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Dapper Doughnut is a specialty doughnut shop known for handcrafted, gourmet doughnuts with creative flavor profiles and high-quality ingredients. The brand focuses on artisanal breakfast pastries and signature doughnuts, combining classic techniques with innovative toppings and fillings in a casual, modern bakery setting.
-Sacramento Business Journal
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Peet's Coffee began in 1966 in Berkeley, California. Peet's offers freshly roasted beans, brewed coffee and espresso beverages, as well as a bottled cold brew.
-Sacramento Business Journal
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Estelle Bakery & Patisserie is a locally owned French bakery by Esther Son. It serves macarons, artisan bread, and French-style pastries. Its menu also includes sandwiches, soups, and salads.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING SUMMER 2026
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Vitality Bowls is a fast-casual superfood café chain specializing in açaí bowls, smoothies, juices, paninis, salads, and soups, all made to order in kitchens designed to minimize allergens.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING TBD
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From Allison Lo of Sacramento, owner of Asian Blossom in Granite Bay, Pho Tasty is a Vietnamese eatery focused on authentic Vietnamese foods.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING 2026
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California froyo chain offering 16 flavors of yogurt daily.
-Sacramento Business Journal
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Huong Lan Sandwiches is a Vietnamese restaurant and deli specializing in sandwiches, noodles, and rice plates.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING SUMMER 2026
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The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill is a fast-casual restaurant chain that currently operates 25+ locations across the U.S and is part of United Franchise Group. The restaurant's menu features dips, dolmades, spanakopita, Greek salad, gyros, rice bowls and entrees like souvlaki. Desserts include baklava ice cream and rice pudding.
-Sacramento Business Journal
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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
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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
OPENING SUMMER 2026
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Founded in March 2023 as a mobile luxury coffee truck in South Florida, Haute Coffee built its brand around Yemeni and Ethiopian single-origin coffee roasts before expanding into brick-and-mortar cafés. The menu centers on artisan espresso drinks, specialty lattes, ceremonial-grade matcha, and chai, with signature offerings such as the Adeni Karak Chai, Honey & Cardamom Latte, and rotating seasonal specials.
-Sacramento Business Journal
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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.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING SPRING 2026
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Founded in 1984, Gold Dust Pizza is a family-owned Northern California chain with both full-service and fast-casual Express locations. The menu features handcrafted pizzas, oversized calzones, wings, oven-toasted sandwiches, fresh salads, and breadsticks.
-Sacramento Business Journal
opened about 2 months ago
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Midtown Biscuits is a Sacramento-based breakfast concept specializing in made-from-scratch biscuit sandwiches with a rotating menu of options such as sage sausage, andouille, and bacon, egg & cheese, along with sides like crispy hashbrowns and plain biscuits. The concept operates on a pre-order model, offering a tight, seasonally influenced menu built around fresh, straightforward ingredients.
opened about 1 month ago
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Doña Mari Cocinita is a Sacramento Mexican concept rooted in traditional family recipes, serving authentic street-style dishes including birria tacos with consomé, pambazos, mulitas, quesadillas, and burritos.
-Sacramento Bee
OPENING SUMMER 2026
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Der Biergarten is an urban, outdoor German beer garden concept featuring over 30 rotating taps of German, Belgian, and craft beers alongside a food menu rooted in German staples — including fresh sausages, pretzels, and sausage platters — rounded out with a rotating selection of American beer garden fare.
-Sacramento Business Journal
opened about 3 weeks ago
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Founded in March 2023 as a mobile luxury coffee truck in South Florida, Haute Coffee built its brand around Yemeni and Ethiopian single-origin coffee roasts before expanding into brick-and-mortar cafés. The menu centers on artisan espresso drinks, specialty lattes, ceremonial-grade matcha, and chai, with signature offerings such as the Adeni Karak Chai, Honey & Cardamom Latte, and rotating seasonal specials.
-Sacramento Business Journal
opened about 2 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Ziyafath's is a Hyderabadi Indian restaurant specializing in authentic Hyderabadi flavors, with menu highlights including biryani, tandoori chicken, and traditional spiced dishes rooted in the culinary heritage of Hyderabad, India.
opened about 2 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Lou's Sushi is a Midtown Sacramento Japanese concept from chef-owner Lou Valente, who has devoted over 35 years to Japanese cuisine. The menu centers on a hand roll bar, legacy dishes, and fresh fish, with offerings that have historically included hand rolls, chicken karaage, and appetizers like salmon with chili crisp, as well as creative specialty rolls and nigiri.
OPENING TBD
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Lecavalier Winery and Kitchen is the restaurant and urban tasting room extension of Lecavalier Cellars, a Placer County winery rooted in sustainable, technology-driven winemaking. The winery produces a range of California varietals — including Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, and Cabernet Sauvignon — sourced from regions such as the Sierra Foothills, Napa Valley, and Paso Robles.
-Sacramento Business Journal