5 Tacos and Beers

1627 16th St Tucked into the corner of 16th and Q Streets in Midtown, 5 Tacos & Beers occupies the spacious, high-ceilinged venue longtime Sacramentans may remember as Hot Italian. The energy here runs high — a family-owned spot rooted in generations of Jaliscan recipes, thoughtfully elevated with locally sourced Northern California ingredients. This isn’t…

How Craft Beer Got to Be So Popular

Craft beers are increasingly becoming popular throughout the US and the world as a whole. And the main reason for that is because of the fact that craft beer is much cheaper than the traditional bitter beer, it has more health benefits, reduces your trips to the bathroom, and has a stronger alcohol content than traditional beer. Craft beer does not use any artificial additives, and some of the natural ingredients used in its production include; lemons, oranges, strawberries and a blend of other fruit to some degree. All these are concocted to bring out a some very interesting flavoring. In short, craft beer is growing and there seems to be no stopping it.

Henry’s Lounge

2019 O Street Henry’s Lounge has roots going back to 1986, when it operated in Downtown Sacramento before relocating to Midtown in 2021. Three generations and women-led throughout, it’s a sports bar, grill, and arcade that has held onto its neighborhood bar soul while modernizing around it. The result is a comfortable, no-frills space that…

The Golden Bear

2326 K Street Twenty-plus years in, The Golden Bear remains one of Midtown’s most reliable constants. Open since 2004 at 24th and K Streets, it has the lived-in comfort of a true neighborhood bar with a kitchen that punches well above pub grub expectations — a combination that earned it a spot on Diners, Drive-Ins…