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1650 Soscol Ave., Napa
Tel.707-224-2330
Website: www.cuveenapa.com
Opening Hours: Open for lunch, Monday-Friday; dinner, nightly
Credit Cards: All Major
Prices: Moderate-Expensive

Chef Octavio Barrera prepares comfort food for the Napa Valley crowd in the new restaurant Cuvée Napa that opened last April; it is basically a reshuffle of Restaurant Budo and although under the same ownership, it has a less pretentious menu. The cuisine is billed on the menu as “New American Favorites”. The restaurant’s aim is to appeal to regulars that live in the area, and is located next to The River Terrace Inn (www.riverterranceinn.com). Cuvée is a good spot for cocktails and canapés in the bar, or try dinner in the pleasant courtyard where the food now reflects the wine country theme with good old American dishes that people are comfortable with and are perfect for pairing with the mainly California wine list.