Wine Country Guidebook
Breakfast, Bakeries, and Coffee
Start your day right with an amazing breakfast, fresh coffee, or pastry!
Gillwoods Cafe
1313 Main StOld fashioned breakfast in downtown St. Helena
Busy spot on Main Street for fresh coffee and baked goods. They have the most amazing English Muffins to bring home!
32 locals recommend
The Model Bakery
1357 Main StBusy spot on Main Street for fresh coffee and baked goods. They have the most amazing English Muffins to bring home!
Great local spot. Free Wifi, great coffee and muffins
10 locals recommend
Napa Valley Coffee Roasting Company
1400 Oak AveGreat local spot. Free Wifi, great coffee and muffins
Line up for the best bakery in the valley - 15 minutes to quaint village of Yountville.
55 locals recommend
Bouchon Bakery
6528 Washington StLine up for the best bakery in the valley - 15 minutes to quaint village of Yountville.
Casual atmosphere with beautiful chef prepared food. This resort restaurant (open to the public) is open 7am - 9pm for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Reservations recommended.
(20 minutes from the loft)
27 locals recommend
Solbar
755 Silverado Trail NCasual atmosphere with beautiful chef prepared food. This resort restaurant (open to the public) is open 7am - 9pm for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Reservations recommended.
(20 minutes from the loft)
Lunch / Casual Dining
Casual dining spots, with outdoor dining
One of our favorite places to go. Great pasta, pizza, and local wines. If you eat on the patio, you might see the Wine Train go by!
24 locals recommend
Pizzeria Tra Vigne
1016 Main StOne of our favorite places to go. Great pasta, pizza, and local wines. If you eat on the patio, you might see the Wine Train go by!
Gott's Roadside
644 1st StGreat hamburgers, sandwiches, and milkshakes. Eat outdoors
V. Suttui has a fabulous picnic barbecue on weekends. It can get really busy, so anticipate a long line - but so worth it! They also have a deli and gift shop, if you are visiting during the week.
49 locals recommend
V. Sattui Winery
1111 White LnV. Suttui has a fabulous picnic barbecue on weekends. It can get really busy, so anticipate a long line - but so worth it! They also have a deli and gift shop, if you are visiting during the week.
A great place for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Indoor or outdoor dining. 25 minutes North to small town of Calistoga. A great place for lunch and a stroll through local shops.
14 locals recommend
Calistoga Inn Restaurant & Brewery | Calistoga, CA
1250 Lincoln AveA great place for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Indoor or outdoor dining. 25 minutes North to small town of Calistoga. A great place for lunch and a stroll through local shops.
Gift Shops
Favorite local shops for gifts
One of our favorite shops on Main Street! They have a great selection of olive oils and spreads to sample, and many beautiful olive wood gifts.
Olivier Napa Valley
1375 Main StOne of our favorite shops on Main Street! They have a great selection of olive oils and spreads to sample, and many beautiful olive wood gifts.
Inside the prestigious Culinary Institute, there is a wonderful culinary gift store, a really nice cafe (a local secret) that serves lunch and house made desserts, and an extensive must see corkscrew display
36 locals recommend
The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone
2555 Main StInside the prestigious Culinary Institute, there is a wonderful culinary gift store, a really nice cafe (a local secret) that serves lunch and house made desserts, and an extensive must see corkscrew display
Woodhouse Chocolate
1367 Main StHandmade chocolates to die for
Wineries
Short list of Walk In Wineries for wine tasting and tours. No reservations needed
13th Century Castle replica. Definitely a "touristy" thing to do, but personally I think it is an amazing place to go. You can get a wine tasting and access to main floors, or buy the guided tour and see the wine caves and dungeon. OR just park and walk around the outside for free - amazing vineyard views and sometimes there are animals (pigs, goats, peacocks)
150 locals recommend
Castello di Amorosa
4045 St Helena Hwy13th Century Castle replica. Definitely a "touristy" thing to do, but personally I think it is an amazing place to go. You can get a wine tasting and access to main floors, or buy the guided tour and see the wine caves and dungeon. OR just park and walk around the outside for free - amazing vineyard views and sometimes there are animals (pigs, goats, peacocks)
Chateau Montelena
1429 Tubbs Lnpeaceful, beautiful grounds
Alpha Omega Winery
1155 Mee LnEnjoy a glass of wine on their patio
Beautiful garden and historic mansion. Great wine and wine shop. Sometimes they have live music on the weekend.
20 locals recommend
Beringer Vineyards
2000 Main StBeautiful garden and historic mansion. Great wine and wine shop. Sometimes they have live music on the weekend.
Tasting, wind cave tour, pairings, picnic tables. Peaceful and quiet. Not far from us. Tasting bar is open daily from 10:30am – 4:30pm.
Fairwinds Estate Winery
4550 Silverado Trail NTasting, wind cave tour, pairings, picnic tables. Peaceful and quiet. Not far from us. Tasting bar is open daily from 10:30am – 4:30pm.
Just down the hill from us. Check their web page for weekend events like Pizza and Movies on the Lawn
9 locals recommend
Charles Krug Winery
2800 Main StJust down the hill from us. Check their web page for weekend events like Pizza and Movies on the Lawn
Dinner / Fine Dining
Fine dining are favorites with top chefs
Amazing chef, farm fresh food, reservations needed for indoor dining. Also great place to go for drinks and appetizers on the patio (1st come). There is also a gift shop, gardens, and coffee shop tucked away on the property.
79 locals recommend
Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch
738 Main StAmazing chef, farm fresh food, reservations needed for indoor dining. Also great place to go for drinks and appetizers on the patio (1st come). There is also a gift shop, gardens, and coffee shop tucked away on the property.
World class food and wine. Rustic american. Reservations suggested
47 locals recommend
Goose and Gander
1245 Spring StWorld class food and wine. Rustic american. Reservations suggested
Market
1347 Main StVoted best restaurant. Chef owned
City advice
Getting around
Airports
Fly into San Francisco or Sacramento.
When traffic is good, it take under 2 hours to get here from SFO. Napa is a good place to stop along the way for lunch, dinner, or groceries. If you leave SFO between 3pm and 6pm weekdays, it can take an additional hour.
There is a shuttle service from SFO to Napa called Evans. The cost is $40 pp. This is a good option if you want to avoid SF traffic.
Sacramento airport is just over 2 hours from here. There is rarely a traffic problem. There is a shortcut that passes by a large lake, though the road is very windy, it's a beautiful drive.