Best Historic Restaurant in Sacramento · Sacramento, CA
Frank Fat's has been where Sacramento's movers and shakers gather since 1939, a downtown Chinese restaurant a few blocks from the State Capitol whose back booths have hosted decades of legislative deal-making. The menu pairs Cantonese classics with signatures like brandy-fried chicken and a legendary banana cream pie.
A James Beard America's Classic and the flagship of the Fat family's Sacramento restaurants, Frank Fat's is a genuine political and culinary institution — the capital city's most storied dining room.
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Founded by Frank Fat in 1939 near the Capitol, this Chinese-American landmark is Sacramento's oldest restaurant and its political clubhouse.
Yes — Frank Fat's is the 2025 Centurion Award winner for Best Historic Restaurant in Sacramento, a verified, criteria-based award. Named best historic restaurant in Sacramento for 2025 for banana cream pie and Capitol dealmaking in the same booths since 1939.
Frank Fat's is in Sacramento, CA.
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