Neighborhood gastropub barmidtown
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
British pubwest-sacramento
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
Brunch cafe by day, bar by nightdowntown
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
Dive bar and music venuemidtown
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
Cocktail bardowntown
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
Cocktail bardowntown
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