Food & Drink
Best of the City 2026: Best Pickle Pivot
The Sandwich Spot in east Elk Grove has a crispy lunch crunch we love to munch—making any sando on the menu a delicious Pickle Sandwich. Here's one of our picks for Best of the City 2026.
Best of the City 2026: Best Honey of a Hive
Celebrating its fifth anniversary this fall, The Hive Tasting Room and Kitchen in Woodland offers nearly 40 honeys and mead flights, making it both a sweet treat and one of the dozens of people, places and things we've loved this year. Take a sample of our Best of the City list for 2026.
Best of the City 2026: Best Japanese Petit Fours
Handcrafted, tasty pillows of mochi delight are a specialty for this Roseville-based online shop and pop-up, placing these delicious quartets among the dozens of people, places and things that we loved this year. Here's one of our picks for Best of the City 2026.
The Japanese Food & Cultural Bazaar Celebrates 80 Delicious Years
The Buddhist Church of Sacramento's annual feast-ival is back this summer with the theme "Where Tradition Meets Today."
Say Cheesecake!
With National Cheesecake Day coming up, Land Park’s Freeport Bakery hits the sweet spot with its sextet of creamy New York-style cheesecake slices.
Davis Farmers Market Cookbook
The Davis Farmers Market turns 50 this summer and marks the milestone anniversary with a new cookbook by its co-founder and a James Beard Award-winning author. Boasting almost 100 recipes using seasonal homegrown ingredients, Market Memories helps bring the farm to your kitchen table all year long.
Fire and Nice
The team behind East Sacramento’s Allora brings the heat with the launch of their new downtown live-fire restaurant. With its open flames and cross-cultural cuisine, Aiona serves up everything from souvlaki skewers to grilled branzino to smoky gnocchi.
Casa Bella
New downtown Mexican restaurant Casa Lola is a festive feast for the eyes and the palate.
Your Friends and New Neighbor
The Urban Roots team moves into midtown’s Ice Blocks and creates a retro-cool hangout spot with Good Neighbor. Order a wood-fired pizza for the table, then get the flame-broiled burger and pavé fries for yourself.
Where The Chefs Eat
So where do the ultimate foodies go? We asked 20 of our region’s top chefs where they like to grab a great meal when they hang up the apron in their own kitchens. Their answers ranged from Michelin-rated hot spots to hole-in-the-wall neighborhood gems. Armed with these tasty restaurant recommendations from our most in-the-know gourmands, get ready to tuck in that napkin and chow down around town.
Stepping Up
When the beloved Dad’s Kitchen closed in 2024, a family of veteran restaurateurs swooped in to resurrect the space. Enter Stepdad’s, the cozy Land Park restaurant by the owners of The Jungle Bird, Tank House and Camden Spit & Larder that makes you instantly feel right at home.
All That Glitters
From shimmery craft cocktails to seasonal small plates, The Hillmont at Remedy Supply Co. embraces Auburn’s rich history while offering modern American eats. This dazzling foothills restaurant just might spark a new Gold Rush.
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