Napa · Restaurant · $$$
A16
Worth the trip?
Worth considering.
Strong for Italian food and wine in downtown Napa.
Our Take
A downtown Napa version of the Bay Area favorite built around Southern Italian cooking, Neapolitan pizza and a deep Italian wine list. It works when you want a lively, recognizable restaurant but still want the meal to revolve around pizza, vegetables and the wood-fired hearth.
It is one of the easier ways to build a dinner around pizza, pasta, wood-fired dishes and serious wine without going formal.
The 30-Second Decision
GO
Strong for Italian food and wine in downtown Napa.
SKIP
If its particular style does not fit the day you are actually trying to plan.
BOOK
Start with the fried olives, order the Vesuvio pizza for some heat, and add at least one dish from the wood-fired hearth
OUR RANK
One of our selected Wine Country recommendations.
The Move
What we'd actually do.
Start with the fried olives, order the Vesuvio pizza for some heat, and add at least one dish from the wood-fired hearth. Ask for an Italian bottle you do not already know instead of defaulting to Napa Cabernet.
What to get: Fried olives; Vesuvio pizza; something from the wood-fired hearth; Italian wine.
What Makes It Different
Why A16?
THE HOOK
The reason it stands out
A downtown Napa version of the Bay Area favorite built around Southern Italian cooking, Neapolitan pizza and a deep Italian wine list. It works when you want a lively, recognizable restaurant but still want the meal to revolve around pizza, vegetables and the wood-fired hearth.
THE EXPERIENCE
Why we'd choose it
It is one of the easier ways to build a dinner around pizza, pasta, wood-fired dishes and serious wine without going formal.
FOR LOCALS
Why it still matters
It gives downtown Napa another dependable Italian dinner option with a recognizable point of view.
DON'T MISS
What to focus on
Fried olives; Vesuvio pizza; something from the wood-fired hearth; Italian wine.
We'd Send You Here If...
You're planning a date
The setting and experience give the stop enough personality to feel intentional.
Food matters as much as the setting
Fried olives; Vesuvio pizza; something from the wood-fired hearth; Italian wine.
Maybe Skip It If...
It doesn't fit the day you're building.
A great Napa recommendation is still the wrong recommendation when its pace, location or experience doesn't match what you actually want.
Know Before You Go
Our Pick
Fried olives; Vesuvio pizza; something from the wood-fired hearth; Italian wine.
Planning
Easy to work in
Experience
Everyday
Price
$$$
Make Your Next Move
Keep building the day.
Compare another winery, figure out dinner or decide where the night goes next.
KEEP TASTING
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EAT NEXT
Plan Your Dinner
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Going Out
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The Basics
The practical stuff.
Area
Napa · Wine Country
Type
Restaurant
Price
$$$
Planning
Easy to work in