10 Best Things to Do After Dinner in Sacramento

Coin-Op Game Room is one of the coolest places to hang out with friends on Sacramento’s lively K Street. The pub has over 40 old-school video game cabinets and its décor and memorabilia offer a bit of nostalgia as you enjoy an extensive selection of craft cocktails, local beers, and shared plates.

Inside the pub, you’re treated to multiple bars, each highlighting about 16 different beers on tap – courtesy of local breweries in San Diego, Sacramento, and the Bay Area. Have chips and salsa or chilli lime popcorn to nibble as you chase a high score on Tron or Galaga.

Malt & Mash is an Irish American pub on Sacramento’s bubbly K Street that offers an impressive selection of 150 whiskeys and well over a dozen local craft beers on tap. The pub is just across the road from the Golden 1 Center indoor arena – perfect for meetups and drinks before concert doors open and gigs start.

On any other evening, enjoy your copita of straight rye or your choice of cold pint from the selection of great local IPAs while watching live sports feeds on the large screens. If you’re feeling peckish, there’s a good selection of pub grub available, ranging from tasty tacos to well-portioned sliders.

Enter The Shady Lady Saloon on midtown Sacramento’s R Street corridor and you’ll find yourself in a modern speakeasy decked up in vintage styling. Choose from over 20 house cocktails, with names like Corpse Reviver and Penicillin. There are also well over a dozen beers on tap, including heritage brewery names such as Olympia and Anchor.

Besides offering an excellent drink menu, the saloon is known for its live music that enhances its overall ambience. You can enjoy live music with your tipple 5 nights a week, with local and touring artists performing either jazz, blues, or country.

Back Door Lounge is a stylish hangout in Old Sac’s Firehouse Alley, serving classic cocktails in luxurious retro flair. The lounge’s name fits its back-alley location well, effortlessly bringing you that hidden speakeasy vibe. While the place is very stylish, with red velvet interiors and furnishings in brass and leather, its focal point is the well-stocked bar.

Back Door Lounge’s mixologists skilfully whip up speciality cocktails – be it a nutty Nutella-Tini (choco liqueur, Frangelico, and cream) or an ultra-refreshing Italian Surfer (Ciclon rum, blue agave, and amaretto with lime, pineapple, and cranberry juice). Hang out on weekends for live entertainment.

Visit Kupros Craft House to enjoy a memorable brewpub stop in an old Victorian house with stained-glass windows dating back to 1910. Its full bar features a great selection of beers on tap and handcrafted cocktails that you can read through on an old-fashioned chalkboard. Take your pick and head upstairs to the balcony for an alfresco vibe.

Besides offering 16 rotating taps of local and regional craft beers, their delicious selection of classic pub grub is also a draw. The fried pickles are always a quick and tasty fix, served with house-made ranch salad dressing. If you’re looking for something more filling, go for the Kupros Craft House Burger.

Revival is the classy poolside bar and lounge on the rooftop of the Kimpton Sawyer Hotel in Sacramento where you can enjoy craft cocktails alongside gourmet bar bites. From this 3rd-floor pool deck with plush seating, you’re also treated to panoramic views of Downtown Commons.

The bar is close to the Golden 1 Center arena, making it a refined alternative for pre-game bites or a post-concert nightcap. Even so, Revival hosts its own nightly music programming and you never know when a gig’s headliner might come by for a surprise drop-in.

Sacramento Theatre Company (STC), formed in 1942, is the oldest theatre organisation in the city. It hosts professional productions of well-known musicals and plays. You can see them perform in 3 spaces at the H Street Theatre Complex in Midtown Sacramento, namely The Main Stage, The Pollock Stage, and The Cabaret Stage.

STC’s variety of productions appeal to many ages and tastes, with past performances that include classics like Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream, as well as their cabaret series filled with show tunes such as All That Jazz: Broadway Swings, which fittingly harks back to Sacramento’s Roaring Twenties.

Broadway at Music Circus is a contemporary arena theatre in Sacramento where you can enjoy classic Broadway musicals and other live performances. Theatregoers anticipate each summer for their latest series of productions starring some of the most talented professional actors in the business alongside Tony Award-winning veterans.

The unique ‘tent theatre in the round’ puts you in a circular seating around the stage, close enough to the action that you’ll feel like you’re part of the show. Families with kids can look out for timeless Disney musicals like Beauty and The Beast with actors in dazzling costumes and memorable songs and scores by Alan Menken.