Pizza Supreme Being (NY style, naturally fermented crust, limited menu but worth it; tell them I sent you)

Majka Pizza (naturally fermented dough, bit of a unique style, one daily pizza plus a growing menu of other options)

Masullo (naturally fermented dough, Neapolitan style, both red & white sauce options)

Pizzasaurus Rex (Detroit-ish, creative; get the Dino slice)

Chavious (pop up / food truck)

Faria (try the olive loaf)

Guenther’s Ice Cream (a mainstay)

Vic’s Ice Cream

Broadway Donuts

Stanley Donuts

Freeport Bakery

Moonbelly Bakery

Spinner’s cinnamon rolls (best I’ve ever had)

PastryCat916 (pop up at Majka)

Midtown Bakery

Licked Ice Cream

Breakfast Sandos: Camellia, Mast Coffee

Forgotten Bakery (bagels)

Morning Fork*

Pushkin’s (on 29th and also Sibling)

Druthers Sutter Park

*You will wait but it’s worth it, get there as close to opening as you can

There are almost a hundred craft breweries within 50 miles, a few we like are:

SacYard tap house

At Ease Brewing

Urban Roots (solid food)

Nitty’s Cider

Pintworks (Touchstone Brewing)

Mattie Groves

Bike Dog

Dumpling and Tea House

Journey to the Dumpling

Ming Dynasty (dim sum)

Asian Pearl (dim sum)

Frank Fat’s

Yue Huang (dim sum in Natomas)

Pachamama

Camellia (great coffee, EXCELLENT breakfast sandwiches)

Immortal Cafe

Old Soul (other food & drink options; be prepared for food to take a while)

Temple Coffee (tea options, baked goods)

Chocolate Fish

Mast Coffee

Ten Ten Room

The Snug

Ro Sham Beaux

Betty's Wine Bar

Ju Ju Kitchen and Cocktails

Karma Brew (solid espresso martini)

Butterscotch Den

KC Kombucha (non-alcoholic)

Kru (high end, reservations req’d)

Binchoyaki (yakitori, small plates, bento boxes)

Mahroba Japanese Bakery (tons of options, really good)

Mikuni (standard fare sushi)

Origami Asian Grill (not strictly Japanese, more fusion; fast casual; great banh mi)

Kodaiko Ramen

Ryujin Ramen (generally fine, nothing over the top)

Fish Face Poke Bar

The Izakaya (still haven’t been here but I’ve heard good things)

Mecha Mucho

Sushi Cafe (East Sac neighborhood sushi)

Tres Hermanas (gets very, very busy)

La Fiesta Taqueria (typical taqueria, good takeout option)

El Rincon Mexican (tiny little spot but good!)

Nopalitos (cash only)

Hook & Ladder (try whatever the pasta special is)

MOTHER (all vegetarian but if you read that and skip this, you’re wrong. Mushroom po boy is legend)

Mecha Mucho (best egg salad sandwich I’ve had outside Japan)

Juno’s Kitchen (East Sacramento, sandwiches)

Corti Bros (get the sandwiches)

Urban Roots (BBQ & brewery)

Obo Italian (quick, lots of options)

Selland’s (quick, lots of options, multiple locations)

The Sandwich Spot (multiple locations)

The Rind (cheese, sandwiches, wine)

Tank House (BBQ)

Tapas: Tapas the World

World Famous Hotboys Chicken (Nashville hot chicken)

Fixin’s Soul Kitchen (Southern food)

Adamo's (Italian)

Jim Denny’s

Thai Farmhouse (on broadway, small but solid overall; good takeout option)

Kin Thai Street Eatery (really, really good)

Coconut on T

Saigon Alley

Canon

Mulvaney’s B&L

Ella

The Kitchen (1 star Michelin - book way in advance)

Kru