We'll be in Yountville in March. Any must try's for restaurants? Preferred winery visits? Other stuff that we should see/do that might not be on the main radars?

Not sure if you have your wine tours all straightened out but we did a day with https://www.westwinetours.com/ and it was awesome.

Cruising around Napa in an old restored VW van with the windows down and music on was cool. They served a great lunch as well.

Highly recommend

Yountville's the best, feels like a movie set. All the restaurants are pretty much must-tries, but my favorite thing to do is get a cafe au lait and fresh croisant (and they have this like fried monkey bread thing thats incredible) every morning at Bouchon Bakery. There can be a line right when it opens so sometimes it's best to wait 15 minutes.

Otherwise French Laundry is the top of the list if you can get a reservation, should try it at least once. Bouchon and Bistro Jeanty are similar, I prefer Bouchon as I feel like Jeanty is a little too crowded and gets really loud, especially inside, like can't have a conversation with your table loud. Ciccio might be the best value in my opinion, and they have great cocktails when you're tired of wine. RH is a really pretty space, the ladies love it, the food won't blow you away and it's just wine/beer. We did Bottega like 15 years ago and thought it was just ok and haven't been back since, but I am sure it's not bad since it's lasted this long.

I'm a Bouchon guy. I'll go at least twice on every trip for the onion soup and the salad lyonaise.

But really, lots of good spots to choose from.

Can't find a bad restaurant in Yountville. All the Thomas Keller restaurants are good. I've always enjoyed Bottega, it's a regular stop when my wife and I go.

Outside of Bouchon Bakery, there's a small local chain called Model Bakery that is great for breakfast as well. If you venture out more around Napa Valley, we always stop at Gott's Roadside Burgers in St. Helena for lunch (get there early).

As far as wineries, just kind of depends on what kind of experience you want. Some places offer tours and others just offer seated tastings. We've had good tours at Raymond, Krug, and Cakebread in the past. If you end up at Del Dotto, make it your last stop since they are generous with pours straight out of the barrels. Schramsberg is great if you want to mix in some sparkling wine with all the cabs - they take you down into their underground caves where all the bottles are stored which is pretty cool.

I'd recommend two wineries a day, maybe three if you can really spread the timing out.

We just had a pretty good discussion on this topic.

Here is the link to the other thread
Napa Restaurant Recommendations | TexAgs

East Dallas Ag said:

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RH is a really pretty space, the ladies love it, the food won't blow you away and it's just wine/beer.

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The RH Wine Vault (right next door) is a good stop, too. Beautiful setting and a great place to try local wines.

Definitely agree on both Bouchon Bakery and Mini-Model.

Yountville is really cool.

posted on the other Napa thread, but for a lighter, casual lunch, go to the Oxbow Market and eat at Hog Island Oyster Co.

Their oyster farm is close by on Tomales Bay near Point Reyes. Good folks and the best oysters.