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Why locals love it: Czech-Italian dining room on a quiet East Sacramento residential block, the city's only Czech goulash and svickova alongside house pasta.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Czech beer on draft. Small room with a regulars' bar that fills fast after 18:30.
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Location
Address: 3649 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
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Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine ★ 4.7
Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine (Japanese) in Sacramento: Counter omakase requires advance booking. Sake pairings worth the upgrade. Closed Monday.
Why locals love it: Billy Ngo's omakase counter on Folsom Boulevard is the city's quietest destination sushi address, an East Sacramento room with a deep sake list.
Tip: Counter omakase requires advance booking. Sake pairings worth the upgrade. Closed Monday.
Origami Asian Grill ★ 4.2
Origami Asian Grill in Sacramento: korean bbq room. Strip-mall sister concept to Michelin-listed Kru on Folsom Boulevard, ramen and Korean BBQ rice.
Why locals love it: Strip-mall sister concept to Michelin-listed Kru on Folsom Boulevard, ramen and Korean BBQ rice plates at counter speeds with a fraction of the wait.
Tip: Counter ordering. Patio along Folsom Boulevard. Sister to Kru a block away.
Pho Momma ★ 4.5
Pho Momma in Sacramento: Strip-mall Vietnamese counter on Folsom Boulevard that earned a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand for pho with house pork wontons.
Why locals love it: Strip-mall Vietnamese counter on Folsom Boulevard that earned a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand for pho with house pork wontons.
Tip: Walk-in only. Thursday to Sunday 11:00-20:30. House pork wontons in the beef broth.
More hidden gems in Sacramento
Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine ★ 4.7
Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine (Japanese) in Sacramento: Counter omakase requires advance booking. Sake pairings worth the upgrade. Closed Monday.
Why locals love it: Billy Ngo's omakase counter on Folsom Boulevard is the city's quietest destination sushi address, an East Sacramento room with a deep sake list.
Tip: Counter omakase requires advance booking. Sake pairings worth the upgrade. Closed Monday.
Origami Asian Grill ★ 4.2
Origami Asian Grill in Sacramento: korean bbq room. Strip-mall sister concept to Michelin-listed Kru on Folsom Boulevard, ramen and Korean BBQ rice.
Why locals love it: Strip-mall sister concept to Michelin-listed Kru on Folsom Boulevard, ramen and Korean BBQ rice plates at counter speeds with a fraction of the wait.
Tip: Counter ordering. Patio along Folsom Boulevard. Sister to Kru a block away.
Pho Saigon Bay ★ 4.3
Pho Saigon Bay in Sacramento: vietnamese room. Howe Avenue strip-mall Vietnamese counter north of the Sac State strip, family-run with a quieter.
Why locals love it: Howe Avenue strip-mall Vietnamese counter north of the Sac State strip, family-run with a quieter room than the Stockton Boulevard pho houses.
Tip: Closed Sunday. Six-day operation 10:00-21:00. Hot tea included with each pho.
Faria Bakery ★ 4.6
Faria Bakery in Sacramento: bakery room. Naturally-leavened sourdough counter in the flatiron Broadway Triangle building, an Oak Park bakery.
Why locals love it: Naturally-leavened sourdough counter in the flatiron Broadway Triangle building, an Oak Park bakery off the midtown circuit with the city's best country loaf.
Tip: Closed Monday. Tuesday morning only. The country sourdough sells out by 11:00 Saturday.
Vic's Ice Cream ★ 4.4
Vic's Ice Cream on Riverside Boulevard in Sacramento's Land Park is a 1947 soda fountain that reopened January 2026 under new ownership, closed Monday.
Why locals love it: Land Park 1947 soda fountain that reopened January 2026 under new ownership, the historic neighborhood ice cream counter most tourists miss.
Tip: Closed Monday. Reopened January 2026 after remodel. Counter ordering. Family-friendly Sacramento institution since 1947.
Pho Momma ★ 4.5
Pho Momma in Sacramento: Strip-mall Vietnamese counter on Folsom Boulevard that earned a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand for pho with house pork wontons.
Why locals love it: Strip-mall Vietnamese counter on Folsom Boulevard that earned a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand for pho with house pork wontons.
Tip: Walk-in only. Thursday to Sunday 11:00-20:30. House pork wontons in the beef broth.