OPENING SEP 2026
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Sana'a Cafe is a multi-location café concept centered on traditionally roasted and brewed Yemeni coffee, sourcing high-quality Yemeni beans and spices to reflect Yemen's coffee heritage. The menu spans traditional Yemeni drinks — including Hawaij, Bun, and Qishr — alongside specialty lattes, chai, and Middle Eastern-inspired pastries and light bites such as spinach fatayer and chicken musakhan.
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just opened
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Sun House Cafe is a Sacramento café co-owned by Lalo Mata and Leandra Coronado that specializes in ceremonial grade matcha, coffee, teas, and small bites. The shop is known for its rotating seasonal beverage menu, with new drink offerings introduced each season.
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opened about 4 weeks ago
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Clubhouse 56 is a Sacramento-based sports bar and restaurant concept known for a chef-driven menu that spans small plates, classic comfort food, and broader lunch and dinner fare alongside a full bar with an extensive wine selection. The brand pairs its food-forward approach with a multi-screen sports-viewing experience and is notably a fully women-owned sports bar.
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OPENING TBD
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Coffee franchise serving tea, pastries and Yemeni-sourced coffee.
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opened about 2 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Dolce Caffé is a boutique Mediterranean-style coffee shop serving handcrafted espresso drinks made with Temple Coffee beans, alongside a rotating selection of sweet and savory Mediterranean snacks and baked goods.
opened about 2 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
The Crave Spot is a family-run cafe drawing on South Pacific-influenced family recipes with menu highlights that include curry-spiced meat pies, house-baked pastries and desserts, pizza, sandwiches, coffee, and handmade sodas.
OPENING TBD
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Founded in Rogers, Arkansas in 2017, 7 Brew is a drive-thru-only coffeehouse chain that has expanded to hundreds of locations across the U.S. The menu is anchored by the brand's signature "7 Originals" lineup of espresso-based drinks.
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opened about 2 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Fabulist Pizza is a counter-service pizzeria and bread shop founded by husband-and-wife team Andrew Tescher and Stacey Johnson, who previously operated the pop-up concept Side Hustle Pizza. The menu features three styles of Roman-inspired pizza which include an airy sheet pan pala romana, a thin-and-crisp round nonno, and the Detroit-influenced "Sactown Square" alongside Italian breads, sandwiches, salads, and cookies.
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OPENING TBD
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The Breakfast Club at Midtown is a restaurant offering a breakfast-and-brunch-oriented menu featuring items like omelets, egg-topped skillets, pancakes, French toast, breakfast sandwiches, and fresh juices or coffee drinks.
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opened about 2 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Bilao is a casual Filipino restaurant from the culinary duo behind the Baboy Boys food trailer, serving sisig, bacon adobo jerky, and Cebu-style lechon.
-Sacramento Bee
opened about 2 months ago
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The Bier Projekt is a chef-driven beer cellar rooted in monastic brewing tradition, focusing on Trappist and abbey ale imports paired with natural wines and a food menu featuring items such as duck confit grilled cheese, European-style sausages, and raclette.
opened about 2 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Winglit is a South Sacramento chicken concept with a focused menu of hand-tossed wings, a chimichurri fried chicken sandwich, and crinkle-cut fries.
opened about 2 months ago
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Local Flights Brews & Bites is a Sacramento-owned restaurant and café concept combining a full bar and sit-down dining room with a separate coffee shop and grab-and-go options. The menu, guided by Sacramento chef Adam Pechal, draws on locally sourced, seasonal ingredients and spans upscale comfort food, signature pastas, and small plates rooted in the region's farm-to-fork tradition.
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opened about 4 weeks ago
NEW CONCEPT
Bocce Ristorante is a neighborhood Italian concept from Chef Joe Pruner, built around a California-inflected menu of fresh and extruded pastas, pizzas, sandwiches, and seasonal vegetable sides, with prepared takeaway dishes and cook-at-home options also available.
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opened about 3 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
The 1920s Bookstore is a speakeasy-style venue with a cocktail lounge, featuring floor-to-ceiling shelves, Prohibition-era inspired cocktails, and live music. The cocktail program draws from fifty years of American mixology, spanning Prohibition-era techniques through mid-century and 1970s-style refinement.
OPENING TBD
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Teriyaki Madness is a fast-casual Asian restaurant concept featuring a Seattle Teriyaki menu and offers made-to-order Teriyaki dishes prepared with natural ingredients.
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opened about 3 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Tiny Lot Pizza and Grill is a Sacramento-area pizzeria specializing in hand-tossed New York-style pizza, smashburgers, and house-made tiramisu, with a menu that adheres to 100% halal preparation standards. The kitchen employs a 2-to-3-day dough fermentation process, and all sauces are made in-house.
opened about 3 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Balance Beerworks is a Sacramento-based craft brewery founded by a team of craft beer industry veterans, with a tap lineup spanning lagers, IPAs, seasonal brews, and experimental styles.
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opened about 3 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Pistachio & Cream is an Italian-style gelato and dessert café centering its menu on small-batch gelato made with DOP-certified Bronte pistachio from Sicily, alongside Belgian waffle bowls, sorbets, pastries, tiramisu cakes, and a specialty coffee program featuring a signature pistachio latte and affogato.
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opened about 4 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Steele House Coffee is a family-owned independent coffeehouse specializing in freshly roasted, low-acid coffee with beans sourced from farms around the world. The menu features barista-original espresso drinks alongside traditional offerings, with specialty lattes such as French Toast, Banana Cream, and Honey Bee all complemented by breakfast food options.