Torc is an american restaurant in Downtown, Napa.
At the bar counter or at lunch, Torc is more approachable than its dinner price. The bar plates offer strong value for a kitchen running $45 mains at dinner.
Editorially verified June 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Seasonal American plates, Wine-country sourced menu
Tip: The bar menu at Torc during happy hour (15:00-17:00) is the casual entry point to a kitchen that otherwise runs $45 main plates at dinner.
Address: 1140 Main Street, Napa, CA 94559
ZuZu at lunch is the most lively casual table downtown: Spanish tapas, paella and sangria at prices that make it a natural midday destination on weekdays.
Signature: Tapas and small plates, Paella, Spanish gin cocktails
Order: Paella and the croquetas de jamon.
Tip: The paella takes 30 minutes to prepare; order it immediately when you sit down.
ZuZu at lunch is the most lively casual table downtown: Spanish tapas, paella and sangria at prices that make it a natural midday destination on weekdays.
Signature: Tapas and small plates, Paella, Spanish gin cocktails
Order: Paella and the croquetas de jamon.
Tip: The paella takes 30 minutes to prepare; order it immediately when you sit down.
At lunch, Angele is the best riverside terrace in downtown Napa, with French onion soup and moules frites. The wine list makes a weekday lunch easy to extend.
Signature: French onion soup, Moules frites, Lyonnaise salad
Order: French onion soup and moules frites on the riverside terrace.
Tip: Sunday brunch 10:00-14:30 is the most relaxed format at Angele, with a shorter menu and easier table availability.
Hog Island's Oxbow bar serves oysters direct from its Tomales Bay farm. Monday-Thursday happy hour at $1.75 per oyster is the best value in wine country.
Signature: Farm-direct Sweetwater oysters, Clam chowder, Tomales Bay oysters
Order: Sweetwater oysters on the half-shell, Marin-style with mignonette.
Tip: Happy hour Mon-Thu 15:00-17:00 is the move: $1.75 Sweetwater oysters. Arrive early as the bar fills fast.
C Casa is the taqueria counter in Oxbow Market applying wine-country sourcing to Mexican cooking, with seasonal local produce and locally raised beef.
Signature: Wine-country tacos, Grass-fed beef taquitos, Seasonal farmer's market specials
Order: Seasonal tacos and the farmer's market vegetarian special.
Tip: The specials board changes weekly with whatever the Napa Farmers Market had that day. The vegetarian options are unusually good for a taqueria counter.
Gott's is the wine-country fast-casual benchmark with Niman Ranch beef, the famous ahi tuna burger and genuinely good milkshakes at the Oxbow Market location.
Signature: Ahi tuna burger, Shack Burger, Frozen custard
Order: Ahi tuna burger with wasabi mayo.
Tip: The ahi tuna burger with wasabi mayo is the dish that sets Gott's apart from every other burger counter in the region.
Moro brings North African street food to Oxbow Market with tagine-spiced meats, couscous bowls and halal-friendly proteins that stand out on the Napa strip.
Signature: Tagine bowls, Moroccan street wraps, Merguez sausage
Order: Tagine bowl with merguez sausage.
Tip: The tagine bowl with merguez sausage is the best single dish in the Oxbow Market at lunch.
