City Consensus · Sacramento
Italian in Sacramento
Community consensus
The consensus is still forming.
Top Tier Editorial has a take on Italian in Sacramento below. The community ranking opens up once a few locals have weighed in.
Top 4 Italian in Sacramento
Sacramento's Italian picks — anchored by Sactown Magazine's 2026 Where the Chefs Eat roundup and the Mattone Ristorante feature that traces Biba Caggiano's legacy forward.
- #1
The Waterboy
Midtown
“Rick Mahan's Northern-Italian / Southern-French standby since 1996 — Sactown's 2026 Chefs Eat pick for chefs Stephen Ashley and Rick Mahan; the house-made pappardelle with braised beef anchors the menu.”
- #2
Allora
East Sacramento
“Chef Deneb Williams (ex-Firehouse) with Advanced Sommelier Elizabeth-Rose Mandalou — Sactown's 2026 Chefs Eat: Ashley Strickler orders the mussels conserva in tomato broth. 22-foot glass wine cellar holds 600 bottles.”
- #3
Mattone Ristorante
East Sacramento
“Opened by 17 of the late Biba Caggiano's staff. Sactown's Mattone feature notes chef Karel Mulac and pastry chef Penny Sheridan carry Biba's Lasagne Verdi alla Bolognese forward.”
- #4
OneSpeed
East Sacramento
“Sactown's 2026 Chefs Eat: Mai Pham stops in for the margherita and Italian sausage pizza — Selland Family's East Sac trattoria with a seasonal California-Italian menu beyond the wood oven.”