Owners Of Favorite Mexican Restaurant That Closed Its Doors — Again — Have Found A New Home In Napa

NAPA, CA — Don Perico, the family-friendly Mexican restaurant anchored in Napa Valley for decades, served one last margarita and plate of sizzling fajitas on Sunday before shuttering their First Street location in Napa.

The move left the owners, Marco and Berenice Castañeda, facing the search for a new location, meaning that Don Perico would reopen. When exactly that will happen — and where — was an open question.

The couple have at least solved the where question. They said they signed a lease Friday for a site at 1300 First St. in downtown Napa with the hopes of reopening in summer 2026.

Don Perico regulars won't have far to go since it's just a short walk from the site that just closed.

This will be the second move for Don Perico in 10 years, all within a few blocks of each other.

The owners opened Don Perico in 1994 at 1025 First Street.

They moved to the most recent address, 1106 First St., a year after the 2014 Napa earthquake.