Saigon Alley Kitchen + Bar shut its doors at 1801 L St. after service on Sunday, pulling the plug on its only remaining Sacramento location for a round of renovations. Owner Mymy Nguyen confirmed the closure but offered no timeline for when the Midtown restaurant, known for its pho and cocktail menu, will reopen.
Nguyen told The Sacramento Bee that the work will include deep cleaning, touch-ups, new upholstery and improvements to the restaurant's front patio. She did not say how long the temporary closure would last, leaving regulars without a clear sense of when they can expect garlic noodles and bánh mì tacos to return to the L Street dining room.
There is a silver lining for brunch fans, at least. Per the same report, Saigon Alley plans to roll out a new brunch menu once the renovated space reopens, adding another daypart to a restaurant that built its following on family-style Vietnamese staples and specialty pho, including a wagyu version and a 72-hour bone-broth preparation.
A Shrinking Footprint After Rapid Expansion
The Midtown closure comes after Saigon Alley pulled back from two other Sacramento-area locations. The restaurant's outposts on Natomas Boulevard in Natomas and in Folsom's Broadstone Marketplace were both permanently closed after the company expanded into those neighborhoods, the Bee's report notes. A Yelp listing for the Natomas address at 4630 Natomas Blvd. now marks that restaurant as closed.
The Folsom location's shutdown was the more documented of the two closures. According to Folsom Times, that restaurant at 2770 E. Bidwell St., Suite 600, closed for good in December 2025 after operating less than a year since its March 2025 opening — making it the third restaurant in the Saigon Alley group. Nguyen told the outlet the decision reflected a shift in priorities, saying, “we have decided to close Saigon Alley in Folsom as we sharpen our focus on the next chapter of our work.” The same report noted the company planned to keep expanding in 2026, with new restaurant openings already in development at the time.
From Corporate Career to Restaurant Group
Nguyen's path to running Saigon Alley has drawn attention well beyond restaurant review pages. The Sacramento Business Journal profiled her as a CEO who left a corporate job to operate multiple restaurants, framing her as someone building an Asian food empire in the region. Nguyen and business partner Jimmy Voong also own Sit Lo Saigon, a separate Vietnamese restaurant the Bee has covered in Arden Arcade.
Saigon Alley opened in 2020 and built a loyal following in Midtown for dishes the restaurant describes as rooted in Vietnamese cuisine with what its own website calls an American flare, alongside a bar-forward menu of Vietnamese-inspired craft cocktails and tapas meant to be shared. Whether that original Midtown identity carries into the renovated space, and when diners will get the chance to find out, remains unannounced.
