Pizzeria$$midtownMon 12:00-20:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-20:00, Sun 12:00-19:00
Majka Pizzeria & Bakery in Sacramento: pizzeria room. Tiny midtown counter on 15th Street, naturally leavened pizza and morning pastry, Michelin.
Why locals love it: Tiny midtown counter on 15th Street, naturally leavened pizza and morning pastry, Michelin Recommended without the queues of bigger rooms.
Tip: Order in advance via Toast. Lunch pizzas sell out by 13:00 Friday and Saturday.
Cantonese$$natomas
Yue Huang in Sacramento: Natomas strip-mall dim sum room serving the best yum cha in the Sacramento Valley, with cart service at weekend brunch.
Why locals love it: Natomas strip-mall dim sum room serving the best yum cha in the Sacramento Valley, with cart service at weekend brunch.
Tip: Weekend dim sum 09:30-14:30 with carts. Book the dinner Cantonese seafood room separately.
Thai$$midtown
Kin Thai Street Eatery is a thai room in Midtown. Closed every second Tuesday of the month. Order Kua Kling, Southern Thai spicy pork, off the regional menu.
Why locals love it: Sisters Napis and Napak's family Thai street kitchen on 20th Street, the city's only Michelin Recommended Thai room with regional Southern Thai dishes.
Tip: Closed every second Tuesday of the month. Order Kua Kling, Southern Thai spicy pork, off the regional menu.
Italian$$east-sacramento
La Trattoria Bohemia (Italian) in Sacramento: Closed Sunday and Monday. Czech beer on draft. Small room with a regulars' bar that fills fast after 18:30.
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.
Japanese$$east-sacramento
Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine (Japanese) in Sacramento: Counter omakase requires advance booking. Sake pairings worth the upgrade. Closed Monday.
Why locals love it: Billy Ngo's omakase counter on Folsom Boulevard is the city's quietest destination sushi address, an East Sacramento room with a deep sake list.
Tip: Counter omakase requires advance booking. Sake pairings worth the upgrade. Closed Monday.
Korean BBQ$$east-sacramentoMon-Thu 11:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-02:00
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.