Which Sacramento-area spots are offering meal deals for Restaurant Week? See the full list
Want discounted meals at your favorite Sacramento-area restaurants?
Restaurant Week is right around the corner.
Nearly 30 downtown Sacramento restaurants are offering three-course meals for $45 a head as part of the Dine Downtown event during a single week in January.
During the same time frame, more than 40 Elk Grove eateries are promoting meal deals and special menus.
Here’s what you need to know about Restaurant Week in 2025.
What is Dine Downtown in Sacramento?
During Dine Downtown in January, you can enjoy a three-course, prix fixe meal at select restaurants across downtown Sacramento for just $45 per person.
Tax and optional gratuity are not included in the price.
For every meal, $1 will be donated to a local charity.
The Downtown Sacramento Partnership has organized Dine Downtown every January for the past 20 years.
The annual culinary event aims to unite restaurants and bring foot traffic to the area during a traditionally slow period for the food industry, according its website.
According to the partnership, Dine Downtown has generated more than $6 million in sales and donated thousands of dollars to local charities over the past two decades.
When is Dine Downtown in 2025?
Dine Downtown runs from Friday, Jan. 10, through Sunday, Jan. 19.
Which Sacramento restaurants are participating?
In 2025, a total of 28 Sacramento restaurants are participating in Dine Downtown.
These restaurants offer vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options for those with dietary restrictions or preferences, and certain dishes are paired with drink pairings.
Check out each restaurant’s offerings and operating hours before you go, and be sure to make reservations.
Here are the restaurants participating in Dine Downtown and their menus:
1420 16th St.
This New American restaurant’s Dine Downtown menu offers a choice of starters: goat cheese croquettes or white anchovy caesar salad.
Main course options are a pan-seared sirloin, linguine vongole or wagyu lasagna. The prix fixe menu finishes with either zucchini bread or whipped parfait.
723 K St.
For its first course, Butcher and Barrel offers smoked oyster green salad or ahi tuna tartare. Choose from pernil pork cheeks or pistachio-crusted lamb for your main course. For dessert, there’s fried apple pie or s’mores lava cake.
814 15th St.
Choose between three different cheese fondues with bread, fruit and veggies for dipping, and three different salads.
Entrees, which are cooked tableside, include Atlantic salmon, garlic pepper steak, chicken breast, mushroom ravioli and shrimp. There are also vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options.
Drink pairings are available.
2831 S St.
The restaurant is offering a beet salad or Tuscan white bean and kale soup as its first course. Main course options are a sweet potato harissa bowl or short rib pasta. Dessert options range from an espresso chocolate cheesecake to baked brie and spice cake.
The menu includes vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options. Ask about drink pairings.
2115 J St.
The Dine Downtown menu at this Spanish tapas restaurant starts with Tuscan white bean and kale soup or blood orange and radicchio salad.
Next, patrons can choose from fresh fettuccine tossed in garlic herb cream sauce or grilled pork tenderloin. Try the tiramisu or pistachio gelato for dessert.
Drink pairings are available.
2718 J St.
The Lock and Key’s menu starts with pumpkin leek soup and Caesar salad. Main course options are succulent lamb or garlic pesto gnocchi, and you can enjoy apple or chocolate empanadas for dessert.
1122 Seventh St.
At the 7th Street Standard, the menu starts with a creamy mushroom bisque, followed by spinach ravioli or chicken and dumplings. For a sweet finish, try sticky toffee pudding.
1006 Fourth St.
At Willow, the Dine Downtown menu includes bruschetta or roasted beet salad and bucatini carbonara or crispy-skin chicken breast for the second course. There’s chocolate marquis cake or New York cheesecake for the third course.
1000 Front St.
Pilothouse Restaurant has a curated menu that includes winter panzanella salad and pancetta wrapped prawns for starters. For the main course, choose between the pan-roasted harissa chicken breast, herb-crusted cauliflower steak or braised short rib ravioli. Dessert is a Meyer lemon tiramisu or flourless chocolate cake with chocolate ganache.
400 L St.
Foundation’s three-course menu includes spicy fried green beans, fritto misto or baby spinach salad to start.
You can choose from penne pasta with grilled chicken breast, braised beef short ribs, grilled salmon filet or saffron lemon risotto for your second course, with carrot cake or New York-style cheesecake to finish.
There are vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options.
1209 L St. (inside Hyatt Regency Sacramento)
At Dawson’s, the Dine Downtown menu begins with a choice between duck confit pot pie or octopus tacos.
For the main course, choose from balsamic tamari-braised short rib or market fish. End your meal with chestnut mont blanc or chocolate olive oil marquise for dessert.
Hook and Ladder Manufacturing Company
1630 S St.
Hook and Ladder’s three-course dinner, which comes with drink pairings, starts with an amuse bouche.
You can then choose kabocha squash soup, tempura cauliflower or prosciutto de parma, followed by roasted salmon, cavatelli or roasted pork loin. Dessert is not included.
The restaurant offers vegan and vegetarian options.
1501 16th St.
During Dine Downtown, the Persian restaurant serves Mediterranean-style Caesar salad or ash reshteh noodles. Main course options are a Cornish kabob, baghali polo lamb or gheymeh, an Iranian stew. Dessert is either a baklava pop tart or saffron cardamom cake.
1112 Second St.
The Dine Downtown menu offers Arcadian mixed greens to start followed by an option of oven-roasted chicken breast or pan-seared skuna bay salmon. There’s vanilla crème brûlèe or chocolate mousse cake for dessert. Ask about drink pairings.
718 K St.
The ramen bar’s Dine Downtown menu is inspired by the cuisine of Sapporo, Japan. Food options include a grilled lamb skewers, a salmon roe rice bowl and miso ramen soup with pork belly.
806 L St.
The Chinese restaurant’s Dine Downtown menu offers two appetizers: pot stickers and vegetable spring rolls.
For the main course, there’s honey walnut prawns, Saigon crispy chicken, garlic green beans, cauliflower with beef and shrimp fried rice. Dessert is banana cream pie.
1500 K St.
The eatery’s Dine Downtown menu includes a choice of cheddar cornbread salad or buffalo pinto fritters, followed by Jody’s saltimbocca hash with prosciutto-wrapped chicken breast or Venus winter hash with breaded fried tofu.
For dessert, there’s devil’s food cake or apple cinnamon concha. Ask about vegan or vegetarian options.
1815 K St.
The Porch serves Southern classics during the Dine Downtown event, including choice of fried risotto balls, winter salad or brisket macaroni and cheese. For the main course, the restaurant offers vegan Cajun noodles or barbecue ranch ribs. Dessert options include triple chocolate cake and vegan beignets.
1601 16th St.
The restaurant’s three-course menu starts with artisan romaine salad with a choice of potato chips and onion dip or bread and hummus. Then you can choose from roasted steelhead or house-made pasta, served with beer-battered delicata squash rings or roasted vegetables.
End your meal with chocolate avocado mousse or doughnut holes with ice cream. Ask about drink pairings.
Hawks Provisions and Public House
1525 Alhambra Blvd.
The American gastropub is offering salt-roasted beets and wild arugula, tomato-braised swordfish and vanilla gelato coppetta during the Dine Downtown event.
1022 Second St.
The modern British restaurant will serve up neep and tatties fritters during the Dine Downtown event, followed by cod corn chowder or beef-and-Guinness stew. and either steak frites or cast iron-seared salmon.
926 J St.
For Dine Downtown, this high-end bar and eatery serves chicory salad or angel hair pasta, followed by crispy chicken or Provencal fish stew. You can enjoy crème brulee or chocolate tort for dessert.
2315 K St.
The restaurant’s three-course menu starts with chef oysters or mushroom miso soup, followed by a shrimp cocktail or trout tartare.
For the main entree, choose from adobo pork belly, uni pasta or kabocha squash gateau. Enjoy a mini Ketel One espresso martini or a mini mandarin and cream martini for dessert.
980 Ninth St.
This seafood restaurant is inspired by Peruvian flavors. For Dine Downtown, the menu starts with smoky bluefin tuna tostada, followed by a lomo saltado plate with butter cake for dessert.
917 Ninth St.
This Mexican restaurant serves up four courses for carnivores during Dine Downtown: pozole, shrimp bruschetta, a carne asada platter and churros with ice cream or flan.
You can also opt for four vegetarian courses: green hominy mushroom pozole, grilled cauliflower ceviche, enchiladas de calabacita and dessert.
1200 K St.
During Dine Downtown, meat eaters at this Mexican restaurant can start with poblano soup with grilled sweet corn, followed by cochinita pibil tostadas and a choice of salmon, rib eye or chicken relleno.
Dessert is either tres leches cake or mango cake.
Vegetarian prix fixe meals start with carrot soup, followed by potato taquitos, squash flower enchiladas with pistachio mole. End your meal with vegan chocolate cake.
2719 K St. (Inside Hyatt House Sacramento)
The restaurant’s Dine Downtown menu starts with Prince Edward Island mussels, followed by braised short ribs, creamy polenta and roasted root vegetables. For dessert, there’s creme brulee.
1201 K St., No. 100
During the Dine Dowtown event, the French restaurant is offering a three-course menu with your choice of French onion soup or salad with red romaine lettuce, red endives, sliced pears and blue cheese as a starer.
For the main course, choose from a pan-seared salmon fillet, pan-seared Mary’s organic chicken, braised beef short ribs, duck cassoulet or sweet potato gnocchi. Side dishes include butternut squash-infused risotto, polenta and mashed potatoes.
Dessert options include chocolate mousse and rum syrup-soaked sponge cake.
Two participating Sacramento eateries — Spanish restaurant Aïoli Bodega Española and burger joint BPM: Burgers, Pizza + More — were still working on their Dine Downtown menus as of Friday, Jan. 3.
Which Elk Grove businesses are participating in Restaurant Week?
A total of 44 Elk Grove restaurants and bars are participating in the city’s seventh annual Restaurant Week event.
“From cozy cafes to upscale dining, there are dishes and drinks for everyone this January,” the Explore Elk Grove website said. “Restaurant Week is the perfect opportunity to try something new and support local businesses.”
You can sign up for a free mobile pass to check in at select restaurants, collect points and redeem discounts.
“The more restaurants you visit, the more prizes you’ll win!” organizers said.
Here are the local restaurants and bars offering special menus and discounts for Restaurant Week:
Dragon Beaux: The restaurant’s $60 signature meal includes chili wonton, honey pepper wagyu beef and a Portuguese egg tartlet.
SR Prime Steakhouse: The eatery’s $90 signature meal includes a citrus mint salad, candied bacon and Chilean seabass with buttered leeks and poached oysters. Dessert is a Meyer lemon pudding cake.
32 Brews Street: The $40 signature meal includes deep-fried mozzarella with marinara sauce and Cajun shrimp alfredo with spicy cream sauce. There’s a tequila lime tart with toasted meringue and lime gelee for dessert.
A Seat At the Table: Buy three drinks, get one free. Buy a food item, get one 25% off. You can also $2 off a cafe drink when you purchase a food item
Ahipoki: 10% off your purchase
Bad Bakers: 15% off your purchase
Bambu Desserts & Drinks: 20% off total bill
Big Kahuna Frozen Yogurt & Juicery: Buy one, get one (up to a $6 value)
Carpenter Coffee: Buy one, get one 50% off.
Coatza Brewing Company: 20% off your purchase
Curry Pizza House: 20% off your purchase
Denny’s: Diners get a point for checking in.
Dust Bowl Brewing Company Old Town Tap House: Buy an entree, get one half off.
Earl of Sandwich: 20% off any sandwich, free fountain soda and chips with sandwich purchase
Fat Mike’s Pizza: The $58 signature meal features a large pizza, garlic sticks with cheese sauce and a family salad.
Fish & Things Poke Bar: $5 off purchase of $25 or more
Flatland Brewing Company: 20% off your meal with The Pizza Peel.
Fogão Gaúcho Brazilian Steakhouse: Free dessert with buffet purchase
Hello Temaki: 10% off food items
Jamie’s Cafe: 15% off check
Jang Goon Sushi & Korean BBQ: Patrons earn a point by checking in.
King’s Express Chinese Restaurant: Diners earn a point by checking in.
Kobe Steak & Sushi: 5% off purchase
La Fiesta Meat Market & Deli: 10% off entire bill
Old Town Pizza and Tap House: 10% off entire bill
Palermo Ristorante Italiano: Diners can earn a point by checking in
Pizza Twist: You can get two large, three-topping pizzas for $34, or two large specialty pizzas for $52. Buy one pizza, get another 50% off.
Prost Beer Hall: 10% off entire bill
Rare Tea Elk Grove: 10% off your purchase
Raw Sushi Bar Lounge: Happy hour pricing during Restaurant Week
Sal’s Kabob & Gyro Grill: 25% off your purchase
Sheldon Inn Restaurant & Bar: The $45 signature meal features a choice of Portuguese bean soup or the soup of the day, plus three-cheese risotto or braised short ribs and chocolate mousse.
Sheldon Wine Shop: Buy one, get one glass of wine.
South Slope Wines & Bistro: Enjoy a $25 wine-and-chocolate pairing or a $59 meal for two with pizza and a bottle of wine. 10% off on all wines.
StreetZlan Restaurant: Diners redeem a point by checking in.
Tasty Pot: One free macaron ice cream
The Old Spaghetti Factory: Free Sicilian garlic cheese bread with the purchase of an adult entree (dine-in only).
The Original Mike’s Diner: 10% off your meal
The Popcorn Store: Buy two small classic flavors and get one free; free medium kettle corn with $10 or more purchase.
Todo Un Poco: The $45 signature meal that includes a large salad, large one-topping pizza and a large order of spaghetti and meatballs with bread; you can upgrade the pasta to pizza for $5. A $37.50 signature meal features one appetizer or salad, one entree and one dessert of your choice.
Umai Bar & Grill: Diners can check in to earn a point.
West Coast Taco Bar: The $14 signature meal features Mexican street corn, a three-taco plate and churro doughnuts.
Yifang Taiwan Fruit Tea: 10% off entire order
恩記大排檔 Licious Cafe: Patrons can check in to earn a point.
To see the entire list of restaurants or sign up for a Restaurant Week pass, visit elkgroverestaurantweek.com.
This story was originally published January 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story misattributed some Dine Downtown menus to the incorrect Sacramento restaurants. The error has been corrected.