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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Sacramento News & Review and Sactown Magazine. Updated August 2026.
Q1227 Restaurant · Roseville
Q1227 presents Southern cooking in a spacious Roseville dining room led by chef Q Bennett. Fried chicken, smothered pork chops and baked macaroni and cheese sit alongside seafood and other contemporary comfort food. Composed plates and full table service give those familiar flavors a polished setting, so a homestyle dinner arrives dressed up without losing what makes it feel Southern.
Creole Soul | Restaurant & Bar · Broadway
Creole Soul channels Louisiana cooking through shrimp and grits, jambalaya, catfish and other Cajun and Creole dishes. Its Gulf Coast point of view brings spice, seafood and a clear regional identity to a Broadway dining room rooted in the Southern tradition. The kitchen leans into bold seasoning, so a plate here tastes like a trip toward the bayou without leaving Sacramento.
The Porch Restaurant & Bar · Midtown
The Porch Restaurant & Bar brings Lowcountry cooking to a converted Midtown house on K Street. Cornbread with honey butter, fried green tomatoes, buttermilk fried chicken and a po'boy set the tone. The homey rooms and wraparound porch reinforce the Southern frame without turning it into a theme, so a meal here feels like eating on someone's front porch.