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Kitchen Restaurant CALIFORNIAN
( www.thekitchenrestaurant.com ; No 101, 2225 Hurley Way; prix-fixe dinner $125; 5-10pm Wed-Sun)
Husband-and-wife team Randall Selland and Nancy Zimmer's cozy dining room in the
northeast 'burbs is the pinnacle of Sacramento's food experience. Their demonstration din-
ners focus on - what else? - local, seasonal, organic food, immaculately prepared before
your eyes. Reservations are essential.
Mulvaney's B&L MODERN AMERICAN
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 916-441-6022; mulvaneysbl.com ; 1215 19th St; mains $32-40;
11:30am-2:30pm Tue-Fri, 5-10pm Tue-Sun)
With an obsessive commitment to seasonality, the menu at this swank, converted firehouse
includes delicate pastas and grilled meats that change every day.
Drinking & Nightlife
Sacramento has a split personality when it comes to drinking - upscale joints where mus-
tachioed bartenders shake cocktails, and sans-bullshit dive bars with vintage neons and
menus that begin and end with a-shot-ana-beer. Both options dot the Grid.
Temple Coffee Roasters COFFEE SHOP
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.templecoffee.com ; 1010 9th St; 6am-11pm; )
Hip young patrons nurse organic free-trade coffee and chai morning to night in this steel
and concrete space.
Mercantile Saloon GAY BAR
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 916-447-0792; 1928 L St; 10am-2am)
Down an alley in a yellow Victorian, stiff drinks go for less than $4. Personal space is nil
in this rowdy dive. Start here before touring the four-block radius of gay bars and clubs
that locals call 'Lavender Heights.'
Pour House PUB