Skip to content
Foothill & Vine
← Eat & drink

Eat & drink

Patios & rooftops in Rancho Cucamonga

Here’s a mismatch worth naming: this city gets roughly 287 sunny days a year and has built almost nothing to eat outside on. There is exactly one true rooftop — Durango, on top of the Sanctity Hotel, with the San Gabriels filling the north view — and it single-handedly carries the category. Klatch’s patio in the historic Thomas Winery plaza is the daytime pick.

This page is short because our verification is honest, not because the town lacks tables outdoors — Victoria Gardens’ open-air streets seat plenty of restaurants with sidewalk frontage. As we verify which patios are actually worth requesting, they’ll appear here. Know one we’re missing? Make the case.

Featured Patios & rooftops

Dining room at Durango Cocina & Rooftop with curved booths, round tables and pink-lit wine displays

Restaurants

Featured

Durango Cocina & Rooftop

Rooftop Mexican with mountain views and a real mezcal program — RC's closest thing to a destination bar.

Area: Central RC · $$$

© Foothill & Vine
Two logo-stamped glasses of beer on a picnic table in the outdoor patio at Hamilton Family Brewery

Breweries

Featured

Hamilton Family Brewery

The brewery whose taproom motto is “Love people. Love beer” — dogs, families and food trucks all welcome.

Area: Central RC · $$

© Foothill & Vine
The Lazy Dog exterior at dusk, a stone-and-timber lodge front lit warmly under a deep blue sky

Restaurants

Featured

Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar

Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar is a scratch-kitchen American restaurant on 4th Street in Rancho Cucamonga.

Area: HART District

© Foothill & Vine

All Patios & rooftops

The Aibeto's Fresh Mexican Food storefront, its lit sign above an arched entry, with menu posters and a drive-thru sign in the windows

Restaurants

Aibetos Fresh Mexican Food

Aibetos Fresh Mexican Food is a Mexican restaurant on Base Line Road in Alta Loma, Rancho Cucamonga.

Area: Alta Loma · $

© Foothill & Vine
Storefront of Aloha K Hawaii BBQ with pink and white lettering above a stone-trimmed entrance

Restaurants

Aloha K Hawaii BBQ

Aloha K Hawaii BBQ is a Hawaiian restaurant on Haven Avenue in Alta Loma, Rancho Cucamonga.

Area: Alta Loma

© Foothill & Vine
Pepperoni and mushroom pizza in an open takeout box from Anya's Pizza

Restaurants

Anya's Pizza

Pizza kitchen in Rancho Cucamonga.

Area: Etiwanda

© Foothill & Vine
Latte on a marble table at Apartment Cafe with string lights and hanging greenery overhead

Coffee

Featured

Apartment Cafe

Apartment Cafe is an independent coffee shop in Central RC, part of Rancho Cucamonga's new wave of small cafés.

Area: Central RC

© Foothill & Vine
Order counter at Belly & Snout with a self-service kiosk, menu boards and a doodle-covered front

Restaurants

Belly & Snout

Filipino kitchen on Haven Avenue.

Area: HART District

© Foothill & Vine
Yellow and blue counter with stools, wall clock and pastry case inside Brandon's Diner

Restaurants

Brandon's Diner

Brandon's Diner is an American restaurant on Base Line Road in Alta Loma, Rancho Cucamonga.

Area: Alta Loma

© Foothill & Vine
An oval dish of rigatoni in tomato cream with chicken, spinach and mushrooms, a Caesar salad and bread behind it

Restaurants

Brio Italian Grille

Brio Italian Grille is a Tuscan-style Italian restaurant at Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga.

Area: Victoria

© Foothill & Vine
Overhead spread of Bushfire Kitchen plates: salmon, salad with avocado, empanadas, a bowl and a burger with fries

Restaurants

Bushfire Kitchen

Temecula-grown grill on Foothill doing the bowls-and-proteins thing with real cooking behind it.

Area: Terra Vista · $$

© Foothill & Vine
Overhead spread of tacos, burrito, salad, rice, chips and a drink in foil trays from Cafe Rio Fresh Modern Mexican

Restaurants

Cafe Rio Fresh Modern Mexican

Cafe Rio Fresh Modern Mexican is a Mexican restaurant on Foothill Boulevard in Terra Vista, Rancho Cucamonga.

Area: Terra Vista

© Foothill & Vine
Shredded beef sandwich halves on a wooden board with two dipping sauces from Calle Ocho Cuban Cafecito

Coffee

Calle Ocho Cuban Cafecito

Calle Ocho Cuban Cafecito brings cafecito culture — Cuban espresso, colada, cortadito — to Archibald Ave in central Rancho Cucamonga.

Area: Central RC

© Foothill & Vine
Salad bowl and roasted sweet potatoes on a tray beside a Cava paper bag on a patio table

Restaurants

Cava

Cava is a Mediterranean restaurant on Foothill Boulevard in Terra Vista, Rancho Cucamonga.

Area: Terra Vista

© Foothill & Vine
Shredded pork stir-fry with carrots and peppers, steamed rice and broccoli from Cup Noodle Shop

Restaurants

Cup Noodle Shop

Cup Noodle Shop is a Chinese restaurant on Base Line Road in Alta Loma, Rancho Cucamonga.

Area: Alta Loma

© Foothill & Vine
Dining room at Durango Cocina & Rooftop with curved booths, round tables and pink-lit wine displays

Restaurants

Featured

Durango Cocina & Rooftop

Rooftop Mexican with mountain views and a real mezcal program — RC's closest thing to a destination bar.

Area: Central RC · $$$

© Foothill & Vine
Dining room at El Cerrito Mexican Grill and Bar with a stone fountain, greenery wall and wooden tables

Restaurants

El Cerrito Mexican Grill and Bar

Mexican grill and bar on Base Line in Alta Loma, open from breakfast through the evening.

Area: Alta Loma · $$

© Foothill & Vine
Dim bar interior with patrons on stools, TVs and shamrock banners at Good Fella's

Bars & Nightlife

Good Fella's

A no-frills neighborhood bar holding down Haven Ave's office corridor.

Area: Central RC · $

© Foothill & Vine
A cheeseburger on a wooden board, sesame bun over a beef patty with melted cheese, lettuce and onion

Restaurants

Grand Burger

Grand Burger is a burger and Mexican fast-food stand on Foothill Boulevard in Rancho Cucamonga.

Area: Old Town / Route 66

© Foothill & Vine
Plate of two kabobs with a grilled pepper and tomato over saffron rice at Habibi Kabob

Restaurants

Habibi Kabob

Habibi Kabob is a restaurant on Lemon Avenue in Alta Loma, Rancho Cucamonga.

Area: Alta Loma

© Foothill & Vine
Two logo-stamped glasses of beer on a picnic table in the outdoor patio at Hamilton Family Brewery

Breweries

Featured

Hamilton Family Brewery

The brewery whose taproom motto is “Love people. Love beer” — dogs, families and food trucks all welcome.

Area: Central RC · $$

© Foothill & Vine
Dining room at Haven Haus Cafe with green velvet chairs, marble tables and a neon sign reading Our Haus is your Haus

Restaurants

Haven Haus Cafe

Brunch cafe on Haven north of Foothill — the neighborhood answer when the chains have a wait.

Area: Central RC · $$

© Foothill & Vine
Takeout box of loaded nachos from Juanita's III Rancho Cucamonga, topped with jalapeños, olives, sour cream and green salsa

Restaurants

Juanita's III Rancho Cucamonga

Juanita's III Rancho Cucamonga is a Mexican restaurant on Base Line Road in Alta Loma, Rancho Cucamonga.

Area: Alta Loma

© Foothill & Vine
The Lazy Dog exterior at dusk, a stone-and-timber lodge front lit warmly under a deep blue sky

Restaurants

Featured

Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar

Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar is a scratch-kitchen American restaurant on 4th Street in Rancho Cucamonga.

Area: HART District

© Foothill & Vine
Steaming carne asada with grilled peppers and a side of rice and beans at Luxe Kitchen & Cantina

Restaurants

Luxe Kitchen & Cantina

Luxe Kitchen & Cantina is a Mexican restaurant on Foothill Boulevard in Etiwanda, Rancho Cucamonga.

Area: Etiwanda

© Foothill & Vine
Two eggs Benedict on English muffins with spinach, tomato and bacon under hollandaise, one yolk broken and running

Restaurants

Mimi's Cafe

Mimi's Cafe is a chain bistro and bakery on East Foothill Boulevard in Rancho Cucamonga.

Area: Terra Vista

© Foothill & Vine
Sushi roll and chopped tuna and salmon with an orchid garnish at Omokase Rancho

Restaurants

Omokase Rancho

Omokase Rancho is a sushi restaurant on Haven Avenue in Terra Vista, Rancho Cucamonga.

Area: Terra Vista

© Foothill & Vine
Chicken lettuce wraps: minced chicken and mushrooms over crisp noodles with romaine leaves and a dish of sauce

Restaurants

P.F. Chang's

P.F. Chang's is an Asian-fusion restaurant and full bar on Monticello Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga.

Area: Victoria

© Foothill & Vine
Storefront of Roll Em Up Taquitos with orange signs and a fenced patio with umbrellas

Restaurants

Roll Em Up Taquitos

Roll Em Up Taquitos is a Mexican restaurant on Day Creek Boulevard in Day Creek, Rancho Cucamonga.

Area: Day Creek

© Foothill & Vine
Rocks glass cocktail with an orange peel on a coaster at the bar at Septembers Taproom & Eatery

Bars & Nightlife

Featured

Septembers Taproom & Eatery

Taproom and kitchen on Haven north of Base Line, in the Alta Loma end of the city.

Area: Alta Loma · $$

© Foothill & Vine
Dining room at Tacos Los Carnales with blue walls, Route 66 signs, a corrugated-metal bar and wood tables

Restaurants

Tacos Los Carnales

Tacos Los Carnales is a taqueria in central Rancho Cucamonga named for los carnales — the friends who are basically brothers.

Area: Central RC · $

© Foothill & Vine
Black bowl of ramen with sliced pork, soft-boiled eggs and green onion on a bamboo mat at Tasty Pot

Restaurants

Tasty Pot

Hot Pot kitchen on Fourth Street.

Area: Central RC

© Foothill & Vine
Skewers of meat roasting over glowing coals on the rotisserie grill at Texas de Brazil

Restaurants

Texas de Brazil

Steak House kitchen on Foothill Boulevard.

Area: Day Creek

© Foothill & Vine
Outdoor patio with round tables, shade sails and string lights at The Etiwanda Roadhouse

Bars & Nightlife

The Etiwanda Roadhouse

Etiwanda's roadhouse bar on Highland Ave — the east side's drink-and-talk room.

Area: Etiwanda · $

© Foothill & Vine
Bar room at The State with a back wall of liquor bottles, birdcage chandeliers and leather stools

Bars & Nightlife

The State

Gastropub on Kew Avenue in the east of the city, out past Day Creek toward Etiwanda.

Area: Etiwanda · $$

© Foothill & Vine
Bone-in prime rib with mashed potatoes and creamed spinach at The Sycamore Inn

Restaurants

The Sycamore Inn

A steakhouse on a hospitality site that's been feeding travelers since the 1840s.

Area: Red Hill · $$$$

© Foothill & Vine
Chef sending a tall flame up from the teppanyaki grill at Wabi Sabi as diners watch

Restaurants

Wabi Sabi

Wabi Sabi is a Japanese restaurant on Foothill Boulevard in Central Rancho Cucamonga.

Area: Central RC

© Foothill & Vine
Bowl of cold noodle soup with sliced beef, cucumber, cilantro and egg at YueLai Restaurant 悦来餐厅

Restaurants

YueLai Restaurant 悦来餐厅

YueLai Restaurant 悦来餐厅 is a restaurant on Base Line Road in Alta Loma, Rancho Cucamonga.

Area: Alta Loma

© Foothill & Vine
A takeout tray of grilled chicken over rice with hummus, tabbouleh and pita alongside

Restaurants

Zait Bistro

Zait Bistro is a family-run Lebanese kitchen serving shawarma and kabobs on Haven Avenue.

Area: Terra Vista

© Foothill & Vine