Slow Food Sacramento is proud to recognize the following restaurants with our Snail of Approval. This award is given to restaurants that best exemplify the Slow Food principles of good, clean, fair food. These restaurants vary in their menu offerings, but as a whole they plan their menus around seasonal, local, and organically grown foods to the greatest extent possible. Many of these restaurants purchase produce and meat directly from local farmers. All have a strong commitment to high quality food grown and harvested in a sustainable manner.
Sacramento area restaurants currently receiving a Snail of Approval are presented below. For further information, including hours and menus, please follow the link to the individual restaurant website.
Look for the Snail of Approval decal on designated restaurants when dining out in Sacramento. Be sure to let the restaurant management know that you value their commitment to Slow Food principles.
Cafe Bernardo – Midtown
Since opening in 1993, Cafe Bernardo has served Sacramentans comforting, quality food utilizing the highest quality ingredients and practices.
Cafe Bernardo – R15
Since opening in 1993, Cafe Bernardo has served Sacramentans comforting, quality food utilizing the highest quality ingredients and practices.
Centro Cocina Mexicana
Centro Cocina Mexicana was founded on the idea of providing authentic, regional Mexican food in a fun, festive atmosphere.
Crocker Café
Housed in the Crocker Art Museum, the Crocker Café reflects the community spirit and comfortable elegance of the new Crocker.
Esquire Grill
Esquire Grill serves classic American cuisine, with a modern twist. Menu highlights include natural Angus steaks, sustainably raised pork, local oysters, hand-crafted pastas, and free-range chicken.
Juno’s Kitchen
This small café in East Sacramento on J Street has captured a big idea in food: keep it simple using high-quality ingredients procured locally and seasonally.
Kupros Bistro
Set in a beautifully restored midtown Craftsman building, Kupros prides itself on providing seasonal, house-made offerings throughout the year, changing its menu to use foods at their peak of freshness and flavor.
Lemon Grass
Lemon Grass Restaurant offers a casual fine dining experience, for lunch and dinner, in an atmosphere that’s quaint, cozy and inviting.
Lucca
Lucca offers a California-Mediterranean influenced menu emphasizing seasonal ingredients in a beautifully repurposed historic building.
Masullo
Historically speaking, pizza is still a relatively new phenomenon, having had its origins as a street food in Naples, Italy, about 200 years ago.
Mulvaney’s B&L
Mulvaney’s Building & Loan is an American restaurant, banquet hall, and offsite catering company.
OneSpeed
OneSpeed Pizza is a neighborhood pizza joint in the heart of East Sacramento brought to you by Rick Mahan, Chef and owner of Waterboy Restaurant.
Paragary’s Bar and Oven
Paragary’s Bar and Oven was a pioneer in utilizing local, seasonal ingredients when it first opened in 1983, spurring the now prevalent “locavore” trend in the Sacramento dining scene.
Roxy
Here at Roxy, our focus is on using as many locally raised and naturally healthy food products as possible.
Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op Deli
Our purpose is to provide our community with seasonal, local, organic food that is wholesome, delicious and prepared with love.
Selland’s Market Café
Open since 2001, Selland’s Market Café is a neighborhood gathering place serving handcrafted foods made with love by the Selland Family.
Spataro Restaurant and Bar
Spataro Restaurant and Bar, the namesake of Executive Chef Kurt Spataro, serves authentic Italian cuisine utilizing local, seasonal meats, seafood and produce.
Taylor’s Kitchen
Both Taylor’s Market and Taylor’s Kitchen are committed to the fundamentals of the Slow Food Movement.
The Waterboy
We’re a cozy restaurant in Midtown Sacramento providing really great service and cooking delicious food since 1996.
Tulí Bistro
Since 2007, Tulí Bistro is a neighborhood restaurant which provides guests an ever-changing variety of seasonal dishes under the leadership of Chef/Owner Adam Pechal.
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