Temple Coffee Roasters 9th Street ★ 4.5
Temple Coffee Roasters 9th Street is the downtown Sacramento outpost of the specialty roaster, a work-friendly corner cafe near Capitol Mall.
Signature drink: Burundi Turihamwe pour over
Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Sacramento lingers in over a cortado.
Where to sit and slow down
Old Soul Weatherstone ★ 4.5
Old Soul Weatherstone on 21st Street, midtown Sacramento, is Old Soul's second cafe, the courtyard-and-fireplace work-and-pastry room locals book in winter.
Signature drink: Old Soul espresso
Temple Coffee Roasters H Street ★ 4.4
Temple H Street in East Sacramento is the Fab 40s outpost of the Temple Coffee roastery chain, a neighbourhood morning anchor for pastry and pour overs.
Signature drink: Caldera dark blend espresso
Old Soul 555 Capitol Mall ★ 4.3
Old Soul on Capitol Mall is the downtown Sacramento office-tower cafe of the local roaster, the morning coffee anchor for the Capitol corridor work crowd.
Signature drink: Old Soul cold brew
Temple Coffee Roasters 16th Street ★ 4.4
Temple Coffee 16th Street in midtown Sacramento is one of eight Temple locations, the Magpie-side specialty roaster cafe with rotating single-origin beans.
Signature drink: Brazil Fazenda Passeio espresso
The Naked Lounge ★ 4.2
The Naked Lounge on Q Street, midtown Sacramento, is the long-running local Naked Coffee cafe with live music nights, an artist-and-laptop room.
Signature drink: Naked house espresso
Tupelo Coffee House ★ 4.4
Tupelo on Elvas Avenue in East Sacramento is the airy modern coffeehouse near Sac State, the work-friendly cafe with shaded outdoor patio seating.
Signature drink: Mexican mocha
Estelle Bakery and Patisserie DOCO ★ 4.5
Estelle at DOCO on David J Stern Walk, downtown Sacramento, is the patisserie Golden 1 Center outpost, croissant-and-coffee for the arena crowd.
Signature drink: House drip with a macaron
Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates Cafe ★ 4.7
Ginger Elizabeth on J Street in midtown Sacramento is the artisan chocolatier cafe, the city signature drinking chocolate and macaron stop and patio.
Signature drink: Drinking chocolate
Midtown Bakery ★ 4.4
Midtown Bakery on J Street in midtown Sacramento is the small-batch dessert boutique behind the blue door on 23rd, custom cakes and corn muffins.
Signature drink: Drip coffee with a custom cake slice
Bay and Rue Urban Kitchen ★ 4.2
Bay and Rue on Del Paso Boulevard in Sacramento is the small soul-food brunch counter from the Bay and Rue catering team, north of downtown.
Signature drink: House drip with biscuit and gravy
Old Soul at 40 Acres ★ 4.5
Old Soul at 40 Acres on Broadway in Oak Park, Sacramento, is the community-hub cafe in the Woodruff Hotel ground floor at 35th and Broadway.
Signature drink: Old Soul house roast
Pushkin's Bakery Midtown ★ 4.4
Pushkin on 29th Street in midtown Sacramento is the city first gluten and dairy-free bakery cafe since 2013, croissants and coffee at counter.
Signature drink: Drip coffee with a gluten-free croissant
Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters Freeport ★ 4.4
Chocolate Fish on Freeport Boulevard in Land Park is the multi-award Sacramento roaster cafe, a sunny room with single-origin pours and pastry.
Signature drink: House espresso
Faria Bakery Cafe ★ 4.5
Faria flatiron Broadway Triangle bakery in Oak Park doubles as a morning cafe counter with sourdough pastry, drip coffee and the best country loaf.
Signature drink: Drip coffee with a morning pastry