Morimoto Napa is a japanese restaurant in Riverfront, Napa.
Morimoto Napa delivers modern Japanese cooking with American scale in a glass riverfront building, drawing on the Iron Chef's Japanese-American idiom.
Editorially verified June 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Tuna tartare, Wagyu gyoza, Chef's tasting menu
Tip: The full sushi bar counter is the best seat in the house for watching the kitchen in action.
Address: 610 Main Street, Napa, CA 94559
Grace's Table earns a Michelin Bib Gourmand with all-day brunch from 09:00, serving food from France, Italy and the Americas with cornbread and honey butter.
Signature: Duck confit hash, Warm cornbread with lavender honey butter, Seasonal frittata
Order: Warm cornbread with lavender honey butter, duck confit hash.
Tip: Weekday mornings are the time to go without a wait. Weekends queue up before the kitchen opens at 09:00.
ZuZu is the Spanish tapas room at Main Street's riverfront end, serving small plates, paella and a gin programme seven days a week to locals and visitors.
Signature: Tapas and small plates, Paella, Gin cocktails
Order: Paella and the seasonal tapas specials.
Tip: The latenight menu after 22:00 is one of the few genuinely late options in Napa.
Tarla builds Turkish and Greek dishes from organic local produce. Meze and the grill anchor the week; shakshuka and Turkish eggs join the weekend brunch menu.
Signature: Mezze platter, Turkish flatbreads, Grilled lamb
Tip: The daily happy hour 15:00-18:00 cuts prices on meze and wine significantly.
Scala Osteria serves southern Italian food for sharing on First Street with a long bar and late-night hours. One of the few Napa kitchens open past 22:00.
Signature: Southern Italian shared plates, Fresh pasta, Seafood
Tip: The 10:00-11:00 late-night industry menu is popular with restaurant workers across the city.
A16 brings wood-fired Neapolitan pizza and an Italian wine programme from San Francisco to downtown Napa, opened in 2023 and settled into local rotation.
Signature: Neapolitan pizza, Southern Italian pasta, Antipasti
Tip: Thursday through Sunday the kitchen runs lunch, which is quieter and easier to book than dinner.
Contimo applies fine-dining sourcing to a lunch counter. Wood-fired biscuits and house-smoked meats have earned wide regional press recognition.
Signature: Biscuit breakfast sandwiches, Seasonal sandwiches, House-smoked meats
Tip: Open Tuesday-Saturday, 08:00-15:00. Get there by 11:00 on weekends if you want the biscuit sandwiches.
