![](http://www.hitherandthither.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid21327-HitherandThither-1.jpg)
![](http://www.hitherandthither.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid21329-HitherandThither-2.jpg)
![](http://www.hitherandthither.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid21331-HitherandThither-3.jpg)
One of the best places to stop if you’re headed to Napa is the Oxbow Public Market—a marketplace filled with a focus on local farms and food vendors, and on supporting the surrounding region. It’s a reliably good place to pick up picnic supplies, like cheese and cupcakes, and Ritual coffee (in other words, dietary staples of sorts), before setting out to find your favorite winery.
![](http://www.hitherandthither.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid21333-HitherandThither-4.jpg)
![](http://www.hitherandthither.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid20088-HitherandThither-5.jpg)
![](http://www.hitherandthither.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid20092-HitherandThither-7.jpg)
The Market is located at 610 and 644 First Street in Napa, and most of the vendors are open late. There’s also a Farmer’s Market in the parking lot on Tuesdays and Saturdays, May through October.
Here are more posts on visiting Napa/Sonoma valley: Our travelogue, 48 hours in the Napa Valley; Oakville Grocery; Shed in Healdsburg; and Calistoga’s Solage.
And P.S. They have the best bathroom solution for avoiding those piles of wasted paper towels by the door!
10 Comments