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From under-the-radar restaurants favored by locals<\/a>\u00a0to Michelin-recommended eateries, Sacramento’s food scene is\u00a0blossoming. Known as America’s “farm-to-fork capital,”<\/a> Sacramento is emerging as a major food destination \u2014 in 2025, it was even named as one of the nation’s “Next Great Food Cities” by Food & Wine.<\/a> So while there’s no shortage of places to start your foodie tour of Sacramento, from chef-approved guilty pleasure restaurants<\/a> to farm-fresh, seasonal menus, if you’re looking for craft beer and barbecue, Urban Roots Brewery and Smokehouse<\/a> is the city’s top-rated pick, recognized by local Reddit users and national news outlets.<\/p>\n Located in the Southside Park area, a mile from the state capitol building, Urban Roots’ menu<\/a> stars its \u00e0 la carte-style meats, which range from slow-smoked brisket to pork belly burnt ends. You’ll also find seafood options, like berbere-spiced mahi mahi, and cornmeal-crusted basa, along with burgers and sandwiches, salads, and appetizers, including smoked chicken wings and fried pickles. To drink, there’s a selection of craft beers to choose from, with five core beers including “Luna de Miel,” a Mexican lager, and “Like Riding a Bike,” a West Coast-style IPA, along with an array of rotating ales, lagers, and dark beers.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Local and national praise for Urban Roots<\/p>\n Since opening in 2018, Urban Roots’ accolades<\/a> include a California Brewery of the Year award in 2021 from the California Craft Brewers Cup, and in 2025, it was ranked among the\u00a0best brewpubs in the country by USA Today. (In 2026<\/a>, the restaurant is once again in the running for the competition, in which readers vote on 20 different brewpubs nominated by experts.) And with a 4.2 on Yelp<\/a> and 4.6 on Google<\/a>, locals and visitors largely agree with the restaurant’s praise.<\/p>\n