Best of Napa Valley
by the St. Supéry Staff

Several of our local in-the-know winery staff were polled to get this distilled list of Napa Valley favorites. We hope you enjoy your next stay in Napa Valley and we hope to see you here at St. Supéry.

• Best burger: Taylor’s Refresher, St. Helena & Red Rock Café in Napa
• Best duck burger: Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen, St. Helena
• Best local brewery: Silverado Brewing Company, Hwy 29, St. Helena
• Best beer store: Nicola’s Deli, Calistoga or Dean and Deluca, St. Helena
• Best place to shop for wedding presents: Vanderbilt, St. Helena
• Best children’s clothing: Freckles in St. Helena
• Best shoes: Footcandy, St. Helena
• Best fudge:  Candy Cellar, Calistoga
• Best macaroons: Model Bakery, St. Helena
• Best hair salon: Lefever, St. Helena
• Best cinema:  Cameo, St. Helena
• Best late-night gathering & dining: Bouchon, Yountville
• Best vintage clothing: Lolo’s, St. Helena and Napa & Betty’s Girl in Napa
• Best home furnishings/trinkets: M on Main Street, St. Helena
• Best stationery: Pennyweight, St. Helena
• Best denim selection: “26” in Napa & St. Helena
• Best kitchen supply store: Shackford’s, Napa
• Best place to start your own vineyard: Herrick Grapevines, St.Helena
  
• Best place to rent a Harley:  Nieman’s motorcycle rentals, St. Helena
  
• Best place to sit & read with a cup of coffee: Sweetie Pies, Napa & Napa Valley Coffee Roasting Company, St. Helena
  
• Best ribs: Red Rock Café in Napa & Buster’s in Calistoga
  
• Best place to buy fresh caviar: Dean & Deluca, St. Helena
  
• Best sandwich: Guigni’s (pronounced joonies), St. Helena & Genova Deli on Trancas in Napa
• Best quesadilla:  Azteca Market, St. Helena
• Best burrito: (authentic) La Luna Market, Rutherford; (gringo/gourmet) Villa Corona, St. Helena and Napa 
• Best fish taco: La Taquiza, Napa
  
• Best pizza:  Pizzeria Tra Vigne, St. Helena
  
• Best French fries:  Bistro Jeanty (duck fat), Yountville & Taylor’s Refresher (sweet potato with aioli) in St. Helena
  
• Best live music/dancing:  Hydro Bar, Calistoga
  
• Best pool hall & draft beer selection: Bilco’s in Napa
  
  Best dive bars:
• Yountville: Panchas on Washington
• St. Helena: Ana’s Cantina on Main St.
• Calistoga: Suzie’s on Lincoln
  
  
• Best riverside dining patio: Angèle, Napa
  
• Best hot springs-fed swimming pool: Indian Springs in Calistoga
  
• Best place to see a live crush in action:  St. Supéry Winery, Rutherford (shameless self-endorsement)