opened about 1 month ago
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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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opened about 1 month ago
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Casual restaurant serving traditional Vietnamese dishes and drinks with an emphasis on fresh, flavorful comfort food. The menu includes favorites such as bánh mì, vermicelli dishes and other Vietnamese specialties alongside Vietnamese-inspired coffee and tea beverages.
opened about 1 month ago
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Dutch Bros Coffee is the largest privately held drive-through coffee chain in the US. Founded in 1992 by Dane & Travis Boersma, the chain is based in Grants Pass, Oregon and currently operates over 325 location across the Western United States.
-Sacramento Bee
opened about 1 month ago
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Family-style restaurant serving traditional Mexican favorites in a casual, welcoming setting.
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OPENING TBD
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World Traveler Coffee Roasters is a coffeehouse focused on freshly roasted coffee beans from around the world and serves an assortment of coffee beverages and teas.
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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.
-Sacramento Business Journal
opened about 1 month ago
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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
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.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING SEP 2026
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Crooked Lane Brewing Company is a Northern California craft brewery producing a rotating lineup of traditional English ales, German lagers, and West Coast-style IPAs.
-Sacramento Business Journal
opened about 1 month ago
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Hui Lau Shan is a Hong Kong-origin dessert chain that began as a herbal tea outlet in the 1960s before evolving into a specialist in sweets, tong sui (dessert soups), and mango-themed treats. The menu spans fresh fruit desserts, Chinese herbal jelly, and handmade Hong Kong-style snacks , with mangoes sourced from Carabao varieties imported from the Philippines.
-Sacramento Business Journal
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
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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.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING 2026
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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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OPENING TBD
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Founded in 2014 in Bountiful, Utah, FiiZ Drinks is a drive-through specialty soda chain where customers build customizable sodas, lemonades, teas, or energy drinks from a large library of flavored syrups, with options for cream, coconut milk, and fresh citrus add-ins. The menu also includes salty snacks, sweet treats, flavored waters, and hot drink options.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING FALL 2026
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Banzito’s Tacos focuses on elevated street-style tacos made with crisped tortillas layered with melted cheese, premium proteins, and house-made sauces, emphasizing deliberate construction and bold flavors.
-Sacramento Business Journal
opened about 2 months ago
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Pamana Filipino Kapampangan Restaurant serves traditional Filipino cuisine with a focus on Kapampangan cooking, a regional culinary tradition originating from Pampanga province which is widely regarded as the culinary capital of the Philippines. The menu draws on hearty, flavor-forward Filipino dishes rooted in heritage recipes passed down through generations.
opened about 2 months ago
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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.
opened about 4 weeks ago
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The Chai Lounge is an Indian café specializing in slow-simmered masala chai alongside a kitchen menu of wood-fired paneer tikka pizza, grilled Bombay sandwiches, pasta, and house mocktails, with halal options available for dine-in and takeout.
-Sacramento Business Journal
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.
-Sacramento Business Journal