Nook Coffee Bar

Klatch is the big name in Rancho Cucamonga coffee, but there's a layer of small independents beneath it: single shops in plaza suites and corner spaces, not outposts of a regional chain. Nook Coffee Bar is one of them, an independent coffee bar in central Rancho Cucamonga.

The format is worth knowing. A coffee bar, as opposed to a full cafe, tends to mean a shorter menu built around espresso, drinks made one at a time, and a room you can hold a conversation in. If the chains have started to blur together, that's the kind of place to have on your list.

Hours aren't listed here, so check before you make a special trip.