Neighborhood · updated September 2026
Old Town / Route 66
This is the stretch of Foothill Boulevard where Cucamonga — the town, before the merger — actually happened, and where Route 66 still shows its hand. Between Vineyard and Haven you pass the 1915 service station, the Thomas Winery site with vines-planted-1839 credentials, and storefronts that served the road when the road was everything.
It reads as working boulevard, not museum: taquerias and pupuserías share blocks with historic markers, Klatch pours championship espresso on the old winery grounds, and the Route 66 dives still pour cold ones. The 2026 centennial puts this corridor at the center of the city's year — do the drive at golden hour and the old alignment makes sense of the whole town.
In Old Town / Route 66
Restaurants
Bright Star Thai Vegan
Fully plant-based Thai on Foothill Blvd — the clearest answer to where vegans actually eat in Rancho Cucamonga.
Restaurants
China Fresh
China Fresh is a Chinese restaurant on Foothill Boulevard in Old Town Rancho Cucamonga.
History
Chinatown House
A 1919 building you can't enter — one of the last physical traces of the Chinese workers who built this valley.
History
Cucamonga Service Station & Route 66 Museum
A 1915 filling station, restored — the only one of its kind left on Route 66 in California.
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Grand Burger
Grand Burger is a burger and Mexican fast-food stand on Foothill Boulevard in Rancho Cucamonga.
Bars & Nightlife
Hide-A-While Bar & Lounge
A classic Route 66 dive on Foothill Blvd — the name is the mission statement.
Coffee
Klatch Coffee
A world-champion roaster headquartered in town, pouring in the historic Thomas Winery plaza.
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La Cocina Vallarta
La Cocina Vallarta is a Mexican restaurant on Foothill Boulevard in Old Town Rancho Cucamonga.
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Layla Mediterranean
Layla Mediterranean is a restaurant on Foothill Boulevard in Old Town Rancho Cucamonga.
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Mala Master Spicy House
Mala Master Spicy House is a Chinese restaurant on Foothill Boulevard in Old Town Rancho Cucamonga.
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My NY Sports Pizza
New York slices the size of a steering wheel, twelve taps, and every game on — on Foothill near Archibald.
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Pepe's Finest Mexican Food
Pepe's Finest Mexican Food is a Mexican restaurant on Foothill Boulevard in Old Town Rancho Cucamonga.
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Pupusería Doña María
The city's Salvadoran standout on Foothill — order pupusas, not tacos, and treat the curtido as mandatory.
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RAW Kitchen & Cantina
Sushi-and-cantina hybrid on Foothill near Archibald, on the old Route 66 block.
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Rodeo Café Rancho Cucamonga
Rodeo Café Rancho Cucamonga is a breakfast and brunch spot on Foothill Boulevard in Old Town Rancho Cucamonga.
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Satsuma Sushi Japanese Restaurant
Satsuma Sushi Japanese Restaurant is a Japanese restaurant on Foothill Boulevard in Old Town Rancho Cucamonga.
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Senor Baja (Foothill & Vineyard)
Senor Baja (Foothill & Vineyard) is a Mexican restaurant on Foothill Boulevard in Old Town Rancho Cucamonga.
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Soup 'n Fresh
Soup-and-salad buffet on Foothill at the Thomas Winery corner — the independent heir to a vanished format.
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Tai Pan House
Tai Pan House is a Chinese restaurant on Archibald Avenue in Old Town Rancho Cucamonga.
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Thai Diamond Bar.B.Q.
Thai Diamond Bar.B.Q. is a Thai restaurant on Foothill Boulevard in Old Town Rancho Cucamonga.
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Thai T
Thai T is a Thai restaurant on Foothill Boulevard in Old Town Rancho Cucamonga.
History
Thomas Winery Plaza
Not a winery anymore — a retail plaza on the site of California's first commercial winery, planted in 1839.