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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Sactown Magazine and The Sacramento Bee. Updated August 2026.
The Curry Leaves · Rocklin
The Curry Leaves anchors its Rocklin dining room with Mumbai style butter pav bhaji, a plate that brings vegetable curry, soft buttered buns and a spicy salad together. That dish gives the Lonetree Boulevard restaurant a clear identity as a comforting, spice forward plate. Diners looking for a specific regional specialty rather than a broad pan Indian menu find it here.
New Kathmandu Kitchen · East Sacramento
New Kathmandu Kitchen carries on an East Sacramento restaurant lineage at the same J Street address under new ownership and a new name. The menu keeps its Indian dishes while adding Nepalese momos and chow mein. That combination makes the dining room a useful bridge between two neighboring Himalayan and South Asian traditions, letting one table sample across both.
Bombay Bar & Grill · Midtown
Bombay Bar & Grill brings Indian cooking to a long running 21st Street dining room in Midtown. The central location gives Sacramento an established full service option rather than a suburban counter, with a kitchen that has held its place for years. Diners staying near the grid can settle into a proper sit down Indian meal without heading out to the outskirts.