Here’s what opened, reopened and closed around Sacramento in June
With summer heating up in Sacramento, a diverse range of businesses have opened in the region.
Throughout June, business across Sacramento welcomed new customers, while others shuttered their doors. The month was also marked by reopenings of two beloved, decades-old Sacramento businesses.
Here’s what opened and closed across Sacramento in June.
What businesses opened in June?
Pasty Shack
After serving the Sacramento region for 74 years, Pasty Shack thought its days were over. Business costs and taxes were climbing, and the store couldn’t keep up. As expenses continued to rise, the eatery’s former owners closed the doors for good in April.
Or, at least that’s what the Sacramento community thought.
As the shack’s end days loomed, long-time employee Paula Gutierrez said she asked the restaurant’s former management if she could take over. They agreed.
“I didn’t want this place to close. This is like my home,” Gutierrez told The Bee.
Now the official owner, Gutierrez, bought the shack back and reopened in June. Her signature saved the business, as she signed a new lease in late April. The restaurant reopened at 4746 J St.
Pasty Shack is up and running from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays through Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Pistachio & Cream
A new dessert spot arrived in midtown Sacramento, selling gelato and other Italian sweets with ingredients straight from Sicily.
Pistachio & Cream on 1801 L St. serves a wide variety of gelato, coffee, Belgian waffle bowls, tiramisu, cheesecake and other pastries, according to its website.
The dessert restaurant is open on Mondays from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. On Tuesdays, Pistachio & Cream is open a bit later, closing at midnight. The restaurant also serves its desserts on Sundays, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Bacio
Along K Street, a new private event venue is seeking reservations for parties in its downtown location.
Known as Bacio, the business is a two-story space designed to host community events and other gatherings. According to the venue’s social media, these events include wine and beer tasting, art shows, birthdays and speakeasies.
Operating out of 720 K St., Bacio is in The Hardin and is 2,659 square feet.
Bacio charges $500 per the first two to three hours of event reservations, with per person costs of approximately $150 to $199. The event space charge is subject to change depending on service staff required, as well as caterers.
Bacio is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., according to its Google page.
Evangeline’s Costume Mansion
The beloved Evangeline’s Costume Mansion in Old Sacramento celebrated its grand reopening.
Evangeline’s operates at 13 K St. out of the historic Howard House and Lady Adams building. With thousands of costumes in its inventory, the mansion opened its second and third stories to the public. The first floor, which is a gift and novelty shop, will reopen in three months, owner Deborah Chaussé said.
In June 2025, a late-night electrical fire caused significant damage in Evangeline’s, according to past Bee reporting. As a result, the business was forced to shut down about a year until repairs were made.
Evangeline’s first opened in 1974, according to past Bee reporting.
Evangeline’s is now open on Mondays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., according to the business’s website.
The Paperworks
The Paperworks arrived in Old Sacramento in June. The indoor shopping plaza offers a variety of shops and an upstairs museum space.
The space at 1115 Front St. features the following businesses: Dear Sisa Boutique, Carnal Flora, Wild Sisters Book Co., Ecopress Sacramento, Wanderland Gift Shop, Panoply Fine Art and the Paperworks gift shop.
The Paperworks is owned by Troy Carlson, who oversees Stage Nine Entertainment, a hub for pop culture merchandise in Old Sacramento. As its namesake implies, The Paperworks operates out of a paper making building made in 1925.
The Paperworks is also spotlighting the museum exhibit, “Death by Natural Causes.” The traveling exhibit was brought to Sacramento from the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The museum features stories of the hidden dangers of the natural world, according to its website.
Visitors must be at least 8 years old to see the exhibit. Adult tickets are $20 per person, children's tickets are $16. The exhibit is open on Mondays through Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sundays.
What businesses closed in June?
Tandoori Pizza
A popular Indian pizza fusion chain restaurant closed its Downtown Commons location in June.
Tandoori Pizza on 405 K St. closed after being open for less than a year. The location opened in October 2025, according to DoCo’s website.
The Tandoori Pizza franchise was founded in the Bay Area, according to its website, and has 18 locations across Northern, Central and Southern California.
