{"id":355130,"date":"2026-06-10T19:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/355130\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T19:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:40:09","slug":"readers-pick-their-favorite-outdoor-dining-spots-in-sacramento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/355130\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers pick their favorite outdoor dining spots in Sacramento"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n

We focused on spots where outdoor dining is the main attraction, from the courtyard at Lola\u2019s Lounge<\/a> in Land Park and the rooftop at Darling Aviary<\/a>. But it\u2019s a real testament to Sacramento\u2019s love of eating outside that so many readers weighed in with spots that they feel we overlooked.<\/p>\n

Michelle Martinez Lodgson said our story was a \u201cnice list of outdoor eating spots in Sacramento. But it\u2019s missing my number one outdoor dining spot in the city, Aioli Bodega Espanola<\/a>.\u201d Aioli\u2019s founder, Reda Bellarbi-Salah, was recently honored with his portrait on the mural of Sacramento\u2019s Legends of Hospitality<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to Hallie Henle, Camden Spit & Larder<\/a> has \u201cwonderful food,\u201d and \u201ca beautiful patio overlooking the (Capitol) Mall.\u201d In fact, the Sacramento Bee made a recent stop<\/a> at Camden Spit and Larder to revisit their California take on British cuisine. (We\u2019re fond of their meat pie<\/a>.) And per local caterer Jennifer Millsap<\/a>, \u201cOaxaca in Oak Park has a nice patio too and the moles are on fire.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s plenty of breezy outdoor dining options outside of Sacramento\u2019s 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<\/a>, CharQterie, Helic Bistro<\/a>, Mezcal Grill<\/a>, El Bramido<\/a> and The Virgin Sturgeon<\/a>, which floats on the Sacramento River.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s Biergarten in Rocklin<\/a>) to the eclectic (Garden at the Line<\/a>, with its 71 taps.)<\/p>\n

But many people weighed in with their favorite beer joints with outdoor spaces. Dan Scott, the co-founder of Capitol Beer Fest<\/a> and the founder of Sacramento Beer Week<\/a>, doesn\u2019t mince any words: In his opinion, \u201comitting Lefty\u2019s Taproom<\/a> on a list of great beer gardens with patios is possibly a criminal offense.\u201d Sorry, Dan! Spare us!<\/p>\n

Devin Navelle put in a good word for his favorites, Hop Gardens Taproom<\/a> and SacYard Community Tap House<\/a> (also a favorite after-work hangout for Bee peeps), while Sacramento resident and 2025 Sac Taco Fest<\/a> judge Alison Maciejewski Cortez noted that \u201cTouchstone Brewing<\/a> has big, beautiful patios and an open-air indoor dining room.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alchemist CDC<\/a> CEO Sam Greenlee offers a vote for yet another beer garden: \u201cSac City Brews<\/a> has a delightful patio for hot summer days with strong shade and a mister system.\u201d Additionally, he recommended the outdoor dining at Masullo<\/a>, La Venadita<\/a>, and Cafe Bernardo<\/a> in midtown. With so many options, there\u2019s no need to eat anywhere within four walls for the rest of the summer.<\/p>\n

Related Stories from Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n


\n \"Profile
\n <\/a><\/p>\n

Sean Timberlake<\/a><\/p>\n

The Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n

Sean Timberlake is the food and dining reporter for The Sacramento Bee. He has been writing professionally about food for over 20 years.\n <\/p>\n


\n \"Profile
\n <\/a><\/p>\n

Anne Ewbank<\/a><\/p>\n

The Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n

Anne Ewbank is a service journalist and food reporter for The Sacramento Bee. Previously, she worked as a writer and editor for the New York-based travel website Atlas Obscura, where she covered food and culture. A California native, she is a graduate of Occidental College and Yale University.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It is the dining outdoors season and recently The Bee published a list of some of the top…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":355131,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122],"class_list":["post-355130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355130\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/355131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}