Napa Valley, California
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Napa ShoppingNapa offers locally produced items ranging from alpacas to soap to fine art. Key shopping areas are downtown on Main Street and First Street, and for outlet fans, the factory outlets on the west side of Highway 29. |
Anette's Chocolate & Ice Cream Factory
1321 First Street
Napa CA 94559
707.252.4228
Ice cream fountain (they make more than 25 flavors), candy factory, wine-flavored truffles, sugar-free chocolates. They ship UPS almost everywhere. Anette is maintaining a 50-year tradition, and the quality is outstanding. Try Brent's Chocolate Wine and Liqueur Sauces.
Artists of the Valley
710 First Street
Napa CA 94559
707.254.2085
Works by members of the Napa Valley Art Association. All paint media as well as photography, prints, calendars, and greeting cards.
Copperfield's Books
3900A Bel Aire Plaza
Hwy. 29 & Trancas Street
Napa CA 94558
707.252.8002
Used, antiquarian, new and bargain books. Free wifi Internet access.
DGX Paintball
950 Randolph Street
Napa CA 94559
707.255.5156
Paintball paraphernalia, including paint, markers, apparel, upgrades and repair. .
DJ's Growing Place
4074 Big Ranch Road
Napa CA 94558
707.252.6445
Family-owned and operated nursery. All plants grown on site to ensure they're acclimated to local conditions. Friendly, helpful, knowledgeable service. We use them. On Big Ranch Road just north of Salvador Avenue.
Harms Vineyards and Lavender Fields
3185 Dry Creek Road
Napa CA 94558
707.257.2683
www.harmsvineyardsandlavenderfields.com
Tours by appointment. Certified organic lavender (actually their lavender is not only organic, it's biodynamic, which is even more stringently controlled.) Open house one weekend every June.
Henry Joseph Gallery
2475 Solano Ave.
Napa CA 94558
707.224.4356
"California style watercolors" by artists such as Vernon Nye, Justin Faivre, Charles Surendorf and Crandell Norton. Also Napa Valley artists such as Roger Blum, Jay Golik, Joanna Matthews and Kristi Rene.
Jessel Gallery
1019 Atlas Peak Road
Napa CA 94558
707.257.2350
On the road to Silverado Country Club. Unique gifts, crafts, books, tools and decorations. Works by Clark Mitchell, Alan Sanborn, Brigitte McReynolds, Mei Yulo and gallery founder Jessel Miller. Jessel also offers Jammin'@Jessel's—music and wine on Monday evenings.
Napa Premium Outlets
Highway 29 at First Street Exit
Napa CA 94559
707.226.9876
Monday - Saturday 10a.m.-8p.m. Sundays 10a.m.-6p.m.
Are these factory outlets filled with unique wine country gifts? No. Are they popular with tourists? You bet. That's why we've included them. And, if you get hungry, there's a great local Japanese restaurant, Fujiya. It also has an excellent sushi bar. You can also get to the outlets from downtown Napa on the free trolley.
Napa-Vallejo Flea Market and Auction
303 South Kelly Road
Napa CA 94559
707.226.8862
On the east side of Highway 29 a short ways north of American Canyon and south of Highway 12. Entrance is on South Kelly Road.
Sundays from 5 am to 5 pm. Over 500 vendors, primarily Hispanic, selling new and used items including collectibles, CDs, food, produce, furniture, and clothing.
Napa Valley Christmas Tree Farm
2130 Big Ranch Road
Napa CA 94558
707.252.1000
Take Highway 29 north through Napa to Trancas Street. Turn east on Trancas to Big Ranch Road. Turn left (north) and go 1/2 mile north. Farm is on the right. Open: Friday after Thanksgiving until a few days before Christmas. Hours Noon to 4:30 pm, but call first to confirm.
Five acres under night lighting. Douglas Fir. Cut Silvertip, Noble Fir, Fraser Fir and Douglas Fir. Special order trees. Commercial tree service. Certified flame retarding. Flocking available. Picnic area. Free garlands/boughs. School tours available by reservation.
Napa Valley Emporium
1225 Town Center
Napa CA 94559
707.253.7177
A must as you wander through downtown Napa looking for some place to spend money. The most complete selection of Napa Valley-themed gifts and souvenirs in the valley. Art, gifts, clothing, t-shirts. If you don't want something for yourself, bring something back to a loved one.
Napa Valley Kitchen Gallery
1403 "A" Lincoln Avenue
Napa CA 94559
707.253.2828
Specialty kitchen products and gifts. Bridal registry and giftwrapping available.
Napa Valley Lavender Company
707.257.8920
Products from eight different types of lavender plants. Sachets, pillows, clothing, candles, bath salts, soaps and lotions.
Interested in lavender? Buy The Lavender Garden: Beautiful Varieties to Grow and Gather
Napa Valley Soap Company
1030 Clinton Street
Napa CA 94559
707.257.1151
Handcrafted soaps, lotions, bath gels and shampoos. Call for hours.
Napa Valley Traditions
1202 Main Street (corner of Pearl)
Napa CA 94559
707.226.2044 Fax: 707.226.2069
Traditions is a coffee house that also sells (and offers tasting of) food and wine. It specializes in Napa Valley products, including nuts, wine vinegars, olive oils, wine jellies, mustards and, of course, wines. Lots of wine paraphernalia too, such as wine racks, coasters, cork pullers and the like.
Traditions is one of the original coffee hangouts in both Napa and California. It's a quiet and cool place to sip coffee or tea, with a play area for your little ones to occupy themselves while you relax. Traditions is just across the street from the Napa Firefighters Museum which is also a great place to take kids.
The Nest
1144 Main Street
Napa CA 94559
707.812.2201
The Nest is a gathering place to experience art, build community, and inspire future generations. Its mission is to live creatively and give generously. A percentage of the sales help build "Nest Egg" grants which are distributed through the Arts Council of Napa Valley.
Peterson Family Christmas Tree Farm
1120 Darms Lane
Napa CA 94558
707.259.1712
Go north on Highway 29 through Napa. North of Napa, turn left at the signal lights at Oak Knoll Avenue. Immediately turn right on Solano Avenue, which is the fontage road. Continue almost one mile on Solano to Darms Lane and turn left. The farm is a short distance down Darms Lane on the righthand side.
Open: Friday after Thanksgiving to approximately December 21st. 1-5 pm weekdays, 9 am - 5 pm Saturday and Sunday. Closed Mondays.
3.5 acres of Douglas and White Fir. Also walnuts and other assorted goodies.
Playful Garden, The
1001 Caymus Street
Napa CA 94559
707.258.8880
A garden and gift store. But much, much more. Check the webiste.
Quent Cordair Fine Art
1301 First Street
Napa CA 94559
650.344.1134
This "romantic realist" gallery features a collection of paintings, sculpture and drawings, including figurative, narrative, allegorical, still lifes, seascapes and landscapes.
The Red Bead
3209 Jefferson Street
Napa CA 94558
707.253.2323
Beads and classes
Shackford's Kitchen Store and More
1350 Main Street
Napa CA 94559
707.226.2132
Open Monday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Complete collection of cookware and cutlery (they'll sharpen your knives, too), kitchen accessories, baskets and gifts, canning and candymaking tools. This place is absolutely loaded with kitchen stuff. We always walk out with something, generally more than we came in for. It's the kind of place every town used to have. Napa still has one. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable and its prices are competitive with factory outlet stores. What more could you ask?
Trader Joe's
3654 Bel Aire Plaza
Napa CA 94558
Located just off Trancas Street at Highway 29. Turn east on Trancas and take the first left into the shopping center.
A chain of nearly 200 stores located throughout the United States. Trader Joe's offers food (fresh and packaged—much of it organic and/or vegetarian) and beverages, including spirits and wines. Their selection includes specialty and imported items, and prices on everything are exceptionally low. Trader Joe's has built a fanatic following of customers, and the public clamor (including letters to the editor) for a TJ's in the Napa Valley took on near-cargo cult dimensions. The pleas were successful.
Vallerga's Market
3385 Solano Avenue
Napa CA 94558
707.253.2621
An excellent supermarket. Outstanding gourmet foods and Napa Valley food products, perfect for picnic lunches. Just off Highway 29 at Redwood Road near the north end of Napa.
