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Where to eat in Redlands, CA
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A few places to eat in Redlands
- Cheesewalla Sandwich Shop · under 0.1 miles
5 E Citrus Ave, Redlands - à la Minute Ice Cream Shop · under 0.1 miles
19 E Citrus Ave #105, Redlands - The Redlands Underground Restaurant and Bar Bar and Grill · under 0.1 miles
19 E Citrus Ave, Redlands - Redlands Oyster Cult Seafood · 0.1 miles
16 E State St, Redlands - The State American · 0.1 miles
22 E State St, Redlands
The closest few by distance from central Redlands, 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 Redlands.
The food scene in Redlands
Open listings put 243 places to eat within 2 miles of central Redlands, 109 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: pizza (26), Mexican (22) and bakery (14). 19 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Redlands is Cajun & Creole, Thai and Vietnamese — types that are listed here at 2 to 4 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Pizza 26 Mexican 22 Bakery 14 Sandwiches 10 Burgers 9 Ice cream 9 Seafood 8 Sushi 8 American 8 Thai 7
The food in Redlands
Redlands 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.
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Eating out in Redlands
Redlands has a population of about 69,999. Somewhere this size rewards knowing which places are actually worth the trip. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Redlands, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
Redlands is a little thinner on options than average
Redlands 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. Redlands makes up about 3% 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 Redlands.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near Redlands
- Highland, CA — about 5 miles away
- San Bernardino, CA — about 7 miles away
- Colton, CA — about 8 miles away
- Yucaipa, CA — about 8 miles away
- Moreno Valley, CA — about 8 miles away
- Rialto, CA — about 11 miles away
Campuses in and near Redlands
Each has its own page: what is within walking distance and a few places to start with.
- Crafton Hills College
- San Bernardino Valley College
- University of California-Riverside
- Moreno Valley College
- California State University-San Bernardino
- Riverside City College
- California Baptist University
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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