The Best American Food in Sacramento
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The best American food in Sacramento, according to the experts: AAA and the Michelin Guide have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Ella comes out on top.
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Frog & Slim and Grange hold the next two places. AAA shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with the Michelin Guide next.
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Rank 1. Ella
New American
An antique-wood overhang adds a warm rustic note to what is otherwise a quietly polished fine dining room in downtown Sacramento. Floor-to-ceiling curtains, thick linens, and a thoughtful wine list signal the intention clearly. The menu runs globally influenced New American, and the bar earns its own visit. Regulars who know the staff by name fill seats alongside people who've clearly just discovered the place and are already making plans to return.
The awards
- AAA AAA: Three Diamonds
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 2. Frog & Slim
American
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Rank 2. Grange
American
High ceilings and a curved shelf of stacked liquor bottles set the scene at Grange, the farm-focused American restaurant inside the Citizen Hotel. Wood tables, orange leather banquettes, and a lively bar crowd make it feel less like a hotel dining room and more like a place people actually choose. The menu leans rustic and seasonal, the kind of cooking Sacramento's agricultural sprawl makes it hard to argue with.
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Rank 2. Hawks Public House
American
The zinc bar fills up fast with regulars who never seem to need the menu, which tells you something about this gastropub on Alhambra. The cocktails lean classic with some tinkering, the staff keeps things easy, and the kitchen runs a seasonal American menu where even the tomato soup arrives with a little goat cheese flourish. House-made pastas are a reason to stay past the first drink.
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Rank 2. Q1227 Restaurant
Southern
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Rank 2. Sienna Restaurant Roseville
American
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Rank 7. bacon & butter
American
The line outside most mornings tells you something about Sacramento's feelings on pancakes. Bacon & Butter is a scratch breakfast and brunch spot where the portions run large, the ingredients are noticeably fresh, and the menu hits every classic from French toast to overstuffed breakfast burritos. There's a bar doing mimosas and cocktails for the crowd that considers brunch a contact sport. The Michelin Guide has taken notice.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 8. Cafe Bernardo
Creative American
The awards
- AAA AAA: Approved
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Rank 8. Famous Burgers & Brew
American
The awards
- AAA AAA: Approved