Yountville · Restaurant · $$$$
RO Restaurant & Lounge
Worth the trip?
Yes.
Potentially, especially when you are building the night around dinner.
Our Take
Thomas Keller's Yountville restaurant pairs Japanese technique with California ingredients in a polished dining room built around sushi, pristine seafood and luxury ingredients.
RO brings a distinctly Japanese point of view to Thomas Keller's Wine Country portfolio, with the kind of ingredients and precision that make it a true special-occasion dinner.
The 30-Second Decision
GO
Potentially, especially when you are building the night around dinner.
SKIP
If budget or flexibility matters more than making this one of the main stops of the day.
BOOK
Don't treat this like a quick sushi stop
OUR RANK
One of our selected Wine Country recommendations.
The Move
What we'd actually do.
Don't treat this like a quick sushi stop. Order across the menu, start with seafood or sashimi and save room for one of the larger luxury dishes.
What Makes It Different
Why RO Restaurant & Lounge?
THE HOOK
The reason it stands out
RO brings a distinctly Japanese point of view to Thomas Keller's Wine Country portfolio, with the kind of ingredients and precision that make it a true special-occasion dinner.
THE EXPERIENCE
Why we'd choose it
This is a go-big Yountville dinner: sushi, caviar, pristine seafood and luxury cuts served with the polish expected from a Thomas Keller restaurant.
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...
You're going with friends
The experience works well when the point is spending time together rather than treating every stop like a formal tasting.
Maybe Skip It If...
You're watching the budget.
RO Restaurant & Lounge makes more sense when you're comfortable making it one of the bigger spends of the day.
You want to wing it.
RO Restaurant & Lounge 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
$$$$
Make Your Next Move
Keep building the day.
Compare another winery, figure out dinner or decide where the night goes next.
KEEP TASTING
More Wineries
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EAT NEXT
Plan Your Dinner
Find the restaurants we'd actually choose when it's time to trade the tasting room for dinner.
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KEEP GOING
Going Out
Head into Cocktail Time for the bars, cocktails and late-night stops worth building the rest of the night around.
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The Basics
The practical stuff.
Area
Yountville · Napa Valley
Type
Restaurant
Price
$$$$
Planning
Reservations helpful