The family behind Adamo's Kitchen is doubling down on downtown. The father-and-daughter owners are spinning off a new spot, Dodici Pizzeria, at the corner of 12th and D streets in Sacramento’s Alkali Flats neighborhood, bringing their Midtown restaurant experience into a pocket of downtown that developers and retailers have been eyeing. Neighbors can expect a homegrown operation, not a national chain swooping into the corridor.
As reported by Sacramento Business Journal, the Adamo family is calling the new shop Dodici and setting it at 12th and D streets in Alkali Flats. Sacramento Business Journal first shared details of the project on January 16, 2026.
Family-run roots
John Adamo and his children turned Adamo’s Kitchen into a small but loyal Midtown fixture, known for house-made pasta and an Italian-focused wine list, according to a profile by Edible Sacramento. That hands-on, family-driven style and neighborhood rapport appear to carry straight over to Dodici, which reads like an extension of the same independent, keep-it-local approach.
Why Alkali Flats?
The new pizzeria’s corner at 12th and D sits within Alkali Flats, a historic district where recent projects have added ground-floor retail and new housing aimed at knitting downtown to nearby neighborhoods. Permit coverage for a mixed-use development at 330 12th Street has underscored the city’s interest in waking up that stretch of retail; SF YIMBY detailed that proposal. The site is also next to the Alkali Flat/La Valentina light-rail stop on SacRT’s Blue Line at 12th and D streets, a location Wikipedia notes for the station.
Timing and what to watch
The Sacramento Business Journal report did not include a firm opening date for Dodici, and the family’s main website currently highlights the Midtown restaurant along with contact information for events and inquiries. Adamo's Kitchen remains the family’s primary operation while Dodici works its way through permitting and build-out.
