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Brew-Bird
OPENING TBD

Brew Bird Coffee + Creative – Granite Bay

LOCAL ADDITION
Brew Bird Creative Cafe is a Sacramento-based paint-your-own pottery café where guests can pick a ceramic piece and paint it while enjoying handcrafted drinks, including Camellia coffee, craft beer, and wine, along with light snacks. All painting supplies are included, and completed pieces are kiln-fired in-house for customers to pick up at a later date.
Brew Bird Creative Cafe to open location in former Granite Bay Peet's Coffee space -Sacramento Business Journal
Added July 15, 2026 - Region: Sacramento
Granite Bay
Lifes-Grind
OPENING JUL 2026

Life’s Grind – Elk Grove

LOCAL ADDITION
Life's Grind Coffee House is an independent specialty coffee shop concept rooted in Galt, CA, offering a full menu of hot, iced, and blended espresso drinks alongside fresh daily bakery items and breakfast and lunch food options. The menu includes coffee drinks, mushroom coffee, matcha, smoothies, pastries, sandwiches, power bowls, and avocado toast.
Galt coffee shop plans location in Elk Grove as owner eyes further expansion -Sacramento Business Journal
Added July 15, 2026 - Region: Sacramento
Elk Grove
Cali-Rays
opened about 2 months ago

Cali Rays Sourdough Deli – Galt

CHAIN LOCATION
Cali Rays Sourdough Deli is a California-based deli chain serving gourmet sandwiches on daily-baked sourdough bread, alongside fresh soups, wraps, salads, and flatbreads. Signature menu items include the French Dip and Garlic Pesto Turkey sandwiches, as well as daily soups such as New England Clam Chowder and Creamy Tomato Bisque.
This new sourdough sandwich chain is rising in the Central Valley. -Sacramento Bee
Added July 13, 2026 - Region: Sacramento
Galt
The-Golden-Pineapple
opened about 2 months ago

The Golden Pineapple

NEW CONCEPT
The Golden Pineapple is a dual-concept takeout operation from Kupros Craft House owners Keegan Currey and Steve Tokuhama, with one side of the space dedicated to a California-style deli and the other to a Hawaiian concept featuring plate lunches, ramen, and poke. The Hawaiian menu draws on family recipes including kalua pork and cabbage, chicken katsu, garlic mahi-mahi, and garlic shrimp, served alongside deli sandwiches where the two concepts intersect.
Added July 13, 2026 - Region: Sacramento
Sacramento
Vallarta-Prime
opened about 2 months ago

Vallarta Prime

NEW CONCEPT
Vallarta Prime is a contemporary Mexican restaurant specializing in premium seafood, grilled meats, and traditional Mexican cuisine inspired by the coastal flavors of Puerto Vallarta.
Added July 13, 2026 - Region: Sacramento
Sacramento
ume-tea-sacramento
opened about 2 months ago

Ume Tea – 2924 Fulton Ave

CHAIN LOCATION
Ume Tea is a boba tea chain founded in the Bay Area in 2019. Menu offerings include milk tea, fruit tea, fresh tea, coffee, bento boxes and snacks.
Added July 13, 2026 - Region: Sacramento
Sacramento
Oak-Park-Bardega
opened about 2 months ago

Oak Park Bardega

NEW CONCEPT
Oak Park Bardega is a neighborhood deli and cocktail bar concept from the team behind Darling Aviary in Downtown Sacramento and The Flamingo House in Midtown. The menu centers on sandwiches made with premium meats, fresh-baked bread, and crisp ingredients, complemented by a bar program featuring beer, wine, and cocktails.
Sacramento's latest bar openings include Day Tripper, Oak Park Bardega -Sacramento Business Journal
Added July 13, 2026 - Region: Sacramento
Sacramento
DayTripper
opened about 2 months ago

Day Tripper

NEW CONCEPT
Day Tripper is a cocktail bar from Irish Hospitality Group and is built around agave and cane spirits sourced from Latin America and the Caribbean, with a concept intentionally broader than any single region or tiki tradition. The menu spans elevated vacation-style drinks including caipirinhas, pisco sours, and frozen slushies with 33 cocktails each tied to a producer-owned spirit with a cultural story behind it.
Sacramento's latest bar openings include Day Tripper, Oak Park Bardega -Sacramento Business Journal
Added July 13, 2026 - Region: Sacramento
Sacramento
Bayt-Al-Mocha
OPENING SUMMER 2026

Bayt Al Mocha – Carmichael

CHAIN LOCATION
Bayt Al Mocha is a Dearborn, Michigan-based coffee franchise whose name and menu are rooted in the city of Mocha, Yemen. The menu spans both modern and traditional offerings, including frappes, smoothies, and shaken espresso alongside classic Yemeni drinks like Qishr (spiced coffee husks) and Mufawar (cardamom coffee), with Yemeni pastries such as honey-filled Sabaya and familiar options like croissants and cheesecake rounding out the food menu.
Bayt Al Mocha to bring Yemeni coffee to Sacramento area as franchise expands west -Sacramento Business Journal
Added July 13, 2026 - Region: Sacramento
Sacramento
Chubby-Cattle
OPENING TBD

Chubby Cattle – Roseville

CHAIN LOCATION
Chubby Cattle is an all-you-can-eat dining chain operating across three formats — BBQ (yakiniku), shabu shabu, and hotpot — with locations outfitted with robot servers, food conveyor belts, and immersive 5D projection dining rooms. The BBQ format centers on premium Wagyu, offered across tiered all-you-can-eat menus featuring American and Australian Full Blood Wagyu as well as Japanese A5 Wagyu.
Chubby Cattle restaurant chain could fill former Tahoe Joe’s space in Roseville -Sacramento Business Journal
Added July 13, 2026 - Region: Sacramento
Roseville
Thai-Smile-Noodle-Bar_Rancho-Cordova
opened about 3 months ago

Thai Smile Noodle Bar

NEW CONCEPT
Thai Smile Noodle Bar is a casual restaurant centered on traditional noodle dishes including Thai boat noodles in deeply seasoned broth, stir-fried noodles, rice dishes, curries, and street food-style sides.
Added July 13, 2026 - Region: Sacramento
Rancho Cordova
Cafex
opened about 3 months ago

CAFÉX: Coffee & Juice Bar

NEW CONCEPT
CAFÉX is a locally and Mexican-owned café concept centered on Mexican coffee culture, serving specialty espresso drinks, Mexican-inspired lattes like horchata and mazapán, fresh-pressed juices, aguas frescas, energy infusions and baked goods.
Added July 11, 2026 - Region: Sacramento
Sacramento
buddha-bowls-rolls_sac
OPENING TBD

Buddha Bowls and Rolls – 5644 J St

LOCAL ADDITION
Buddha Bowls and Rolls is a Sacramento-based Asian-American concept from Full Tilt Hospitality, centered on build-your-own spring rolls, noodle bowls, rice bowls, and banh mi-inspired sandwiches. The drink menu features fresh-pressed sugarcane juice, Vietnamese coffee, and tea beverages, rounded out by a selection of specialty cookies.
Buddha Bowls and Rolls may be opening an East Sacramento location -Sacramento Business Journal
Added July 7, 2026 - Region: Sacramento
Sacramento
ululanis
opened about 2 months ago

Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice – Sacramento

CHAIN LOCATION
Founded in Lahaina, Maui in 2008 by David and Ululani Yamashiro, Ululani's Hawaiian Shave Ice has grown from a 65-square-foot stand into a multi-state chain with locations across Hawaii, California, Texas, and Florida. The brand crafts its syrups in-house using 100% pure cane sugar, ultra-purified water, and natural fruit purees or juices, with customizable shave ice available in dozens of tropical flavors and topped with optional add-ons such as ice cream, mochi, azuki beans, and sweetened condensed milk.
Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice sets opening date in Old Sacramento -Sacramento Business Journal
Added July 7, 2026 - Region: Sacramento
Sacramento
Sentivo
opened about 2 months ago

Sentivo Vineyards & Winery

RELOCATION
Sentivo Vineyards & Winery is a family-owned Northern California winery with over 50 acres of estate vines, producing limited-run wines across multiple Sierra Foothills and Suisun Valley properties. The portfolio centers on Rhône and Italian varietals including Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Barbera, Sangiovese, and Syrah as well as specialty sparkling offerings.
Sentivo Vineyards, Crystal Basin Cellars open new locations in El Dorado County -Sacramento Business Journal
Added July 7, 2026 - Region: Sacramento
Shingle Springs
Chullas
opened about 2 months ago

Chulla’s Cafe

RELOCATION
Chulla's Café serves cuisine drawing from North, West, and East African coastal traditions, blended with influences from Asian, Latin American, and Pacific Coast cooking. The menu spans breakfast through dinner, with offerings that include coastal stews, omelets, burritos, and house made tropical drinks such as hibiscus tea.
Chulla's Cafe opens new location in Rocklin -Sacramento Business Journal
Added June 27, 2026 - Region: Sacramento
Rocklin
Sichuan-City
opened about 3 months ago

Sichuan City

NEW CONCEPT
Sichuan City is a locally owned Chinese restaurant whose menu blends personal favorites with interpretations of popular Chinese dishes. The menu features Sichuan-style specialties such as spicy boiled fish, Dan Dan noodles, and creamy shrimp, alongside appetizers, soups, rice, and chow mein dishes, with vegetarian options available.
Added June 27, 2026 - Region: Sacramento
Citrus Heights
Kings-Fish-House
OPENING JUN 2027

King’s Fish House – Roseville

CHAIN LOCATION
King's Fish House is a casual-dining seafood chain whose daily-printed menu highlights a broad raw bar selection and seasonal specials that rotate with fishing patterns. The chain operates its own seafood distribution arm, which hand-selects and delivers fresh product directly to its restaurants, with signature offerings including live oysters, seasonal catches, sushi, lobster, and crab.
Design Within Reach, King's Fish House to join Roseville Galleria's promenade -Sacramento Business Journal
Added June 27, 2026 - Region: Sacramento
Roseville
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