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Morimoto Napa brings Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto's flagship style to downtown Napa's riverfront: inventive, high-end Japanese cooking in rooms that manage to be glamorous and Zen at once. We rate it five stars; after a day of heavy Napa reds, it is the valley's great palate reset.

The kitchen runs from pristine sushi and sashimi to rich, savory cooked dishes, and the omakase is the singular experience, a procession that shows off the chef's range. Artful cocktails keep pace with the food.

Corkage is $40 a bottle, up to two bottles. A fine sake alternative or a crisp white Burgundy from home both make sense here; the limit keeps the table focused.