Easy meals out with kids in Napa
7 places in Napa for dinner with kids that needs no planning: a food hall where everyone picks a different counter, a creekside pub patio, big booths in a room used to families, and burgers, barbecue and roadhouse comfort food.
Napa's food hall: everyone picks from a different vendor (oysters to empanadas to ice cream), picnic tables outside, and zero waitstress - the family-compromise dinner downtown.
Browns Valley's creek-side pub: $8 kids meals every day and an outdoor patio right by the creek - dogs welcome too.
Napa's family-friendly BBQ-and-burger spot: kids menu from $9.50 every day, big booths, and a room used to families.
Gott's downtown Napa outpost at Oxbow Public Market: same burgers and shakes, shorter waits than upvalley, and the whole market around it for dessert.
Downtown Napa's BBQ-and-wine institution: smoked ribs and brisket in a loud, casual room where a wiggly kid blends right in - parents get the 400-bottle wine list.
Carneros roadhouse comfort food: fried chicken, fish tacos, and mac and cheese in a red barn on the Carneros Resort grounds - Visit Napa Valley's family dinner pick.
Napa's riverside pub where kids eat free ALL DAY Wednesdays - every kids meal comes with free ice cream or cotton candy, and the renovated back patio sits right on the Napa River.
No tasting room