Nick's Napa Valley Guidebook

Nick
Nick's Napa Valley Guidebook

Essentials

For most of your grocery needs.
This is where we do most of our shopping. There's a Target, Whole Foods, and other nice places close by.
49 habitants recommandent
Trader Joe's
3654 Bel Aire Plaza
49 habitants recommandent
This is where we do most of our shopping. There's a Target, Whole Foods, and other nice places close by.
63 habitants recommandent
Whole Foods Market
3682 Bel Aire Plaza
63 habitants recommandent
Groceries, a bit expensive, but not too far from my property.
9 habitants recommandent
Nob Hill Foods
611 Trancas St
9 habitants recommandent
Groceries, a bit expensive, but not too far from my property.

Parks & Nature

Just a nice very open, safe place to stroll with great views of the mountains. A short 40-yard walk from my property. Playgrounds for kids too.
O'Brien Park
865 Pueblo Ave
Just a nice very open, safe place to stroll with great views of the mountains. A short 40-yard walk from my property. Playgrounds for kids too.
Great place to hike for 1 to 4 hours. Well maintained trails. Quiet and safe. Way more crowded during the weekends though.
47 habitants recommandent
Parc Skyline Wilderness
2201 Imola Avenue
47 habitants recommandent
Great place to hike for 1 to 4 hours. Well maintained trails. Quiet and safe. Way more crowded during the weekends though.
A bit of a drive to get to, but great hiking.
36 habitants recommandent
Robert Louis Stevenson State Park
4824 Lake County Hwy
36 habitants recommandent
A bit of a drive to get to, but great hiking.

Food Scene

I include restaurants that are tried and true. Also included are cheaper, more local places that we like. There are tons more of course.
Best for burgers and especially their ribs. We use their next door take-out service, called "Back Door BBQ." Close to the house.
Red Rock Café
1010 Lincoln Ave
Best for burgers and especially their ribs. We use their next door take-out service, called "Back Door BBQ." Close to the house.
Really nice local place, offering great Italian food. Great for families. They have the best Baked Rigatoni, IMO.
21 habitants recommandent
Azzurro Pizzeria e Enoteca
1260 Main St
21 habitants recommandent
Really nice local place, offering great Italian food. Great for families. They have the best Baked Rigatoni, IMO.
Consistently wonderful service and food. Locals and tourists love it. We go at least 3 times a year.
72 habitants recommandent
Bistro Don Giovanni
4110 Howard Ln
72 habitants recommandent
Consistently wonderful service and food. Locals and tourists love it. We go at least 3 times a year.
French. We have gone annually for the last 20+ years. Best Cassoulet I've ever eaten.
43 habitants recommandent
Bistro Jeanty
6510 Washington St
43 habitants recommandent
French. We have gone annually for the last 20+ years. Best Cassoulet I've ever eaten.
Busy fun place to eat & drink. Good for families.
21 habitants recommandent
Norman Rose Tavern
1401 1st St
21 habitants recommandent
Busy fun place to eat & drink. Good for families.
Very loud, but fun vibe. Great Asian fusion cuisine.
88 habitants recommandent
Morimoto Napa
610 Main St
88 habitants recommandent
Very loud, but fun vibe. Great Asian fusion cuisine.
They earned their Michelin Star with some really incredible Italian/American fare. A little pricey, but really worth it. Try the Pigs' Ears. Rezzies required for evenings (try lunch instead? we did).
53 habitants recommandent
Bouchon Bistro
6534 Washington St
53 habitants recommandent
They earned their Michelin Star with some really incredible Italian/American fare. A little pricey, but really worth it. Try the Pigs' Ears. Rezzies required for evenings (try lunch instead? we did).
Very good French food. Went back last week and it was deelish. Fresh.
61 habitants recommandent
Angele Restaurant & Bar
540 Main St
61 habitants recommandent
Very good French food. Went back last week and it was deelish. Fresh.
Great oyster bar. Fabulous seafood stew.
31 habitants recommandent
Hog Island Oyster Co
610 1st St
31 habitants recommandent
Great oyster bar. Fabulous seafood stew.
Excellent tapas place. Very popular.
43 habitants recommandent
Zuzu
829 Main St
43 habitants recommandent
Excellent tapas place. Very popular.
Best pizza. But it also has great meals for takeout or delivery that you cook in the oven.
11 habitants recommandent
Foodshed Take Away
3385 Old California Way
11 habitants recommandent
Best pizza. But it also has great meals for takeout or delivery that you cook in the oven.
Great upscale Mexican (Oaxacan) in Yountville. Best mole I've tasted outside of Mexico. Excellent Margaritas too.
7 habitants recommandent
La Calenda
6518 Washington St
7 habitants recommandent
Great upscale Mexican (Oaxacan) in Yountville. Best mole I've tasted outside of Mexico. Excellent Margaritas too.
Great Indian food. Haven't been for a while. But in case you get a craving, it's not far from the house.
Aroma
3012 Jefferson Street
Great Indian food. Haven't been for a while. But in case you get a craving, it's not far from the house.
Great lunch take out in downtown Napa. All packaging is compostable including the bags.
The Dutch Door
1245 1st Street
Great lunch take out in downtown Napa. All packaging is compostable including the bags.
Very popular Napa Valley restaurant. Famous for the Korean Chops. I like it a lot.
45 habitants recommandent
Mustards Grill
7399 St Helena Hwy
45 habitants recommandent
Very popular Napa Valley restaurant. Famous for the Korean Chops. I like it a lot.
Really good Mexican food not far from my property.
Las Palmas
1730 Yajome St
Really good Mexican food not far from my property.
We love this place with its small shops and restaurants. We love Hog Island Oyster Co. and C-Casa. Nice brewery too. Also, you can buy the best pork (Fatted Calf), fish (Eikos), and cheese for your home-cooked barbecued meals at my house.
169 habitants recommandent
Marché public Oxbow
610 1st St
169 habitants recommandent
We love this place with its small shops and restaurants. We love Hog Island Oyster Co. and C-Casa. Nice brewery too. Also, you can buy the best pork (Fatted Calf), fish (Eikos), and cheese for your home-cooked barbecued meals at my house.

Shopping

If you need to... It's about a quarter mile away.
Walmart Supercenter
681 Lincoln Ave
If you need to... It's about a quarter mile away.
Mostly a men's store. Great shirts.
Williamson & Co
1144 Main St
Mostly a men's store. Great shirts.
Great local coffee shop in downtown Napa. I've been buying my coffee here for the last 25 years.
15 habitants recommandent
Napa Valley Coffee Roasting Co
710 Main St
15 habitants recommandent
Great local coffee shop in downtown Napa. I've been buying my coffee here for the last 25 years.

Drinks & Nightlife

We highly recommend this wine store and wine bar, both for its tastings (every Friday eve.) & the purchase of quality wines; and, for getting great Napa winery info from the very helpful staff. Also, they never fail in helping us choose the right wine to go with our meals. Highly recommended. Tell them Nick sent you and you could get a 10% discount.
8 habitants recommandent
Back Room Wines - Wine Store & Bar
1000 Main St
8 habitants recommandent
We highly recommend this wine store and wine bar, both for its tastings (every Friday eve.) & the purchase of quality wines; and, for getting great Napa winery info from the very helpful staff. Also, they never fail in helping us choose the right wine to go with our meals. Highly recommended. Tell them Nick sent you and you could get a 10% discount.
Very fun place for dinner and great jazz. Check out their website.
33 habitants recommandent
Blue Note Napa
1030 Main Street
33 habitants recommandent
Very fun place for dinner and great jazz. Check out their website.
Sports bar with good food.
NapaSport Steakhouse and Sports Lounge
145 Gasser Dr
Sports bar with good food.
Good sports bar and brewery. Decent food too.
13 habitants recommandent
Napa Palisades Saloon
1000 Main St
13 habitants recommandent
Good sports bar and brewery. Decent food too.
They're supposed to have great cocktails. It's locally run. Haven't been yet darn it.
The Fink
They're supposed to have great cocktails. It's locally run. Haven't been yet darn it.
Great (expensive) cocktails. This was a fun place.
ArBARetum
Great (expensive) cocktails. This was a fun place.
Tiki Bar in Napa? Right across the street from my favorite wine shop. Went once and it was fun.
Wilfred's Lounge
Tiki Bar in Napa? Right across the street from my favorite wine shop. Went once and it was fun.
Dan the Man runs a great wine shop. Knows his wines like the back of his hand.
Outer Space Wines
Dan the Man runs a great wine shop. Knows his wines like the back of his hand.

Arts & Culture

Very well worth the 90 minute tour. Very good art collection on a beautiful property within the Carneros Wine District. Only about a 10 min. drive. Look up the details at their website.
54 habitants recommandent
di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
5200 Sonoma Hwy
54 habitants recommandent
Very well worth the 90 minute tour. Very good art collection on a beautiful property within the Carneros Wine District. Only about a 10 min. drive. Look up the details at their website.
This is a good winery, but it also has a very cool art museum. You don't need a reservation.
26 habitants recommandent
The Hess Collection Winery & Art Museum
4411 Redwood Rd
26 habitants recommandent
This is a good winery, but it also has a very cool art museum. You don't need a reservation.

Wineries/Sightseeing

These are several wineries that stand out. Check their websites for prices and if reservations are needed (most do). Also, let me know which ones I should include from your own favorites.
A very interesting winery in the Carneros District.
52 habitants recommandent
Artesa Vineyards & Winery
1345 Henry Rd
52 habitants recommandent
A very interesting winery in the Carneros District.
Friends of ours love their wine. And so do we.
ZD Wines
8383 Silverado Trail
Friends of ours love their wine. And so do we.
Very interesting winery. A castle brought from Europe, stone by stone. Get reservations in advance.
150 habitants recommandent
Château de Castello di Amorosa
4045 St Helena Hwy
150 habitants recommandent
Very interesting winery. A castle brought from Europe, stone by stone. Get reservations in advance.
Great views. You get to ride a tram up to the winery.
35 habitants recommandent
Sterling Vineyards
1111 W Dunaweal Ln
35 habitants recommandent
Great views. You get to ride a tram up to the winery.
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 habitants recommandent
Trefethen Vineyards
1160 Oak Knoll Ave
12 habitants recommandent
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.
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.
8 habitants recommandent
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
5766 Silverado Trail
8 habitants recommandent
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.
A visit here includes a sampling of four sparkling wines (served at the White House on numerous occasions), a tour of the 125-year-old caves and a lesson in Champagne's méthode traditionelle.
35 habitants recommandent
Schramsberg Vineyards
1400 Schramsberg Rd
35 habitants recommandent
A visit here includes a sampling of four sparkling wines (served at the White House on numerous occasions), a tour of the 125-year-old caves and a lesson in Champagne's méthode traditionelle.
To visit Napa without a stop at Robert Mondavi's mission-style winery in Oakville is to miss a significant piece of wine history. To celebrate Robert Mondavi's 100th birthday in 2013, the winery installed a tasting bar in its Vineyard Room, which also acts as a gallery for guest artists.
23 habitants recommandent
Robert Mondavi Winery
7801 St Helena Hwy
23 habitants recommandent
To visit Napa without a stop at Robert Mondavi's mission-style winery in Oakville is to miss a significant piece of wine history. To celebrate Robert Mondavi's 100th birthday in 2013, the winery installed a tasting bar in its Vineyard Room, which also acts as a gallery for guest artists.
Ambitious pioneers David Graves and Dick Ward helped prove that the Carneros region above San Francisco Bay wasn’t just sheep grazing land: With its warm afternoons and cool breezes, it was ideal territory for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Their winery off Route 121, Saintsbury (named for a legendary English connoisseur) is an ideal place to experience the Carneros, a few miles but sometimes seemingly a world away from central Napa. Book a reservation (required) and enjoy the seated, $35 five-wine tasting in the gardens or—depending on the weather—in the cellar.
7 habitants recommandent
Saintsbury LLC
1500 Los Carneros Ave
7 habitants recommandent
Ambitious pioneers David Graves and Dick Ward helped prove that the Carneros region above San Francisco Bay wasn’t just sheep grazing land: With its warm afternoons and cool breezes, it was ideal territory for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Their winery off Route 121, Saintsbury (named for a legendary English connoisseur) is an ideal place to experience the Carneros, a few miles but sometimes seemingly a world away from central Napa. Book a reservation (required) and enjoy the seated, $35 five-wine tasting in the gardens or—depending on the weather—in the cellar.
Chandon is one of the few wineries in Napa Valley with a food menu to complement its sparkling wine list. Purchase wine buy the flight, glass or bottle then settle into the festive patio or find a quiet spot in an Adirondack on the expansive lawn under the oak trees.
31 habitants recommandent
Domaine Chandon
1 California Dr
31 habitants recommandent
Chandon is one of the few wineries in Napa Valley with a food menu to complement its sparkling wine list. Purchase wine buy the flight, glass or bottle then settle into the festive patio or find a quiet spot in an Adirondack on the expansive lawn under the oak trees.
One of the top large wineries in the world, Beringer has long done an exceptional job of producing a substantial volume of reliably high-quality wine, from the entry level bottlings to the often extraordinary Private Reserves. Its impressive, 1884 fieldstone Rhine House, housing the tasting room, is a Napa Valley landmark. There are various tasting and tour options; try the $55 Taste of Beringer Tour, which includes a barrel sampling in the old, hand-dug caves and a guided, sit-down tasting.
20 habitants recommandent
Beringer Vineyards
2000 Main St
20 habitants recommandent
One of the top large wineries in the world, Beringer has long done an exceptional job of producing a substantial volume of reliably high-quality wine, from the entry level bottlings to the often extraordinary Private Reserves. Its impressive, 1884 fieldstone Rhine House, housing the tasting room, is a Napa Valley landmark. There are various tasting and tour options; try the $55 Taste of Beringer Tour, which includes a barrel sampling in the old, hand-dug caves and a guided, sit-down tasting.
One of the oldest producers in the valley, BV offers tours of the original winery building, which dates back to 1885. These are followed by barrel samples of Cabernet and a stop in the new Heritage Room, which chronicles the history of wine in Napa.
7 habitants recommandent
Beaulieu Vineyard
1960 St Helena Hwy
7 habitants recommandent
One of the oldest producers in the valley, BV offers tours of the original winery building, which dates back to 1885. These are followed by barrel samples of Cabernet and a stop in the new Heritage Room, which chronicles the history of wine in Napa.
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 for $35, or opt for various limited bottle tastings.
20 habitants recommandent
Duckhorn Vineyards
1000 Lodi Ln
20 habitants recommandent
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 for $35, or opt for various limited bottle tastings.
Etude's deck is idyllic, with bright white umbrellas and tastings of excellent Chardonnay and Pinot Noirs.
10 habitants recommandent
Etude Wines
1250 Cuttings Wharf Rd
10 habitants recommandent
Etude's deck is idyllic, with bright white umbrellas and tastings of excellent Chardonnay and Pinot Noirs.
Highly recommended smaller type winery with a delicious cab. Do put it on your list.
Razi Winery
3108 Silverado Trail
Highly recommended smaller type winery with a delicious cab. Do put it on your list.
The winemaker is a friend. Very nice place, and good wines.
12 habitants recommandent
Cuvaison Estate Wines
1221 Duhig Rd
12 habitants recommandent
The winemaker is a friend. Very nice place, and good wines.
Napa Valley isn't the only wine game in the area. A guest said this winery over in Sonoma was great.
11 habitants recommandent
Repris Wines
1700 Moon Mountain Rd
11 habitants recommandent
Napa Valley isn't the only wine game in the area. A guest said this winery over in Sonoma was great.
A guest raved about this place.
Amizetta Estate Winery
1099 Greenfield Rd
A guest raved about this place.