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Farm-to-Fork in Sacramento
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Top 5 Farm-to-Fork in Sacramento
America's Farm-to-Fork Capital's defining restaurants — Sactown Magazine's rundown of the sustainability pioneers that shaped the movement.
- #1
Mulvaney's B&L
Midtown
“Sactown's Eat Eco benchmark for the city — Patrick Mulvaney's direct-from-farmer philosophy, whole-animal use, and decade-long biofuel partnership with Atlas Disposal set the standard Sacramento now measures against.”
- #2
Magpie Café
Midtown
“Rustic New American in the LEED-certified 16 Powerhouse building. Sactown's Eat Eco cites Ed Roehr and Janel Inouye's long relationships with growers like Twin Peaks Orchards and pre-mandate composting.”
- #3
Canon
East Sacramento
“Michelin-recognized. Eat Eco highlights chef Brad Cecchi's total-utilization kitchen — fermenting vegetable scraps, using fish bloodlines, metal straws since 2018.”
- #4
Franquette
West Sacramento
“All-electric kitchen, French-leaning wine bar featured in Sactown's Eat Eco for its composting partnership with the Center for Land Based Learning.”
- #5
The Waterboy
Midtown
“Rick Mahan's 1996-opened midtown standby — Sactown's 2026 Chefs Eat praises the house-made pappardelle and braised beef as Sacramento's gold standard for seasonal, produce-driven Northern Italian / Southern French cooking.”