Sacramento International Airport offers new restaurant options for Terminal B travelers
WELL, RIGHT NOW THE SACRAMENTO AIRPORT IS WELCOMING NEW FOOD OPTIONS FOR TRAVELERS. KCRA 3’S MELANIE WINGO JOINS US LIVE NOW FROM SM WITH A LOOK AT THE TWO NEW RESTAURANTS OPENING THIS WEEK. AND I HEAR A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXCITED. OH, WE HAVE ALREADY A CHEERING SQUAD OF FOLKS HERE READY TO SUPPORT THIS LOCAL BUSINESS HERE AT THE AIRPORT. THIS RESTAURANT, LOCAL BITES, BREWS, LOCAL FLIGHTS, BREWS, AND BITES IS JUST ONE OF TWO RESTAURANTS OPENING THIS WEEK HERE AT THE SACRAMENTO AIRPORT. AND THIS ONE RIGHT HERE HAS OPTIONS FOR TRAVELERS IF THEY HAVE A LONG LAYOVER AND THEY WANT TO HAVE MORE OF A SIT DOWN DINING EXPERIENCE, OR THIS PART OF THE RESTAURANT IS MORE OF A GRAB AND GO COFFEE SHOP TYPE LOCATION. AND THEN THERE’S GOING TO BE ANOTHER RESTAURANT OPENING TOMORROW. BUT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE RESTAURANT THAT’S OPENING TODAY, WE’RE GOING TO PULL ON THE OWNER, ANDREA AYALA. ANDREA, THANKS FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. HOW EXCITED ARE YOU THAT YOUR COFFEE SHOP SLASH RESTAURANT IS OPENING HERE AT SM TODAY? PRETTY THRILLED. ALSO TERRIFIED. I FEEL THAT’S A GOOD COMBINATION, RIGHT? THRILLED AND TERRIFIED. ALWAYS GOOD. AND YOU ARE A LOCAL SACRAMENTO JUST BORN AND RAISED. BORN AND RAISED. DRAGGED MY HUSBAND HERE AND TALK ABOUT WHY YOU STARTED UP A BUSINESS HERE AT THE AIRPORT. I MEAN, AIRPORTS ARE WHERE YOU COME TO CELEBRATE, TO MOURN, TO, YOU KNOW, TRANSITION TO SOMETHING NEW AND EXCITING. LIKE WE WANTED TO BE A PART OF ALL OF THOSE STORIES. YOU KNOW, ALL OF THAT IS IMPORTANT. I EXPERIENCED ALL OF THEM RIGHT HERE AT THE SACRAMENTO AIRPORT. AND WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY CAME UP, IT WAS AN EASY YES. AND SO YOU ALSO HAVE ANOTHER RESTAURANT IN SACRAMENTO. WE DO. IT’S CALLED THE RIO PUB. AND THESE WONDERFUL. LIVERMORE REGULARS. I MENTIONED TO OUR VIEWERS THAT YOU HAD LOYAL FANS HERE. WE DO INDEED WE DO. INDEED. WE COULDN’T DO IT WITHOUT THEM. THEY’RE A BIG PART OF THE REASON WHY WE’RE EVEN HERE. THEY ENCOURAGED US ALL THE WAY, AND WE’RE JUST SUPER THRILLED TO CONTINUE THE STORY. AND HOW EXCITED ARE YOU THAT YOU’RE PRE TSA CHECKPOINTS? YOU’RE GETTING ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPER HUNGRY AND NEED SOMETHING FAST. WE ARE. WE’RE GETTING EVERYBODY WHO NEEDS JUST SOMETHING QUICK, A LITTLE LIQUID COURAGE MAYBE TO GET THROUGH TSA OR IF YOU’RE COMING BACK FROM A LONG FLIGHT AND YOU JUST NEED SOMETHING TO, YOU KNOW, HELP YOU SETTLE DOWN AND GET BACK INTO THE RHYTHM OF THINGS LIKE WE’RE HERE FOR THAT TOO. OR EVEN IF YOU’RE JUST WAITING FOR SOME FRIENDS AND FAMILY, YOU KNOW, WE’RE YOUR SPOT. ALL RIGHT. AND WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND? LASTLY, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY IS COMING THROUGH, WHAT IS THE MUST GET COFFEE DRINK AT THIS HOUR OF THE MORNING? WHAT ARE YOU DRINKING? WHAT’S YOUR POISON? OKAY, SO I HAVE BEEN RECENTLY OBSESSED WITH OUR RED BULL INFUSION, AND IT IS JUST THE PERFECT PUNCH FOR WHEN YOU JUST NEED A LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA TO GET YOU THROUGH THE DAY. GIVES YOU WINGS FOR YOUR FLIGHT. THAT IT DOES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, ANDREA. BEST OF LUCK WITH THE BUSINESS. AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST ONE OF TWO RESTAURANTS OPENING AGAIN. TOMORROW. CAFE BERNARDO ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CHECKPOINT. SO MUCH EXCITEMENT HAPPENING THIS WEEK ALONE HERE AT SMF MIKE AND LETICIA ARE YOU HUNGRY YET? YES. BRING US SOMETHING BACK. YOU ALREADY KNOW. YOU ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT ONE. ALL RIGHT. THANKS SO MU
Sacramento International Airport offers new restaurant options for Terminal B travelers
Updated: 4:15 PM PDT Jun 29, 2026
Two new restaurants are opening this week at Sacramento International Airport. Both restaurants are located in the airport’s Terminal B.Local Flights Brews & Bites opened Monday in a section of Terminal B that sits outside the TSA security screening checkpoint.Local Flights Brews & Bites is a restaurant with two distinct spaces. One space accommodates sit-down dining and has a full bar. The other side of the restaurant has a coffee shop with grab-and-go food options.Sacramento-area small business operators Edwin Balli and Andrea Ayala, who also own The Rio Pub in Rio Linda, are the owners of Local Flights Brews & Bites. The two expressed that they are excited to share their favorite parts of Sacramento with visitors and people from the community alike.“A chance to kinda showcase everything we love about the Sacramento area. I grew up here. I dragged my husband here. He fell in love with this place same as I knew he would,” explained Ayala. “This is really just our love letter to Sacramento and all of the people and businesses that make it possible.” On Tuesday, also in Terminal B, Café Bernardo will open its doors beyond the TSA security screening area.Café Bernardo, a staple among Sacramento’s Paragary Restaurant Group, is known across the Sacramento region for its seasonal, farm-to-fork menu items and cafe atmosphere.Café Bernardo’s airport location has full-service and grab-and-go options.”Both openings are part of SMF’s multi-year concessions modernization effort and reflect the airport’s commitment to bringing Sacramento’s farm-to-fork identity to the travel experience,” airport administrators said in a statement. “The program includes 18 new dining options opening between 2025 and mid-2026, with an emphasis on local brands, farm-to-fork concepts, and partnerships with Sacramento-area small businesses.”See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel | Make KCRA a preferred news source in Google
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Two new restaurants are opening this week at Sacramento International Airport. Both restaurants are located in the airport’s Terminal B.
Local Flights Brews & Bites opened Monday in a section of Terminal B that sits outside the TSA security screening checkpoint.
Local Flights Brews & Bites is a restaurant with two distinct spaces. One space accommodates sit-down dining and has a full bar. The other side of the restaurant has a coffee shop with grab-and-go food options.
Sacramento-area small business operators Edwin Balli and Andrea Ayala, who also own The Rio Pub in Rio Linda, are the owners of Local Flights Brews & Bites. The two expressed that they are excited to share their favorite parts of Sacramento with visitors and people from the community alike.
“A chance to kinda showcase everything we love about the Sacramento area. I grew up here. I dragged my husband here. He fell in love with this place same as I knew he would,” explained Ayala. “This is really just our love letter to Sacramento and all of the people and businesses that make it possible.”
On Tuesday, also in Terminal B, Café Bernardo will open its doors beyond the TSA security screening area.
Café Bernardo, a staple among Sacramento’s Paragary Restaurant Group, is known across the Sacramento region for its seasonal, farm-to-fork menu items and cafe atmosphere.
Café Bernardo’s airport location has full-service and grab-and-go options.
“Both openings are part of SMF’s multi-year concessions modernization effort and reflect the airport’s commitment to bringing Sacramento’s farm-to-fork identity to the travel experience,” airport administrators said in a statement. “The program includes 18 new dining options opening between 2025 and mid-2026, with an emphasis on local brands, farm-to-fork concepts, and partnerships with Sacramento-area small businesses.”
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel | Make KCRA a preferred news source in Google