05-04-2025
Coffee, cheesesteaks and carne asada: These 17 restaurants just opened around Sacramento
Smash burgers in midtown Sacramento. Vietnamese-inspired cocktails in Folsom. Indian fusion in Antelope. Philly cheesesteaks in Fair Oaks.
These 17 new restaurants opened across 12 Sacramento-area cities in March 2025, adding new places to eat in nearly every corner of the region.
Four restaurants opened in Sacramento proper, while two opened in Rocklin and Elk Grove. Roseville, Rio Linda, Davis, Fair Oaks, Cool, Folsom, Antelope, Placerville and Woodland all added one apiece.
Camino Coffee Mill (3600 Carson Road, Suite B, Placerville): Inspired by the 19th-century Pino Grande lumber mill, this coffee shop from Sierra Taphouse and Pizza owners Christian and Lexi Collins serves empanadas, muffins and other baked goods alongside cappucinos and lattes.
Chef Burma (1020 16th St., Suite 10, Sacramento): Jordan Kyu and Myat Mon opened Sacramento's first Burmese restaurant in midtown on March 3, expanding their complex tea leaf salads past My Burma in Davis and Experience Burma Restaurant & Bar in Pleasanton.
Dave's Hot Chicken (10325 Fairway Drive, Suite 150, Roseville): This celebrity-backed, Nashville-style fried chicken chain debuted its fourth area location on March 7 in Highland Reserve Marketplace.
Delish Pizza (8180 Sheldon Road, Suite 110, Elk Grove): A fast-expanding local pizza chain now in its eighth location, Delish is known for approachable pies topped with barbecued chicken, taco-like ingredients or three different kinds of pepperoni.
El Forastero (6710 Five Star Blvd., Rocklin): One of the Sacramento region's few 24-hour restaurants, El Forastero brought its hard-shell tacos, enchiladas and carne asada fries to this Rocklin outpost, its 10th in the region.
Field-N-Flame (1521 L St., Sacramento): Spiced lentil fritters, housemade pappardelle and shrimp sautéed in the Greek anise spirit ouzo are all on the menu at Firuz Ozluk's Mediterranean American restaurant, which replaced Seoul St. Midtown (and before that, de Vere's Irish Pub) in downtown Sacramento.
Ginza Sushi & Grill (440 Elkhorn Blvd., Rio Linda): The only Japanese restaurant in Rio Linda's slice of Sacramento County, Ginza's rolls, nigiri and noodle soups have attracted locals throughout its soft opening.
MF Gyros & Burgers (4789 Granite Drive, Rocklin): Manit Patel became the first franchisee to spin off from MF's base in Foothill Farms when he expanded its lamb gyros, cheeseburgers and falafel platters to Rocklin Square Shopping Center.
Muchas Gracias Mexican Food (1830 E. Main St., Woodland): Muchas Gracias' second California location (Redding had the first) began making loaded quesadillas, chorizo plates and late-night chicken fajita burritos on March 7 in downtown Woodland.
Naan Twist (7893 Walerga Road, Suite 102, Antelope): A sister concept to Pizza Twist and Taco Twist, Naan Twist is all about Indian fusion (paneer quesadillas, tikka masala burritos, tawa noodle burgers) as well.
Nadia's Mac Shack (3006 Highway 49, Suite A, Cool): Nadia Buchwald's signature five-cheese sauce flows over customizable bowls of macaroni and cheese at her homey restaurant in a small town near the Georgetown Divide.
Pholicious (9010 Grant Line Road, Elk Grove): This Vietnamese restaurant's specialty is the spicy soup bún bò Huế, though pho, banh mi and vermicelli bowls have also been available since its opening on March 18.
Saigon Alley Kitchen + Bar (2770 E. Bidwell St., Suite 600, Folsom): Jimmy Voong and Mymy Nguyen's contemporary Vietnamese restaurant and cocktail bar opened March 20 in Broadstone Marketplace, the third location for garlic noodles and 72-hour pho following the midtown Sacramento original and North Natomas successor.
Show Izakaya (110 F St., Davis): Damon Bai and Wendy Wu's Japanese restaurant in downtown Davis serves comforting chicken karaage and bowls of ramen as well as choice nigiri and truffle oil-brushed hamachi.
The Mexican Taco Shop (8251 Bruceville Road, Suite 130, Sacramento): South Sacramento's newest taqueria wraps up burritos with shrimp, lengua, fajita veggies and more, and charges less than $3 per street taco.
The Shop Midtown (1720 J St., Sacramento): Customers can chow down on Spam-topped teriyaki fries and hearty smash burgers until 2 a.m. on weekends at Tony Ngo's midtown restaurant, decorated with pictures of classic cars and a motorcycle in the dining room.
The Steakout Philly Cheesesteaks (8506 Madison Ave., Fair Oaks): Classic Philadelphia-style cheesesteaks oozing cheese sauce and variations with bacon, buffalo sauce or green bell peppers slide across the counter at this fast-casual sandwich shop near Bella Vista High School.
