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Where to eat in Fontana, CA
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A few places to eat in Fontana
- Dona Timos Restaurant Mexican · 0.1 miles
8836 Sierra Ave, Fontana - Sundowner's Family Restaurant Theme · 0.1 miles
8983 Sierra Ave, Fontana - Pupuseria El Chalet Salvadoran · 0.3 miles
8689 Sierra Ave. c, Fontana - Toms Original Super Burger Breakfast and Brunch · 0.5 miles
9291 Sierra Ave, Fontana - Charley's Burgers Burger · 0.5 miles
16867 Arrow Blvd, Fontana
The closest few by distance from central Fontana, 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 Fontana.
The food scene in Fontana
Open listings put 207 places to eat within 2 miles of central Fontana, 20 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: Mexican (45), pizza (20) and burgers (12). 28 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Fontana is Salvadoran, Mexican and Asian fusion — types that are listed here at 3 to 7 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Mexican 45 Pizza 20 Burgers 12 Bakery 8 Donuts 8 Chinese 8 Ice cream 6 Sandwiches 4 Seafood 4 Dessert 4
The food in Fontana
Fontana has more than enough places to eat — the trouble is choosing between them without spending longer deciding than eating.
Savor Scout picks one restaurant in Fontana 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 Fontana
Fontana has a population of about 203,003. A city this size has real range, and range is what makes the decision slow. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Fontana, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
Fontana is a little thinner on options than average
Fontana 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. Fontana makes up about 9% 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, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Victorville, Rialto, Hesperia, Chino, Chino Hills and 7 more, all within Savor Scout's search radius from Fontana.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near Fontana
- Rialto, CA — about 4 miles away
- Colton, CA — about 7 miles away
- Jurupa Valley, CA — about 7 miles away
- San Bernardino, CA — about 8 miles away
- Rancho Cucamonga, CA — about 9 miles away
- Riverside, CA — about 10 miles away
Campuses in and near Fontana
Each has its own page: what is within walking distance and a few places to start with.
- San Bernardino Valley College
- Chaffey College
- California State University-San Bernardino
- Riverside City College
- University of California-Riverside
- California Baptist University
- Norco College
- University of La Verne
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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