Colette & Patrick

July 6, 2024 • St. Helena, California

Colette & Patrick

July 6, 2024 • St. Helena, California

St. Helena

-Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch-swanky but casual garden to table eatery, would be good for cocktails and happy hour

-Gott's Roadside in St. Helena-burgers, tacos, and drinks, great hang out spot (also locations in Napa and Walnut Creek)

-Pizzeria Tra Vigne-casual pizza parlor with shady bocce courts

-The Station-easy grab and go sandwiches and salads with great seating area in back with shaded umbrellas

-Charter Oak Restaurant- trendy Californian fare

-Goose and Gander-upscale pub and grub

-Cook St. Helena-fancy italian food

-CRISP kitchen and juice-casual lunch spot in quaint strip mall

-Model Bakery-famous bakery, perfect for morning coffee with a pastry or breakfast

-Charlies's Napa Valley-fancy californian fare


Yountville

-Bouchon Bakery-amazing bakery by Thomas Keller, perfect for coffee and breakfast, casual, has bistro tables to sit around under umbrellas

-Bouchon Bistro-upscale brunch restaurant next to bakery

-La Calenda-Thomas Keller mexican restaurant, food is mediocre, but good margaritas/chips and dips

-Ad Hoc-Thomas Keller American fare restaurant with 4-5 course meal with predetermined menu (changes daily)

-French Laundry-super duper expensive famous three Michelin star restaurant by Thomas Keller, very hard to get reservations

-Restoration Hardware Yountville-has a GORGEOUS outside lounging space for cocktails and food

-R&D kitchen-quality food from chain restaurant

-Model Bakery-walk up bakery for on the go coffee and pastries

-Bottega-very fancy and famous Italian restaurant

-Brix Restaurant-not downtown, along road on way to St. Helena, farm to table restaurant

-Mustards-not downtown, but attached to sprawling gardens on the edge of a vineyard and has a great reputation

-Bistro Jeanty-very cute bistro with covered patio downtown Yountville

-Ottimo! is an upscale pizza and italian eatery smack dab in the middle of Yountville, great ambiance

Napa

-Bistro Don Giovanni-our favorite restaurant, al fresco dining scene-most beautiful as dusk, delicious Italian food (between downtown Napa and Yountville)

-Alegria-moderately priced Italian food with good night ambiance

-Celadon-fancy restaurant on napa river, "eclectic" food selection

-Morimoto Napa-Asian fusion restaurant with expensive sushi

-Wilfreds-the closest thing to Disney in Napa, a tropical tiki bar with a rooftop that overlooks the river

-Napa unexpectedly has great Indian food, would recommend delivery after a long day of wine tasting