Best Restaurants in Napa Valley

Napa Valley is acknowledged by many to be America’s “Wine and Food Capital.” From boutique wine bars to five star dining, Napa Valley has it all!  Below are the ten best restaurants in Napa Valley:

1. Go Fish Restaurant – Seafood

707-963-0700
641 Main St
St Helena, CA 94574

Restaurant owner and chef Cindy Pawleyn (same owner and chef of Mustards Grill) fulfilled a long-held dream with the opening of Go Fish in 2006, a classic West coast fish restaurant compassed with a San Francisco-inspired raw bar and a full sushi and sake bar. When faced with the mouth-watering menu it is difficult to choose, from the Raw Bar to the Main Menu to Desserts and of course the wine menu you are hard-pressed to not let your eyes become larger than your stomach.

2. Bayleaf Restaurant – International Cuisine

707-257-9720
2025 Monticello Rd
Napa, CA 94558

This restaurant has a memorable atmosphere for a wedding, romantic evening or just to sit back and enjoy a glass of wine. They offer cuisine for every palette enjoy one of Bayleaf’s amazing pizzas from their wood burning ovens to Beef Wellington to Vegetable Risotto among many more dining options.

3. The Restaurant at Meadowood – Local Cuisine

800-458-8080
900 Meadowood Lane
St Helena, CA 94574

Here the wine and cuisine is deeply rooted in community, the wine in the glass is from a neighboring vineyard, the honey on the table is from their hives and the olives are from their orchard among other local products. These local favors are prepared simply to preserve and showcase the ingredients’ natural flavors.

4. Celadon – International Cuisine

707-254-9690
500 Main St Ste G
Napa, CA 94559

CELADON is the inspiration of celebrated chef Greg Cole.  Come and enjoy award-winning ‘Global Comfort Food’ in one of two beautiful settings, dinning room or the courtyard. Delight your palette with the seasonally influenced menu featuring flavors from the Mediterranean, Asia, and the Americas.

5. Bistro Don Giovanni – Italian & Country French Cuisine

707-224-3300
4110 Howard Ln
Napa, CA 94558

From the traditional wood burning fireplace to the romantic outdoor terraces, this restaurant has a warm and rustic feel to it. Bistro Don Giovanni’s menu invites you to take in all the brilliance of the Napa Valley with an Italian and Country French flavor in an ambiance to remember. Make sure to purchase some of their house cured olives from surrounding trees that have been bottled for your pleasure.

6. Auberge Du Soleil – Local & Mediterranean Cuisine

707-963-1211
180 Rutherford Hill Rd
St Helena, CA 94574

The culinary staff’s inspired cuisine mirrors the natural diversity and rich ingredients of Napa Valley and draws from provincial produce, with an emphasis of Mediterranean flavors. Sommelier Kris Margerum’s wine list, is the largest and most extensive in the valley, and showcases the very best from neighboring vineyards.

7. Etoile – French Cuisine

800-736-2892
1 California Dr
Yountville, CA 94599

As one of the top romantic restaurant in the United States enjoy inventive cuisine paired with award-winning wines and sophisticated surroundings setting the stage for the ultimate wine and food experience.

8. Mustards Grill – American Grill

707-944-2424
73 St Helena Hwy
Napa, CA 94558

If your appetite is craving something off the the Grill, Mustards is the place to go! They have grilled fish, chops, ribs, steaks, and more. Specialties include Seared Ahi Tuna on sesame crackers, Crispy Calamari with curried slaw, and BBQ Baby Back Ribs. And don’t forget to look over their wide-ranging wine list that features rare gems from California, the American Northwest, South America, Australia and New Zealand.

9. Bounty Hunter Wine Bar & Smokin’ BBQ – Bar-b-que

707-226-3976
975 1st St
Napa, CA 94559

Located in the Heart of Downtown Napa, Bounty Hunter offers over 400 highly allocated wines on the shelves and 40 wines available by-the-glass. Leaf through their 18 page wine list to see which one of their truly great wines from around the world you would like to enjoy. From enjoying olives at the wine bar to hunkering down on a Cowboy Steak (which is a 24 oz prime rib eye prepared just the way you like it) your desire for food will be appeased here.

10. Zinsvalley Restaurant – American Cuisine

707-224-0695
3253 Browns Valley Rd
Napa, CA 94558

The doors opened in May of 2000 with a mission of serving fine food and fine wine. They appeal to the person with a palate for unique style and appreciation for fine California wines. The spirit of the restaurant is casually refined, informal and very down to earth, “California fun” is their style and personality.