January 6th, 2026

Sacramento’s annual exclusive culinary experience Dine Downtown is back! Start the new year by exploring new culinary delights, enjoying dinner at your cherished favorites, or crossing off that elusive restaurant from your must-visit list.
During Dine Downtown, savor a specially crafted 3-course meal for a set price of $45 per person, all while showing your support for local Sacramento restaurants.
Taking place from January 9 – 18, 2026, this year’s event boasts a robust lineup of participating eateries right in the heart of Midtown. Delve into the details to discover which Midtown establishments are joining the festivities and get a glimpse of their enticing menus.
Choose between three different Cheese Fondues with bread, fruit, and veggies to dip and three different Salads. Then cook one of three Entrees tableside in a cooking style of your choice.
Start with Shigoku Oyster Shooters or Baja Camarones Crostini, followed by Sopa de Elote or Clam Chowder. Then choose between Citrus Miso Glazed Salmon, Roasted Seasonal Mushroom, Gulf Shrimp Tacos, Birria Short Ribs, or Roasted Split Red Snapper. Finish with either Brown Butter Cake or Dulce de Leche.
Start with Bitter Greens Salad, then have Coq au Vin, and end with Île Flottante.
Start with Sopa de Repollo or Ensalada de Alfonso, then choose between Jarret de Cordero ‘Cazador’, Redoblado Americana, or Casarecce a la Siciliana, then end with Flan or Tiramisù.
Start with Shaved Fennel and Local Citrus Salad, then try Beef Stroganoff, and finish with Mandarin Coppetta.
Start with Artisan Lettuces with a choice of Potato Chips and Onion Dip or Bread and Hummus, then choose between Roasted Steelhead Trout or House-made Gnocchi with Beer Batter Fried Rings or Roasted Vegetables, and end with Chocolate Avocado Mousse or Carrot Cake Cookie.
Start with a choice of New Beginnings Salad or Fried Green Beans, then have Fried Rock Fish and Grits, Blackened Squash and Marinated Tofu, or Wild Mushroom Risotto. Finish with either Biscuit Egg Tart or Vegan Vanilla Cupcake.
Choose between Tzatziki or Sabzi Salad, then between Not Your Mother’s Sabzi Polo, Kabob Naderi, or Veggie Tachin Rice, and end with either Baklava Ice Cream or Shirini Napeloni.
Choose between Potato Leek Soup or Autumn Salad, then between Smoke Pork Belly or Blackened Chicken Penne Pasta, then end with either Key Lime Square or Berry Compote Tart.
Start with Caldo Gallego or Roasted Beet Carpaccio, then try Rabo de Toro or Pollo San Jacobo, and finish with Meyer Lemon Cheesecake or Sticky Toffee Pudding.
Choose between Winter Harvest Salad, Tomato Bisque, French Onion Soup, or Pea-ce & Love Hummus, then a Cassoulet, Tofu Steak & Frites, Cioppino, or Steak & Frites, and end with Butterscotch Budino, Chocolate Mousse, or Biscotti.
Choose between goat cheese croquettes or white anchovy caesar, then pan seared sirloin, linguine vongole, or wagyu lasagna, and finish with either baked zucchini bread or whipped parfait.
Visit the official Dine Downtown website for a list of participating restaurants with links to menus and more information. Be sure to share your Dine Downtown experience using the hashtag #DineDowntown #DineDowntown2026 and #ExploreMidtown.