Best Scallops In Sacramento
1215 19th St.
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 441-6022
www.mulvaneysbl.com
Pan-seared Day Boat Scallops are served at Mulvaney's B&L where owner Patrick Mulvaney combines fresh-picked, farm-grown ingredients into the midtown restaurant's seasonally based menu. Depending upon the season, scallops at Mulvaney's are served with a beet relish and cranberry bean succotash, or a sweet, creamed corn and fresh cherry tomatoes. Scallops ordered here are light, tender and flake just right. This dish is almost comparable to butter, each scallop just melts away with each bite.
3839 J St.
Sacramento, CA 95816
(916) 448-9699
www.formolisbistro.com
Nestled in the quaint neighborhood of east Sacramento, Formoli's Bistro serves up a variety of specialty menu items that is sure to satisfy any family member's taste buds. Treat a friend or family member to an six-course chef's tasting prepared by Chef Formoli. It's a unique experience and the courses are created with seasonal ingredients and paired with wine. The fifth course of the chef's tasting experience includes sauteed calamari, salmon, prawns and scallops with rice in saffron and heirloom tomato sauce.
2000 Capitol Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 498-9891
www.waterboyrestaurant.com
Located on the vibrant corner of 20th Street and Capitol Avenue, the Waterboy blends the cuisines of northern Italy and southern France. As a neighborhood restaurant in the farm to fork capital, the Waterboy's take on this seafood delicacy includes seared Dayboat scallops and mussels with pork belly, French green beans, leeks, Jimmy Nardello peppers, fregola, Bouillabaisse broth and aioli. This year, the Waterboy celebrates 10 years in business since it first broke bread in 1996.
1131 K St.
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 443-3772
www.elladiningroomandbar.com
At Ella Dining Room and Bar food is served and plated so beautifully, it's as if each dish is treated as art on a plate. Here, scallops are seared to perfection along with rock shrimp, Oregon chantrelles, foly of herbs, a lobster butter and shaved summer truffle. More seafood choices at Ella include the pan-roasted king salmon served with a golden tomato bisque, roasted eggplant, summer squash, cherry tomatoes, and an olive tapenade, or the pan-roasted local Petrale sole with Bloomsdale spinach, confit fingerling potatoes, golden raisins, pine nuts and a lemon-caper butter.
2028 H St.
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 443-7585
www.moxierestaurant.com
For more than 17 years, the owners of Moxie have served a menu with a fresh, seasonal flair. With a slogan like "Moxie serves everything that runs, swims or flies," it's no surprise that scallops are just one of the many menu items done very well at this Downtown restaurant. Seafood specials include salmon, halibut, Chilliean sea bass, ahi, and of course, scallops. Order the scallops and expect them to arrive tender, juicy and served with baised farro, shallots, beets and mint vin.
