Foodie Guides – brunch spots, date nights, hidden gems
Allora in Sacramento holds a Michelin recommendation, a Wine Spectator award, and OpenTable Diners’ Choice recognition. Here’s what to know before you book a table on Folsom Boulevard.
When a dinner needs to hold up to the moment — anniversary, out-of-town guests, or just a table worth booking weeks ahead — Sacramento’s fine dining tier delivers. Three Michelin-recognized spots to know.
Three independent Sacramento coffee roasters — Old Soul Co. in Midtown, Pachamama Cooperative on 20th Street, and Chocolate Fish Roastery on Folsom Blvd. Addresses and hours for each.
Local wine from Clarksburg and Lodi, single-origin coffee from Chocolate Fish, and specialty food from Corti Brothers — five Sacramento-specific gifts worth giving.
Three Sacramento restaurants that take farm-to-table seriously: a Michelin-starred prix fixe theater, a Victorian-era fine dining room in Old Sacramento, and a Midtown spot that changes its menu every single day.
From an award-winning Midtown taproom serving Spanish tapas to a neighborhood spot that pairs smoked brisket with IPAs, Sacramento’s craft brewery scene has grown into something worth seeking out.
Sacramento has a strong brunch scene built around local regulars, not tourists. Here are four places that keep drawing people back every weekend.
Empress Tavern sits beneath the historic Crest Theatre at 1013 K Street in Sacramento, serving film-themed cocktails, rotating kitchen pop-ups, and happy hour Thursday through Saturday from 4pm.
Sacramento’s pho scene runs from the Stockton Boulevard corridor in South Sacramento to the Pocket neighborhood and North Sacramento. Here’s where to find a bowl and what to order.
America’s Test Kitchen Live comes to Sacramento’s Crest Theatre on December 2, 2026. Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster bring demonstrations, taste tests, trivia, and a Q&A to K Street. Presented by PBS KVIE. Tickets are $70.65.
