Ubuntu
1140 Main St. (First St.) 
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Napa, CA 94559
707-251-5656 | Make Restaurant Reservations
Cuisine
Open
Lunch Fri.-Sun., Dinner nightlyFeatures
- Heart-healthy dishes
- Reservations suggested
- Outdoor dining
- Casual
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 If you have negative preconceptions about a combination vegetarian restaurant-yoga studio, cast them aside forever. Diners can't help being taken aback by Ubuntu's vast, stylish space: high stone walls fronted by splashy art, reclaimed wood tables and flooring, contemporary music---a vibe that's alive. Striking sculpture---a quartet of life-size, primitive figures---separates a long wine bar from the dining room. While intense yoga stretches bodies silhouetted against the frosted glass of an upstairs studio, below chef Jeremy Fox (Manresa, Rubicon) and his staff stretch the culinary boundaries of vegetables. This is gorgeous food, artfully composed, vivid in color, ready for its close-up. Cases in point: chickpeas tossed in refreshing vinaigrette made from the dew of roasted red peppers, subtly charged with mint and olive; cauliflower three ways---roasted and buried in cream, minced into fluffy "couscous" with orange, and topped with shoots; a sunny-side-up egg resting atop potatoes with intense mushroom-red wine reduction and a scattering of miner's lettuce. Plenty of vegan dishes populate the menu; asterisks denote a willingness to modify other dishes accordingly. Desserts might include a float of orange creamsicle sorbet in rose soda with kumquat and rhubarb, or homemade ricotta with macerated strawberries, aged balsamic and a brioche tuile. The restaurant's own biodynamic garden supplies seasonal ingredients. A fat wine book comprises mostly A-1, earth-friendly producers. |
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