Napa Travel Guide

F&W names spectacular restaurants from chefs like Thomas Keller, affordable insider finds, wine touring tips and more. Plus: top California wines.

Top Picks

Napa Restaurants

Insider Picks
- Oenotri
- Redd
Splurge
Classic
Best Value
- Gott’s Roadside
- Oxbow Public Market

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Hotel Pick

The Meritage Resort and Spa

The 500-room property, built on an 11-acre vineyard where Napa and Sonoma meet, is ideal for exploring both regions. The resort’s tasting room and 22,000-square-foot spa are built into a hillside cave. themeritageresort.com

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America’s Best Road Trips — Road Trip Through Napa Wine Country

Editor’s Pick — Road Trip Through Napa Wine Country

Where to Go Next

Wineries by Bike

On their biking and wine tasting tour of Napa Valley, writer Daniel Duane and his ultra-competitive wife overcame all obstacles in pursuit of great wine and food.

Editor Obsessions

Oenotri’s Cal-Ital Food

Oenotri restaurant has incredible pasta, cured meats and pizzas, but it’s not in Naples—it’s in Napa. Two American chefs channel southern Italy in the heart of California wine country.

Recipes from Napa Chefs

Olive Oil-Poached Cod with Mussels, Orange and Chorizo

In this simplified recipe, Thomas Keller pairs olive oil–poached cod with an orange sauce vierge, a classic French sauce typically made with olive oil and lemon juice.
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Whipped Yukon Gold Potatoes

These potatoes from Ad Hoc have a wonderfully fluffy texture because they’re passed through a ricer or food mill to make them especially airy.
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Whole Grilled Chicken with Wilted Arugula

“I don’t care if you’re sophisticated, with a boatload of money,” says Thomas Keller, “roasted chicken makes you feel wonderful.”
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Fried Haddock with Onion Fonduta

Oenotri’s lightly spicy haddock gets served with two sauces: a creamy onion fonduta and a zingy herb yogurt.
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Panelle with Eggs and Bottarga

Chefs Tyler Rodde and Curtis Di Fede like the briny flavor that bottarga (cured, dried mullet roe) gives these crispy chickpea-flour cakes.
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