Date spots
Date Spots in Sacramento, CA
60 mapped venues for coffee, dinner, drinks, outdoor time, culture and entertainment, all drawn from OpenStreetMap.
Dating in Sacramento
Sacramento dating often begins with coffee, and the city gives you plenty of low-pressure starts: Sana'a Cafe, The Bread Store, The Mill, Temple Coffee, La Bou, Goodside Coffee, Camellia Coffee Roasters, La Costa, Lazi Cow, and Burnside Coffee Bar cover coffee shop, coffee, tea, bubble tea, french, sandwich, and american moods. From there, pair a walk with Neely Johnson Park, Old Sacramento State Historic Park, Washington Park, Emiliano Zapata Park, Roosevelt Park, Pioneer Landing Park, Howe Park, Tahoe Tallac Park, or Cesar E. Chavez Plaza. If you want a shared indoor stop, The California Museum, California State Railroad Museum, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento History Museum, California State Capitol Museum, Leland Stanford Mansion, and Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum keep things easy and conversational.
Come evening, dinner can be mexican at Taqueria Jalisco, german at Lowbrau, thai at Thai Basil, or peruvian at Octopus Peru. For american, barbecue, sandwich, and other moods, choose from Tbar and Fusion Cafe, Oishii Sushi, Buckhorn Grill, Station 16, Public House Downtown, or Honey and the Trapcat. Then choose drinks at Fox and Goose Public House, Café Bernardo R15, Shady Lady Saloon, Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse, The Golden Bear, SacYard Community Tap House, Legend Has It, Karma Brew, Bottle & Barlow, or Streets of London Pub. For a finale, entertainment runs from Eagle Theatre, Laughs Unlimited Comedy Club and Lounge, Crest Theatre, Broadway at Music Circus, Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Ace of Spades, Dreamland Cinema, United Artist Arden Fair 6, The Sacramento Comedy Spot, and The Guild Theater.
By type
Browse date spots by type
Six mapped categories. Counts and example names come from the OpenStreetMap extract for this city.
Coffee & Cafes
10 mapped venues
Sana'a Cafe, The Bread Store, The Mill
Dinner
10 mapped venues
Taqueria Jalisco, Lowbrau, Thai Basil
Drinks
10 mapped venues
Fox and Goose Public House, Café Bernardo R15, Shady Lady Saloon
Outdoors
10 mapped venues
Neely Johnson Park, Old Sacramento State Historic Park, Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park
Culture
10 mapped venues
The California Museum, California State Railroad Museum, Crocker Art Museum
Entertainment
10 mapped venues
Eagle Theatre, Laughs Unlimited Comedy Club and Lounge, Crest Theatre
Shortlist
A shortlist to start
A small, unranked selection of listed venues across the six types. Listing is not an endorsement, and no venue pays to appear.
Sana'a Cafe
Taqueria Jalisco
Fox and Goose Public House
Neely Johnson Park
The California Museum
Eagle Theatre
The Bread Store
Lowbrau
Neighborhoods in Sacramento
These areas are called out in the local notes for this city. They can help you keep a date to one part of town.
- Old Sacramento Old Sacramento State Historic Park and Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum give this historic district a walkable, history-forward date feel.
- Downtown Public House Downtown is a dinner anchor tied to this name, with the wider list offering museums and theatres for an evening out.
- Arden Fair United Artist Arden Fair 6 is the clear movie-date anchor tied to this name.
- Broadway Broadway at Music Circus is the performance anchor tied to this name, making it an easy pick for a show-focused date.
Answers
Frequently asked questions
What is a simple first-date idea in Sacramento?
Start with coffee at Sana'a Cafe, The Bread Store, The Mill, Temple Coffee, La Bou, Goodside Coffee, Camellia Coffee Roasters, La Costa, Lazi Cow, or Burnside Coffee Bar. Then take a walk through a park like Neely Johnson Park, Washington Park, Roosevelt Park, or Cesar E. Chavez Plaza.
Where can we eat if we want different cuisines?
For mexican try Taqueria Jalisco, for german try Lowbrau, for thai try Thai Basil, and for peruvian try Octopus Peru. Other dinner options include Tbar and Fusion Cafe, Oishii Sushi, Buckhorn Grill, Station 16, Public House Downtown, and Honey and the Trapcat.
What are good drinks spots after dinner?
You can choose Fox and Goose Public House, Café Bernardo R15, Shady Lady Saloon, Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse, The Golden Bear, SacYard Community Tap House, Legend Has It, Karma Brew, Bottle & Barlow, or Streets of London Pub. These are the listed drinks spots, so you can pick a name that fits the evening you want.
What indoor culture or entertainment can we pair with a date?
For culture, consider The California Museum, California State Railroad Museum, Crocker Art Museum, The California State Military Museum, Sacramento History Museum, California Automobile Museum, State Indian Museum (SHP), California State Capitol Museum, Leland Stanford Mansion, and Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum. For entertainment, look at Eagle Theatre, Laughs Unlimited Comedy Club and Lounge, Crest Theatre, Broadway at Music Circus, Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Ace of Spades, Dreamland Cinema, United Artist Arden Fair 6, The Sacramento Comedy Spot, and The Guild Theater.
Where does the Sacramento venue data come from?
Venue names, addresses and map links come from OpenStreetMap and are published under the Open Database License (ODbL). Listings are independent venues. No venue pays to appear, and no ratings, reviews or prices are added.
How current is this Sacramento date spot list?
The venue data for this page was retrieved on 2026-09-13. OpenStreetMap is updated by contributors, so a venue may open, close or change details after the data was retrieved. Check the venue's own website or call ahead before you travel.
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