OPENING FALL 2026
LOCAL ADDITION
Cantina Alley is a Mexican restaurant and cantina founded in 2017 in Midtown Sacramento, offering authentic Mexican street food, handcrafted cocktails, and Mexican craft beers. The menu features street tacos, elotes, tortas, quesadillas, and other traditional Mexican specialties. Known for its vibrant atmosphere, colorful street art, and Mexican-inspired décor, Cantina Alley combines casual dining with a lively bar experience that celebrates Mexican food and culture.
-Sacramento Bee
OPENING OCT 2026
RELOCATION
Founded in 2019, Taco Exxpress is a locally owned Mexican fast-food restaurant.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING TBD
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Chipotle, is an American chain of fast-casual restaurants founded in 1993 by Steve Ells and currently operates more than 2500 locations across the US, Canada, UK, France, and Germany.
-Sacramento Business Journal
opened about 4 weeks ago
LOCAL ADDITION
All-you-can-eat sushi concept that offers a plethora of dishes including specialty rolls, nigiri, kitchen food, sushi burritos and tacos, hibachi, donburi and even boba drinks.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING DEC 2026
NEW CONCEPT
Skorch'd Pizza is a Sacramento concept founded by Boston-born brothers Patrick and Steven Clifford, specializing in Northeast-style thin-crust pizza that draws on New York, New Haven, and New Jersey pie traditions. The 16-inch pies are made with scratch-made dough and house red sauce, with specialty options ranging from cup-and-char pepperoni to Italian sausage with cherry peppers, all finished with EVOO and Parmigiano Reggiano.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING TBD
NEW CONCEPT
Xin Tai Dumpling House is a Chinese restaurant centered on a shared-dining format, with a menu spanning dim sum staples such as soup dumplings, steamed buns, and pot stickers, alongside stir-fry, tofu, seafood, and dessert dishes.
-Sacramento Business Journal
opened about 1 month ago
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Hand-crafted pizzas including traditional and Indian-style options like Tikka, Tandoori, Butter, Madras, and Curry.
OPENING FALL 2026
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Founded in 2016, Everbowl is a San Diego-based fast-casual chain centered on superfood-based açaí bowls, smoothies, and toasts, with fully customizable options built around bases like acai, pitaya, matcha, mango, and cacao, paired with fresh fruit toppings and add-ons.
-Sacramento Bee
opened about 2 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Dough Bowl Pizza is a family-owned pizzeria with a focus on homemade dough and fresh local ingredients. The menu features hand-tossed classic and specialty pizzas with halal options available, alongside house specials, wings, salads, and build-your-own pies.
opened about 2 weeks ago
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Angry Chickz is a fast-food restaurant serving Nashville-style hot chicken.
-Sacramento Bee
OPENING TBD
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Chipotle, is an American chain of fast-casual restaurants founded in 1993 by Steve Ells and currently operates more than 2500 locations across the US, Canada, UK, France, and Germany.
-Sacramento Business Journal
opened about 2 months ago
CHAIN LOCATION
Founded in 2016, Everbowl is a San Diego-based fast-casual chain centered on superfood-based açaí bowls, smoothies, and toasts, with fully customizable options built around bases like acai, pitaya, matcha, mango, and cacao, paired with fresh fruit toppings and add-ons.
-Sacramento Bee
opened about 2 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
K St. Kitchen & Bar is a Vietnamese restaurant specializing in northern Vietnamese dishes with menu items such as phở, bún riêu, and bún chả.
-Sacramento Bee
opened about 2 months ago
LOCAL ADDITION
Hagen's The Original Orange Freeze is known for its signature fruit-juice-based frozen freezes in a variety of flavors, alongside a casual comfort-food menu of burgers, corn dogs, hot dogs, and fries.
-Sacramento Bee
opened about 2 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Savi Mexican Grill is a fast-casual concept that blends Mexican staples with Asian-inspired flavors. The menu centers on build-your-own burritos, bowls, salads, quesadillas, and nachos, alongside signature tacos and made-to-order specialty burritos.
-Sacramento Business Journal
opened about 2 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Salsal Kabob & Gyro Grill is a halal Mediterranean restaurant specializing in flame-grilled kabobs, gyros, and shawarmas with menu staples including marinated chicken, lamb, and beef skewers served over basmati rice with hummus, tzatziki, and pita.
OPENING 2026
NEW CONCEPT
Munchie Man is a bistro concept rooted in California cuisine with global influences drawing from the owner's travels to places like Mexico City, Japan, and Toronto. Munchie Man grew out of a pop-up dinner series launched in 2023. The menu features sandwiches, salads, shareable appetizers, rotating daily specials, and weekend brunch.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING 2026
NEW CONCEPT
Cuvee Club is an after-hours champagne lounge concept from the group behind the Mimosa House brunch chain. Operating in the evening out of the same Mimosa House space, the drinks program centers on French Champagne, Italian prosecco, and domestic sparkling wines from regions such as Napa Valley, while the food menu takes a scratch-kitchen approach to casual classics, including sandwiches, burgers, and shareable plates like loaded fries.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING TBD
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Jersey Mike’s is a sub sandwich chain that began franchising in 1987 and operates over 1,500 locations across the US.
-Sacramento Business Journal
opened about 2 months ago
LOCAL ADDITION
Laka BBQ is a Cantonese BBQ concept specializing in traditional roasted and marinated meats including roasted duck, roasted goose, char siu, and salt-baked chicken.