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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Sacramento Bee and Sactown Magazine. Updated August 2026.
The Waterboy · Midtown
The Waterboy has served Midtown from Capitol Avenue since 1996, with a menu rooted in Southern France and northern Italy. Veal sweetbreads, house-made pasta, potato gratin, and seasonal produce show up across the plates. Rick Mahan's kitchen keeps the bistro vocabulary recognizable while letting nearby Sacramento farms shape the details of each dish.
Franquette · West Sacramento
Franquette is a French-inspired cafe and wine bar in West Sacramento's Bridge District. Boeuf bourguignon, lentil salad, and walnut croissants share a menu backed by a bottle list weighted toward French regions. Daylight, coffee, and pastry carry the room through the morning before cheese, small plates, and wine take over as afternoon slides into evening.
Plan B Restaurant · Arden Park
Plan B Restaurant brings French bistro cooking to Arden Park with moules frites, salads, and simply prepared fish and chicken. From its La Sierra Drive home it carries on the identity of a former Midtown cafe under the same name. Several mussel sauces are on offer, running from a classic white wine version to shallot and crème fraîche.