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Where to eat in Colton, CA
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A few places to eat in Colton
- Tacos La Central Taco · under 0.1 miles
920 N Mt Vernon Ave, Colton - Mariscos Espinoza Seafood · 0.1 miles
1115 N Mount Vernon Ave, Colton - Gdl Pizza (Colton) Pizza · 0.2 miles
1141 N Mt Vernon Ave, Colton - La Estrella Bakery Bakery · 0.4 miles
510 N Mt Vernon Ave, Colton - La Veranda Mexican Cocina Bar & Grill Mexican · 0.4 miles
1296 N Mt Vernon Ave, Colton
The closest few by distance from central Colton, not a ranking — local places listed ahead of chains. Listings from Overture Maps open data (September 2026); hours and openings change, so check before you go. Want one picked for what you're craving instead? Ask Savor Scout in Colton.
The food scene in Colton
Open listings put 211 places to eat within 2 miles of central Colton, 15 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: Mexican (44), pizza (16) and bakery (9). 26 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Colton is hot dogs, Mexican and tacos — types that are listed here at 2 to 5 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Mexican 44 Pizza 16 Bakery 9 Burgers 9 Sandwiches 8 Donuts 6 Chinese 5 Ice cream 5 Tacos 4 Seafood 4
The food in Colton
Colton does not have infinite options, and that brings its own problem: you have been to most of them, and picking again is somehow still hard.
Savor Scout picks one restaurant in Colton and tells you why it picked it. Say what you're craving and it reads menus and reviews for that specific dish, rather than sorting places by overall star rating. Free, runs in the browser, and one search needs no account.
Eating out in Colton
Colton has a population of about 53,243. Somewhere this size rewards knowing which places are actually worth the trip. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Colton, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
Colton is a little thinner on options than average
Colton sits in San Bernardino County, where the Census counts 1,244 full-service restaurants, 1,863 limited-service places, 532 cafés and snack bars and 89 bars — 3,728 places to eat or drink in all. Colton makes up about 2% of the county's population.
That is 17.1 per 10,000 residents, a little under the national median of 19.4. Fewer options than average, which makes picking the right one matter more. Counter service clearly outnumbers sit-down — more a drive-through town than a linger-over-dinner one.
Those county figures also cover San Bernardino, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Victorville, Rialto, Hesperia, Chino and 7 more, all within Savor Scout's search radius from Colton.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near Colton
- San Bernardino, CA — about 3 miles away
- Rialto, CA — about 4 miles away
- Fontana, CA — about 7 miles away
- Highland, CA — about 7 miles away
- Redlands, CA — about 8 miles away
- Riverside, CA — about 10 miles away
Campuses in and near Colton
Each has its own page: what is within walking distance and a few places to start with.
- San Bernardino Valley College
- University of California-Riverside
- California State University-San Bernardino
- Riverside City College
- California Baptist University
- Crafton Hills College
- Moreno Valley College
- Chaffey College
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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