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Is Villa Coronoa Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (St. Helena, CA)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 9 St. Helena, California

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Villa Coronoa is open — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

What the source shows: Yelp's listing for Villa Corona, updated July 2026, and the restaurant's own website, live as of September 2026, both show the Mexican restaurant operating at 1138 Main St in St. Helena. How we decide a status →

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Villa Corona is a family-run Mexican restaurant on Main Street in St. Helena, in the heart of California's Napa Valley wine country. The restaurant has served the town for many years as a casual, sit-down alternative to the area's higher-end wine-country dining. Yelp's listing for Villa Corona, updated July 2026, shows 219 reviews and continuing photo activity at the Main Street address. The restaurant's own website, live in a September 2026 check, lists current hours of Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with Sunday closed. DoorDash also carries an active delivery listing for the restaurant under the same address. Together, the current site content and listing activity indicate Villa Corona remains open and operating in downtown St. Helena.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 9

Episode 13
Air date not confirmed
Title: Back to School · What was featured: the restaurant's Mexican cuisine, including its enchiladas

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/villa-corona-saint-helena
  2. villacoronasthelena.com https://www.villacoronasthelena.com/
  3. DoorDash https://www.doordash.com/en/store/villa-corona-st-st-helena-27724579/
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