There’s plenty of fine cooking in the valleys north of San Francisco, so there’s no reason not to find a good meal. Yes, however, some of the best food is also the priciest. Real pricey.
Might be smart to plan one nice night out, and snoop around for lower-priced fare for the rest of your visit. Or convince any friends you might have in the region that this could be the last time you’ll ever see them and wouldn’t they just love to take you out somewhere, to show you how much you mean to them. Note: That only works once.
Couple ideas from this trip.
Bistro Don Giovanni, on Highway 29 just north of downtown Napa. Pretty much my favorite. Consistently fine food. Last night there were six of us and we made our way through everything from lamb and rib-eye steak to seafood and perfectly fresh beet-and-bean salad.
The link is somewhere below in this series. Make reservations. The place is large, comparatively, and jammed.
Another: Foothill Café. It’s in a stripmall across 29 west from downtown Napa. This place is a find – found mostly by locals quite some time ago. Not many touristy types make the journey. It’s in a tiny strip mall and it’s certainly not glamorous. Not the place if you desperately need to be seen. But, the San Francisco Chronicle recently put the place on its list of top 100 restaurants. Try the ribs. Make a reservation. It’s very small and very crowded.
Here’s the link:
http://www.napayellowpages.com/napa-dining/Restaurants_pubs_cafe.htm
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