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Where to eat in Sacramento

54 hand-picked places in Sacramento, chosen for people who are in town for something and have one night to get dinner right.

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Top Tables in Sacramento

Localis Restaurant · $$
Sacramento's Michelin-starred farm-to-fork flagship - chef Chris Barnum-Dann's tasting menu is the best serious dinner in the capital.
2031 S St, Sacramento, CA 95811
Frank Fat's Chinese restaurant · $$
Chinese-American legend since 1939 where capitol deals get cut in the booths - honey walnut prawns, New York steak Chinese style, banana cream pie.
806 L St, Sacramento, CA 95814
Mulvaney's B&L New American restaurant · $$$$ · Midtown
Farm-to-fork benchmark in a converted 1893 firehouse, menu rewritten daily, get whatever the pasta of the night is.
1215 19th St, Sacramento, CA 95811

Fast Food in Sacramento

Squeeze Inn $$
Home of the legendary cheese skirt burger that made Guy Fieri lose his mind - a crispy halo of griddled cheese hanging off the patty.
Jimboy's Tacos Mexican restaurant · $ · Midtown
Sacramento-born since 1954 and the parmesan-dusted crispy ground beef taco is a local rite of passage.
1420 29th St, Sacramento, CA 95816
Lucky's Drive-In $ · Curtis Park
Old-school walk-up burger drive-in, cheeseburger and a shake in the car, no ceremony.

Sandwiches in Sacramento

Roxie Deli & Barbeque Deli · $ · East Sacramento
Neighborhood icon smoking its own turkey and pastrami - the Roxie House Special is a Sac rite of passage.
3340 C St, Sacramento, CA 95816
La Bonne Soupe Cafe $ · Downtown
One man building every sandwich to order, weekday lunch only and worth the line, the roasted turkey is the classic.
Bud's Buffet Sandwich shop · $ · Downtown
Basement lunch counter that has fed Capitol staffers for decades, weekdays 11 to 2 only, get the hot pastrami.
1016 10th St, Sacramento, CA 95814

Pizza in Sacramento

Masullo Pizza $$ · Land Park
Wood-fired pies widely considered Sacramento's best - simple menus, perfect char.
OneSpeed Pizza restaurant · $$ · East Sacramento
Thin blistered crust from a bike-shop-turned-pizzeria, the seasonal vegetable pies outrank the meat ones.
4818 Folsom Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95819
Pizza Supreme Being Pizza restaurant · $$ · Downtown
Naturally leavened sourdough pies open seven days, by the slice or whole, walkable from downtown hotels.
1425 14th St STE C, Sacramento, CA 95814

Sushi in Sacramento

Kru Contemporary Japanese $$$ · East Sacramento
Chef Billy Ngo's flagship - the consensus best sushi and omakase in the city.
Ju Hachi Sushi restaurant · $$$ · Midtown
Roughly 4.0 across about 890 Yelp reviews and the closest Sacramento gets to a real Tokyo counter, sit at the bar and take omakase.
1730 S St, Sacramento, CA 95811
Binchoyaki Izakaya Dining $$$ · Southside Park
Binchotan charcoal izakaya with skewers and sashimi, closed Sunday and Monday so plan around it.