6 californian places in Napa we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Napa | Californian across every city.
California cuisine gets its wine-country expression in downtown Napa. Compline, winner of North America's Best Wine List from World of Fine Wine, runs Julia Sklar's California kitchen beside its glasses, while La Toque, which held a Michelin star from 2008 to 2021, still evolves Ken Frank's five-course tasting menu. Heritage Eats bridges the counter-service gap on First Street, and Naysayer roasts the city's best local coffee.
Compline Restaurant ★ 4.4
downtown · 1300 First Street, Suite 312, Napa, CA 94559
Compline holds North America's Best Wine List (World of Fine Wine 2024-2025) and matches it with a serious California kitchen behind the Archer Hotel.
Heritage Eats ★ 4.1
downtown · 1320 First Street, Napa, CA 94559
Heritage Eats on First Street bridges Oxbow stalls and Main Street restaurants with farm-to-counter cooking. The rotisserie chicken changes farm each season.
La Toque ★ 4.7
downtown · 1314 McKinstry Street, Napa, CA 94559
Ken Frank's La Toque held a Michelin star from 2008 to 2021. The five-course California tasting menu evolves weekly with Napa Valley farm deliveries.
Compline Restaurant ★ 4.4
downtown · 1300 First Street, Suite 312, Napa, CA 94559
Compline won North America's Best Wine List (World of Fine Wine 2024-2025). Julia Sklar's California kitchen matches the ambition of the 800-label cellar.
Model Bakery (Oxbow) ★ 4.3
oxbow · 644 First Street, Napa, CA 94559
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.
Naysayer Coffee ★ 4.2
downtown · 930 Randolph Street, Napa, CA 94559
Naysayer is Napa's best local specialty roaster, sourcing single-origin coffees with the attention to provenance that the wine industry applies to grapes.