Coffee
Apartment Cafe
Part of RC's new wave of small independent cafés — on our radar and awaiting verification.
Eat & drink
Coffee
Start with the headline: the best roaster in the city is also one of the best in the country. Klatch is headquartered here, has won at the World Barista Championship level, and pours its flagship cups in the historic Thomas Winery plaza. Most cities this size import their good coffee; Rancho Cucamonga exports it.
The rest of the scene rewards curiosity. Qamaria brings Yemeni coffee tradition — and blessedly late hours — to a city that closes early. Calle Ocho pulls Cuban cafecito. Statera hides inside a gym, Steve’s hides in an office suite upstairs, and finding either is half the fun. The chains are here too; you don’t need our help finding them.
Coffee
Calle Ocho Cuban Cafecito
Cafecito culture comes inland: Cuban espresso, colada, and cortadito in a region that's had almost none of it.
Coffee
Coffeecito
Alta Loma's entry in the small-café wave — the name means 'little coffee,' and locals keep saying it.
Coffee
Klatch Coffee
A world-champion roaster headquartered in town, pouring in the historic Thomas Winery plaza.
Coffee
Nook Coffee Bar
One of the names that keeps surfacing in RC's independent coffee conversation — still on our verification list.
Coffee
Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co.
A Yemeni coffeehouse on east Foothill with the rarest thing in local coffee: hours that run late into the night.
Coffee
Statera Café
Espresso inside a gym — Statera pours at The Grid Fitness Club, and you don't need a membership to walk in.
Coffee
Steve's Coffee
A third-floor office-suite espresso stop — nobody finds Steve's by accident, which is exactly the appeal.