Guidebook for Saint Helena
Food Scene
Really excellent fresh Italian food & pizzas. One of the few "everyday" restaurants around, usually filled with locals. They get great reviews and don't take reservations so there may be a wait.
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Ciccio
6770 Washington StReally excellent fresh Italian food & pizzas. One of the few "everyday" restaurants around, usually filled with locals. They get great reviews and don't take reservations so there may be a wait.
Thomas Keller's low-key restaurant, with a daily excellent 4-course prix-fixe menu.
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Ad Hoc
6476 Washington StThomas Keller's low-key restaurant, with a daily excellent 4-course prix-fixe menu.
Really expensive grocery for fancy foods and wine, but they have excellent coffee, pastries, and breakfast sandwiches.
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Dean & DeLuca
607 St Helena HwyReally expensive grocery for fancy foods and wine, but they have excellent coffee, pastries, and breakfast sandwiches.
Really good, really solid food and not at all expensive.
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Rutherford Grill
1180 Rutherford RdReally good, really solid food and not at all expensive.
Good food and not expensive for Yountville. Also a nice outdoor bar, and the only nearby sushi. Get the chicken sandwich!
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R+D Kitchen
6795 Washington StGood food and not expensive for Yountville. Also a nice outdoor bar, and the only nearby sushi. Get the chicken sandwich!
More a place to buy snacks than a real grocery store, but they have great coffee, pastries, and prepared lunch items. Always kinda crowded.
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Oakville Grocery
7856 St Helena HwyMore a place to buy snacks than a real grocery store, but they have great coffee, pastries, and prepared lunch items. Always kinda crowded.
Cook St. Helena
1310 Main StCute, simple, and great restaurant right downtown.
Archetype
1429 Main StGreat place to go for brunch, feels super "California".
Long Meadow Ranch is a vineyard and a farm, and most of the food they serve at Farmstead comes from their plants and animals. Great ham biscuits and a good bar, too.
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Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch
738 Main StLong Meadow Ranch is a vineyard and a farm, and most of the food they serve at Farmstead comes from their plants and animals. Great ham biscuits and a good bar, too.
PRESS
587 St Helena HwyVery fancy and expensive steakhouse, but also very good.
Villa Corona
1138 Main StreetGood low-key Mexican food!
Second branch of a famous Austin restaurant. Great margaritas and chips, and a nice ambiance. The food was great and then not as great, but I hear it's pretty good again, worth trying.
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La Condesa
1320 Main StSecond branch of a famous Austin restaurant. Great margaritas and chips, and a nice ambiance. The food was great and then not as great, but I hear it's pretty good again, worth trying.
All the amazing bread and pastries you could ever want. Go early in the day, because in the evenings the line goes around the building.
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Bouchon Bakery
6528 Washington StAll the amazing bread and pastries you could ever want. Go early in the day, because in the evenings the line goes around the building.
Bouchon Bistro
6534 Washington StExcellent French food.
Most famous restaurant in the country. So good, so expensive, and so hard to get a reservation.
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The French Laundry
6640 Washington StMost famous restaurant in the country. So good, so expensive, and so hard to get a reservation.
Thomas Keller's newest restaurant, inside the Silverado resort. Really good food but maybe a bit too expensive for what it is. Great decor, though.
Ad Lib
1600 Atlas Peak RdThomas Keller's newest restaurant, inside the Silverado resort. Really good food but maybe a bit too expensive for what it is. Great decor, though.
Hog Island Oyster Co
610 1st St*Excellent* oysters.
Bread! And sandwiches and pastries. Famous for their English muffins.
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The Model Bakery
1357 Main StBread! And sandwiches and pastries. Famous for their English muffins.
Essentials
Best local grocery store. It's small, but they have everything you need, and a good mix of both high- and low- brow items.
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Sunshine Foods
1115 Main StBest local grocery store. It's small, but they have everything you need, and a good mix of both high- and low- brow items.
Just like every Whole Foods everywhere! Well, except that in California they can sell wine and liquor, which is awesome.
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Whole Foods Market
3682 Bel Aire PlazaJust like every Whole Foods everywhere! Well, except that in California they can sell wine and liquor, which is awesome.
Excellent market for specialty and prepared foods. There's a really good (though small) wine and cheese store.
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Oxbow Public Market
610 1st StExcellent market for specialty and prepared foods. There's a really good (though small) wine and cheese store.
Fatted Calf
644 1st StAmazing selection of house-cured meats.
Everything Else
Nearby winery with good wines and an amazing picnic area. They also sell cured meats and cheeses to go with the wine tastings, so it makes for a lovely afternoon.
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V. Sattui Winery
1111 White LnNearby winery with good wines and an amazing picnic area. They also sell cured meats and cheeses to go with the wine tastings, so it makes for a lovely afternoon.
Beautiful winery with a great art collection, including a giant gleaming bunny in the front grounds.
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HALL St. Helena
401 Saint Helena HighwayBeautiful winery with a great art collection, including a giant gleaming bunny in the front grounds.
Mount Saint Helena Golf Course
2025 Grant StReally cute 9-hole golf course that's never crowded.
Delicious wines in a wonderful setting. They serve gourmet snacks with the tasting flights.
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Robert Sinskey Vineyards
6320 Silverado TrailDelicious wines in a wonderful setting. They serve gourmet snacks with the tasting flights.
They make some of the best sparkling wines in the region, and the tasting/tour is really informative, including a visit to their storage caves.
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Schramsberg Vineyards
1400 Schramsberg RdThey make some of the best sparkling wines in the region, and the tasting/tour is really informative, including a visit to their storage caves.
The farmer's market is here, every Friday morning from 7am-12pm. Many older folks play bocce in the park courts, and there are also a bunch of free tennis courts here.
St. Helena Farmers' Market at Crane Park
360 S Crane AveThe farmer's market is here, every Friday morning from 7am-12pm. Many older folks play bocce in the park courts, and there are also a bunch of free tennis courts here.
This is a lovely park where dogs can be off leashes. Also good for short hikes and trail runs. There's a portapotty, and if you start from here there are a bunch of good street runs nearby as well.
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Alston Park
2037 Dry Creek RoadThis is a lovely park where dogs can be off leashes. Also good for short hikes and trail runs. There's a portapotty, and if you start from here there are a bunch of good street runs nearby as well.
St. Helena Hospital Emergency Room
Emergency RoomHopefully no one needs this!
Drinks & Nightlife
The best cocktails around, for when you get sick of wine. The restaurant has good Italian food, although the pizza Ciccio's across the street is better.
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Redd Wood
6755 Washington StThe best cocktails around, for when you get sick of wine. The restaurant has good Italian food, although the pizza Ciccio's across the street is better.
Sightseeing
A lovely state park with some excellent easy to moderate hikes of various lengths.
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Bothe-Napa State Park
3801 Saint Helena HighwayA lovely state park with some excellent easy to moderate hikes of various lengths.
Beautiful view from the top of this steep hill when you are heading back east down towards Oakville in the valley.
Oakville Grade
Oakville Grade RoadBeautiful view from the top of this steep hill when you are heading back east down towards Oakville in the valley.
Shopping
Central Valley
1100 Vintage AveBest garden and hardware store nearby.
Napa Premium Outlets
629 Factory Stores DrOutlets stores, including J.Crew Factory, Gap, etc.
Target
4000 Bel Aire PlazaJust like every Target everywhere!