This charming café blends a laid-back Californian vibe with cozy country-house elegance, serving delightful comfort food in a sunlit space with leafy outdoor seating.
"Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen (named for Chef Cindy Pawlcyn who, with a James Beard award under her belt, is a big name on Napa's food scene) is housed in a cool little 1920's building that used to be a bordello. The menu is a nice mix, with items that feel elevated, but not too fancy to keep it from being a neighborhood joint. Pawlcyn makes great use of the restaurant's wood-fired oven with duck meatballs and braised pork shoulder, or try classics like the avocado and papaya salad or the lobster cobbler."
"Napa’s changing landscape extends from the vineyards and the hotly debated Measure C to its landmark restaurants. Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen, the spinoff of James Beard Award-winning chef Cindy Pawlcyn’s iconic 35-year-old Mustards Grill, will close its doors in St. Helena on July 7." - Ellen Fort
Sherry Li
Camillia King-Stanley
Kristina Raabe
Mostafa “Mo” Akbari-Hochberg
Kerry X
Tracy Weddle
Roger D
Peter Owusu-Opoku
Sherry Li
Camillia King-Stanley
Kristina Raabe
Mostafa “Mo” Akbari-Hochberg
Kerry X
Tracy Weddle
Roger D
Peter Owusu-Opoku