Guidebook for Sacramento
Food Scene
Friendly neighborhood bar and grill with excellent food. The owners Carol and Mark was wonderful, we go here more than any other restaurant in Midtown.
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Easy On i - Bar & Grill
1725 I StFriendly neighborhood bar and grill with excellent food. The owners Carol and Mark was wonderful, we go here more than any other restaurant in Midtown.
Charming coffee shop in old brick building with great food, wine and local beers on draft. Also has a great patio.
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Old Soul at The Weatherstone
812 21st StCharming coffee shop in old brick building with great food, wine and local beers on draft. Also has a great patio.
Coffee shop with smaller snack food options. Awesome outdoor patio under trees, dog friendly.
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Peet's Coffee
3711 J StCoffee shop with smaller snack food options. Awesome outdoor patio under trees, dog friendly.
Rustic-style coffeehouse with sandwiches, salads, coffee, wine & beer, plus local artwork, local bands and poetry nights.
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Shine Cafe
1400 E StRustic-style coffeehouse with sandwiches, salads, coffee, wine & beer, plus local artwork, local bands and poetry nights.
Excellent beer and food, cool industrial decor inside, great dog-friendly patio outside.
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Oak Park Brewing Co.
3514 BroadwayExcellent beer and food, cool industrial decor inside, great dog-friendly patio outside.
Laid-back bar and grill serving BBQ, fried seafood and soul food. Fall off the bone ribs. Incredible smoked chicken. We love it so much they catered our wedding!
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Sandra Dee's | Bar-B-Que & Seafood
Laid-back bar and grill serving BBQ, fried seafood and soul food. Fall off the bone ribs. Incredible smoked chicken. We love it so much they catered our wedding!
Sacramento staple. Cozy eatery and deli serving traditional Italian sandwiches, soups, salads, house-made pastas and meats. Has won numerous awards. Tell them its your first time and likely you'll get a free meatball. An amazing, free meatball. How can you not like that?
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Sampino's Towne Foods
1607 F StSacramento staple. Cozy eatery and deli serving traditional Italian sandwiches, soups, salads, house-made pastas and meats. Has won numerous awards. Tell them its your first time and likely you'll get a free meatball. An amazing, free meatball. How can you not like that?
Super cool restaurant, delicious food, a bit more high end. This is one of Governor Brown’s favorite restaurants, you may see him there! One of our friends said their mussels are the best he has ever had.
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Lucca
1615 J StSuper cool restaurant, delicious food, a bit more high end. This is one of Governor Brown’s favorite restaurants, you may see him there! One of our friends said their mussels are the best he has ever had.
Cheery eatery pairing wine with tapas, paella & other Spanish fare, plus occasional live music. Cozy outdoor patio with water fountain and lights, looks and feels like something out of a movie.
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Aïoli | Bodega Española
1800 L StCheery eatery pairing wine with tapas, paella & other Spanish fare, plus occasional live music. Cozy outdoor patio with water fountain and lights, looks and feels like something out of a movie.
Local craft beers with brisket and ribs in a cozy pub. If you’re walking around Midtown and smell smoked meat cooking, Tank House is to blame!
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Tank House BBQ & Bar
1925 J StLocal craft beers with brisket and ribs in a cozy pub. If you’re walking around Midtown and smell smoked meat cooking, Tank House is to blame!
House made sausages, tons of beers on draft, the best gin and tonic in town. Great meat and cheese boards. Dog-friendly outdoor patio.
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LowBrau
1050 20th StHouse made sausages, tons of beers on draft, the best gin and tonic in town. Great meat and cheese boards. Dog-friendly outdoor patio.
Next door to Lowbrau, similar menu but also an exceptional whiskey bar. Great wine selection too, and reasonable happy hour.
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Block Butcher Bar
1050 20th StNext door to Lowbrau, similar menu but also an exceptional whiskey bar. Great wine selection too, and reasonable happy hour.
Excellent beer selection, great appetizers in a cool 1910 converted period house. Try the fried pickles!
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Kupros Craft House
1217 21st StExcellent beer selection, great appetizers in a cool 1910 converted period house. Try the fried pickles!
New American comfort food, local beers and house cocktails in an industrial-chic space with a patio. They have excellent chilled wine on tap!
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Hook & Ladder Manufacturing Co.
1630 S StNew American comfort food, local beers and house cocktails in an industrial-chic space with a patio. They have excellent chilled wine on tap!
Casual Italian place offering gourmet pizzas, pasta, sandwiches and salads. Great place to go when you’re not sure you want. Very reasonable for as nice and good as it is.
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Paesanos
1806 Capitol AveCasual Italian place offering gourmet pizzas, pasta, sandwiches and salads. Great place to go when you’re not sure you want. Very reasonable for as nice and good as it is.
Tapas bar and traditional Spanish entrees. We love it so much, one day our friends were trying to find us and just showed up here, they guessed right!
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Tapa the World
2115 J StTapas bar and traditional Spanish entrees. We love it so much, one day our friends were trying to find us and just showed up here, they guessed right!
Trendy pizza joint with a cocktail bar, rock ’n’ roll-themed decor & live bands. Very cool décor including a semi truck coming out of the brick wall. Try the meatballs as an appetizer while you pour over the huge pizza menu.
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Pizza Rock
1020 K StTrendy pizza joint with a cocktail bar, rock ’n’ roll-themed decor & live bands. Very cool décor including a semi truck coming out of the brick wall. Try the meatballs as an appetizer while you pour over the huge pizza menu.
Local hangout with an old-fashioned speak-easy kind of vibe, live music and a menu of Southern cuisine and craft cocktails.
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The Shady Lady Saloon
1409 R StLocal hangout with an old-fashioned speak-easy kind of vibe, live music and a menu of Southern cuisine and craft cocktails.
Landmark alehouse offering classic English dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus entertainment.
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Fox & Goose Public House and Restaurant
1001 R StLandmark alehouse offering classic English dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus entertainment.
Upscale steaks, seafood and pasta. The place feels like an old New York steakhouse. The service is awesome, don’t bother looking at the menu because the waiters will tell you about the daily “specials” that never change but have the best options.
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Moxie Restaurant
2028 H StUpscale steaks, seafood and pasta. The place feels like an old New York steakhouse. The service is awesome, don’t bother looking at the menu because the waiters will tell you about the daily “specials” that never change but have the best options.
Excellent sushi restaurant, and we don’t even like sushi! But they are great and have many cooked options too. #1 ranked Sacramento restaurant on TripAdvisor.
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Mikuni
1530 J StExcellent sushi restaurant, and we don’t even like sushi! But they are great and have many cooked options too. #1 ranked Sacramento restaurant on TripAdvisor.
The best pizza and wings in town. Our standard order is the thin crust combo with green olives instead of green peppers. Best. Pizza. Ever. They also deliver!
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Chicago Fire
2416 J StThe best pizza and wings in town. Our standard order is the thin crust combo with green olives instead of green peppers. Best. Pizza. Ever. They also deliver!
Exceptionally good Thai food. They also deliver! For some reason their website will say they don’t deliver but if you call them (916-442-7690) they will.
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Thai Basil
2431 J StExceptionally good Thai food. They also deliver! For some reason their website will say they don’t deliver but if you call them (916-442-7690) they will.
Upscale Mexican food, excellent tequila bar and some of the best sangria in town. Located in an old converted car showroom building.
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Zócalo Restaurant Midtown
1801 Capitol AveUpscale Mexican food, excellent tequila bar and some of the best sangria in town. Located in an old converted car showroom building.
Upscale Italian restaurant, excellent food. Great wine list and great happy hour. Beautiful outdoor patio.
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Il Fornaio Sacramento
400 Capitol MallUpscale Italian restaurant, excellent food. Great wine list and great happy hour. Beautiful outdoor patio.
Casual seafood restaurant. And a beautiful setting right on the Sacramento river. We love their barbecued dungeness crab.
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Joe's Crab Shack
1210 Front StCasual seafood restaurant. And a beautiful setting right on the Sacramento river. We love their barbecued dungeness crab.
Upscale, one of the best places on the river to eat. Great patio overlooking the Sacramento river.
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Rio City Cafe
1110 Front StUpscale, one of the best places on the river to eat. Great patio overlooking the Sacramento river.
Everything Else
Coolest tap room we've ever visited, located in the basement of an old building one block from the new arena. Great beer. No wine but if you bring your own they'll open it for you.
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Rushtaller Basement Taproom
726 K StCoolest tap room we've ever visited, located in the basement of an old building one block from the new arena. Great beer. No wine but if you bring your own they'll open it for you.
This is the highest rated brewery in town, food trucks often parked outside the tasting room.
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Track 7 Brewing Company
3747 W Pacific AveThis is the highest rated brewery in town, food trucks often parked outside the tasting room.
Bring your dog, taste great local produce and honey, visit a food truck, or buy a huge gorgeous bouquet of flowers for $7.
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Midtown Farmers Market
1050 20th StBring your dog, taste great local produce and honey, visit a food truck, or buy a huge gorgeous bouquet of flowers for $7.
Cool old brick sugar mill converted into shops and wine tasting rooms.
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Old Sugar Mill
35265 Willow AveCool old brick sugar mill converted into shops and wine tasting rooms.
Winery located near the Sacramento river, beautiful drive, one of our favorite every day red wines.
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Bogle Vineyards
37783 Co Rd 144Winery located near the Sacramento river, beautiful drive, one of our favorite every day red wines.
Winery located near the Sacramento river, beautiful drive, one of our favorite every day white wines.
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Scribner Bend Vineyards
9051 River RdWinery located near the Sacramento river, beautiful drive, one of our favorite every day white wines.
Another great winery near the Sacramento river, great outdoor space, bring a picnic or attend one of their events with live music.
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Miner's Leap Winery
54250 S River RdAnother great winery near the Sacramento river, great outdoor space, bring a picnic or attend one of their events with live music.
They have a very large selection of classic desserts that look like pieces of art and taste even better than they look. Great coffee (no alcohol). Cool retro/diner decor.
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Rick's Dessert Diner
2401 J StThey have a very large selection of classic desserts that look like pieces of art and taste even better than they look. Great coffee (no alcohol). Cool retro/diner decor.
Great place to stop in and get a cup of coffee and a donut. We love it so much they made our wedding cake!
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New Roma Bakery
1800 E StGreat place to stop in and get a cup of coffee and a donut. We love it so much they made our wedding cake!
Boutique bar offering local and global wines along with artisanal cheeses & meats, plus a retail wine shop area. Staff is very helpful and knowledgeable in selecting wines.
Downtown & Vine
1200 K StBoutique bar offering local and global wines along with artisanal cheeses & meats, plus a retail wine shop area. Staff is very helpful and knowledgeable in selecting wines.
Its the capitol of the state of California, what's not to love? Gorgeous park too.
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Governor's Mansion State Historic Park
1526 H StIts the capitol of the state of California, what's not to love? Gorgeous park too.
Often listed as a "must do" when visiting Sacramento.
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California State Railroad Museum
125 I StOften listed as a "must do" when visiting Sacramento.
Another often listed "must do" activity when visiting Sacramento.
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Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park
2701 L StAnother often listed "must do" activity when visiting Sacramento.
Small quaint theater, not a bad seat in the house, our favorite place to go catch a play. Wednesdays are typically only $20 a ticket.
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Capital Stage
2215 J StSmall quaint theater, not a bad seat in the house, our favorite place to go catch a play. Wednesdays are typically only $20 a ticket.
Small quaint theater, not a bad seat in the house, located in the middle of a neighborhood.
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B Street Theatre
2700 Capitol AveSmall quaint theater, not a bad seat in the house, located in the middle of a neighborhood.
William J. Geery Theater
2130 L StSuper cool 49-seat theater located in the basement of an old Midtown home.
Located on K Street, great place to see action/adventure or nature movies. They serve food, beer and wine.
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Esquire Imax Theater
1211 K StLocated on K Street, great place to see action/adventure or nature movies. They serve food, beer and wine.
Historic theater that hosts comedians, bands, and other events. Also plays cult movie classics.
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Crest Theatre, Sacramento, Ca
1013 K StHistoric theater that hosts comedians, bands, and other events. Also plays cult movie classics.
Drinks & Nightlife
Irish eats, draft beer and whiskey served in a lively tavern with happy hour specials and soccer on TV. A favorite place for Sunday Funday!
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de Vere's Irish Pub
1521 L StIrish eats, draft beer and whiskey served in a lively tavern with happy hour specials and soccer on TV. A favorite place for Sunday Funday!
Arts & Culture
Great collection of artwork, ever changing exhibitions too.
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Crocker Art Museum
216 O StGreat collection of artwork, ever changing exhibitions too.