40 mid-range places in Sacramento, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good restaurants in Sacramento, with real cooking and no surprise on the bill. All Sacramento food.
OneSpeed ★ 4.8
east-sacramento · 4818 Folsom Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95819
OneSpeed on Folsom Boulevard in East Sacramento is Rick Mahan's bicycle-themed pizza counter from The Waterboy team, organic flour and DiNapoli tomato base.
Tip: Tuesday to Friday 16:00-21:00, Saturday and Sunday 15:00-21:00. Walk-in or call ahead.
Bacon & Butter ★ 4.8
land-park · 5913 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95820
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.
Tip: Wednesday to Sunday 08:00-14:00. Expect a queue Saturday and Sunday after 10:00.
Temple Coffee Roasters K Street ★ 4.8
midtown · 2200 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
Temple Coffee Roasters on K Street is the midtown Sacramento anchor of the eight-location specialty roaster, with Burundi Turihamwe at the bar.
Magpie ★ 4.7
midtown · 1601 16th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
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.
Tip: Closed Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday dinner only; Friday and Saturday open at noon.
Skip's Kitchen ★ 4.7
carmichael · 4717 El Camino Avenue, Carmichael, CA 95608
Skip Kitchen on El Camino Avenue in Carmichael is the suburban gourmet burger counter north of midtown, the chef-driven greasy-spoon institution.
Tip: Closed Sunday. Counter ordering and patio. The signature joker card draw gives one diner a free meal.
Old Soul Co. The Alley ★ 4.7
midtown · 1716 L Street, Rear Alley, Sacramento, CA 95811
Old Soul Co. The Alley behind L Street in midtown Sacramento is the original Old Soul roastery, the alley-only coffee bar that started the brand.
Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine ★ 4.7
east-sacramento · 3135 Folsom Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95816
Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine (Japanese) in Sacramento: Counter omakase requires advance booking. Sake pairings worth the upgrade. Closed Monday.
Tip: Counter omakase requires advance booking. Sake pairings worth the upgrade. Closed Monday.
Kin Thai Street Eatery ★ 4.6
midtown · 1050 20th Street, Suite 180, Sacramento, CA 95811
Kin Thai on 20th Street in midtown Sacramento is the city's only Michelin Recommended Thai room, sisters Napis and Napak's family Thai street kitchen.
Tip: Closed every second Tuesday of the month. Walk-ins at lunch are fine; book ahead for Friday and Saturday dinner.
Mother ★ 4.6
midtown · 2319 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
Mother on K Street, midtown Sacramento, is the city's defining vegetarian counter, a fast-casual farm-to-fork room with a daily-changing seasonal menu.
Tip: Walk-in counter. Tuesday to Saturday 11:00-20:00, Friday and Saturday to 21:00. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters East Sac ★ 4.6
east-sacramento · 4749 Folsom Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95819
Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters on Folsom Boulevard in East Sacramento is the multi-award winning local roaster's main cafe and production roastery.
Kin Thai Street Eatery ★ 4.6
midtown · 1050 20th Street, Suite 180, Sacramento, CA 95811
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.
Tip: Closed every second Tuesday of the month. Order Kua Kling, Southern Thai spicy pork, off the regional menu.
Faria Bakery ★ 4.6
oak-park · 3417 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95817
Faria Bakery in Sacramento: bakery room. Naturally-leavened sourdough counter in the flatiron Broadway Triangle building, an Oak Park bakery.
Tip: Closed Monday. Tuesday morning only. The country sourdough sells out by 11:00 Saturday.
Majka Pizzeria & Bakery ★ 4.5
midtown · 1704 15th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Majka on 15th Street, midtown Sacramento, is Alex Sherry and Chutharat Sae Tong's Michelin Recommended naturally-leavened pizza counter and bakery.
Tip: Limited indoor seating. Walk-up or pre-order via Toast. Bakery hours run morning into afternoon.
Fox & Goose Public House ★ 4.5
downtown · 1001 R Street, Sacramento, CA 95811
Fox & Goose on R Street, downtown Sacramento, opened 1975 as the city's English pub anchor, the long-running spot for British breakfast and live folk music.
Tip: Breakfast daily 07:00-14:00. The bar runs into the evening with live music weeknights.
Mikuni Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar Midtown ★ 4.5
midtown · 1530 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Mikuni on J Street, midtown Sacramento, is the Taro Arai Mikuni group flagship sushi room, the Northern California chain downtown branch outpost.
Tip: Closed Monday. Happy hour at the bar. Sister locations in Folsom, Roseville and Fountains at Roseville.
Temple Coffee Roasters S Street ★ 4.5
midtown · 2829 S Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
Temple's S Street cafe in midtown Sacramento sits closer to Localis and the R Street corridor, the same Temple roastery beans pulled in a smaller bar room.
Ruhstaller Farm ★ 4.5
dixon-day-trip · 6686 Sievers Road, Dixon, CA 95620
Ruhstaller Farm in Dixon, 30 minutes west of Sacramento, is J-E Paino's open-air farm brewery on a 40-acre hop yard, lagers from California-grown hops on tap.
Pho Momma ★ 4.5
east-sacramento · 9555 Folsom Boulevard, Suite A, Sacramento, CA 95827
Pho Momma in Sacramento: 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.
Majka Pizzeria & Bakery ★ 4.5
midtown · 1704 15th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Majka Pizzeria & Bakery in Sacramento: pizzeria room. Tiny midtown counter on 15th Street, naturally leavened pizza and morning pastry, Michelin.
Tip: Order in advance via Toast. Lunch pizzas sell out by 13:00 Friday and Saturday.
Bacon & Butter ★ 4.5
land-park · 5913 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95820
Bacon & Butter on Broadway, Sacramento, runs the Michelin Recommended California farm-to-fork brunch with brioche French toast and chicken and waffles.
Mother Brunch ★ 4.5
midtown · 2319 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
Mother on K Street, midtown Sacramento, is the city's defining all-vegetarian counter, Saturday brunch with seasonal vegetable bowls and farm sandwiches.
Yue Huang ★ 4.4
natomas · 3860 Truxel Road, Sacramento, CA 95834
Yue Huang on Truxel Road, Natomas Sacramento, is the Michelin Bib Gourmand Cantonese dim sum and live-seafood room, the best yum cha in the Valley.
Tip: Weekend dim sum runs 09:30-14:30 and queues. Book the dinner seafood room separately.
La Trattoria Bohemia ★ 4.4
east-sacramento · 3649 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
La Trattoria Bohemia on J Street in East Sacramento is the city Czech-Italian dining room, goulash and svickova with house pasta and Czech beer.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Czech beer on draft. Small room with a regulars' bar that fills fast.
Cafeteria 15L ★ 4.4
downtown · 1116 15th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Cafeteria 15L on 15th Street, downtown Sacramento, opened 2010 as a comfort-food room, bacon-wrapped meatloaf and craft cocktails for brunch.
Tip: Weekend brunch from 09:00-16:00. Patio bar takes the spillover. Walking distance from Capitol.
Pachamama Coffee Midtown ★ 4.4
midtown · 919 20th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811
Pachamama Coffee on 20th Street in midtown Sacramento is the first US fully farmer-owned roaster cooperative, with lots from Peru and Ethiopia.
Camellia Coffee Roasters ★ 4.4
midtown · 1200 R Street, Suite 130, Sacramento, CA 95811
Camellia Coffee Roasters on R Street in midtown Sacramento's Ice Blocks is one of the city's newer specialty roasters, expanding to Downtown Davis in 2025.
Drake's The Barn ★ 4.4
west-sacramento · 985 Riverfront Street, West Sacramento, CA 95691
Drake's The Barn on Riverfront Street in the West Sacramento Bridge District is Drake's Brewing's beer-garden taproom on the Sacramento River, food and music.
New Glory Craft Brewery ★ 4.4
tahoe-park · 8251 Alpine Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95826
New Glory Craft Brewery on Alpine Avenue in Sacramento opened 2014, the production brewery with rotating IPAs, sours and barrel-aged ales on tap.
Pocha House ★ 4.4
midtown · 1910 Q Street, Sacramento, CA 95811
Pocha House on Q Street, midtown Sacramento, runs Korean street food and cocktails until 02:00 Wednesday to Sunday, an after-midnight Korean stop.
The Shady Lady Saloon Late ★ 4.4
downtown · 1409 R Street, Sacramento, CA 95811
The Shady Lady Saloon on R Street, downtown Sacramento, runs late Thursday to Saturday until 02:00 with the kitchen open later than most cocktail bars.
Yue Huang ★ 4.4
natomas · 3860 Truxel Road, Sacramento, CA 95834
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.
Tip: Weekend dim sum 09:30-14:30 with carts. Book the dinner Cantonese seafood room separately.
La Trattoria Bohemia ★ 4.4
east-sacramento · 3649 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
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.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Czech beer on draft. Small room with a regulars' bar that fills fast after 18:30.
Vic's Ice Cream ★ 4.4
land-park · 3199 Riverside Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95818
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.
Tip: Closed Monday. Reopened January 2026 after remodel. Counter ordering. Family-friendly Sacramento institution since 1947.
Magpie Brunch ★ 4.4
midtown · 1601 16th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Magpie's Friday-to-Sunday brunch on 16th Street, midtown Sacramento, builds the daily California seafood menu around a brunch slot at the 2008 anchor.
Zocalo ★ 4.3
midtown · 1801 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95811
Zocalo on Capitol Avenue, midtown Sacramento, is the Michelin Recommended Mexican room set in a restored 1920s automobile dealership with Tlaquepaque artwork.
Tip: Patio takes the lunch crowd; happy hour runs 15:00-18:00. Tequila list is the deepest in the city.
Selland's Market-Cafe East Sacramento ★ 4.3
east-sacramento · 5340 H Street, Sacramento, CA 95819
Selland's on H Street, East Sacramento, is the family-owned daily counter from the Selland Hospitality Group, rotisserie chicken and wood-fired pizza.
Tip: Counter ordering, no reservations. Family-friendly. Also on Broadway in Land Park and at El Dorado Hills.
Tower Cafe ★ 4.3
land-park · 1518 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95818
Tower Cafe on Broadway in Land Park opened Earth Day 1990, James Seyman global-fusion brunch room with palms-and-patio garden seating outside.
Tip: Brunch queues Saturday and Sunday after 09:30. Patio with palms is the table to ask for. Open daily for breakfast through dinner.
Tank House BBQ and Bar ★ 4.3
midtown · 1925 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95811
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.
Tip: Patio under the historic tank house. Full menu to 22:00 then late-night menu to midnight. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives stop.
Hot Italian ★ 4.3
midtown · 1627 16th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Hot Italian on 16th Street, midtown Sacramento, returned January 2025 to its original spot, 700-degree wood oven thin-crust Neapolitan pizzas.
Tip: Counter ordering for lunch, full service evenings. Espresso bar runs all day. The reopened original.
Identity Coffees ★ 4.3
midtown · 1430 28th Street, Suite 6405, Sacramento, CA 95816
Identity Coffees on 28th Street, midtown Sacramento, runs a 4,400 sqft cafe with on-site roastery, the roaster visible from the bar of the cafe.