Bacon & Butter is a breakfast brunch restaurant in Land Park, Sacramento.
Amber Michel and chef Billy Zoellin's Bacon & Butter on Broadway in Sacramento is the city's Michelin Recommended California farm-to-fork brunch counter.
Signature dishes: Brioche French toast, Chicken and waffles
Must order: Brioche French toast, the seasonal chicken and waffles
Tip: Wednesday to Sunday 08:00 to 14:00. Expect a queue Saturday and Sunday after 10:00.
Address: 5913 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95820
Magpie on 16th Street, midtown Sacramento, has run a daily-changing California farm-to-fork menu since 2005, the city's quiet seasonal seafood anchor.
Signature: Seasonal seafood, House pasta
Order: Whatever seafood arrived that morning; the seasonal pasta
Tip: Closed Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday dinner only; Friday and Saturday open at noon.
Empress Tavern beneath the Crest Theatre on K Street, downtown Sacramento, is an Alchemist CDC culinary incubator with rotating chef takeovers and pop-ups.
Signature: Rotating chef pop-ups, Cocktails
Order: Whatever the current rotating chef is serving; the cocktail menu shifts weekly
Tip: Thursday to Saturday 16:00 to 23:00. Happy hour runs 16:00 to 18:00 and 22:00 to 23:00.
Cafeteria 15L on 15th Street, downtown Sacramento, opened 2010 as a comfort-food room, bacon-wrapped meatloaf and craft cocktails for brunch.
Signature: Bacon-wrapped meatloaf, Breakfast waffle sandwich
Order: Bacon-wrapped meatloaf, the breakfast waffle sandwich, a Bloody Mary at brunch
Tip: Weekend brunch from 09:00 to 16:00. Patio bar takes the spillover. Walking distance from Capitol.
Tank House on J Street, midtown Sacramento, is the smoked-meat counter backing the 1881 water tank house, brisket and craft beer on tap rows.
Signature: Smoked brisket, Dirty tots
Order: Smoked brisket, the ribs, dirty mac and the dirty tots
Tip: Patio under the historic tank house. Full menu to 22:00 then late-night menu to midnight. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives stop.
Burgers and Brew on R Street, midtown Sacramento, is the Niman Ranch half-pound burger counter with over 50 craft beer taps, five-location chain.
Signature: Niman Ranch burger, Craft beer flights
Order: The signature half-pound Niman Ranch burger; the bacon jalapeno cheeseburger; a craft tap flight
Tip: Patio for warm weather. 50+ taps rotate. Sister locations in Davis, West Sacramento, Chico and Folsom.
Squeeze Burger on Power Inn Road, Sacramento, is the long-running counter where a third-pound patty is buried in cheese that fries into a crisp skirt.
Signature: Squeezeburger with cheese skirt, Hand-cut fries
Order: The signature Squeezeburger with the cheese skirt; double Squeeze for the hungry; hand-cut fries
Tip: Counter ordering. Cash and card. Sacramento's original Squeeze Inn counter, on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.
