Napa Food & Wine Tour (river-side)

Duration: 3.5 hours - Early Dinner

Location: Downtown River Walk area between Main and First street


$195

Beverage substitutes OK

In order to preserve the quality and conversational flow of our tour, we limit our public tours to eight guests. Tickets are non-refundable. We reserve the right to interchange a restaurant due to an unlikely circumstance.

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Take a break from transportation & walk to top restaurants in Napa for pairings with local wine or sake on this elevated culinary experience

  • Unique tasting tour pairs the unexpected with an eclectic menu and flow of restaurants
  • Commence your tour where Julia Child once had her own restaurant at the Culinary Institute of America's downdown location
  • Learn about celebrity chefs, winemakers and proprietors who helped shape Napa Valley and the Food Network
  • Hear about cultural attractions (films, books and series) as well as the history and culture of Napa.
  • Finale at renowned Morimoto for dessert pairing
  • Call 415-966-FOOD if you cannot book the day of your choice. If you have 3 or more, we will open a tour just for you!

BBB accredited

US News & World Reports list this tour in the Top 15 Foodie Tours in America

Family owned & operated

Most dietary restrictions accommodated

Tours run rain or shine

Enough food for dinner

Your tour guide will greet you at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) for the first of four stops that will compose this gourmet pairing meal.  You will stroll near the river in order to access three other key restaurants that contribute to the San Francisco Bay Area Michelin Guide and the Wine Country’s culinary fame.  You can expect to spend approximately 30 minutes in each restaurant with nice walks in between to balance calories and exercise! Your tour will end at Morimoto or the Blue Note if you want to be lined up for live music directly after the tour. Please just let us know in the notes.

Discover Napa's Riverfront through your tastebuds on this carefully curated experience beginning with Julia Child's kitchen at the CIA

Copia at CIA

Chef Polly Leppetito (formally of Cicco in Yountville) is leading up and coming chefs in the CIA program at their newest location next to Oxbow.

Angele's

More delicious and creative appetizers paired with chardonnay at this French Bistro & local favorite

Miminashi

Here is where we stop for premium sake and pair it with an eclectic mix of yumminess from renown Chef Curtis de Fede

Morimoto

Celebrity Chef Morimoto's restaurant of the same name will be our thrilling finale!

Blue Note

Optional add-on for 7:30 show that starts just after our tour ends...one block away. Perfect timing to relax into Napa's hottest live music venue! Call us:-)

There is plenty of parking at the CIA, or you could easily walk from downtown Napa or The Westin.

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