This is following a post last week where I asked the sub what their most iconic Sacramento bites are. There's some drinks mixed in too.

1. Bakery & Sweets

1. Olallieberry scones with devonshire cream - Fox & Goose
2. Senorita bread - Starbread Bakery
3. Kobe cream - Mahoroba Bakery
4. Peach shake - Whitey's
5. 50/50 - Gunther's
6. French toast - Tower Cafe
7. Blueberry donut - Marie's
8. Shaved ice - Osaka Ya
9. Merlino freeze

2. Sandwiches & Savory Bites

1. Nut burger - Sunflower Drive-In
2. Banh mi - Duc Huong
3. Meatball sandwich - Sampino's
4. Carnitas - Tres Hermanas
5. Burger - Squeeze burger
6. Lasagna - Mattone
7. Sandwich - Corti Brothers

3. Drinks & Beverages

1. Mai tai (& banana cream pie & brandy fried chicken) - Frank Fat's
2. White linen - Shady Lady
3. Chenin Blanc & Petite Sirah (visit the winery and buy the reserve stuff) - Bogle

4. Specialty & Regional Items

1. Bread & dill - La Bou
2. Sturgeon cooked 3 ways - Hong Kong Wok
3. Blueberry almonds (any BD almonds?) - Blue Diamond
4. Caviar - Tsar Nicoulai

5. Miscellaneous/Other

1. Something from - Nopalitos
2. Something from - Virgin Sturgeon

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Edit:

Forgot 3 big ones:

1. Jimboy's taco
2. Paragary's mushroom salad
3. Something from - Freeport Bakery

Edit #2 - further additions:

1. Deep dish - Zelda's (Honorable mention to Majka, who has the best pizza in Sac imo. However, I think they need another 10 years here before becoming a Sac icon.)
2. Banana cream pie - Frank Fat's (mentioned above, but explicitly calling it out)
3. Garlic steak sandwich and/or prime rib - Jamie's
4. Pork bun - ABC Bakery
5. Farmer's market salad - Paesanos
6. Dim sum - Ming Dynasty
7. Freezer door martini + caviar bump - Butterscotch Den
8. Tapas - Tapa the World
9. Something from - Jim Denny's

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Keeping Starbread on the list even though it was started in Oakland. Everyone around here brings Starbread to work events, birthday parties, gatherings, etc. and it just feels part of the food culture in Sacramento.