Easy meals out with kids in Napa
Updated September 2026
Want dinner with kids that takes zero planning? Try these 7 places in Napa: a food hall where everyone picks a different counter, a creekside pub patio, big booths in a room that's 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), with picnic tables outside.
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, with a 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, 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