Deli & market · Napa, Napa Valley
Oxbow Public Market is a place to stock your picnic — about 20 food and drink vendors. Most useful for a picnic: The Fatted Calf (house-made charcuterie, cheeses, sandwiches, boxed lunches with 2 days' notice), Loveski Deli (deli sandwiches and bagels), The Model Bakery (bread, pastries, sandwiches), Hudson Greens & Goods, The Olive Press (olive oils) and Whole Spice. Others include Hog Island Oyster Bar, Gott's Roadside, Live Fire Pizza, El Porteño Empanadas, Roman Holiday Gelato, Anette's Chocolates, Kara's Cupcakes, Johnny Doughnuts, Fieldwork Brewing, Bar Lucia and Ritual Coffee. The market's longtime cheese shop closed at the end of 2025. It also has its own seating where you can eat.
Checked September 2026 from oxbowpublicmarket.comStated on the venue's own website
Indoor dining areas and outdoor seating, plus a grassy knoll along the Napa River that the market suggests for picnicking.
Good for: Families · Groups
Napa's riverside food hall on First Street, a short walk from downtown, puts about 20 food and drink vendors in one place. For picnickers, the draws are The Fatted Calf's charcuterie and boxed lunches, Loveski Deli sandwiches and Model Bakery bread, plus a riverbank lawn for eating outdoors.
Stock up at a deli nearby, then picnic close by — a short, easy loop.
Oxbow Public Market (this deli & market)
Deli & market · Napa
Park · Napa · about 0.1 mi away
Park · Napa · about 0.4 mi away
Napa· 0.1 mi
Oxbow Commons is the open green between downtown Napa and the Oxbow district. Buy food at Oxbow Public Market across the street, then spread a blanket by the river. There are no listed tables or grills, and the city bans alcohol here.
Nearest picnic food: Fatted Calf · 0.1 mi
Napa· 0.3 mi
This downtown riverfront park is the most convenient patch of grass for a quick takeout lunch between Main Street tasting rooms. It's a lawn-and-steps spot with river views, not a table-and-grill park, and drinking there is not allowed.
Nearest picnic food: Napa Farmers Market · 0.1 mi
Napa· 0.8 mi
Fuller Park is Napa's historic, shady neighborhood park, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, in Old Town near downtown. Nine tree-named picnic sites and a new inclusive playground make it an easy family lunch stop, but alcohol needs a reserved site and permit.
Nearest picnic food: Contimo Provisions · 0.4 mi
Napa· 2 mi
Westwood Hills pairs a shaded picnic table by the trailhead with a hike to hilltop views over Napa. The free Carolyn Parr Nature Center next door makes it a good family outing. No alcohol.
Nearest picnic food: Butter Cream Bakery · 1.4 mi
About 20 food and drink vendors. Most useful for a picnic: The Fatted Calf (house-made charcuterie, cheeses, sandwiches, boxed lunches with 2 days' notice), Loveski Deli (deli sandwiches and bagels), The Model Bakery (bread, pastries, sandwiches), Hudson Greens & Goods, The Olive Press (olive oils) and Whole Spice. Others include Hog Island Oyster Bar, Gott's Roadside, Live Fire Pizza, El Porteño Empanadas, Roman Holiday Gelato, Anette's Chocolates, Kara's Cupcakes, Johnny Doughnuts, Fieldwork Brewing, Bar Lucia and Ritual Coffee. The market's longtime cheese shop closed at the end of 2025.
We last checked this listing in September 2026 (freshest source: Official site © 2026; vendor list checked Sep 2026; market Instagram posts from 2025–early 2026). Policies change — especially for groups and holidays — so confirm with Oxbow Public Market before you go. How we verify.
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