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It is the dining outdoors season and recently The Bee published a list of some of the top local spots for dining or drinking al fresco in and around Sacramento. Restaurants and bars in the area have done their utmost to make their patios, rooftops, and outdoor seating areas fun and comfortable, even during triple-digit heat.
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We focused on spots where outdoor dining is the main attraction, from the courtyard at Lola’s Lounge in Land Park and the rooftop at Darling Aviary. But it’s a real testament to Sacramento’s love of eating outside that so many readers weighed in with spots that they feel we overlooked.
Michelle Martinez Lodgson said our story was a “nice list of outdoor eating spots in Sacramento. But it’s missing my number one outdoor dining spot in the city, Aioli Bodega Espanola.” Aioli’s founder, Reda Bellarbi-Salah, was recently honored with his portrait on the mural of Sacramento’s Legends of Hospitality.
According to Hallie Henle, Camden Spit & Larder has “wonderful food,” and “a beautiful patio overlooking the (Capitol) Mall.” In fact, the Sacramento Bee made a recent stop at Camden Spit and Larder to revisit their California take on British cuisine. (We’re fond of their meat pie.) And per local caterer Jennifer Millsap, “Oaxaca in Oak Park has a nice patio too and the moles are on fire.”
There’s plenty of breezy outdoor dining options outside of Sacramento’s main drag as well. Reader Heather Fargo wrote in with a number of suggestions for dining outdoors in North and South Natomas, such as Bella Bru, CharQterie, Helic Bistro, Mezcal Grill, El Bramido and The Virgin Sturgeon, which floats on the Sacramento River.
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Sacramento, it turns out, loves drinking beer and other brews outside. We covered a handful of beer gardens in our original story, from traditional (Kathrin’s Biergarten in Rocklin) to the eclectic (Garden at the Line, with its 71 taps.)
But many people weighed in with their favorite beer joints with outdoor spaces. Dan Scott, the co-founder of Capitol Beer Fest and the founder of Sacramento Beer Week, doesn’t mince any words: In his opinion, “omitting Lefty’s Taproom on a list of great beer gardens with patios is possibly a criminal offense.” Sorry, Dan! Spare us!
Devin Navelle put in a good word for his favorites, Hop Gardens Taproom and SacYard Community Tap House (also a favorite after-work hangout for Bee peeps), while Sacramento resident and 2025 Sac Taco Fest judge Alison Maciejewski Cortez noted that “Touchstone Brewing has big, beautiful patios and an open-air indoor dining room.”
Alchemist CDC CEO Sam Greenlee offers a vote for yet another beer garden: “Sac City Brews has a delightful patio for hot summer days with strong shade and a mister system.” Additionally, he recommended the outdoor dining at Masullo, La Venadita, and Cafe Bernardo in midtown. With so many options, there’s no need to eat anywhere within four walls for the rest of the summer.
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