These 26 restaurants just opened around Sacramento—including the area’s first Uzbek spot

Planning your next night out? These 26 new restaurants would like to bid for your attention.

New concepts spanning across the culinary map opened in July, from the region’s first Uzbek restaurant to Chinese hot pot in Little Saigon and a sushi successor in Carmichael.

Roseville and Elk Grove added four new restaurants apiece, while Carmichael added two. Rocklin, Loomis, Granite Bay, Citrus Heights and Folsom gained one new concept each.

• Bagel Street Cafe (4819 Granite Drive, Suite B, Rocklin): This breakfast spot’s first location outside the Bay Area (and 9th overall) bakes 30 bagel varieties daily to go along with salads, sandwiches and espresso drinks.
  
  

• Caravan Uzbek Cuisine (7800 Sunrise Blvd., Suite 11, Citrus Heights): Greater Sacramento’s first Uzbek restaurant began as a food truck; now it serves shawarma and pilaf from a brick-and-mortar location that opened July 16.

• Divina Colombian Cafe (6201 Franklin Blvd., Sacramento): This south Sacramento cafe exclusively serves Colombian coffee with bites such as arepas, empanadas and cauliflower ceviche.

• Happy Mochi (8148 Delta Shores Circle South, Suite 110, Sacramento): Mochi doughnuts, boba drinks and Korean-style corn dogs rule at this chain, which launched its south Sacramento store on July 1 to join its existing location in Davis.

• Hibachi Town (2770 E Bidwell St., Suite 400, Folsom): Filiberto and Alexis Martinez’s Japanese restaurant in Broadstone Marketplace replaced their preexisting Nash + Tender franchise, and specializes in meats and veggies grilled entertainingly in front of customers.

• Hito Yatai (5938 Madison Ave., Carmichael): Hito Yatai replaced longtime Japanese institution Shige Sushi with rolls, nigiri and kitchen dishes such as white miso-cured black cod.

• Ike’s Love & Sandwiches (1132 Galleria Blvd., Suite 120, Roseville): This much-loved Bay Area sandwich chain debuted in Placer County — its third Sacramento-area location — on July 27, with items such as the “Go Kings” (imitation chicken, buffalo sauce, cheddar and honey mustard).

• Junior Restaurant & Lounge (390 N. Sunrise Ave., Roseville): Opened on July 20, this glitzy New American restaurant and nightclub pulls dishes from across the globe, such as Cuban-inspired roast chicken, rigatoni in vodka sauce or Baja-style fish tacos.

• Kiki’s Chicken Place (2212 Arden Way, Sacramento): Fried chicken rules at this local chain, which brought its wings, loaded fries and tenders to Arden Arcade for its 20th area location.

• La Fogata Taqueria (3987 Taylor Road, Loomis): La Fogata’s second location (both are in Loomis) has a similar menu to the first Mexican restaurant, with popular items such as burritos, mulitas and quesadillas.

• La Placita Taqueria Y Panaderia (500 Cirby Way, Roseville): You’ll find everything from pan dulce to steak ranchero plates at this informal Mexican bakery and restaurant.

• Last Stop Saloon (916 2nd St., Sacramento): Scott Manley and Lauren Dalley’s Old Sacramento bar serves up salads, sandwiches and Mexican-inspired bites along with a varied selection of margaritas.

• Lazi Cow (2820 Del Paso Road, Suite 500, Sacramento): Lazi Cow’s July 29 opening in North Natomas marked the local boba chain’s fifth location, joining stores in Arden Arcade, Folsom, Davis and Roseville.

• Los Zarapes Mexican Restaurant (8781 Auburn Folsom Road, Granite Bay): Look beyond tried-and-true Mexican staples to find Los Zarapes’ specialties, including borrego (braised lamb shanks), Chando’s pollo (chicken breast strips in a house cream sauce atop rice) or piña loca (shrimp fajitas served in a hollowed-out pineapple).

• Mas Fuego (2960 Del Paso Road, Sacramento): This Latin fusion concept debuted its second restaurant (the first is in Fremont) on July 15 in North Natomas, with dishes such as queso fundido, carne asada sliders and Manchurian-inspired cauliflower tacos.

• Pho Basil (8457 Elk Grove Florin Road, Suite 100, Elk Grove): Cute and cozy, this Vietnamese restaurant is your spot for beefy pho, crispy taro seafood salad or grilled pork rice plates.

• Pho Viet Anh (9529 Folsom Blvd., Suite A, Sacramento): La Riviera’s new Vietnamese restaurant passed down recipes for pho, vegetarian dishes and bun bo hue (a spicy beef noodle soup) from the ownership’s longtime family restaurant in the central Vietnam city of Hue.

• Prost Beer Hall (9085 Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove): Jamie Dougherty and David Smith, owners of Old Town Pizza & Tap House in Elk Grove and Pizzasaurus Rex in midtown Sacramento, opened their German-inspired biergarten on July 19 in Old Town Elk Grove.

• Royal Cuisine (4132 Manzanita Ave., Suite 400, Carmichael): This halal fried chicken spot also serves a range of Afghan and Southern dishes including mantoo (steamed dumplings), chapli kebabs and jambalaya.

• Saap Saap Thai Cuisine (3262 J St., Sacramento): Saap Saap replaced Thai Palace in East Sacramento, but you’ll still be able to get Southeast Asian comfort dishes including papaya salad, khao soi and drunken noodles.

• SomiSomi (3551 Truxel Road, Suite A2, Sacramento): Natomas residents no longer need to head to Curtis Park or Elk Grove for ah-boong, a Korean dessert featuring ice cream inside a fish-shaped cone, since SomiSomi opened its third area store on July 14.

• The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill (3700 Crocker Drive, Suite 100, Sacramento and 2010 Blue Oaks Blvd., Suite 140, Roseville): This fast-casual chain made its first two Sacramento-area splashes on July 31, debuting its souvlaki, gyros and salads in Crocker Village and west Roseville.

• The Dolly Llama (4810 Elk Grove Blvd., Suite 140, Elk Grove): Take your ice cream atop Liège waffles, in bubble cones or blended into milkshakes at this popular dessert chain, which opened its first Northern California location on July 29.

• Umai Savory Hot Dogs (7119 Elk Grove Blvd., Suite 119, Elk Grove): Come to Umai for hot dogs, burgers and fries piled high with Asian-inspired toppings, such as the “Shinjuku Shadow” (a bratwurst with shredded daikon, spicy cheddar, housemade teriyaki and bonito flakes) or “Busan Boom” (1/3 pound patty with American cheese, caramelized onions, kimchi relish and onion rings on a brioche bun).

• Zhangliang Malatang (6914 65th St., Suite 301, Sacramento): Little Saigon customers pay by their orders’ weight at this Chinese hot pot spot, which has additional locations in Mountain View and the San Gabriel Valley.