Is Bounty Hunter Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Napa, CA)
Current status
As of September 2026, Bounty Hunter is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Last verified
What the source shows: Yelp's listing shows reviews current through April 2026; the restaurant's own website independently lists the same address, hours and wine-and-barbecue concept described in the episode.
- Season / episode Season 16, Episode 7
- Address 975 1st St, Napa, CA 94559
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What happened after Food Paradise?
Bounty Hunter Wine Bar & Smokin' BBQ appeared in the Eat Like a Local: California episode, which featured the restaurant's wine list and smoked barbecue, including its Friday Prime Rib dinner. This Bounty Hunter is the same Napa restaurant at 975 1st St already tracked in the database under a separate record, where its current status and details are maintained. According to the restaurant's website, checked 2026-09-08, Bounty Hunter listed a weekly Friday Prime Rib dinner special and described itself as a destination for wine and smoked barbecue in downtown Napa.
Traveling through California's Wine Country, host Casey Webb stopped at this Napa restaurant and wine bar to try its beer can chicken, a whole free-range bird rubbed with a Cajun-style spice blend, mounted on a can of Mexican lager and grilled for up to two and a half hours, according to the episode synopsis on Wikipedia's Man v. Food season 10 page. Bounty Hunter Wine Bar & Smokin' BBQ operates on First Street in downtown Napa, pairing a barbecue-focused menu with an extensive wine list, per the restaurant's own website. The stop was the first of three the episode covered across Wine Country that week, the others being a bagel shop and a burrito challenge, both in nearby Petaluma. The episode aired October 11, 2022, according to Wikipedia's season 10 episode list.
Featured on Food Paradise
- Show
- Food Paradise
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Eat Like a Local: California
- What was featured
- the restaurant's wine list and smoked barbecue, including its Friday Prime Rib dinner
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Bounty Hunter
- Show
- Man v. Food
- Original air date
- Episode title
- —
- What was featured
- Cajun-spiced beer can chicken at a Napa wine bar
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Bounty Hunter
Frequently asked questions
Is Bounty Hunter still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Bounty Hunter is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What happened to Bounty Hunter after Food Paradise?
Bounty Hunter Wine Bar & Smokin' BBQ appeared in the Eat Like a Local: California episode, which featured the restaurant's wine list and smoked barbecue, including its Friday Prime Rib dinner. As of September 2026, Bounty Hunter is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Where is Bounty Hunter located?
975 1st St, Napa, CA 94559. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Bounty Hunter?
Season 16, Episode 7 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Eat Like a Local: California”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 975 1st St, Napa, CA 94559
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- bountyhunterwinebar.com
- State hub
- TV restaurants in California
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Sources
- bountyhunterwinebar.com — https://www.bountyhunterwinebar.com/
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_v._Food_season_10
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/bounty-hunter-wine-bar-and-smokin-bbq-napa
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