Yountville · Restaurant · $$$
Pasta Lovers Club
Worth the trip?
Absolutely.
Yes when one of the club's dinners or experiences lines up with your trip.
Our Take
Pasta Lovers Club is built around handmade pasta and the pleasure of sitting down for a meal that feels personal. Chef Sarah Heller brings experience from kitchens including Bouchon and The Restaurant at Meadowood, while co-owner Jason Heller brings the perspective of a Master Sommelier.
You are getting the overlap of serious Napa Valley kitchen experience, handmade pasta and deep wine knowledge in a format designed around gathering people at the table.
The 30-Second Decision
GO
Yes when one of the club's dinners or experiences lines up with your trip.
SKIP
If budget or flexibility matters more than making this one of the main stops of the day.
BOOK
Watch for the dinners and bookable experiences rather than treating this like a conventional restaurant you can simply walk into whenever you want
OUR RANK
#5 in Book Ahead.
The Move
What we'd actually do.
Watch for the dinners and bookable experiences rather than treating this like a conventional restaurant you can simply walk into whenever you want.
Why We Rank It
The chef-and-sommelier partnership gives the experience a food-and-wine point of view that goes well beyond another plate of pasta.
What Makes It Different
Why Pasta Lovers Club?
THE HOOK
The reason it stands out
You are getting the overlap of serious Napa Valley kitchen experience, handmade pasta and deep wine knowledge in a format designed around gathering people at the table.
THE EXPERIENCE
Why we'd choose it
The chef-and-sommelier partnership gives the experience a food-and-wine point of view that goes well beyond another plate of pasta.
FOR LOCALS
Why it still matters
It broadens the guide with places that can still be useful even when they have not been the subject of a dedicated feature.
We'd Send You Here If...
Food matters as much as the setting
You care about what you're eating and drinking, not simply checking off a famous name.
You want something less predictable
You'd rather find a place with a point of view than repeat the standard Wine Country itinerary.
Maybe Skip It If...
You're watching the budget.
Pasta Lovers Club makes more sense when you're comfortable making it one of the bigger spends of the day.
You want to wing it.
Pasta Lovers Club is better when you plan for it rather than trying to squeeze it into an already packed itinerary.
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
Planning
Reservations helpful
Experience
Splurge
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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KEEP GOING
Going Out
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Where We Rank It
The Basics
The practical stuff.
Area
Yountville · Napa Valley
Type
Restaurant
Price
$$$
Planning
Reservations helpful