Expanding the Sacramento restaurant community’s exposure to unique wines from California and around the globe is the mission of Downtown & Vine. With two wine clubs for customers and servings offered in tasting flights, glasses or by the bottle, Downtown & Vine provides the opportunity and atmosphere to taste and compare the region’s best wines, craft beers and international labels.
A corner of Ireland’s capital has been transported 6,000 miles to create this lively downtown Sacramento restaurant and pub. The de Vere White family comes from a long line of pub owners who emigrated from Dublin to the U.S. After settling in Sacramento, the family decided to re-establish their hometown experience, including 20-ounce pints of beer and lovingly poured Guinness Stout.
Reminiscent of the classic American lunch counter spiced with a millennial flavor, Cafeteria 15L serves an eclectic array of comfort food that foodies appreciate. Lunch favorites at this Downtown Sacramento restaurant include elevated delicacies such as truffle tater tots, French fries served in faux newsprint, macaroni and cheese, Caesar salad, meatloaf and the enduringly popular French dip sandwich, tossed back with a glass of plantation iced tea or house-made fruit punch.
The bucolic 10-acre property owned by Earl and Adriana Stephens was just an empty cattle pasture when Earl purchased it in 2006, three years before he met his future wife at a farmers market. Thirteen years later, that once barren land now boasts a house, a working farm and one of the most unique craft breweries in the state. All three were designed by Earl, a licensed engineer, and largely built from scratch by Earl and Adriana, the owners of Dueling Dogs Brewing Co. in Lincoln.
