Zuzu is a tapas restaurant located in downtown Napa's Old Town district. The menu features an array of cold and hot tapas items including ceviche, roasted beets and walnuts, artichoke portobello salad, squash soup, paella and lamb chops. Zuzu also offers an extensive beer and wine selection.
Caffe Barocco offers tapas, wine and brightly colored tubs of gluten-free homemade gelato. You'll find finger and lighter side paninis, soups, bruschetta and salads in addition to wonderfully portioned tapas offerings. For brunch there's a perfect savory crepe frittate and sandwiches, all made with organic eggs. Catering requests and private party reservations are welcomed at this family-owned cafe.
Owners Lara Gavigon and Julio de Haro, as well as their friendly staff, strive to make everyone who visits Estragon feel welcome and at home. The decor here is embellished by Spanish Art Deco motifs in the wallpaper, lighting and art objects. These mix stylishy with the travel and movie posters, patterned papers slipped under the glass tabletops, and leopard-print lounge chairs. Every Monday through Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p.m., visitors to the bar may order from a $1 tapas menu. There are 70 seats here, including the laid-back loveseat and stuffed-chair seating in the lounge at the restaurant's back, plus another 12 outdoor seats. The owners, though not South End residents, feel a strong connection to the community and enjoy growing corn, watermelon, tomatoes and herbs in their urban community-garden plot just behind the restaurant. When asked if she has a message to share, Lara replied: "Strive for nonviolent revolution and read more poetry. Those are my messages to the world."