Calle Ocho Cuban Cafecito

A cafecito is Cuban espresso whipped with demerara sugar until it carries a pale, dense foam — the espumita — and it's less a drink than a social protocol. The colada is its communal format: one large cup, a stack of plastic thimbles, meant to be split with whoever's around. Calle Ocho brings that protocol to Suite C at 8880 Archibald Ave in central Rancho Cucamonga, and the name tips its hat to Little Havana's main street.

That matters because the Inland Empire, for all its coffee depth, hasn't had much Cuban representation. You can get Yemeni coffee, third-wave pour-overs, and a dozen boba variations within a few miles of Foothill; the cortadito has been the missing entry.

Hours aren't listed here, so check before a special trip. When you get there, order the colada and share it. That's the whole point.