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There are certainly countless other restaurants and eateries to love all over the county. Here are a few honorable-mention winners that were just too painful to leave behind. The biggest draw at Bottega is celebrity chef Michael Chiarello, but gratifying pastas and a perpetual summer-night vibe on the wraparound patio feel like a proper Napa party.
Run by chef Cindy Pawlcyn, who has made an important mark on Napa County for over 30 years, Mustards is a classic, but we love the airy, homey charm of her newer Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen tucked away just off St. Helena's main street.
In Calistoga, we adore JoLe's innovative New American dishes, cocktails featuring local spirits, small-production wines and boisterous, neighborhood welcome.
Though there are other Morimoto restaurants in the world, legendary Masaharu Morimoto has reinterpreted his classic dishes in a Napa riverfront setting that's spacious and dramatic with food and well-shaken cocktails to match. The space vibrates with well-heeled tourists and locals on the regular - a living example of Napa's next chapter.
Owner Greg Cole's Celadon is a longtime Napa favorite in a romantic, historic building. There's a spacious patio marked by a fire pit, and Asian influences pervade crowd-pleasing dishes like juicy, soy-braised pork belly marked by watermelon, daikon and herbs.
Since 1988, Hiro Sone and Lissa Doumani have run Terra, an enchanting St. Helena classic in an old stone farmhouse with soulful, upscale East-meets-West cooking and a wine list to match. The new, adjacent Bar Terra is the place to drop in for some tartare, cod croquettes and stiff drink just off the main drag.
Places Mentioned
Goose and GanderAmerican • Saint Helena
Food22 Decor22 Service20 Cost$51
SolbarCalifornian • Calistoga
Food26 Decor24 Service24 Cost$58
JoLēAmerican • Calistoga
Food26 Decor19 Service22 Cost$53
Cindy's Backstreet KitchenCalifornian • Saint Helena
Food24 Decor21 Service24 Cost$45
Morimoto NapaJapanese • Napa
Food25 Decor23 Service22 Cost$73
Bistro JeantyFrench • Yountville
Food27 Decor22 Service24 Cost$55
The French LaundryFrench • Yountville
Food28 Decor27 Service28 Cost$297
Farmstead at Long Meadow RanchSaint Helena
Food22 Decor23 Service21 Cost$48
ReddCalifornian • Yountville
Food27 Decor22 Service25 Cost$71
CeladonEclectic • Napa
Food25 Decor21 Service24 Cost$50
The Restaurant At MeadowoodAmerican • Deer Park
Food27 Decor27 Service27 Cost$293
La ToqueNapa
Food27 Decor24 Service26 Cost$100
Bottega Napa ValleyItalian • Yountville
Food25 Decor24 Service23 Cost$61
The ThomasAmerican • Napa
Food24 Decor26 Service23 Cost$51
There are certainly countless other restaurants and eateries to love all over the county. Here are a few honorable-mention winners that were just too painful to leave behind. The biggest draw at Bottega is celebrity chef Michael Chiarello, but gratifying pastas and a perpetual summer-night vibe on the wraparound patio feel like a proper Napa party.
Run by chef Cindy Pawlcyn, who has made an important mark on Napa County for over 30 years, Mustards is a classic, but we love the airy, homey charm of her newer Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen tucked away just off St. Helena's main street.
In Calistoga, we adore JoLe's innovative New American dishes, cocktails featuring local spirits, small-production wines and boisterous, neighborhood welcome.
Though there are other Morimoto restaurants in the world, legendary Masaharu Morimoto has reinterpreted his classic dishes in a Napa riverfront setting that's spacious and dramatic with food and well-shaken cocktails to match. The space vibrates with well-heeled tourists and locals on the regular - a living example of Napa's next chapter.
Owner Greg Cole's Celadon is a longtime Napa favorite in a romantic, historic building. There's a spacious patio marked by a fire pit, and Asian influences pervade crowd-pleasing dishes like juicy, soy-braised pork belly marked by watermelon, daikon and herbs.
Since 1988, Hiro Sone and Lissa Doumani have run Terra, an enchanting St. Helena classic in an old stone farmhouse with soulful, upscale East-meets-West cooking and a wine list to match. The new, adjacent Bar Terra is the place to drop in for some tartare, cod croquettes and stiff drink just off the main drag.
Places Mentioned
Goose and GanderAmerican • Saint Helena
Food22 Decor22 Service20 Cost$51
SolbarCalifornian • Calistoga
Food26 Decor24 Service24 Cost$58
JoLēAmerican • Calistoga
Food26 Decor19 Service22 Cost$53
Cindy's Backstreet KitchenCalifornian • Saint Helena
Food24 Decor21 Service24 Cost$45
Morimoto NapaJapanese • Napa
Food25 Decor23 Service22 Cost$73
Bistro JeantyFrench • Yountville
Food27 Decor22 Service24 Cost$55
The French LaundryFrench • Yountville
Food28 Decor27 Service28 Cost$297
Farmstead at Long Meadow RanchSaint Helena
Food22 Decor23 Service21 Cost$48
ReddCalifornian • Yountville
Food27 Decor22 Service25 Cost$71
CeladonEclectic • Napa
Food25 Decor21 Service24 Cost$50
The Restaurant At MeadowoodAmerican • Deer Park
Food27 Decor27 Service27 Cost$293
La ToqueNapa
Food27 Decor24 Service26 Cost$100
Bottega Napa ValleyItalian • Yountville
Food25 Decor24 Service23 Cost$61
The ThomasAmerican • Napa
Food24 Decor26 Service23 Cost$51
