Food & Drink winners

Best baked goods

1. Freeport Bakery

2966 Freeport Blvd.; (916) 442-4256; freeportbakery.com

2. Ettore’s European Bakery And Restaurant

2376 Fair Oaks Blvd.; (916) 482-0708; ettores.com

3. Pushkin’s Bakery

1820 29th St.; (916) 376-7752; pushkinsbakery.com

Best barbecue

1. Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse

1322 V St.; (916) 706-3741; urbanrootsbrewing.com

2. Tank House Bbq And Bar

1925 J St.; (916) 431-7199; tankhousebbq.com

3. South

2005 11th St.; (916) 382-9722; weheartfriedchicken.com

Best bartender

1. Baron Stelling, Shady Lady Saloon

1409 R St.; (916) 231-9121; shadyladybar.com

2. Karina Martinez, The Snug

1800 15th St.; snugca.com

3. Art Rodriguez, Old Ironsides

1901 10th St.; (916) 443-9751; theoldironsides.com

Best brain freeze

1. Gunther’s Ice Cream

2801 Franklin Blvd.; (916) 457-6646; gunthersicecream.com

2. Leatherby’s Family Creamery

2333 Arden Way; (916) 920-8382; leatherbys.net

3. Vic’s Ice Cream

3199 Riverside Blvd.; (916) 448-0892; vicsicecream.com

Best breakfast Elk Grove

1. The Waffle Experience

4391 Gateway Park Blvd., Suite 650; (916) 285-0562; thewaffleexperience.com

2. Stagecoach Restaurant

8713 Elk Grove Blvd.; (916) 685-7803;

3. Sarom’s Southern Kitchen

1901 El Camino Ave.; (916) 571-5355; saromssouthernkitchen.com

Best breakfast Placer County

1. Four Sisters Cafe

9050 Fairway Drive, Suite 165, Roseville; (916) 797-0770; foursisterscafe.com

2. Zocalo

1801 Capitol Ave.; (916) 441-0303; zocalosacramento.com

3. Peg’s Glorified Ham And Eggs

1950 Douglas Blvd., Roseville; (916) 782-2400; eatatpegs.com

Best breakfast Sac

1. Bacon & Butter

5913 Broadway; (916) 346-4445; baconandbuttersac.com

2. Tower Cafe

1518 Broadway; (916) 441-0222; towercafe.com

3. Orphan Breakfast House

3440 C St.; (916) 442-7370; orphanbreakfast.com

Best breakfast Yolo County

1. Putah Creek Cafe

1 Main St., Winters; (530) 795-2682; putahcreekcafe.com

2. Serrano’s Cafe

3021 W. Capitol Ave., West Sacramento; (916) 376-0860

3. The Elephant Shack

39492 Kentucky Ave., Wooland; (530) 666-2266; facebook.com/TheElephantShack

Best brewery Elk Grove

1. Dreaming Dog Brewery

2501 W. Taron Court; (916) 714-2735; dreamingdogbrewery.com

2. Flatland Brewing Co.

9183 Survey Road, Suite 104; flatlandbrewingco.com

3. Tilted Mash Brewing

9175 Union Park Way; (916) 714-6274; tiltedmash.com

Best brewery Placer County

1. Knee Deep Brewing Company

13395 New Airport Road H, Auburn; (530) 797-4677; kneedeepbrewing.com

2. Moonraker Brewing

12970 Earhart Ave., Suite 100, Auburn; (530) 745-6816; moonrakerbrewing.com

3. Moksa Brewing Co.

5860 Pacific St., Rocklin; (916) 824-1366; moksabrewing.com

Best brewery Sac

1. Track 7 Brewing Company

3747 W. Pacific Ave., Suite F; (916) 520-4677; track7brewing.com

2. Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse

1322 V St.; (916) 706-3741; urbanrootsbrewing.com

3. New Glory Brewery

8251 Alpine Ave.; (916) 451-9355; newglorybeer.com

Best brewery Yolo County

1. Bike Dog Brewing Company

2534 Industrial Blvd., Suite 110, West Sacramento; (916) 572-0788; bikedogbrewing.com

2. Jackrabbit Brewing Co.

1323 Terminal St., West Sacramento; (916) 873-8659; jackrabbitbrewing company.com

3. Sudwerk Brewing Co.

2001 2nd St., Davis; (530) 302-3222; sudwerkbrew.com

Best brewfest

1. Capitol Beer Fest

capitolbeerfest.com

2. California Brewers Festival

calbrewfest.com

3. Raley Field Brewfest

raleyfield.com

Best burger Elk Grove

1. Flaming Grill Cafe

2513 W. Taron Court, Suite 180, Elk Grove; (916) 359-0840; flaminggrill cafe.com/elk-grove-location

2. Boulevard Bistro

8941 Elk Grove Blvd.; (916) 685-2220; blvdbistro.com

3. Local Burger

3443 Laguna Blvd., Suite 150; (916) 226-2900; localburgereg.com

Best burger Placer County

1. Squeeze Burger

106 N. Sunrise Ave., Suite C1, Roseville; (916) 783-2874; squeezeburger.roseville.com

2. Broderick Roadhouse In Roseville

1516 Eureka Road, Roseville; (916) 771-2722; broderickroseville.com

3. Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar

238 Gibson Drive, Roseville; (916) 727-6321; lazydogrestaurants.com

Best burger Sac

1. Burgers And Brew

1409 R St., Suite 105; (916) 442-0900; burgersbrew.com

2. Broderick Roadhouse

319 6th St., West Sacramento; (916) 372-2436; broderickroadhouse.com/west-sacramento

3. Willie’s Burgers

110 K St.; (916) 573-3897; williesburgers.com

Best burger Yolo County

1. Burgers And Brew

403 3rd St., Davis; (530) 750-3600; burgersbrew.com

2. Redrum Burger

(Closed on Aug. 4).

3. The Burger Saloon

601 Main St., Woodland; (530) 668-2747; theburgersaloon.com

Best cheap eats

1. Chando’s Tacos

Various locations; chandostacos.com

2. Jimboy’s Tacos

Various locations; jimboystacos.com

3. The Coconut On T

1110 T St.; (916) 822-4665; thecoconutthai.com

Best chef

1. Billy Ngo, Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine

3135 Folsom Blvd.; (916) 551-1559; krurestaurant.com

2. Billy Zoellin, Bacon & Butter

3839 J St.; (916) 475-1801; baconandbuttersac.com

3. Kelly McCown, The Kitchen

2225 Hurley Way; (916) 568-7171; thekitchenrestaurant.com

Best chocolatier

1. Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates

1801 L St.; (916) 706-1738; gingerelizabeth.com

2. Le Grand Confectionary

2580 Fair Oaks Blvd.; (916) 485-8000; legrandconfectionary.com

3. Ramon Perez, Puur Chocolat

4366 Pinell St.; (530) 277-0139; puurchocolat.com

Best cocktails

1. Shady Lady Saloon

1409 R St.; (916) 231-9121; shadyladybar.com

2. Jungle Bird

2516 J St.; (916) 476-3280; thejunglebird.com

3. The Snug

1800 15th St.; snugca.com

Best dim sum

1. Journey To The Dumpling

7419 Laguna Blvd., Suite 180, Elk Grove; (916) 509-9556; journeytothedumpling.com

2. Dim Sum House

2631 Broadway; (916) 456-6688; facebook.com/dimsumhouse

3. Hong Kong Islander

5675 Freeport Blvd.; (916) 392-3388; hongkongislander.com

Best dive bar Elk Grove

1. Elk Grove Sports Bar & Grill

9661 Elk Grove Florin Road, Suite C; (916) 685-6103; facebook.com/egsporty

2. Bob’s Club

9039 Elk Grove Blvd.; (916) 685-2064; bobsclubeg.com

3. The Wrangler Bar

8945 Grant Line Road; (916) 714-9911; thewranglerbar.com

Best dive bar Placer County

1. The Glass Turtle

901 Sunrise Ave., Roseville; (916) 782-5000

2. Boneshaker Public House

2168 Sunset Blvd., Suite 140, Rocklin; (916) 259-2337; boneshakerpub.com

3. Sully’s Bar & Grill

4451 Pacific St., Rocklin; (916) 630-5516; sullysbarngrill.com

Best dive bar Sac

1. Mercantile Saloon

1928 L St.; (916) 447-0792; facebook.com/themercantilesaloon

2. Zebra Club

1900 P St.; (916) 442-3972; zebraclubbarsacramento.com

3. B-Side

1430 S St.; (916) 706-1830; b-sidesacramento.com

Best dive bar Yolo County

1. Froggy’s

726 2nd St., Davis.; (530) 758-7550; facebook.com/froggysbarandgrill

2. The Stag

506 Main St., Woodland; (530) 668-8373

3. G St. Wunderbar

228 G St., Davis; (530) 756-9227; gstreetwunderbar.com

Best doughnut shop

1. Marie’s Donuts

2950 Freeport Blvd.; (916) 444-5245

2. Baker’s Donuts

5880 Florin Road; (916) 392-8466

3. Sweet Dozen

5207 Madison Ave., Suite E; (916) 344-2000; sweetdozen.com

Best established restaurant that should stay open forever

1. Tower Cafe

1518 Broadway; (916) 441-0222; towercafe.com

2. Mikuni

various locations; mikunisushi.com

3. Zelda’s Original Gourmet Pizza

1415 21st St.; (916) 447-1400; zeldasgourmetpizza.com

Best food & drink social media influencer

1. Sac Food And Booze

IG: @Sacfoodandbooze

2. Beers In Sac

IG: @Beersinsac

3. Mandy H.

IG: @Eatswithmandy

Best fried chicken

1. South

2005 11th St.; (916) 382-9722; weheartfriedchicken.com

2. Nash & Proper

3621 Broadway; (916) 426-6712; nashandproper.com

3. Kiki’s Chicken Place

various locations; kikischicken.com

Best friendly cup of coffee Elk Grove

1. 18 Grams Coffee & Tea

9677 E. Stockton Blvd.; (916) 895-2672; facebook.com/18GRAMS.EG

2. Coffee Spot Co.

8896 Elk Grove Blvd.; (916) 385-6722; facebook.com/coffeespotco

3. Savvy House Coffee Bar

9630 Bruceville Road, Suite 104; (916) 667-3846

Best friendly cup of coffee Placer County

1. Shady Coffee & Tea

325 Douglas Blvd., Roseville; (916) 742-4117; shadycoffeeandtea.com

2. The Pour Choice

177 Sacramento St., Auburn; (530) 820-3451; thepourchoice.com

3. Fourscore Coffee House

327 Lincoln St., Roseville; (916) 390-0367; fourscorecoffee.com

Best friendly cup of coffee Sac

1. Temple Coffee Roasters

various locations; templecoffee.com

2. Old Soul Co.

Rear Alley, 1716 L St.; (916) 443-7685; oldsoulco.com

3. Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters

various locations; chocolatefishcoffee.com

Best friendly cup of coffee Yolo County

1. Temple Coffee Roasters

various locations; templecoffee.com

2. Mishka’s Café

610 2nd St., Davis; (530) 759-0811; mishkascafe.com

3. Common Grounds Coffee

2171 Cowell Blvd., Davis; (530) 792-1781; commongroundsdavis.com

Best happy hour

1. Iron Horse Tavern

1800 15th St.; (916) 448-4488; ironhorsetavern.net

2. Ella Dining Room & Bar

1131 K St.; (916) 443-3772; elladiningroomandbar.com

3. Coin-Op Game Room

908 K St.; (916) 661-6983; coinopsac.com

Best vegan burger

1. Burger Patch

2301 K St.; (916) 750-4200; theburgerpatch.com

2. Burgers And Brew

various locations; burgersbrew.com

3. Dad’s Kitchen

various locations; ilovedadskitchen.com

Best local beer name that makes you chuckle

1. Nukin’ Futz, Track 7 Brewing Company

various locations; track7brewing.com

2. Wake Me Up Before You Cocoa, New Glory Craft Brewery

8251 Alpine Ave.; (916) 451-9355; newglorybeer.com

3. Monkey Knife Fight, Tower Brewing Company

1210 66th St., Suite B; (916) 272-4472; towerbrewingcompany.com

Best midnight snack

1. Uncle Vito’s Slice Of N.Y.

various locations; unclevito.com

2. Ink Eats & Drinks

2730 N St.; (916) 456-2800; inkeats.com

3. Burgers And Brew

various locations; burgersbrew.com

Best new restaurant

1. Beast & Bounty

1701 R St.; (916) 244-4016; eatbeastandbounty.com

2. Alaro Craft Brewery

2004 Capitol Ave.; (916) 436-7711; alarobrewing.com

3. La Crosta Pizza Bar

330 3rd St., West Sacramento; (916) 389-0372; lacrostapizzabar.com

Best outdoor patio to kick it

1. Tower Cafe

1518 Broadway; (916) 441-0222; towercafe.com

2. Lowbrau

1050 20th St.; (916) 706-2636; lowbrausacramento.com

3. Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse

1322 V St.; (916) 706-3741; urbanrootsbrewing.com

Best pastry chef

1. Kira O’Donnell Babich, Real Pie Company

2425 A 24th St.; (916) 838-4007; realpiecompany.com

2. Tristine McKee, The Porch Restaurant & Bar

1815 K St.; (916) 444-2423; theporchrestaurantandbar.com

3. Lisa DeBernardi, The Waterboy

2000 Capitol Ave.; (916) 498-9891; waterboyrestaurant.com

Best place for Chinese food

1. Frank Fat’s

806 L St.; (916) 442-7092; frankfats.com

2. Journey To The Dumpling

7419 Laguna Blvd., Suite 180, Elk Grove; (916) 509-9556; journeytothedumpling.com

3. Golden Dragon

8470 Elk Grove Blvd., Suite 130, Elk Grove; (916) 683-9828; goldendragon.info

Best place for Indian food

1. Bombay Bar And Grill

1315 21st St.; (916) 441-7100; bombaybarngrill.com

2. Kathmandu Kitchen

various locations; kathmandukitchensacramento.net

2. India Oven

7423 Laguna Blvd., Suite 100, Elk Grove; (916) 249-0440; indiaoven.com

3. Pooja Indian Grill

1225 Merkley Ave., West Sacramento; (916) 375-8906; poojaindiangrill.com

Best place for Italian food

1. Paesanos

various locations; paesanos.biz

2. Biba Ristorante Italiano

2801 Capitol Ave.; (916) 455-2422; biba-restaurant.com

3. Il Fornaio

various locations; ilfornaio.com

Best place for Japanese food

1. Raijin Ramen House

1901 S St.; (916) 498-9968; ramenhouseraijin.com

2. Binchoyaki Izakaya Dining

2226 10th St.; (916) 469-9448; binchoyaki.com

3. Osaka-Ya

2215 10th St.; (916) 446-6857; osakaya-wagashi.com

Best place for Korean food

1. Oz Korean BBQ

various locations; ozkoreanbbq.com

2. Blue House Korean Restaurant

1030 Howe Ave.; (916) 646-2004; bluehousesacramento.com

3. YD Tofu House

various locations; ydtofu.com

Best place for Mediterranean/Middle Eastern food

1. Petra Greek

various locations; petragreek.com

2. Opa! Opa!

5644 J St., Suite A; (916) 451-4000; eatatopa.com

3. Kasbah

2115 J St.; (916) 442-4388; kasbahlounge.com

Best place for Mexican food

1. Tres Hermanas

2416 K St.; (916) 443-6919; treshermanasonk.com

2. Zocalo

various locations; zocalosacramento.com

3. Midtown’s Cantina Alley

2320 Jazz Alley; (833) 232-0639; cantinaalley.com

Best place for organic food/produce

1. Sacramento Natural Foods Co-Op

2820 R St.; (916) 455-2667; sac.coop

2. Sunday Farmer’s Market under the freeway

W St. &, 8th St.

3. Midtown Farmer’s Market

1050 20th St.; (916) 442-1500; explore midtown.org/midtown-farmers -market

Best place for Thai food

1. The Coconut On T

1110 T St.; (916) 822-4665; thecoconutthai.com

2. Thai Basil

2431 J St.; (916) 442-7690; thaibasilrestaurant.com

3. Thai Canteen

various locations; thaicanteensac.com

Best place for Vietnamese food

1. Pho Bac Hoa Viet

various locations; hoavietstockton.com

2. Star Ginger Asian Grill & Noodle Bar

3101 Folsom Blvd.; (916) 231-8888; stargingerrestaurant.com

3. Pho Saigon Bay

various locations; phosaigonbay.com

Best place to get a beer

1. SacYard Community Tap House

1725 33rd St.; (916) 400-4708; sacyard.beer

2. Track 7 Brewing Company

various locations; track7brewing.com

3. Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse

1322 V St.; (916) 706-3741; urbanrootsbrewing.com

Best place to get juice/smoothies

1. Pressed Juicery

various locations; pressedjuicery.com

2. Sun & Soil Juice Company

various locations; (916) 341-0327; sunandsoiljuice.com

3. Nekter Juice Bar

various locations; nekterjuicebar.com

Best place to gorge on cheese

1. The Rind

1801 L St., Suite 40; (916) 441-7463; therindsacramento.com

2. The Melting Pot

various locations; meltingpot.com

3. Squeeze Burger

various locations; squeezeburger.com

Best place to sip wine

1. Old Sugar Mill

35265 Willow Ave., Clarksburg; (916) 744-1615; oldsugarmill.com

2. The Rind

1801 L St., Suite 40; (916) 441-7463; therindsacramento.com

3. Revolution Wines

2831 S St.; (916) 444-7711; rev.wine

Best poke

1. Fish Face Poke Bar

1104 R St., Suite 100; (916) 706-0605; fishfacepokebar.com

2. Poke Fix

3880 Truxel Road, Suite 20; (916) 333-4366; thepokefix.com

3. Poke Noke

2254 Fair Oaks Blvd.; (916) 568-9811; pokenoke.com

Best pub

1. De Vere’s Irish Pub

various locations; deverespub.com

2. Fox & Goose

1001 R St.; (916) 443-8825; foxandgoose.com

3. Bonn Lair

3651 J St.; (916) 455-7155; bonnlair.com

Best ramen

1. Raijin Ramen House

1901 S St.; (916) 498-9968; ramenhouseraijin.com

2. Shoki Ramen House

1201 R St.; (916) 441-0011; shokiramenhouse.com

3. Shoku Ramen Bar

1221 Alhambra Blvd., Suite 107; (916) 882-6888; shokuramenbar.com

Best restaurant Elk Grove

1. Journey To The Dumpling

7419 Laguna Blvd., Suite 180; (916) 509-9556; journeytothedumpling.com

2. Brick House Restaurant & Lounge

9027 Elk Grove Blvd., Suite 100; (916) 714-0840; brickhouse-eg.com

3. Boulevard Bistro

8941 Elk Grove Blvd.; (916) 685-2220; blvdbistro.com

Best restaurant Placer County

1. Hawks Restaurant-Granite Bay

5530 Douglas Blvd., Granite Bay; (916) 791-6200; hawksrestaurant.com

2. Nixtaco

1805 Cirby Way, Suite 12 Roseville; (916) 771-4165; nixta.co

3. Farmhaus Fresh

8230 Auburn Folsom Road, Granite Bay; (916) 772-3276; farmhausfresh.com

Best restaurant Sac

1. The Kitchen Restaurant

2225 Hurley Way; (916) 568-7171; thekitchenrestaurant.com

2. Mulvaney’s B&L

1215 19th St.; (916) 441-6022; mulvaneysbl.com

3. The Waterboy

2000 Capitol Ave.; (916) 498-9891; waterboyrestaurant.com

Best restaurant that didn’t receive a Michelin star

1. Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine

3135 Folsom Blvd.; (916) 551-1559; krurestaurant.com

2. Mulvaney’s B&L

1215 19th St.; (916) 441-6022; mulvaneysbl.com

3. Localis

2031 S St.; (916) 737-7699; localissacramento.com

Best restaurant Yolo County

1. Cafe Bernardo

234 D St., Davis; (530) 750-5101; davis.cafebernardo.com

2. Seasons

102 F St., Davis; (530) 746-5500; seasonsdavis.com

3. The Mustard Seed

222 D St., Suite 11, Davis; (530) 758-5750; mustardseeddavis.com

Best slice of pizza Elk Grove

1. Old Town Pizza & Tap House

9677 Elk Grove Florin Road; (916) 686-6655; otpmenu.com

2. Chicago Fire

7101 Laguna Blvd.; (916) 667-8370; chicagofire.com/elkgrove

3. Lamppost Pizza

5109 Laguna Blvd.; (916) 691-3456

Best slice of pizza Placer County

1. Old Town Pizza

various locations; otpizza.net

2. Cool River Pizza

1805 Cirby Way, Suite 3, Roseville; (916) 786-9000; mycoolriverpizza.com

3. Campelli’s Pizza

7480 Foothills Blvd., Roseville; (916) 784-8440; campellispizza.com

Best slice of pizza Sac

1. Uncle Vito’s Slice Of N.Y.

various locations; unclevito.com

2. Zelda’s Original Gourmet Pizza

1415 21st St.; (916) 447-1400; zeldasgourmetpizza.com

3. Pizza Rock

1020 K St.; (916) 737-5777; pizzarocksacramento.com

Best slice of pizza Yolo County

1. La Crosta Pizza Bar

330 3rd St., West Sacramento; (916) 389-0372; lacrostapizzabar.com

2. Village Pizza & Grill

403 G St., Davis; (530) 750-0100; villagepizzagrill.biz

3. New York Pizza Pie

1495 East St., Woodland; (530) 650-8313; newyorkpizzapiewoodland.com

Best sommelier

1. Corti Brothers

5810 Folsom Blvd.; (916) 736-3800; cortibrothers.com

2. Elizabeth-Rose Mandalou, Allora

5215 Folsom Blvd., Suite 4536; (916) 538-6434; allorasacramento.com

3. Mario Ortiz, The Firehouse Restaurant

1112 2nd St.; (916) 442-4772; firehouseoldsac.com

Best soul food

1. South

2005 11th St.; (916) 382-9722; weheartfriedchicken.com

2. Sarom’s Southern Kitchen

various locations; saromssouthernkitchen.com

3. Cora Lorraine’s Soul Food & BBQ

4147 23rd Ave.; (916) 476-3466;

facebook.com/coralorrainesoul

Best spiciest bite

1. Nash & Proper

3621 Broadway; (916) 426-6712; nashandproper.com

2. Szechuan Spicy House

6914 65th St.; (916) 392-9888; szechuanspicy.com

3. Spice Of Life Cuisine

6640 Valley Hi Drive, Suite B; (916) 689-9109

Best sports bar to yell at the screen

1. Public House Downtown

1132 16th St.; (916) 446-0888; phdowntown.com

2. University Of Beer

various locations; theuob.com

3. Coin-Op Game Room

908 K St.; (916) 661-6983; coinopsac.com

Best spot for sandwiches

1. Corti Brothers

5810 Folsom Blvd.; (916) 736-3800; cortibrothers.com

2. The Sandwich Spot

various locations; thesandwichspot.com

3. Beach Hut Deli

various locations; beachhutdeli.com

Best steakhouse

1. Ruth’s Chris Steak House

various locations; ruthschris.com

2. Mulvaney’s B&L

1215 19th St.; (916) 441-6022; mulvaneysbl.com

3. The Firehouse Restaurant

1112 2nd St.; (916) 442-4772; firehouseoldsac.com

Best sushi

1. Mikuni

various locations; mikunisushi.com

2. Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine

3135 Folsom Blvd.; (916) 551-1559; krurestaurant.com

3. Midtown Sushi

2801 P St.; (916) 451-4700; midtownsushi.net

Best sweet shop

1. Rick’s Dessert Diner

2401 J St.; (916) 444-0969; ricksdessertdiner.com

2. Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates

1801 L St., Suite 60; (916) 706-1738; gingerelizabeth.com

3. Freeport Bakery

2966 Freeport Blvd.; (916) 442-4256; freeportbakery.com

Best taco Elk Grove

1. Super Taco Mexican Restaurant

various locations; supertacomex.com

2. Netillo’s Takos

8451 Elk Grove Blvd., Suite 10; (916) 627-1339

3. La Favorita Taqueria

various locations; lafavoritataqueria.com

Best taco Placer County

1. Nixtaco

1805 Cirby Way, Suite 12 Roseville; (916) 771-4165; nixta.co

2. Carmelita’s

various locations; carmelitasgroup.com

3. Taco Tree

various locations

Best taco Sac

1. Chando’s Tacos

various locations; chandostacos.com

2. Jimboy’s Tacos

various locations; jimboystacos.com

3. Midtown’s Cantina Alley

2320 Jazz Alley; (833) 232-0639; cantinaalley.com

Best taco Yolo County

1. Taqueria Guadalajara

various locations; tgtacos.com

2. Taqueria Davis

505 1/2 L St., Davis; (530) 758-8453; taqueriadavis.com

3. Street Cravings

facebook.com/StreetCravings

Best taproom/ bottle shop

1. Pangaea Bier Cafe

2743 Franklin Blvd.; (916) 454-4942; pangaeabiercafe.com

2. Capitol Beer & Tap Room

2222 Fair Oaks Blvd.; (916) 922-1745; capitolbeer.com

3. Sacyard Community Tap House

1725 33rd St.; (916) 400-4708; sacyard.beer

Best brunch Elk Grove

1. The Waffle Experience

8351 Elk Grove Blvd.; (916) 647-3877; thewaffleexperience.com

2. Stagecoach Restaurant

8713 Elk Grove Blvd.; (916) 685-7803

3. Mel Dog’s Cafe

9766 Waterman Road, Suite B; (916) 686-4615; mel-dogs-cafe. local-cafes.com

Best brunch Placer County

1. Four Sisters Cafe

9050 Fairway Drive, Suite 165, Roseville; (916) 797-0770; foursisterscafe.com

2. Zocalo

1182 Roseville Parkway, Roseville; (916) 788-0303; zocalosacramento.com/fountains

3. Nancy’s Cafe

356 Elm Ave., Auburn; (530) 878-5099; nancyscafeauburn.com

Best brunch Sac

1. Bacon & Butter

5913 Broadway; (916) 346-4445; baconandbuttersac.com

2. Tower Cafe

1518 Broadway; (916) 441-0222; towercafe.com

3. Fox & Goose

1001 R St.; (916) 443-8825; foxandgoose.com

Best brunch Yolo County

1. Cafe Bernardo

234 D St., Davis; (530) 750-5101; davis.cafebernardo.com

2. Putah Creek Cafe

1 Main St., Winters; (530) 795-2682; putahcreekcafe.com

3. La Crosta Pizza Bar

330 3rd St., West Sacramento; (916) 389-0372; lacrostapizzabar.com

Best vegan bargain dining

1. Mother

1023 K St.; (916) 594-9812; mothersacramento.com

2. The Coconut On T

1110 T St.; (916) 822-4665; thecoconutthai.com

3. Anna’s Vegan Cafe

3500 Stockton Blvd.; (916) 451-6842; annavegancafe.com

Best vegan fine dining

1. Pushkin’s Restaurant

1813 Capitol Ave.; (916) 823-5520; pushkinskitchen.com

2. Andy Nguyen’s Vegetarian Restaurant

2007 Broadway; (916) 736-1157

3. Veg Cafe & Bar

2431 J St.; (916) 448-8768; vegmidtown.com

Best wine list

1. The Rind

1801 L St.; (916) 441-7463; therindsacramento.com

2. Grange Restaurant & Bar

926 J St.; (916) 492-4450; thecitizenhotel.com

3. Hawks Provisions And Public House

1525 Alhambra Blvd.; (916) 588-4440; hawkspublichouse.com

Best wine-tasting day trip

1. Amador County

amadorwine.com

2. Napa

napavintners.com

3. Clarksburg

clarksburgwinecountry.com

Best worldly treats

1. KP International Market

10971 Olson Drive, Rancho Cordova; (916) 853-8000; sac.kpinternationalmarket.com

2. La Esperanza Bakery & Store

5044 Franklin Blvd.; (916) 455-0215

3. 85°C Bakery Café

various locations; 85cbakerycafe.com