Best Restaurants in Sacramento

Updated June 25, 2026. Sacramento's best restaurants are not all in one lane. The city has Michelin-level tasting menus, long-running political landmarks, Japanese restaurants locals trust, Vietnamese food with national attention, and casual neighborhood spots that make the city feel alive.

Start with these five

  1. Localis - Sacramento fine dining and a serious farm-to-fork statement.
  2. The Kitchen - the destination tasting-menu experience.
  3. Kru - sushi, sake, and one of the city's strongest polished dinner picks.
  4. Pho Momma - value, comfort, and Michelin Bib Gourmand momentum.
  5. Frank Fat's - history, Capitol energy, and a Sacramento institution since 1939.

How to choose

Pick Localis or The Kitchen for a major occasion. Pick Kru for a date night or polished Midtown dinner. Pick Pho Momma when value and local flavor matter. Pick Frank Fat's when you want downtown history with the meal.

What City of Sac will keep building

This page will grow into neighborhood guides for Midtown, Downtown, Old Sacramento, East Sac, South Sac, and game-day dining. Restaurants that want to be featured should be ready with photos, menu highlights, reservation links, social links, and the one thing they want Sacramento to know them for.

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