Food Downtown, Old Sacramento Waterfront

Ella Dining Room & Bar

Name: Ella Dining Room & Bar
Price range: $$$

A place to eat in Downtown, Old Sacramento Waterfront, pricey ($$$) and worth about 2 hours. Best time to go: Dec 31 dinner.

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Why go

A downtown dining room near the Capitol with seasonal California cooking and a busy bar.

It is one of 8 curated places we feature in Old Sacramento Waterfront, alongside 3 sights, 1 activity and 1 place to eat. 2 more of our picks sit within about half a mile in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Capitol Park and California State Capitol Museum.

Type: Food
Neighborhood: Downtown
Price: $$$
Time needed: 2 hr
Best time: Dec 31 dinner

Nearby

Our closest curated picks, including 2 beyond Old Sacramento Waterfront. Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.

1
Capitol Park
Forty acres of old trees, memorials and a rose garden around the California State Capitol, with a holiday tree on the west steps.
Outdoors · Capitol Park & Midtown · 0.2 mi straight-line
2
California State Capitol Museum
Free tours of the restored 1870s Capitol, including the rotunda and historic offices.
Sight · Capitol Park & Midtown · 0.2 mi straight-line
3
Countdown on the Cobblestones
Old Sacramento's free New Year's Eve party, with bands and DJs on K and Front streets and a 9 p.m. fireworks and light show.
Activity · 0.7 mi straight-line
4
Old Sacramento State Historic Park
Blocks of Gold Rush-era brick buildings, wooden boardwalks and shops along the river, strung with lights for the holidays.
Sight · 0.7 mi straight-line
5
The Firehouse Restaurant
A special-night restaurant in an 1853 firehouse in Old Sacramento, with a courtyard and a long wine list.
Food · 0.8 mi straight-line
6
California State Railroad Museum
Restored locomotives and rail cars in a big hall at the north end of Old Sac, including a sleeper car you can walk through.
Sight · 0.8 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

Ella Dining Room & Bar is a stop on our Sacramento New Year's Eve route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

Sacramento New Year's Eve
Gold Rush streets, river lights, early fireworks
3 daysStop 1 of 2Best Dec 30 – Jan 1

More to do in Old Sacramento Waterfront

Ella Dining Room & Bar is our only food pick in Old Sacramento Waterfront; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Old Sacramento Waterfront guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Old Sacramento Waterfront run from 57°F in December to 98°F in July; December is usually the wettest month. For Ella Dining Room & Bar itself, we suggest: Dec 31 dinner.

Modelled monthly averages for Old Sacramento Waterfront from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Old Sacramento Waterfront weather by month.

Getting there

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Coordinates: 38.57870, -121.49145
Destination: Old Sacramento Waterfront, California