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Zagat Names Its '12 Essential Napa Restaurants'

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Zagat, a worldwide rating guide and reviewer of cities' restaurants, hotels and nightlife, just released a newly compiled list of what it is calling "The 12 Essential Napa Restaurants."

"Narrowing down the essential restaurants of Napa County is no easy task. Our Wine Country neighbor to the north has not only shaped the entire wine world, its restaurants and chefs - we're looking at you, Mr. Keller - have impacted dining across the nation and beyond," writes Zagat reviewer Virginia Miller. 

"Here, we define 'essential Napa' as restaurants with a unique, only-in-Napa setting, outstanding food and a compelling drink program," she says. 

Zagat's 12: 

The French Laundry
The Restaurant at Meadowood
Bistro Jeanty
Redd
Goose & Gander
La Toque
Zuzu
The Thomas
Solbar
Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch
Gott's Roadside
Oenotri

"And because 12 is a tough call," Miller adds, "check out the honorable mention winners at the end of our slide show."

The Zagat slide show begins here.


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