile eatery of Thomas Odermatt from RoliRoti, a mobile rotisserie that frequents Farmers' Markets in the Bay Area.
Document Rutherford Grill Review
Popular American-style grill restaurant in Rutherford. Limited menu but terrific for meat-lovers
Document Sushi Mambo Review
Probably the most popular sushi place in the city of Napa and can definitely satisfy your sushi cravings if you're not looking for anything too exotic.
Document Taylor's Refresher Review
Taylor's Refresher opens up a 3rd location in Napa. Good hamburger eats, but a little on the pricey side. Still, it's an area favorite and, like its St. Helena sibling, it is frequently packed.
Document Tres Hermanos Review
Favorite mom and pop Mexican restaurant in Napa. Best tacos in town.
Document Tuscany Review
Pleasant Italian restaurant with one of the nicer open, airy downtown Napa settings during the spring.
Document Ubuntu Review
A Yoga Studio/Vegetarian Restaurant. Does the Health Department know about this?
Document ZinsValley Review
Napa Valley cuisine with a smattering of Asian highlights and a big Zinfandel wine list. One of the more underrated restaurants in the city of Napa.
Document Zuzu Review
Zuzu offer tapas in Napa with Spanish, Portuguese, Mediterranean roots. One of the trendier places to eat in Napa, particularly in the evening.
Document COMING UP NEXT...
Quick summaries of restaurants we've been to but don't have reviews for yet. And some other misc food-related places in Napa Valley too. I try not to think about the sum bill of all this nonsense.
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