Model Bakery - Bakery and Cake Shop in Napa - 644 1st St, USA

Recommended by a friend and I am happy he did. Got here around 7.30 in the morning and the place was buzzing. It had a super fresh and wonderful aroma that was super inviting and intriguing. Tried the avocado toast in the sourdough bread, chocolate croissant and blueberry scone. The family enjoyed all the options and the blueberry scone was the pick of the choice.

This was a recommendation from an old school mate. She said, “you have to try their English muffins”. First day I was there I tried their English muffin toasted with butter and jam. Absolutely blown away with how good this was. I think they put crack cocaine in it. Also had their ham, egg and cheese sandwich on an English muffin, it was OK. I think the toasted is the way to go. Lastly, we tried the avocado toast with an egg. Wow! It was really good too with a slice of fresh tomato. We went back there 3 times to eat the toasted English muffins. We were going to buy a dozen and bring them back to NJ with us but we were in too much of a rush and forgot. Highly recommend giving these a try and buying some to go.

Ended up going here two different days for breakfast. Got some sweet treats as well. Everything was delicious. You can’t go wrong with whatever breakfast sandwich you choose. On a weekend morning I did a mobile order for pick up which I highly recommend because it was so busy. On a Monday morning I was able to walk right up and order.

I live in Napa on weekends and heard lots of liberal hype about this place. Something about oprah raving about it or something like that. I decided to come during the rain because google said it was less crowded. So I ordered grilled cheese and a soup. The freshness of the food was great! The tomato soup was fresh hot, and the grill cheese bread was fresh. Three negatives about this place, although one I did not experience. First, the food was very bland. Both the soup and the grill cheese had very minimal or no salt. Second, the restaurant was full of flies inside and out, which was a deal breaker for me. I did not experience the long wait time as it was a rainy day. The bottom line is that I would not wait in any line to come back and order food. You're better off going to other Oxbow restaurant offerings.

The English muffin lives up to the hype! It’s almost sweet and absolutely delicious! The man who helped us was super friendly too. To avoid long lines come in the afternoon. After a poor experience at Mini Model in Yountville, this is a great comeback.

Studying here is great and the food is amazing. While the coffee is decent, the pastries, breads, sandwiches, and pizza are worth driving from Fairfield for!

Okay, this is another MUST visit while in the valley. We stopped here as we arrived and picked up a baguette for the evening. We had a very late lunch so the evening would be charcuterie style. Model Bakery has been around forever. The next morning we scurried back to pick up pastries before they were all gone. Two visits in 2 days and we’ll be back for more.

Oprah says this is her favorite so we had to try! And the English muffin is a game changer… light, airy and crispy. So good with butter. Sorry Thomas haha