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Napa, CA, United States

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Basalt

Napa, CA, United States

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Rapt Studio

Type

Hospitality + Sport › Restaurant

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2016

SIZE

3000 sqft - 5000 sqft

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Despite being the longtime capital of California’s wine country, Napa can leave you feeling dry at happy hour. Basalt changes that. With classic California cuisine and a lively bar at the center of everything, Basalt lets locals and visitors alike know that this is one Napa restaurant where you can get a killer cocktail. Working with Moana Restaurant Group, Rapt Studio set out to reinvigorate a riverfront restaurant by transforming the space. Whereas before you couldn’t tell that the bar and dining rooms were part of the same restaurant, Rapt’svision was an open, interconnected space where you could see the chef at work on your left and the river on your right, servers could move seamlessly between the kitchen and guests, and the bar was at the focal point. Part of the goal at Basalt was to create harmony through opposing forces. That’s why you see warm, neutral tones of white tile and brass alongside bolder materials like steel and concrete. It’s also why the design balances the beauty of exposed wood beams with sensible acoustics —so you can actually have a conversation. The result is an inviting space that says come as you are to wine-tasting travelers while still appealing to locals looking for drinks after work. We sourced 80 percent of the furniture and lighting pieces from local artisans in the Napa area, with most of the rest coming from other parts of the U.S. and Mexico. The goal was to create something that felt familiar and native to Napa Valley.

You can feel that Napa vibe in the vintage fruit crates perched over the old player piano —a nod to California history and a celebration of “good times.” Higher up above the fruit crates, stacks of newspapers offer a counter balance. Everyone knows there is good news and bad news, so why not play the piano, or better yet, let it play for you. It offers tunes from dating from the 1920s to the 1950s. It’s a timeless soundtrack for the golden-hour glow of a sunny Napa afternoon —made all the better with a perfect cocktail.

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