Want the scoop on Sacramento's most happening local spots?
We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp to discover which restaurants have been getting extra attention this month.
To find out who made the list, we looked at Sacramento businesses on Yelp by category and counted how many reviews each received. Rather than compare them based on number of reviews alone, we calculated a percentage increase in reviews over the past month, and tracked businesses that consistently increased their volume of reviews to identify statistically significant outliers compared to past performance.
Read on to see which spots are closing the summer out strong.
Bacon & Butter
Open since January, this breakfast and brunch and New American spot is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "Breakfast & Brunch" on Yelp.
Citywide, breakfast and brunch spots saw a median 1.8% increase in new reviews over the past month, but Bacon & Butter saw a 16% increase, maintaining a sound four-star rating throughout.
It's not the only trending outlier in the breakfast and brunch category: Tower Cafe has seen a 0.8% increase in reviews.
Located at 3839 J St. in East Sacramento, Bacon & Butter offers French toast, biscuits and gravy, breakfast burritos, avocado toast, chicken and waffles and more.
Bacon & Butter is open from 7 a.m.–3 p.m. on Tuesday-Friday and 8 a.m.–3 p.m. on weekends. (It's closed on Monday.)
The Snug
Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about Richmond Grove's The Snug, the bar is a hot topic according to Yelp review data.
While businesses categorized as "Bars" on Yelp saw a median 1.6% increase in new reviews over the past month, The Snug bagged a 9.3% increase in new reviews within that time frame, maintaining a solid four-star rating.
Open at 1800 15th St., Suite F since January, The Snug offers a variety of specialty cocktails, as well as draft beer, wine and hot tea. When it comes to snacks, look for assorted nuts.
Rockin Crawfish
Rockin Crawfish is also making waves. Open since April 2018 at 6666 Stockton Blvd., the Cajun/Creole spot, which offers seafood and more, has seen a 7.3% bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 2.1% for all businesses tagged "Seafood" on Yelp. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis Rockin Crawfish's review count increased by more than 200%.
Rockin Crawfish offers oysters, seafood gumbo, fish and chips, crawfish, crab and more. Over the past month, it's maintained a convincing 4.5-star rating among Yelpers.
Rockin Crawfish is open from noon–10 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday and noon–10:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Camden Spit & Larder
Downtown Sacramento's Camden Spit & Larder is the city's buzziest New American spot by the numbers.
The brasserie and British and New American spot, which opened at 555 Capitol Mall, Suite 100 in November 2018, increased its new review count by 9.2% over the past month, an outlier when compared to the median new review count of 1.7% for the Yelp category "American (New)." It outperformed the previous month by gaining 1.2 times more reviews than expected based on past performance.
Camden Spit & Larder offers roast chicken, prime rib, steak tartar, a wagyu burger and more.
Camden Spit & Larder is open from 11:30 a.m.–9 p.m. on Monday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m.–10 p.m. on Friday and 5 p.m.–10 p.m. on Saturday. (It's closed on Sunday.)
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