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Welcome to Magpie! Full bar open for walk in. - Magpie Cafe, Sacramento, CA

Magpie Cafe

4.8
4.8
244 Reviews
$30 and under
American

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2 people
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
23:00
Booked 4 times today
Experiences are available.
  • Good for special occasions
  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Charming
Magpie is always available for walk in dining!

Magpie is a family owned and operated independent restaurant in Midtown Sacramento. Since 2005, Magpie has served farm to table fare that reflects the values of life in California’s Central Valley. Our menu has an interesting mix of dishes highlighting the season's best offerings of share plates, bites, and entree's.

We are more committed than ever to our mission of celebrating what makes our city and region special, and contributing to it by making seasonal, farm-to-table food in Sacramento.

We are walking distance from California's state capitol building and convention center on the corner of 16th and P Streets overlooking the beautiful tree filled Fremont Park. The lively restaurant space features artwork and murals from local artists with bar, booth and table seating. The open patio has a variety of tall and low tables surrounded by live edge wooden benches and Magpie's iconic yellow umbrellas.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Californian, Farm-to-table
  • Hours of Operation
    Lunch Fri–Sun 12:00 pm–4:30 pm Happy time Thu 4:30 pm–10:00 pm Dinner Tue, Wed, Sun 4:30 pm–9:00 pm Thu–Sat 4:30 pm–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive Chef
    Brian Hawley
  • Catering
    Pick up dinners and dishes available for small groups.
  • Private party facilities
    Magpie is available for private celebrations and gatherings. Please email us at hello@magpiecafe.com.
  • Area
    Midtown
  • Cross Street
    P Street and 16th Street
  • Parking details
    Closest parking lot on R Street between 15th and 16th Streets.Two hour free parking east of 16th Street.
  • Additional
    Dog Friendly, Patio/Outdoor Dining

Experiences

  • Late Night Menu

    Multiple dates available
    After 9:00 is late night at Magpie! Please join us for a limited menu of bites and plates. There's a little something for everyone.
    Late Night Menu photo

Offers

  • Happy Time All Night at the Bar

    Multiple dates available
    Thu - 16:30 - 22:00
    It's Happy Time all night on Thursdays. Drink specials and small plates open to close at the bar only. Swing through and enjoy our Thursday night DJ's too - more than just happy hour since we run specials all night!

    Happy Time All Night at the Bar photo
  • Wine Wednesdays

    Multiple dates available
    Wed - 16:30 - 20:45
    Wednesdays are for Wine at Magpie! Free corkage if you have something you have been wanting to bring out or buy a bottle from us and we will treat you to a complimentary small plate. Join us!

    Wine Wednesdays photo

What 244 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.6Value

NoiseModerate

Diners' Choice Awards

  • Sacramento / Sacramento Valley

    American

  • Sacramento

    Best Value

  • Sacramento

    American

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Magpie Cafe in Sacramento delights with "amazing" food and "great service." Its farm-to-table focus ensures fresh, flavorful dishes, and the ambiance is both welcoming and vibrant. Reviewers praise the seasonal menu for its creativity and variety. Consistently a "favorite," Magpie offers a "pleasant experience" with "outstanding" offerings.
244 Reviews
  1. Colleen

    Sacramento16 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    All of the food was wonderful. Best lamp chops! Best Steelhead Trout! I loved the Beets and Mandarins, which the table shared. the Green Garlic Strozzapreti was great and for dessert we shared the Coriander Honey Buns--which were lovely. Yum!

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 22 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    One of the best restaurants in a Sacramento! The food was amazing and such a lovely team!

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  3. Rose

    San Francisco2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 21 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was flavorful and delicious. Beautifully crafted plates at a fair price. Ambiance makes you feel welcome and the service was great! Will definitely dine here again!

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  4. Elisabeth VIP

    Sacramento1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 21 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful service & food is amazing. i ask the servers to offer recommendations and always enjoy the new creations from the kitchen.

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  5. helenm

    Sacramento3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 21 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Loved it all!! The curated music was the “icing on the cake!!!

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  6. Jason

    San Francisco1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 16 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food, service, and atmosphere. Love how focused they are on seasonality and Farm-to-Table.

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  7. Michael VIP

    Sacramento4 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 14 March 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Burger was very good. The soup was bland and flat.

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  8. Peter

    San Francisco2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 6 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We had a great group dinner at Magpie! The food was delicious and the staff was amazing.

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  9. Don

    Sacramento552 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 2 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We enjoyed the delicious small plates with the mushroom and bean dish being our favorite.

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  10. Stephanie VIP

    Sacramento10 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 23 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Magpie is excellent!! Love the freshness of the food. We had scallops,seafood salad, pork belly (UH mazing) mushrooms and white bean puree, AND the chocolate mousse and carrot cake cookie! Honestly more than the food our server was perfection. Attentive, gracious, helpful. Magpie never disappoints.

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FAQs

Magpie Cafe offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (916) 452-7594.

Magpie Cafe is rated 4.8 stars by 244 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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Booked 4 times today
Experiences are available.
Google Map for Magpie Cafe

1601 16TH, Sacramento, CA 95814

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    P Street and 16th Street
  • Area
    Midtown
  • Hours of Operation
    Lunch Fri–Sun 12:00 pm–4:30 pm Happy time Thu 4:30 pm–10:00 pm Dinner Tue, Wed, Sun 4:30 pm–9:00 pm Thu–Sat 4:30 pm–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Californian, Farm-to-table
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Closest parking lot on R Street between 15th and 16th Streets.Two hour free parking east of 16th Street.
  • Executive Chef
    Brian Hawley
  • Additional
    Dog Friendly, Patio/Outdoor Dining
  • Phone number
  • Catering
    Pick up dinners and dishes available for small groups.
  • Private party facilities
    Magpie is available for private celebrations and gatherings. Please email us at hello@magpiecafe.com.
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