Cocktails, wine bars and dives: drinking in Sacramento for grown-ups.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Sacramento for grown-ups.
The bar at Camden Spit & Larder on Capitol Mall, downtown Sacramento, is Oliver Ridgeway's Michelin Recommended brasserie bar, a London-style spirits list.
Signature drink: Negroni service and British-style spirits
Food: Bar snacks and charcuterie
Empress Tavern beneath the Crest Theatre on K Street, downtown Sacramento, runs a rotating cocktail menu paired to the Alchemist CDC chef pop-up of the week.
Signature drink: Rotating chef-driven cocktail menu
Food: Pop-up bar snacks
Fox & Goose's bar on R Street, downtown Sacramento, opened 1975 as the city's English-pub anchor, with British ales and weeknight live folk music.
Signature drink: British ales on tap
Food: British pub menu
The Shady Lady Saloon on R Street, downtown Sacramento, runs a 1920s speakeasy aesthetic with craft cocktails, a kitchen and weeknight live music.
Signature drink: Classic and seasonal craft cocktails
Food: Gourmet pub-style kitchen
The Snug on 15th Street in midtown Sacramento is the city's best-known speakeasy-style cocktail bar, among the West Coast's strongest classic-cocktail rooms.
Signature drink: Classic cocktails, vintage spirits
Food: Bar snacks
Bottle & Barlow on R Street, downtown Sacramento, is the long-running cocktail lounge in a 9,000 sqft mixed-use barbershop space, a distinctive concept.
Signature drink: Craft cocktails
Food: Bar snacks
MIX Downtown atop the Firestone Building on L Street, Sacramento, runs the city's premier rooftop bar with Capitol views, craft cocktails and DJ programming.
Signature drink: Craft cocktails, Capitol-view rooftop
Food: Small plates
The Torch Club on 15th Street, downtown Sacramento, opened 1934 and runs as the city's oldest blues bar with two live sets a night Wednesday through Sunday.
Signature drink: Beer and well drinks
Food: Bar snacks
Hook & Ladder on S Street, midtown Sacramento, runs a long bar at the front of the seasonal-American kitchen, with a deep wine and cocktail program.
Signature drink: Seasonal craft cocktails
Food: Seasonal locally-sourced kitchen
Streets of London Pub on Lake Washington Boulevard in West Sacramento is a long-running traditional British pub with ales, fish-and-chips and late hours.
Signature drink: British ales and pub fare
Food: British pub menu
Capitol Garage on K Street, downtown Sacramento, runs a cafe-by-day, bar-by-night format, the long-running Sacramento bottomless-mimosa weekend brunch spot.
Signature drink: Bottomless mimosa weekend brunch
Food: American brunch and dinner kitchen
The Press Club on 21st Street in midtown Sacramento is the long-running punk-and-indie dive bar with emo nights and DJ programming Thursday to Sunday.
Signature drink: Cheap beer and well drinks
Food: No kitchen