Napa Haven Visitors Guidebook

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Napa Haven Visitors Guidebook

Food scene

Beautiful surroundings, great service and awesome italian food!
72 locals recommend
Bistro Don Giovanni
4110 Howard Ln
72 locals recommend
Beautiful surroundings, great service and awesome italian food!
French restaurant downtown Yountville. Owned by the infamous chef Thomas Keller.
43 locals recommend
Bistro Jeanty
6510 Washington St
43 locals recommend
French restaurant downtown Yountville. Owned by the infamous chef Thomas Keller.
Outstanding comfort food. You'll want to try everything off this incredible menu. Located in St. Helena, reservations required. You can wander around the property to view some of the gardens or enter the gift shop/wine tasting area. Often there is music outside. Definitely one of our favorite spots!
79 locals recommend
Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch
738 Main St
79 locals recommend
Outstanding comfort food. You'll want to try everything off this incredible menu. Located in St. Helena, reservations required. You can wander around the property to view some of the gardens or enter the gift shop/wine tasting area. Often there is music outside. Definitely one of our favorite spots!
Take 29 north past Yountville exits to this fine restaurant that sits on the left side of 29. You won't be disappointed! Outdoor seating available as well.
45 locals recommend
Mustards Grill
7399 St Helena Hwy
45 locals recommend
Take 29 north past Yountville exits to this fine restaurant that sits on the left side of 29. You won't be disappointed! Outdoor seating available as well.
If you want delicious food with an informal atmosphere in downtown Napa this is your place!
45 locals recommend
Grace's Table
1400 2nd St
45 locals recommend
If you want delicious food with an informal atmosphere in downtown Napa this is your place!
This is a must see for all visitors and great food all around! We often get take out from C Casa at Oxbow. Other fun spots are: Hog Island Oyster Bar, Gotts Roadside, Fieldwork Brewing Co, Kara's Cupcakes, Live Fire Pizza and other fun shops.
169 locals recommend
Oxbow Public Market
610 1st St
169 locals recommend
This is a must see for all visitors and great food all around! We often get take out from C Casa at Oxbow. Other fun spots are: Hog Island Oyster Bar, Gotts Roadside, Fieldwork Brewing Co, Kara's Cupcakes, Live Fire Pizza and other fun shops.
Need coffee? This is your place and grab some of their famous english muffins while you're there! Easy in and out location at the "Mini Model" downtown Yountville at the end of Napa Valley Railway Inn. They are also located in the Oxbow Marketplace downtown Napa.
50 locals recommend
Model Bakery
644 1st St
50 locals recommend
Need coffee? This is your place and grab some of their famous english muffins while you're there! Easy in and out location at the "Mini Model" downtown Yountville at the end of Napa Valley Railway Inn. They are also located in the Oxbow Marketplace downtown Napa.
There is no lack of great food in and around Napa and this one will not disappoint! American food with vegan, vegetarian and GF options.
50 locals recommend
Rutherford Grill
1180 Rutherford Rd
50 locals recommend
There is no lack of great food in and around Napa and this one will not disappoint! American food with vegan, vegetarian and GF options.
If you like BBQ, this is your place. Rustic charm, great bar and fun environment right in downtown Napa.
34 locals recommend
Bounty Hunter
975 1st St
34 locals recommend
If you like BBQ, this is your place. Rustic charm, great bar and fun environment right in downtown Napa.
We find any excuse to take people here when they visit. There are typically no "specials" because the menu is tried and true! Highly recommend ordering the coconut shrimp rolls and/or the chicken sandwich. Yum! Cocktails aren't bad either : )
26 locals recommend
R+D Kitchen
6795 Washington St
26 locals recommend
We find any excuse to take people here when they visit. There are typically no "specials" because the menu is tried and true! Highly recommend ordering the coconut shrimp rolls and/or the chicken sandwich. Yum! Cocktails aren't bad either : )
Fun bar scene, American Food. You won't miss with this one!
47 locals recommend
Goose and Gander
1245 Spring St
47 locals recommend
Fun bar scene, American Food. You won't miss with this one!
Right next to the famous Bouchon Bakery (which you also don't want to miss) in the middle of Yountville, sits this wonderful little french cafe owned by chef Thomas Keller. They serve some amazing treats from the bakery next door. Wonderful for breakfast or lunch!
53 locals recommend
Bouchon Bistro
6534 Washington St
53 locals recommend
Right next to the famous Bouchon Bakery (which you also don't want to miss) in the middle of Yountville, sits this wonderful little french cafe owned by chef Thomas Keller. They serve some amazing treats from the bakery next door. Wonderful for breakfast or lunch!
Dine beneath heritage olive trees and giant chandeliers at this romantic spot or spend an hour in the nicely laid out courtyard sipping wine, champagne or handcrafted espresso. You can even stroll through the store... "An integration of food, art, wine and design". Beautiful.
Restoration Hardware
6725 Washington St
Dine beneath heritage olive trees and giant chandeliers at this romantic spot or spend an hour in the nicely laid out courtyard sipping wine, champagne or handcrafted espresso. You can even stroll through the store... "An integration of food, art, wine and design". Beautiful.
Wonderful and bold Italian food in the heart of downtown Yountville in the V Marketplace. Great service with a menu that will please everyone.
39 locals recommend
Bottega Napa Valley
6525 Washington Street
39 locals recommend
Wonderful and bold Italian food in the heart of downtown Yountville in the V Marketplace. Great service with a menu that will please everyone.
A great place to pick up lunch. Eat outside at their picnic tables or take it to go. Wonderful selection.
39 locals recommend
Oakville Grocery
7856 St Helena Hwy
39 locals recommend
A great place to pick up lunch. Eat outside at their picnic tables or take it to go. Wonderful selection.
Easy place to grab coffee, a yummy breakfast or lunch! Trendy and fun.
Winston's Cafe & Bakery
Easy place to grab coffee, a yummy breakfast or lunch! Trendy and fun.
Delicious food, warm cozy environment. A great place to grab dinner before going to a movie across the street at the Cameo
24 locals recommend
Market
1347 Main St
24 locals recommend
Delicious food, warm cozy environment. A great place to grab dinner before going to a movie across the street at the Cameo

Wineries

Great wine tasting right in Yountville. Ask for Terry and she will take good care of you. We love the "tartan" wine they sell. We became club members because we like their wines that much!
Stewart Cellars
6752 Washington St
Great wine tasting right in Yountville. Ask for Terry and she will take good care of you. We love the "tartan" wine they sell. We became club members because we like their wines that much!
Love this location, the people who work there and the wine. Free wine tastings but be sure to make an appointment. This out of the way treasure is worth the trip! Sit outside around the fire pit and enjoy the view while you sip their fabulous wines.
Aonair
647 Greenfield Rd
Love this location, the people who work there and the wine. Free wine tastings but be sure to make an appointment. This out of the way treasure is worth the trip! Sit outside around the fire pit and enjoy the view while you sip their fabulous wines.
This family-owned winery along Highway 29 has a rustic-chic, barn-like tasting room offers current releases and a tour and tasting. There are also private tastings by appointment. Arrive in nice weather and sip on the panoramic terrace.
10 locals recommend
Alpha Omega Winery
1155 Mee Ln
10 locals recommend
This family-owned winery along Highway 29 has a rustic-chic, barn-like tasting room offers current releases and a tour and tasting. There are also private tastings by appointment. Arrive in nice weather and sip on the panoramic terrace.
Caymus’ velvety, full-throttle Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon was among Napa’s first “cult Cabernets” back in the 1970s, and it’s still going strong under the third generation of the Wagner family to run the operation. Visitors to their beautiful old fieldstone winery, tucked away off Conn Creek Rd.
8 locals recommend
Caymus Vineyards
8700 Conn Creek Rd
8 locals recommend
Caymus’ velvety, full-throttle Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon was among Napa’s first “cult Cabernets” back in the 1970s, and it’s still going strong under the third generation of the Wagner family to run the operation. Visitors to their beautiful old fieldstone winery, tucked away off Conn Creek Rd.
This is the oldest winery on Pritchard Hill, a stunning, high-elevation area known for producing some of Napa's best Cabs. Chappellet's extensive 90-minute Vineyard Tour and Tasting includes a walk through the organic vineyards and a seated tasting of new releases.
10 locals recommend
Chappellet Winery
1581 Sage Canyon Rd
10 locals recommend
This is the oldest winery on Pritchard Hill, a stunning, high-elevation area known for producing some of Napa's best Cabs. Chappellet's extensive 90-minute Vineyard Tour and Tasting includes a walk through the organic vineyards and a seated tasting of new releases.
This tour and tasting is worth the trip. The fieldstone winery, an 1885 National Register landmark was lavishly restored by the Nickel family, who own the property, dug its famous wine caves and planted its lovely gardens. The tour takes it all in, but the wines themselves are the real draw.
12 locals recommend
Far Niente Winery
1350 Acacia Dr
12 locals recommend
This tour and tasting is worth the trip. The fieldstone winery, an 1885 National Register landmark was lavishly restored by the Nickel family, who own the property, dug its famous wine caves and planted its lovely gardens. The tour takes it all in, but the wines themselves are the real draw.
The late Robert Mondavi and the late Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Bordeaux’s Château Mouton Rothschild (and managed today by Mouton) modeled this groundbreaking Napa Valley joint venture winery after a grand cru Bordeaux, albeit one with eye-catching contemporary architecture. The focus here, as back in Bordeaux, is on a single, high-end Cabernet-based blend. You can sample the current vintage by appointment, but the 90-minute tour in a four-person group is well worth the experience.
14 locals recommend
Opus One Winery
7900 St Helena Hwy
14 locals recommend
The late Robert Mondavi and the late Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Bordeaux’s Château Mouton Rothschild (and managed today by Mouton) modeled this groundbreaking Napa Valley joint venture winery after a grand cru Bordeaux, albeit one with eye-catching contemporary architecture. The focus here, as back in Bordeaux, is on a single, high-end Cabernet-based blend. You can sample the current vintage by appointment, but the 90-minute tour in a four-person group is well worth the experience.
Beginning 1971, Stag's Leap poured samples of its fantastic Cabernets in a tasting room down the road from the vineyards that produce the wine. But in 2014 the winery opened a new building and visitor center, designed by Barcelona architect Javier Barba, with floor-to-ceiling views of its vineyards as the centerpiece.
11 locals recommend
Stags' Leap Winery
6150 Silverado Trail
11 locals recommend
Beginning 1971, Stag's Leap poured samples of its fantastic Cabernets in a tasting room down the road from the vineyards that produce the wine. But in 2014 the winery opened a new building and visitor center, designed by Barcelona architect Javier Barba, with floor-to-ceiling views of its vineyards as the centerpiece.
Right around the corner! A stylish winery run by stylish people, this valley floor, family operation is the largest contiguous single-owner vineyard in Napa Valley—a sprawling 600 acres centered on the 19th-century Eschol estate in the Oak Knoll District.
12 locals recommend
Trefethen Vineyards
1160 Oak Knoll Ave
12 locals recommend
Right around the corner! A stylish winery run by stylish people, this valley floor, family operation is the largest contiguous single-owner vineyard in Napa Valley—a sprawling 600 acres centered on the 19th-century Eschol estate in the Oak Knoll District.
Family owned winery in the Napa Valley with award winning wines, tastings, artisan deli and picnic grounds. Bring your own or buy lunch there!
49 locals recommend
V. Sattui Winery
1111 White Ln
49 locals recommend
Family owned winery in the Napa Valley with award winning wines, tastings, artisan deli and picnic grounds. Bring your own or buy lunch there!
Located along the Silverado Trail right outside Yountville, Paraduxx is like a stylish VIP lounge in the heart of Napa Valley. Visitors can taste award-winning Napa Valley wines, relax in a beautiful courtyard and enjoy the vineyard view.
Paraduxx
7257 Silverado Trail
Located along the Silverado Trail right outside Yountville, Paraduxx is like a stylish VIP lounge in the heart of Napa Valley. Visitors can taste award-winning Napa Valley wines, relax in a beautiful courtyard and enjoy the vineyard view.
Duckhorn, one of the pioneers of Napa’s modern era, first struck gold with Merlot, notably its famous luxury bottling from Three Palms Vineyard, which remains its flagship. The winery also has a following for palate-flattering Cabs and Sauvignon Blancs. Though the main portfolio tends toward the expensive, there are more affordable wines well worth enjoying under the Decoy and Canvasback labels. Reserve ahead and taste five current releases or opt for various limited bottle tastings.
20 locals recommend
Duckhorn Vineyards
1000 Lodi Ln
20 locals recommend
Duckhorn, one of the pioneers of Napa’s modern era, first struck gold with Merlot, notably its famous luxury bottling from Three Palms Vineyard, which remains its flagship. The winery also has a following for palate-flattering Cabs and Sauvignon Blancs. Though the main portfolio tends toward the expensive, there are more affordable wines well worth enjoying under the Decoy and Canvasback labels. Reserve ahead and taste five current releases or opt for various limited bottle tastings.
This vineyard is a hidden gem on Howell Mountain. From our place it is a 30 min drive but worth the effort. Family owned and operated they handcraft exquisite cabernet sauvignons. Tastings are about $28 per person last time I checked.
Neal Family Vineyards (appointment only)
716 Liparita Ave
This vineyard is a hidden gem on Howell Mountain. From our place it is a 30 min drive but worth the effort. Family owned and operated they handcraft exquisite cabernet sauvignons. Tastings are about $28 per person last time I checked.
This new winery is a price performer. The huge structure is modern with high ceilings, lots of light and serves fabulous wine. The winery is the creation of two Caymus offspring. It is off the beaten track in Fairfield but worth the trek.
Caymus-Suisun
This new winery is a price performer. The huge structure is modern with high ceilings, lots of light and serves fabulous wine. The winery is the creation of two Caymus offspring. It is off the beaten track in Fairfield but worth the trek.

Sightseeing

There are three companies that offer hot air balloon rides. All are good. I picked this one because they take off in nearby Yountville. Although not inexpensive, this experience is well worth the trip!
21 locals recommend
Napa Valley Aloft Balloon Rides
6525 Washington St
21 locals recommend
There are three companies that offer hot air balloon rides. All are good. I picked this one because they take off in nearby Yountville. Although not inexpensive, this experience is well worth the trip!
At the end of our lane is a 13 mile bike path that extends north to Yountville and south to Napa. It runs parallel to 29 and is pleasant to walk or bike. We have plenty of cruiser bikes in the shed for all who are willing. Take the path as far as you like!
115 locals recommend
Napa Valley Wine Train
1275 McKinstry St
115 locals recommend
At the end of our lane is a 13 mile bike path that extends north to Yountville and south to Napa. It runs parallel to 29 and is pleasant to walk or bike. We have plenty of cruiser bikes in the shed for all who are willing. Take the path as far as you like!
A fun way to eat, drink and explore Napa Valley via train!
115 locals recommend
Napa Valley Wine Train
1275 McKinstry St
115 locals recommend
A fun way to eat, drink and explore Napa Valley via train!
Great shops, restaurants, wineries and attractions. Check out this website for more ideas: https://www.napavalley.com/businesses/?category=Things%20To%20Do&tags=st-helena
14 locals recommend
St. Helena
14 locals recommend
Great shops, restaurants, wineries and attractions. Check out this website for more ideas: https://www.napavalley.com/businesses/?category=Things%20To%20Do&tags=st-helena
Hot springs are awesome and this little town will take you back in time!
77 locals recommend
Calistoga
77 locals recommend
Hot springs are awesome and this little town will take you back in time!

My Favorite Places & Things To Do

See more info under "restaurants"
169 locals recommend
Oxbow Public Market
610 1st St
169 locals recommend
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Nice variety of trails in a peaceful place.
Moore Creek Park
2602 Chiles Pope Valley Road
Nice variety of trails in a peaceful place.
The best Farmers Market around. Open 8am til noon on Saturdays and Tuesdays. Saturdays open year round, Tuesdays April through December only. You won't want to miss it! https://napafarmersmarket.org/events/saturday-market/
6 locals recommend
Napa Farmers' Market
1100 West Street
6 locals recommend
The best Farmers Market around. Open 8am til noon on Saturdays and Tuesdays. Saturdays open year round, Tuesdays April through December only. You won't want to miss it! https://napafarmersmarket.org/events/saturday-market/
This little theater will take you back in time. Sit in your own seat or a cozy bench built for two. Fresh baked cookies, wine and beer are available for purchase. Ask for a glass of water, no charge! And best of all bring your own bowl (any size) for free popcorn! And even if your just strolling by do not miss trying out the musical bench out front. ❤️
17 locals recommend
Cameo Cinema
1340 Main St
17 locals recommend
This little theater will take you back in time. Sit in your own seat or a cozy bench built for two. Fresh baked cookies, wine and beer are available for purchase. Ask for a glass of water, no charge! And best of all bring your own bowl (any size) for free popcorn! And even if your just strolling by do not miss trying out the musical bench out front. ❤️
Great locals spot to hit some balls (off grass no less with beautiful views), play nine holes and/or grab a bite at the grill. We like to go just for breakfast too. An easy bike ride from our house.
9 locals recommend
Vintner's Golf Club
7901 Solano Ave
9 locals recommend
Great locals spot to hit some balls (off grass no less with beautiful views), play nine holes and/or grab a bite at the grill. We like to go just for breakfast too. An easy bike ride from our house.

City/town information

Sonoma has loads to offer as well in terms of wineries, restaurants, history, shopping and more! The list is endless. For starters check out this website and as always let us know if you need more information on anything at all. If you go, highly recommend a visit to Cornerstone, Girl and the Fig restaurant and a stroll around the old town square! https://www.sonomacounty.com/things-to-do
166 locals recommend
Sonoma
166 locals recommend
Sonoma has loads to offer as well in terms of wineries, restaurants, history, shopping and more! The list is endless. For starters check out this website and as always let us know if you need more information on anything at all. If you go, highly recommend a visit to Cornerstone, Girl and the Fig restaurant and a stroll around the old town square! https://www.sonomacounty.com/things-to-do
Check out this website for more things to do! There are art exhibits and culture found at various wineries along with music/special events happening all the time. https://www.visitnapavalley.com/things-to-do/arts-culture/
240 locals recommend
Napa
240 locals recommend
Check out this website for more things to do! There are art exhibits and culture found at various wineries along with music/special events happening all the time. https://www.visitnapavalley.com/things-to-do/arts-culture/
Great shops, restaurants, wineries and attractions. Check out this website for more ideas: https://www.napavalley.com/businesses/?category=Things%20To%20Do&tags=st-helena
14 locals recommend
St. Helena
14 locals recommend
Great shops, restaurants, wineries and attractions. Check out this website for more ideas: https://www.napavalley.com/businesses/?category=Things%20To%20Do&tags=st-helena