Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers in Sacramento
This Sacramento list brings together restaurants with Wine Spectator awards or exceptional wine programs. Five restaurants on the list hold a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. The Kitchen in Richmond Grove holds a Michelin star dated 2026, and its wine program holds 2,500 selections weighted toward Burgundy and California producers.
Six restaurants on the list carry exceptional wine programs. Styles include an Italian-leaning cellar, a core of California, France, and Italy, natural wine, and an extensive French brasserie list. Neighborhoods on the list are Richmond Grove, East Sacramento, Mansion Flats, Alhambra Triangle, Old Sacramento, and Downtown. The kitchens cook Cal-Italian seafood, farm-to-fork American food, seasonal Italian, and steakhouse dishes. The Firehouse in Old Sacramento holds one of the most extensive wine collections in the Central Valley.
How this list is chosen: Restaurants holding a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award or rated as having an exceptional wine program, listed alphabetically. Updated October 8, 2026.
Allora
Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence · Exceptional wine program
A Cal-Ital kitchen on Folsom Boulevard that earns a 2025 Michelin Plate and a White Star from Star Wine List, Allora pairs fresh pasta and local seafood with a 385-selection Italian-leaning wine list overseen by co-owner and sommelier Elizabeth-Rose Mandalou. The glass-enclosed cellar and a 4..
Brasserie du Monde
Exceptional wine program
Brasserie du Monde occupies a prominent address on Sacramento's K Street corridor, positioning itself within the city's upper tier of formal dining. The name signals French-global ambition, placing the room in conversation with brasserie tradition while operating in a California capital still defining its fine-dining identity. Reservations and current menu details are best confirmed directly with the venue.
Delta King
Exceptional wine program
Delta King occupies a restored 1927 riverboat permanently moored on the Sacramento River at Old Sacramento's waterfront. The vessel has operated across multiple formats over the decades, making it one of the more singular dining and lodging addresses in the California capital — a physical record of the city's relationship with its waterway as much as a restaurant destination.
Ella
Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence · Exceptional wine program
Ella Dining Room and Bar occupies a polished corner on K Street in downtown Sacramento, earning consecutive Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025 alongside a White Star listing from Star Wine List. The contemporary menu and substantial wine program position it firmly within Sacramento's mid-to-upper dining tier, where farm-driven California cooking meets an adult, city-centre sensibility.
Hawks
Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence
Hawks on Alhambra Boulevard has held a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025, placing it among Sacramento's most consistent American kitchens at a mid-range price point. The wine program runs to 525 selections and 4,200 bottles, with California, France, and Italy as its core pillars. It is a useful reference point for what farm-driven American cooking looks like when it stays disciplined over the long term.
Majka
Exceptional wine program
Majka on 15th Street brings Italian cooking into Sacramento's midtown grid at a price point that keeps the room full and the waitlist moving. A 2025 Michelin Plate recognition positions it within the city's growing roster of editorially acknowledged restaurants, and a 4.. For Italian at a fraction of what you'd pay at Allora, this is the neighbourhood-rooted alternative.
The Firehouse
Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence · Exceptional wine program
A Sacramento institution at 1112 2nd St, The Firehouse earned a White Star recognition from Star Wine List in 2022, signaling a wine program that positions it above the city's midrange dining tier. Set in Old Sacramento's historic district, it draws a clientele that expects substance in both glass and plate. For visitors building a serious dining itinerary, it anchors the western end of the city's premium restaurant corridor.
The Kitchen
1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence
Sacramento's most decorated dinner destination, The Kitchen holds a Michelin star, AAA 5 Diamond recognition, and an 87-point La Liste score. Chef Kelly McCown leads a format-forward evening service at the Broadway address, drawing on California's agricultural abundance and a wine program of 2,500 selections weighted toward Burgundy and California producers. Book well ahead.
Planning restaurants for wine lovers in Sacramento
- Which restaurants on this list hold Wine Spectator awards?
- Five restaurants on this list hold a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence: The Kitchen in Richmond Grove, Allora in East Sacramento, Ella in Mansion Flats, Hawks in Alhambra Triangle, and The Firehouse in Old Sacramento. Allora, Ella, and The Firehouse have that award dated 2026. Hawks holds a Best of Award of Excellence dated 2025 and an Award of Excellence dated 2026.
- Which neighborhoods appear on this list?
- Richmond Grove, East Sacramento, Mansion Flats, Alhambra Triangle, Old Sacramento, and Downtown all appear on this list. Richmond Grove has The Kitchen and Majka. Mansion Flats has Ella and Brasserie du Monde. East Sacramento has Allora, Alhambra Triangle has Hawks, Old Sacramento has The Firehouse, and Downtown has Delta King.
- What wine list styles appear on this list?
- List styles on this page include Burgundy and California at The Kitchen in Richmond Grove, Italian-leaning selections at Allora in East Sacramento, and California, France, and Italy at Hawks in Alhambra Triangle. The Kitchen holds 2,500 selections. Allora holds 385 selections. Majka in Richmond Grove pours natural wine, and Brasserie du Monde in Mansion Flats pours an extensive French list. The Firehouse in Old Sacramento holds one of the most extensive wine collections in the Central Valley.
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