2 Best Restaurants in Sacramento, Sacramento and the Gold Country

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The Kitchen

$$$$ Fodor's Choice
The chefs and front-of-house staff at this perennial favorite with a prix-fixe menu pull out all the stops to deliver a multisensory gustatory experience. The flamboyant presentation of courses as a series of "Acts"—not to mention the dramatically lit, flower-bestrewn dining room's intentionally buoyant atmosphere—might distract from the modern American cuisine were it not so well conceived and prepared with such panache and precision.

Localis

$$$$ | Midtown Fodor's Choice

Exquisite plating and compelling, at times piquant, flavor combinations are the trademarks of this restaurant whose chef-sommelier owner, Chris Barnum-Dann, won the debut (2021) season of the culinary-competition TV show The Globe. The open-kitchen choreography of Barnum-Dann and his team deftly preparing one intricate dish after another (12 courses, prix-fixe) lends the proceedings a balletic air.

2031 S St., Sacramento, CA, 95811, USA
916-737–7699‬
Known For
  • Fresh ingredients from top purveyors creatively combined and presented
  • Thoughtful menu notes
  • Global, well-chosen wines
Restaurant Details
Closed Sun.–Tues.

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