Part of Isola, the Capital's live guide to eat, drink & do — open-now status, menus and one-tap directions.
Looking for new american food in Sacramento? Here are the Capital's new american spots — with menus, prices, hours and live "open now" status. Tap any restaurant to call, get directions, or see the full live menu.
We track 10 spots here, averaging 4.5★. Every listing shows the day's hours, a sample menu with prices, and one-tap call, directions and ordering — plus live "open now" status on the main guide.
On this page: Localis, Mulvaney's B&L, Ella Dining Room & Bar, Grange Restaurant & Bar, The Rind, The Kitchen, Magpie Cafe, Hook & Ladder Manufacturing, Good Neighbor and Paragary's Midtown.
Sacramento's only Michelin-starred kitchen, hidden behind a house on S Street — Chef Christopher Barnum-Dann runs a hyper-seasonal, farm-driven tasting menu that locals still consider the city's best special-occasion table, book weeks out.
Hours: Sun closed · Mon closed · Tue closed · Wed 5pm–8:15pm · Thu 5pm–8:15pm · Fri 5pm–10pm · Sat 5pm–10pm
The restaurant that basically launched Sacramento's farm-to-fork identity, tucked into a converted 1920s firehouse — the daily-changing menu can be pricey but the wood-fired dishes and warm service still earn the hype almost twenty years on.
Hours: Sun closed · Mon closed · Tue 11:30am–2:30pm, 5pm–10pm · Wed 11:30am–2:30pm, 5pm–10pm · Thu 11:30am–2:30pm, 5pm–10pm · Fri 11:30am–2:30pm, 4pm–10pm · Sat 4pm–10pm
A downtown power-lunch and legislator hangout with a soaring dining room, marble oyster bar, and an award-winning wine list — polished rather than cutting-edge, but reliably excellent for a splurge near the Capitol.
Hours: Sun closed · Mon 11:30am–9pm · Tue 11:30am–9pm · Wed 11:30am–9pm · Thu 11:30am–9pm · Fri 11:30am–10pm · Sat 5pm–10pm
The restaurant inside the historic Citizen Hotel — a solid, farm-forward weekday breakfast/lunch and weekend brunch spot that doesn't feel like a hotel restaurant, with a comfortable bar for after-work drinks.
Hours: Sun 8am–2pm, 5pm–9pm · Mon 7am–2pm · Tue 7am–2pm, 5pm–9pm · Wed 7am–2pm, 5pm–9pm · Thu 7am–2pm, 5pm–9pm · Fri 7am–2pm, 5pm–9pm · Sat 8am–2pm, 5pm–9pm
A cheese-and-charcuterie-forward wine bar in the Ice Blocks/Handle District — great for a low-key date or splitting boards with a group, with a well-curated by-the-glass list.
Hours: Sun 11:30am–9pm · Mon 11:30am–8:30pm · Tue 11:30am–8:30pm · Wed 11:30am–9pm · Thu 11:30am–9:30pm · Fri 11:30am–10pm · Sat 11:30am–10pm
Sacramento's original farm-to-fork temple and Michelin star-holder, where chefs cook and crack jokes a few feet from your table across a theatrical six-course prix fixe. This is the once-a-year splurge locals save for anniversaries; book weeks out.
Hours: Sun 5pm–8:30pm · Mon closed · Tue closed · Wed 6:30pm–11pm · Thu 6:30pm–11pm · Fri 6:30pm–11pm · Sat 6:30pm–11pm
A quietly excellent farm-to-table spot near the Capitol whose menu is rewritten constantly around what Central Valley farms just dropped off. Unfussy, ingredient-first cooking that punches well above its low-key room.
Hours: Sun 12pm–9pm · Mon closed · Tue 4:30pm–9pm · Wed 4:30pm–9pm · Thu 4:30pm–10pm · Fri 12pm–10pm · Sat 12pm–10pm
A converted firehouse-industrial space at 17th & S with a killer cocktail program and seasonal California comfort food. Reliable for a weeknight dinner, a big-group patio hang, or weekend brunch.
Hours: Sun 10am–9pm · Mon 11:30am–9pm · Tue 11:30am–9pm · Wed 11:30am–9pm · Thu 11:30am–9pm · Fri 11:30am–10pm · Sat 10am–10pm
The Urban Roots partners' 2025 arrival in the old Beast + Bounty space at the Ice Blocks, doing familiar-but-elevated wood-fired cooking — pizzas, steak frites, a big pork chop — with a cozy throwback feel and lots of patio.
Hours: Sun 10am–2pm, 4pm–9pm · Mon closed · Tue 4pm–9pm · Wed 4pm–9pm · Thu 4pm–9pm · Fri 4pm–10pm · Sat 10am–2pm, 4pm–10pm
A Midtown institution since 1983 (28th & N) with one of the most beloved tree-shaded patios in the city, doing wood-fired California-Italian bistro cooking. A dependable date-night and weekend-brunch classic.
Hours: Sun 10am–2pm, 4:30pm–9pm · Mon 4:30pm–9pm · Tue 4:30pm–9pm · Wed 4:30pm–9pm · Thu 4:30pm–9pm · Fri 4:30pm–9:30pm · Sat 10am–2pm, 4:30pm–9:30pm