Sacramento is a sweet-toothed city in our database: of the 4 verified addresses, 4 are fully dedicated kitchens, with no wheat flour on the premises. Two bakeries from the same brand, a donut and ice cream shop, a bowl bar. No mixed table, but no restaurant either — for a real sit-down meal, the city has nothing to offer in our data. And one of the four deserves a nuance, detailed below.

The city in numbers

Sacramento's 4 verified addresses, by type
Bakeries2
Patisserie1
Café1

The two Pushkin’s, the city’s safe bet

Pushkin’s Bakery, 1820 29th Street in Midtown, is the brand’s original location, opened in 2013 and still 100% gluten-free and vegan: signature cakes — the Mocha cake is the most cited —, cupcakes and breads, all made without wheat. The official site confirms this address as the chain’s original branch and lists other allergens product by product, which is rare and valuable if you’re managing multiple exclusions.

Pushkin’s Bakery & Cafe Arden Arcade, 2920 Arden Way, follows the same rule: a 100% gluten-free and vegan patisserie, born from the founders’ own history with gluten sensitivities. Cakes, cupcakes, cookies and breads are made there without wheat or dairy. The official site lists the chain’s three locations — Midtown, Roseville, Arden-Arcade — with their respective phone numbers.

Donuts, ice cream and bowls

Babes Ice Cream & Donuts, 2417 J Street, serves donuts, ice cream and churros that are 100% gluten-free and vegan, down to the plant-based milks used at the espresso bar. It’s the place where you order without reading a label. The shop is confirmed as dedicated by Find Me Gluten Free, by Sactown Magazine and by numerous reviews from celiac customers on Yelp and TripAdvisor.

Açaí Garden, 558 La Sierra Drive in the Arden-Arcade neighborhood, offers organic bowls, smoothies and juices advertised as gluten-free, dairy-free and nut-free, with the entire menu designed gluten-free from the start. The caveat matters: this “100% Gluten Free” menu is a claim made by the business on its own site and ordering platform, and we found no independent source confirming it — the address is not listed as dedicated on Find Me Gluten Free as of this writing. If you need extra assurance, ask on site before ordering.

Our tips on site

  • Say “I have celiac disease,” not “I’m gluten free”: in the United States, the second phrase reads as a preference, the first as a medical condition.
  • The reference associations are the Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG) and Beyond Celiac. GIG runs the most widespread gluten-free certification in the country; it’s the logo to look for in a window.
  • Midtown groups two addresses: Pushkin’s on 29th Street and Babes on J Street are in the same area. The other two are in Arden-Arcade, to the east.
  • Continuing across the United States? Our guide to gluten-free travel in the USA covers the rest of the country.

Explore the 4 addresses

Every address cited has been verified at the source: existence, actual gluten-free level, risks. All 4 are on the Nutrixe map — and if your Sacramento address is missing, suggest it. The full list is on our page gluten-free restaurants in Sacramento. To understand what separates a truly dedicated kitchen from an adapted menu, read dedicated kitchen vs. gluten-free menu, the difference.

Figures at the time of publication. The database grows every week: today's exact count is always on the map.