Must-see restaurants in Northern California
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
What began as an inventive Hawaiian pop-up brunch in 2016 found a Dogpatch home, and thereafter added lunch and dinner service, including a tasting menu…
Sacramento & the Central Valley
Sure, it's slightly creepy, but this one-of-a-kind spot is a veritable museum of taxidermy – with beer. Three hundred hunting trophies include Kodiak…
The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers
Good for breakfast or a no-fuss lunch, the Eagle's straightforward fare includes pancakes and omelets, crab-salad sandwiches, burgers etc. The views are…
Sacramento & the Central Valley
Simply put, the Nobby Burger, topped with a crispy fried blanket of cheese and crispier, thick bacon, is a heart attack. Worth it? Probably. This place is…
Sacramento & the Central Valley
This cute cafe occupies the 1st floor of an early 1900s farmhouse and delivers amazing sandwiches. The teriyaki chicken comes on a soft Portuguese roll…
Celestino’s Live from New York Pizza
Sacramento & the Central Valley
A convincing imitation of ‘real’ New York pizza, it serves thin-crust pizzas and playful variations like the meaty Godfather. There's a budget slice-n-a…
Central Coast
Inside a converted gas station one block east of Main St, the breads, pastries and cookies are baked fresh daily. Tasty sandwiches are also on offer.
Sacramento
An anchor of the K St Mall area, this loud, enormous pizza joint has a great Margherita, a rock and roll theme and a well-tattooed staff.
Sacramento
Best bet for big ol' breakfasts – custardy French toast, chorizo sausage with eggs – at a 1938 art-deco movie theater.
Sacramento & the Central Valley
A remarkably solid Thai restaurant with good curries and soups.
