Readers’ picks: Food & Drink

Best affordable eats

1. Chando's Tacos

various locations; chandostacos.com

2. Jimboy's Tacos

various locations; jimboystacos.com

3. Willie's Burgers

various locations; williesburgers.com

Best baked goods

1. Freeport Bakery

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

2. Pushkin's Bakery

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

3. Ettore's European Bakery & Restaurant

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

Best barbecue

1. South

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

2. Urban Roots

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

3. Sandra Dee's Barbecue & Seafood

601 15th St.; (916) 448-6375; sandradeesbbq.com

Best brewery

1. Track 7 Brewing Company

3747 W. Pacific Ave., Suite F; 826 Professor Lane, Suite 100; (916) 520-4677; track7brewing.com

2. Bike Dog Brewing Company

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

2. Urban Roots

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

3. River City Brewing Company

6241 Fair Oaks Blvd., Suite G, Carmichael; (916) 550-5093; rivercitybrewing.net

Best brewpub Elk Grove

1. Dreaming Dog Brewery

2501 West Taron Court in Elk Grove; (916) 714-2735; dreamingdogbrewery.com

2. Tilted Mash Brewing

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

3. Flatland Brewing Co.

9183 Survey Road, Suite 104 in Elk Grove; flatlandbrewingco.com

Best brewpub Placer County

1. Auburn Alehouse

289 Washington St. in Auburn; (530) 885-2537; auburnalehouse.com

2. Broderick Roadhouse

1516 Eureka Road in Roseville; (916) 771-2722; broderick roadhouse.com/roseville

3. Final Gravity

9205 Sierra College Blvd. Suite 100 in Roseville; (916) 782-1166; finalgravitybeer.com

Best brewpub Sac

1. Urban Roots

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

2. Alaro Craft Brewery

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

3. Hop Gardens Taproom

2904 Franklin Blvd.; (916) 476-3889; facebook.com/ HopGardensCurtisPark

Best brewpub Yolo County

1. Burgers and Brew

403 Third St. in Davis; (530) 750-3600; burgersbrew.com

2. Sudwerk Brewing Co. Dock Store

2001 Second St. in Davis; (530) 302-3222; sudwerkbrew.com

3. Ruhstaller Shop

800 Business Park Drive, Suite G in Dixon; (530) 601-8240; ruhstallerbeer.com/shop

Best brunch Elk Grove

1. The Waffle Experience

8351 Elk Grove Blvd., Suite 100 in Elk Grove; (916) 647-3877; thewaffleexperience.com

2. Mel Dog's Cafe

9766 Waterman Road, Suite B in Elk Grove; (916) 686-4615

3. Stagecoach Restaurant

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

Best brunch Placer County

1. Four Sisters Cafe

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

2. Zocalo

1182 Roseville Parkway in Roseville; (916) 788-0303; zocalo sacramento.com/fountains

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. Putah Creek Cafe

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

2. Three Ladies Cafe

130 G St., Suite A in Davis; (530) 302-3434; threeladiescafe.com

3. Farmer's Kitchen Cafe at Natural Food Works

624 Fourth St. in Davis; (530) 756-1862; farmerskitchencafe.com

Best burger Elk Grove

1. Flaming Grill Cafe

2513 West Taron Court; (916) 226-9918; flaminggrillcafe.com

2. Local Burger

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

3. Boulevard Bistro

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

Best burger Placer County

1. Broderick Roadhouse in Roseville

1516 Eureka Road in Roseville; (916) 771-2722; broderick roadhouse.com/roseville

2. Squeeze Burger

106 North Sunrise Ave. in Roseville; (916) 783-2874; squeezeburger.com

3. Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar

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

Best burger Sac

1. Burgers and Brew

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

2. Broderick Roadhouse

1820 L St.; (916) 469-9720; broderickroadhouse.com

3. Pangaea Bier Cafe

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

Best burger Yolo County

1. Burgers and Brew

403 Third St. in Davis; (530)

750-3600; burgersbrew.com

2. The Burger Saloon

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

3. Plainfield Station Bar & Grill

23944 County Road 98 in Woodland; (530) 668-0207

Best Chinese

1. Frank Fat's

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

2. Golden Dragon

2800 Broadway, Suite 1; (916) 451-3888

3. Journey to the Dumpling

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

Best chocolatier

1. Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates

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

2. Le Grand Confectionary

2580 Fair Oaks Blvd., Suite 12; (916) 485-8000; legrandconfectionary.com

3. Ramon Perez, Puur Chocolat

(530) 277-0139; puurchocolat.com

Best cocktails

1. Shady Lady Saloon

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

2. Bottle & Barlow

1120 R St.; (916) 379-7719; bottleandbarlow.com

3. Jungle Bird

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

Best coffee Elk Grove

1. 18 Grams Coffee & Tea

9677 E. Stockton Blvd.; (916) 895-2672; 18gramscoffee.com

2. Coffee Spot Co.

8896 Elk Grove Blvd.; (916) 385-6722

3. Rescate Coffee Roasters

2475 Elk Grove Blvd., Suite 160; (916) 897-8459; rescatecoffee.com

Best coffee Placer County

1. Auburn Coffee Company

1425 Lincoln Way in Auburn; (530) 613-6500; auburncoffeecompany.com

2. Fourscore Coffee House

325 Lincoln St. in Roseville; (916) 390-0367; fourscorecoffee.com

3. Edwin's Coffee & Tea

2600 Sunset Blvd., Suite 108 in Rocklin; (916) 632-9753

Best coffee Sac

1. Temple Coffee Roasters

various locations; templecoffee.com

2. Camellia Coffee Roasters

1104 R St., Suite 150; camelliacoffeeroasters.com

3. Old Soul Co.

various locations; oldsoulco.com

Best coffee Yolo County

1. Temple Coffee Roasters

239 G St. in Davis; (530) 341-0574; templecoffee.com

2. Mishka's Café

610 Second St. in Davis; (530) 759-0811; mishkascafe.com

3. Bella Bean Coffee

729 Main St. in Woodland; (530) 379-4769; facebook.com/BellaBeanWoodland

Best dim sum

1. Hong Kong Islander

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

2. ABC Bakery

1309 Florin Road; (916) 421-4259

Best dive bar

1. Mercantile Saloon

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

2. Zebra Club

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

3. Elixir Bar & Grill

1815 10th St.; (916) 442-0693

Best doughnut shop

1. Marie's Donuts

2950 Freeport Blvd.; (916) 444-5245

2. Bakers Donuts

5880 Florin Road; (916) 392-8466

3. The Parlor Ice Cream Puffs

2620 Fair Oaks Blvd.; (916) 977-3997

Best fried chicken

1. South

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

2. Sandra Dee's Barbeque & Seafood

601 15th St.; (916) 448-6375; sandradeesbbq.com

3. Empress Tavern

1013 K St.; (916) 662-7694; empresstavern.com

Best frozen treats

1. Gunther's Ice Cream

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

2. Leatherby's Family Creamery

various locations; leatherbys.net

3. Vic's Ice Cream

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

Best Impossible Burger

1. Broderick Roadhouse

various locations; broderickroadhouse.com

2. Burgers and Brew

various locations; burgersbrew.com

3. Dad's Kitchen

2968 Freeport Blvd.; (916) 447-3237; ilovedadskitchen.com

Best Indian

1. Bombay Bar and Grill

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

2. Kathmandu Kitchen

1728 Broadway; (916) 441-2172; kathmandukitchen sacramento.net

3. India Oven

various locations; indiaoven.com

Best Italian

1. Paesanos

various locations; paesanos.biz

2. Biba Ristorante Italiano

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

3. Allora

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

Best Japanese

1. Akebono

4960 Freeprt Blvd.; (916) 731-8288; akebonojapaneserestaurant.com

2. Osaka-Ya

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

3. Takumi Izakaya Bar

826 J St.; (916) 228-4095; takumibar.com

Best Korean

1. Oz Korean BBQ

3343 Bradshaw Road; (916) 362-9292; 2605 Riparian Drive in Elk Grove; (916) 478-9292; ozkoreanbbq.com

2. Blue House Korean Restaurant

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

3. Tako Korean BBQ

3030 T St.; (916) 346-4933;

sactako.com

Best Mediterranean/Middle Eastern eats

1. Petra Greek

various locations; petragreek.com

2. Opa! Opa!

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

3. Cafe Morocco

1221 Alhambra Blvd.; (916) 731-4637.

Best Mexican food

1. Rey Azteca Restaurant & Bar

6140 Fair Oaks Blvd. in Carmichael; (916) 481-4995; reyaztecarestaurantbar.com

2. Tres Hermanas

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

3. Zocalo

various locations; zocalosacramento.com

3. Chando's Cantina

805 15th St.; (916) 400-3929; chandoscantina.com

Best new restaurant

1. Urban Roots

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

urbanrootsbrewing.com

2. Wedashii

1841 Howe Ave., Suite B; (916) 571-5595; wedashii.com

3. Canon

1719 34th St.; (916) 469-2433; canoneastsac.com

Best outdoor patio

1. Tower Cafe

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

2. LowBrau

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

3. Paragary's

1401 28th St.; (916) 457-5737; paragarysmidtown.com

Best pho

1. Pho Bac Hoa Viet

3110 Bradshaw Road; (916) 331-3888; phobachoaviet.com

2. Pho City

6175 Stockton Blvd., Suite 200; (916) 754-2143

3. Pho King II

6830 Stockton Blvd., Suite 180; (916) 395-9244

Best pizza Elk Grove

1. Old Town Pizza & Tap House

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

2. Lamppost Pizza

various locations; lamppost-backstreet.com

3. Fat Mike's Pizza

8970 Grant Line Road in Elk Grove; (916) 686-8543; fatmikespizza.com

Best pizza Placer County

1. Campelli's Pizza

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

2. Il Pizzaiolo

3640 Taylor Road in Loomis; (916) 672-6556; 230 S. Auburn St., Colfax; (530) 388-8412; ilpizzaiolowoodfiredpizza.com

3. Old Town Pizza

various locations; otpizza.net

Best pizza Sac

1. Pizza Rock

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

2. OneSpeed

4818 Folsom Blvd.; (916) 706-1748; onespeedpizza.com

3. Chicago Fire

various locations; (916) 443-0440; chicagofire.com

Best pizza Yolo County

1. Village Pizza & Grill

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

2. Manny's Pizza

638 Cottonwood St. in Woodland; (530) 723-5577; mannyspizzawoodland.com

3. Symposium Restaurant & Pizza House

1620 E. Eighth St. in Davis; (530) 756-3850; symposiumpizza.com

Best place for breakfast

1. Bacon & Butter

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

2. The Waffle Experience

various locations; thewaffleexperience.com

3. Harry's Cafe

2026 16th St.; (916) 448-0088

Best place for late-night eats

1. Ink Eats & Drinks

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

2. Burgers and Brew

various locations; burgersbrew.com

3. Uncle Vito's Slice of N.Y.

various locations; unclevito.com

Best place for meat-free eats

1. Mother

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

2. Sunflower Drive In

10344 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Fair Oaks; (916) 967-4331

3. Andy Nguyen's Vegetarian Restaurant

2007 Broadway; (916) 736-1157

Best place for something sweet

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 place to get a beer

1. Track 7 Brewing Company

3747 W. Pacific Ave., Suite F; 826 Professor Lane, Suite 100; (916) 520-4677; track7brewing.com

2. Kupros Craft House

1217 21st St.; (916) 440-0401; kuproscrafthouse.com

3. LowBrau

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

Best place to sip wine

1. Old Sugar Mill

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

2. 58 Degrees & Holding Co.

1217 18th St.; (916) 442-5858; 58degrees.com

2. The Rind

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

3. Amador wine country

amadorwine.com

Best place to watch sports

1. Firestone Public House

1132 16th St.; (916) 446-0888; publichousedowntown.net

2. De Vere's Irish Pub

1521 L St.; (916) 231-9947; 217 E St., Davis; (530) 204-5533; deverespub.com

3. Pizza Rock

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

Best poke

1. Fish Face Poke Bar

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

2. Poke Fix

3880 Truxel Road, Suite 200; (916) 333-4366; thepokefix.com

3. Poke Noke

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

Best ramen

1. Ramen House Raijin

1831 S St.; (916) 341-0488; ryujinramen.com

2. Shoki Ramen House

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

3. Kansai Ramen & Sushi House

2992 65th St., Suite 288; (916) 455-0288; kansairamensushi.com

Best restaurant Elk Grove

1. Boulevard Bistro

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

2. Plaza Del Sol

8523 Elk Grove Blvd. In Elk Grove; (916) 686-1550

3. Sheldon Inn Restaurant & Bar

9000 Grant Line Road in Elk Grove; (916) 686-8330; silvassheldoninn.com

Best restaurant Placer County

1. Nixtaco

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

2. Carpe Vino

1568 Lincoln Way in Auburn; (530) 823-0320; carpevinoauburn.com

3. Kabab Hut

6661 Stanford Ranch Road, Suite J in Rocklin; (916) 315-3315

Best restaurant Sac

1. The Kitchen Restaurant

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

2. The Waterboy

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

3. Localis

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

Best restaurant Yolo County

1. Seasons

102 F St. in Davis; (530) 750-1801; seasonsdavis.com

2. Zen Toro Japanese Bistro

132 E St., Suite 100 in Davis; (530) 753-0154; zentorosushi.com

3. Osteria Fasulo

2657 Portage Bay East, Suite 8 in Davis; (530) 758-1324; osteriafasulo.com

Best spot for happy hour

1. Ella Dining Room & Bar

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

2. Shady Lady Saloon

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

3. The Red Rabbit Kitchen & Bar

2718 J St.; (916) 706-2275; theredrabbit.net

Best spot for sandwiches

1. Corti Brothers

5810 Folsom Blvd.; (916) 736-3802; cortibrothers.com

2. The Sandwich Spot

various locations; thesandwichspot.com

3. Dad's Sandwiches

1310 S St.; (916) 448-3237; dadssandwiches.com

Best steakhouse

1. Ruth's Chris Steak House

501 Pavilions Lane; (916) 286-2702; 1185 Galleria Blvd., Suite P-120 in the Westfield Galleria at Roseville; (916) 780-6910; ruthschris.com

2. The Firehouse Restaurant

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

3. Morton's The Steakhouse

621 Capitol Mall; (916) 442-5091; mortons.com

Best sushi

1. Wedashii

1841 Howe Ave., Suite B; (916) 571-5595; wedashii.com

2. Kru

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

3. Lou's Sushi

2801 P St.; (916) 451-4700; lousushi.com

Best taco Elk Grove

1. La Favorita Taqueria

8924 Elk Grove Blvd. in Elk Grove; (916) 226-2707; lafavoritataqueria.com

2. Flako's Takos

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

3. Super Taco Mexican Restaurant

various locations; supertacomex.com

Best taco Placer County

1. Nixtaco

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

2. Taco Tree

180 Oakwood Dr. in Auburn; (530) 823-0969; 3995 Grass Valley Highway in Auburn; (530) 889-8206

3. Mezcalito Oaxacan Cuisine

5065 Pacific St. in Rocklin; (916) 701-4772; mezcalitocuisine.com

Best taco Yolo County

1. Taqueria Guadalajara

various locations; tgtacos.com

2. Taqueria Davis

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

3. Street Cravings (food truck)

facebook.com/StreetCravings

Best taco Sac

1. Chando's Tacos

various locations; chandostacos.com

2. Jimboy's Tacos

various locations; jimboystacos.com

2. Midtown's Cantina Alley

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

3. Taqueria Maya

2700 Broadway; (916) 457-7208; mayastaqueria.com

3. Taqueria Jalisco

330 16th St.; (916) 446-4834;

facebook.com/taqueriajaliscos

Best taproom/ bottle shop

1. Pangaea Bier Cafe

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

2. Fieldwork Brewing Co.

1805 Capitol Ave.; (916) 329-8367; fieldworkbrewing.com

3. Kupros Craft House

1217 21st St.; (916) 440-0401; kuproscrafthouse.com

Best Thai

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

1501 16th St.; (916) 382-9196; canteensac.com

Best vegan bargain dining

1. Mother

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

mothersacramento.com

2. Anna's Vegan Cafe

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

3. Noble Vegetarian

5049 College Oak Dr., Suite A; (916) 334-6060; noblevegan.com

Best vegan dish in non-vegan resto

1. Carrot Nutburger, Mother

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

2. Portobello Fries, Echo & Rig

500 NW J St., Suite 150; (916) 619-8939; echoandrig.com

2. Vegan Buffalo, Buffalo Pizza; Buffalo Pizza & Ice Cream Co.

2600 21st St.; (916) 451-6555; buffalobreakfastpizza.com

3. Mysore Masala Dosa, Kaveri Madras Cuisine

1148 Fulton Ave.; (916) 481-9970

Best vegan fine dining

1. Andy Nguyen's Vegetarian Restaurant

2007 Broadway; (916) 736-1157

2. El Papagayo Restaurant

5804 Marconi Ave. in Carmichael; (916) 487-7742; elpapagayocarmichael.com

2. Veg Cafe & Bar

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

3. Cantina Azteca

6400 Fair Oaks Blvd. In Carmichael; (916) 993-8411; reyaztecabreakfast.com

Best wine list

1. Grange Restaurant & Bar

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

2. Allora

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

3. Hawks Restaurant

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

best bartender

1. Karina Martinez, The Golden Bear/The Red Rabbit Kitchen & Bar

2324 K St.; (916) 441-2242; goldenbear916.com; 2718 J St.; (916) 706-2275; theredrabbit.net

2. Art Rodriguez, Old Ironsides

1901 10th St.; (916) 442-3504; theoldironsides.com

3. Jack Winks, Canon

1719 34th St.; (916) 469-2433; canoneastsac.com

Best chef

1. Patrick Mulvaney, Mulvaney's B&L

1215 19th St.; (916) 441-1771; mulvaneysbl.com

2. N'Gina and Ian Kavookjian, South

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

3. Chris Barnum-Dann, Localis

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

Best pastry chef

1. Lisa Debernardi, The Waterboy

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

2. Kira O'Donnell Babich, Real Pie Company

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

3. Kari Hawley, The Porch Restaurant & Bar

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