Model Bakery (Oxbow) is a cafe in Oxbow, Napa.
Model Bakery is wine-country famous for English muffins Oprah included in her Favorite Things list. The Oxbow location serves the full bakery menu from 06:30.
Editorially verified June 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Wood-fired English muffins, Morning buns, Seasonal tarts
Must order: Wood-fired English muffin with butter and jam.
Tip: The English muffins sell out by 10:00 on weekends. Be there by 08:00 if you want one.
Address: 644 First Street, Napa, CA 94559
Southside is the breakfast cafe Napa's restaurant workers head to on days off: farm-sourced eggs and local coffee in a relaxed, unhurried room.
Signature: Farm-to-table breakfast plates, Seasonal egg dishes, Local coffee
Tip: Closes at 14:00; weekend mornings have a wait but the line moves quickly.
Naysayer is Napa's best local specialty roaster, sourcing single-origin coffees with the attention to provenance that the wine industry applies to grapes.
Signature: Single-origin espresso, Pour-over flights, Pastries
Tip: Open weekdays 07:00-14:00 and weekends 08:00-14:00. The Saturday morning is when the local food and wine industry crowd is most present.
Sweetie Pies is downtown Napa's oldest bakery-cafe, serving seasonal pies from an 1886 building near the river. The fruit pies follow the Napa Valley harvest.
Signature: Seasonal fruit pies, Morning pastries, Espresso drinks
Tip: The seasonal pie selection is the reason to go: pick up a slice in the morning and ask what will be coming out of the oven next.
Contimo's wood-fired biscuit sandwiches with eggs and house-smoked meats make the best breakfast sandwich in the city. Open Tuesday-Saturday from 08:00.
Signature: Biscuit breakfast sandwiches, House-smoked meats, Seasonal sandwiches
Tip: Open 08:00-15:00 Tuesday-Saturday. The biscuit breakfast sandwich sells out by 10:00 on weekends.
